That kind of trauma, dealt with realistically and responsibly, is really difficult for an adventure series to deal with. I have faith that the writers won't treat it lightly, but still. Perrin killing his wife then going off on an adventure really bothers me, even still. First off, it feels a lot like the disposable wife trope (AKA Woman in the Fridge.) Beyond that, I think the trauma of having killed your wife is so huge, the story this is telling can't realistically deal with it in a way that is responsible. I liked that idea, but didn't like it being a wife for multiple reasons. I realize that there is a good opportunity here for Perrin to be shown with rage issues, and to be afraid of the potential beast inside of him. “Biggest thing he and I disagreed on was Perrin's wife. In a long post on reddit, Sanderson writes that he disagreed with this change, as well as other changes that made the story feel more “grimdark”-a sub-genre of fantasy that Game Of Thrones would fall into, but which The Wheel Of Time does not. We expect this to be a prominent setpiece in season 2.Apparently there’s a line in one of the books that has Perrin saying if he’d stayed in the Two Rivers a few more years he would have married Laila Dearn, and that’s where the inspiration for the character came from.

The Aiel Waste is a harsh and inhospitable wasteland that only the Aiel people can withstand for extended periods of time. Many suspect this to be the Aiel Waste, which has been hinted at in the show but never shown on screen. In a behind the scenes video posted on social media, we saw glimpses of a new desert location. He said, 'it's really hard for me to not give too much away, but I will say this: two swords, multiple Fades, blood….lots of blood.' there's definitely some surprises in store in Season 2.'ĭaniel Henney, who plays al'Lan Mandragoran, has suggested that the second season will be gorier than the first. 'I've really enjoyed the playfulness of Liandrin' Fleetwood said, 'but there's a deeper and a darker side to Liandrin, but also her own personal backstory I've really been able to immerse myself in the second season which has been a real gift. Kate Fleetwood teased the emergence of Liandrin Guirale's darker side during a panel at JordanCon 2022. Some of the show's actors have dropped hints about the upcoming season during interviews.

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