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WOT on Prime (S1E5 "Blood Calls Blood"): Cooldowns & Closing In Dec 09, 2021

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As the episodes of THE WHEEL OF TIME show release, Ali and Gus will be bringing their experience in the entertainment industry to the table to do an analysis of the adaptational choices made in the process of bringing THE WHEEL OF TIME from the page to the screen.
These episodes are broken into three categories:
1) "I am a show-only fan" - folks who have never picked up a WHEEL OF TIME book can listen to the first (and by far longest) part of our episodes, where we analyze the adaptation insofar as it covers what it has already covered in the books.
2) "I am a Wheel Takes listener" - folks who are current with our book discussion episodes can continue into our second section, where we discuss the long-term logic behind (and ramifications of) choices made by the adaptation as far as Ali has gone in the series.
3) "I'm fully spoiled" - folks who have finished THE WHEEL OF TIME can stick around for brief thoughts from Gus on the logic behind (and ramifications of) choices made by the adaptation from a fully spoiled perspective.
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Show material covered in this episode: Season 1, Episode 5 - "Blood Calls Blood"
CHECK YOUR PODCAST PLAYER'S CHAPTERS FOR INFORMATION ON WHEN EACH SECTION STARTS - THE BELOW TIMESTAMPS DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR ADVERTISEMENTS, WHICH VARY IN LENGTH BY REGION
Part 1 of our discussion does NOT spoil any distinct show mysteries but discusses elements from the first two books without spoiling them.
Part 2 begins at 2:47:05 and contains SPOILERS through LORD OF CHAOS Chapter 4.
Part 3 begins at 3:46:40 and contains SPOILERS through THE END of A MEMORY OF LIGHT.
The epilogue begins at 3:49:11
ERRATA: Rand pays for the food he eats in Tar Valon.
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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada.
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LOC (Prologue, Part 2): Simping for the Dark Lord Dec 07, 2021

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In this week's episode, Gawyn causes more problems; more Black Ajah are revealed to us; a couple of ugly alliances are formed; and the 'gars make their first appearances.
Oh yeah and PAITR IS BACK
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Material covered in this episode: the second half of the PROLOGUE of LORD OF CHAOS
This episode contains SPOILERS through the PROLOGUE of LORD OF CHAOS
Patreon thankyous end at 5:24
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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada.
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WOT on Prime (S1E4 "The Dragon Reborn"): What Are We Capable Of? Dec 02, 2021

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Ali and Gus are thrilled to be joined by Bree, half of the author duo "Kit Rocha", to discuss "THE DRAGON REBORN" from both a screenwriting and book-writing perspective!
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As the episodes of THE WHEEL OF TIME show release, Ali and Gus will be bringing their experience in the entertainment industry to the table to do an analysis of the adaptational choices made in the process of bringing THE WHEEL OF TIME from the page to the screen.
These episodes are broken into three categories:
1) "I am a show-only fan" - folks who have never picked up a WHEEL OF TIME book can listen to the first (and by far longest) part of our episodes, where we analyze the adaptation insofar as it covers what it has already covered in the books.
2) "I am a Wheel Takes listener" - folks who are current with our book discussion episodes can continue into our second section, where we discuss the long-term logic behind (and ramifications of) choices made by the adaptation as far as Ali has gone in the series.
3) "I'm fully spoiled" - folks who have finished THE WHEEL OF TIME can stick around for brief thoughts from Gus on the logic behind (and ramifications of) choices made by the adaptation from a fully spoiled perspective.
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Show material covered in this episode: Season 1, Episode 4 - "The Dragon Reborn"
CHECK YOUR PODCAST PLAYER'S CHAPTERS FOR INFORMATION ON WHEN EACH SECTION STARTS - THE BELOW TIMESTAMPS DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR ADVERTISEMENTS, WHICH VARY IN LENGTH BY REGION
Part 1 of our discussion covers events and characters portrayed and introduced through THE GREAT HUNT Chapter 2, but does NOT spoil any distinct show mysteries (and we really mean that - we don't touch on anything that's not brought up in the show and you don't have to have read to tGH 2 to listen to this)
Part 2 begins at 2:03:51 and contains SPOILERS through LORD OF CHAOS Chapter 4.
Part 3 begins at 3:08:14 and contains SPOILERS through THE END of A MEMORY OF LIGHT.
The epilogue begins at 3:33:23
ERRATA: Ali watched the S1E5 "BLOOD CALLS BLOOD" trailer very early the morning AFTER she wrote her predictions - she remembered basically none of it while we were recording.
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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada.
Art: Collin Rice.

