User Reviews

First half of the episode had many of the problems the third one had. Second half absolutely blew me away. The last few sequences were some of the best things I've seen from a fantasy show.

This episode is what im looking for in this show.

A slower pace, character moments, knowing more and more about the world naturally and understanding the characters and their personalities.

Please, do not do what the previous episodes did and rush it.

Okay, so it's reasonably fair to say that Wayne Yip directs the absolute cr*p out of this week's addition to "The Wheel of Time" & after doing such an undeniably impressive job helming "The Dragon Reborn", I can definitely see why Amazon's therefore made a very wise decision, bringing him on board to shoot 4 episodes of their upcoming "Lord of The Rings" TV adaptation. Always knew he was talented behind the camera (ever since I saw his work on Channel 4's UTOPIA in the UK, which I'd recommend checking out) but wow, his talents have superceded my expectations here. If anyone previously possessed any doubts as to his abilities as a filmmaker, then kindly allow his contributions to S1 to dispel them immediately. This guy has VISION.

However, I must unfortunately concede I haven't read the books (yet) so can't comment on faithfulness to the source material / quality of the adaptation but what I can say is as a casual viewer - seeing the world gradually being brought to life & the way in which it's realised, this is the first episode that really feels like it proved why I should continue watching. A slow burner, of sorts. Of course, I'd still like to get to know these characters more (we're thrust in to beautifully constructed action sequences so often, it can be hard to find available time to expand upon their development) but I feel as though in this particular installment, the balance is struck more evenly than before - allowing for an equal amount of both astonishment (in terms of the visual grandiosity / awe inspiring set pieces) & much needed emotional investment.

As a huge fan of the books, I enjoyed the first 3 episodes simply because it was amazing to finally see Wheel of Time characters on screen for the first time, but I did understand some of the complaints and reviews (that gave them 5 or 6 stars - giving them 1 star was insane).

However, episode 4 truly captures the essence of Robert Jordan's world for the first time, and boy is this an extremely promising sign for the rest of the series. It felt like a catterpillar transforming into a butterfly in every sense... from the pacing, tone, book lore, story, acting, visuals, and more).

People really need to stop comparing every fantasy series to GOT. The Wheel of Time isn't GOT, and it isn't trying to be. But after this episode, there's a spark of belief for me that the Wheel of Time can invoke similar feelings of shock, awe, and epicness.

Brace yourselves people, it's going to be a fun ride!

Fantastic episode, holy God. I was kinda worried about the pacing, I did enjoy but not loved the first 3 episodes but this one in on another level. Everything felt right and the ending is AMAZING. Damn, I wish we had more episodes now. So damn good.

What a fantastic episode!! I can feel Rafe doing a lil dab after all the insane reviews the stayers are going to give this masterpiece.

ZOE was amazing

I'm so hypppped!!!!

I've never read the books. But, this episode showed me this would not simply be a story of four people running away from orc like creatures.

We begin to see the true epic scale of the series, spanning an entire beuatiful world. And the Aes Sidae, they are all absolutely fabulous.

The books were very dense with internal dialogues and extremely detailed descriptions. This means that some would never like any adaptation - no matter how good.

Just ignore those people and their silly 1/10 ratings.

For the rest who have never read the books or understand that visual adaptations always need to differ from the books, this is turning into a corker of a series. Hopefully, they can maintain the build.

With 14 books, there is substantial source material and many epic situations to come.

Looking forward to the next episode.

Ok this episode is by far the best so far. Great pacing, character development. Tons of nods to the books. Enjoying how they are playing up who the dragon reborn is. The last 20 minutes was absolutely mental.

I am so sick of these people, destroying my favorite epic of the past decade.

How can they dare to call this WoT??

It isn't even close!!

Just because you gave your characters the same name as in someone else's book doesn't mean that you can call your story the same title.

That is the only similarity between these 2 stories... Character names and nothing else.

The good far far outweighs the bad. If this is representative of the rest of the show I think this show is going places. Thankfully I'm not a book purist and can really enjoy this show.

The title says exactly what you need to know. I'm glad more people are enjoying the show too. I honestly don't think any of the episodes were bad but they only get better per episode. This show has great potential and just because it's not entirely book accurate doesn't mean it sucks. I can't wait for next week that's for sure. Happy thanksgiving everyone.

This episode builds so well upon the world and characters that have already been established. Nyneve is quickly becoming an iconic TV character and the introduction of Logan couldn't have been better. The cinematography continues to improve upon an already impressive start. Couldn't ask for a better adaptation of these books!! Can't wait for more!!!

By far the best episode of the first 4.

Hope the improvement is going on.

Pacing and Charakter moments 👍 Special effects mostly on point.

And the fantasy can finally be felt.

Any concerns I might have had about the direction of the series after the first three episodes is gone. This was a stupendous hour of television delight. The pacing finally reached a point where we could start to see some real world- and character-building occur. The action scenes, while a little messy at times, gave characters a chance to really show off what they're capable of. The dialogue felt much less wooden than in previous episodes.

But my favorite aspect of this episode was how it toyed with book readers' expectations. This was never trying to be a 1:1 recreation of the books, and if it were, we'd probably still be in Emond's Field. But the subtle references that only book readers will get, the moments that set up plots that don't happen for another five books... it was so skillfully done.

The only negative I can come up with is that it's going to be even harder to wait a week for the next episode.

Episode 4 of the WoT is a flawed but suitable entry into the series. It advances the story, provides nice character moments and dialogue, and avoids many of the problems of the first three episodes. There were moments, especially early on where I felt like I was really experiencing the WoT.

I dislike the ending scene and that does sour my review somewhat. Good episode overall that demonstrates the potential of the show. Hopefully many of the kinks are ironed out further on.

Episode 4 finally allowed the character's to breath a little, allowing them to share moments and flesh out them out with character beats as well some amazing action sequences on the back half of the show. Can't say to much without going into spoilers but wow the show really griped me in suspense for a second even as book reader.

Would give 9 but give it a 10 because if all this silly 1 Star ratings..

This Episode has so much good conversations and World Building, it's truly WoT.

1 Star raters get over it that the Story is different.... and no the DR will not be changed!

If you don't know anything about Wheel of Time I can imagine this is an entertaining show and episode.

But I find watching this gut-wrenching. It is ridiculously different. I am not talking talking about specific lines or scenes, i am talking about personality, the story, and Robert Jordan's conception of how the WoT universe works.

Imagine LOTR starts with a 60 year old black Sam killing his pregnant wife, female Aragorn carrying the Ring to mount Doom, and Gandalf and Galadriel having sex in Rivendell.. Yes it may be good to watch.. if you don't know the original story. If you do, that would be upsetting.

It's difficult to respect a show that doesn't respect the source material.

Really great episode here with a lot of information about the world and lore shared with our young heroes and the viewers alike. Bombshell of an ending that left me wanting to just start the replay immediately. Can't believe I have to wait a week for the next episode. Cruel, cruel world.

This was easily the best episode so far. I felt drawn into this world like never before. My eyes were actually watering up by the ending, and wow, what an ending!