WOT on Prime (S1E3 "A Place of Safety"): Antagonists Don't Have To Be Bad Guys Nov 30, 2021

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As the episodes of THE WHEEL OF TIME show release, Ali and Gus will be bringing their experience in the entertainment industry to the table to do an analysis of the adaptational choices made in the process of bringing THE WHEEL OF TIME from the page to the screen.
These episodes are broken into three categories:
1) "I am a show-only fan" - folks who have never picked up a WHEEL OF TIME book can listen to the first (and by far longest) part of our episodes, where we analyze the adaptation insofar as it covers what it has already covered in the books.
2) "I am a Wheel Takes listener" - folks who are current with our book discussion episodes can continue into our second section, where we discuss the long-term logic behind (and ramifications of) choices made by the adaptation as far as Ali has gone in the series.
3) "I'm fully spoiled" - folks who have finished THE WHEEL OF TIME can stick around for brief thoughts from Gus on the logic behind (and ramifications of) choices made by the adaptation from a fully spoiled perspective.
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Material covered in this episode: Season 1, Episode 3 - "A Place of Safety"
Part 1 of our discussion covers events portrayed through THE EYE OF THE WORLD, Chapter 35, but does NOT spoil any distinct show mysteries (and this is really vague because it's popping back and forth a lot)
Part 2 of our discussion contains SPOILERS through LORD OF CHAOS Chapter 4
There is no Part 3 this week.
CHECK YOUR PODCAST PLAYER'S CHAPTERS FOR INFORMATION ON WHEN EACH SECTION STARTS - THE BELOW TIMESTAMPS DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR ADVERTISEMENTS, WHICH VARY IN LENGTH BY REGION
Part 2 begins at 1:51:43. The epilogue begins at 2:37:05
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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada.
Art: Collin Rice.

WOT on Prime (S1E2 "Shadows Waiting"): A Golden Age of Television Nov 24, 2021

Show notes

As the episodes of THE WHEEL OF TIME show release, Ali and Gus will be bringing their experience in the entertainment industry to the table to do an analysis of the adaptational choices made in the process of bringing THE WHEEL OF TIME from the page to the screen.
These episodes are broken into three categories:
1) "I am a show-only fan" - folks who have never picked up a WHEEL OF TIME book can listen to the first (and by far longest) part of our episodes, where we analyze the adaptation insofar as it covers what it has already covered in the books.
2) "I am a Wheel Takes listener" - folks who are current with our book discussion episodes can continue into our second section, where we discuss the long-term logic behind (and ramifications of) choices made by the adaptation as far as Ali has gone in the series.
3) "I'm fully spoiled" - folks who have finished THE WHEEL OF TIME can stick around for brief thoughts from Gus on the logic behind (and ramifications of) choices made by the adaptation from a fully spoiled perspective.
~~~
Material covered in this episode: Season 1, Episode 2 - "Shadows Waiting"
Part 1 of our discussion covers events portrayed through THE EYE OF THE WORLD, Chapter 20, but does NOT spoil any distinct show mysteries.
Part 2 of our discussion contains SPOILERS through LORD OF CHAOS Chapter 4
Part 3 of our discussion contains SPOILERS through (at least ) A MEMORY OF LIGHT Chapter 37
CHECK YOUR PODCAST PLAYER'S CHAPTERS FOR INFORMATION ON WHEN EACH SECTION STARTS - THE BELOW TIMESTAMPS DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR ADVERTISEMENTS, WHICH VARY IN LENGTH BY REGION
Part 2 begins at 1:31:42. Part 3 begins at 1:58:58. The epilogue begins at 2:01:44
ERRATA: Mat is not singing in the Old Tongue at the beginning of the "weep for Manetheren" song.
80% of movies lose money. The statistic Ali was remembering was for independent films - 90% of independent films lose money.
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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada.
Art: Collin Rice.

WOT on Prime (S1E1 "Leavetaking"): You Have to Know the Rules Before You Can Break the Rules Nov 21, 2021

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Welcome to our coverage of THE WHEEL OF TIME on Amazon Prime!
As the episodes of the show release, Ali and Gus will be bringing their experience in the entertainment industry to the table to do an analysis of the adaptational choices made in the process of bringing THE WHEEL OF TIME from the page to the screen.
These episodes are broken into three categories:
1) "I am a show-only fan" - folks who have never picked up a WHEEL OF TIME book can listen to the first (and by far longest) part of our episodes, where we analyze the adaptation insofar as it covers what it has already covered in the books.
2) "I am a Wheel Takes listener" - folks who are current with our book discussion episodes can continue into our second section, where we discuss the long-term logic behind (and ramifications of) choices made by the adaptation as far as Ali has gone in the series.
3) "I'm fully spoiled" - folks who have finished THE WHEEL OF TIME can stick around for brief thoughts from Gus on the logic behind (and ramifications of) choices made by the adaptation from a fully spoiled perspective.
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Material covered in this episode: Season 1, Episode 1 - "Leavetaking"Part 1 of our discussion covers events portrayed through THE EYE OF THE WORLD, Chapter 10, but does NOT spoil any distinct show mysteries.
Part 2 of our discussion contains SPOILERS through LORD OF CHAOS Chapter 1
Part 3 of our discussion contains SPOILERS for the ENTIRE BOOK SERIES.
CHECK YOUR PODCAST PLAYER'S CHAPTERS FOR INFORMATION ON WHEN EACH SECTION STARTS - THE BELOW TIMESTAMPS DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR ADVERTISEMENTS, WHICH VARY IN LENGTH BY REGION
Part 2 begins at 2:12:30. Part 3 begins at 3:02:30. The epilogue begins at 3:04:49.
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ERRATA: The composer Mozart was not bound by rules as stringent as Ali brings up in the podcast. Those rules come from well before Mozart's time.~~~
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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada.
Art: Collin Rice.

LOC (Prologue, Part 1): The Dark One's Thigh Rub Nov 19, 2021

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In this week's episode, Demandred gets a job offer; Nynaeve struggles with research; and Faile deals with some very frustrating questions.
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Material covered in this episode: half of the PROLOGUE of LORD OF CHAOS
This episode contains SPOILERS through the PROLOGUE of LORD OF CHAOS
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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada.
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NS Finale PART 2: The Luckiest Man in the World Nov 15, 2021

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We're done with New Spring!
In this week's episode, Lan goes on the run and finds a new home; Ryne completely fails the vibe check; Moiraine overestimates herself; and an ex-Mistress of Novices reveals her true nature.
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Material covered in this episode: Chapters 23-Epilogue of NEW SPRING.
This episode contains SPOILERS through THE END of THE FIRES OF HEAVEN, and NEW SPRING
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Do you want to be one of the first to watch The Wheel Of Time at our exclusive fan screening events in a US theater near you? Click here to reserve your ticket: http://gofobo.com/WOTFanScreenings And if you're in or near Chicago, guess what? WE'RE HOSTING THE CHICAGO SCREENING! Amazon will be announcing more screenings internationally soon!
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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada.
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NS Finale PART 1: The Ants Go Marching One By One Nov 11, 2021

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In this week's episode, Lan gets one over on Moiraine, and Moiraine gets about ten thousand over on Lan; our least favorite character makes her debut; and Diryk's just so darn cute, isn't he?
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Material covered in this episode: Chapters 19-22 of NEW SPRING.
This episode contains SPOILERS through THE END of THE FIRES OF HEAVEN, and NEW SPRING
ERRATA: "Hotsuane" was created as a joke by Jenny of Lezbi Nerdy and was not meant to be taken seriously.
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To enter to win a copy of the show tie-in version of THE EYE OF THE WORLD, leave us a review and send an email to wheeltakespodcast@gmail.com with the name you used to leave the review by MIDNIGHT Pacific time on 11/19/21!
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~~~
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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada.
Art: Collin Rice.

TEOTW Redux (Ch28-29): Hot Ozymandias Vibes Nov 05, 2021

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In this TEOTW Redux episode, Nynaeve vents her various frustrations at anyone who will (or won't) listen; Perrin questions his snap decisions; and corvids continue to cause concern.
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Material covered in this episode: Chapters 28 and 29 of THE EYE OF THE WORLD.
The NEW READER portion of this episode contains SPOILERS through Chapter 29 of THE EYE OF THE WORLD.
ERRATA: I clearly can't pronounce "Percy Bysshe Shelly"
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The SPOILER portion of this episode may contain SPOILERS through THE END of THE FIRES OF HEAVEN and CHAPTER 21 of NEW SPRING
The spoiler portion of this episode starts at 00:48:45. The epilogue starts at 01:12:00
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Do you want to be one of the first to watch The Wheel Of Time at our exclusive fan screening events in a US theater near you? Click here to reserve your ticket: http://gofobo.com/WOTFanScreenings And if you're in or near Chicago, guess what? WE'RE HOSTING THE CHICAGO SCREENING! Amazon will be announcing more screenings internationally soon!
~~~
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Ali's nicknames confusing you? Check out our NAME KEY!
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Music: DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS by Alexander Nakarada. Art by Collin Rice.

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