I really need me those snakes and foxes

as much as I like the snakes and foxes, considering what they left out in the show already, I would much rather have them ignore the entire finn storyline and instead show some others properly

Looks like they've cut the snakes and foxes entirely. I wonder how they will re-do Moraine's story arc to patch over that.

Didn't realize this abortion was still on.

I am not sure Unraveling The Pattern looks at videos from years ago. I am show watcher turned reader who is attempting to read source material lol concen the show between seasons. so I read The Eye Of The World as season 1 ended and as season 2 ended I am now reading the Great Hunt . I didnt know if it was poor editing, the show interpreting things in different way , or both book and show presenting things 1 way to omly reveal something later From the show and is it spoiler to say that show and folks said Forsaken channel True Source while channelers in the light refer to it as One Power . My lack of understanding comes from use 1 as singular wheras I believe the meaning of the show/books could mean 1P as One set above ...so in a hierarchy the weave are lowest form ..unless we gain knowing on lower level what makes up weave of air ...etc. then you have above that the one power and i thought this was highert you could get but seeing season 2 and how dark weaves are just on another level it feels like True Source is the higher level even above one power. However im reading TheGreat hunt and A mistress of Novice recalls yhat and first sister to enter The Arches used the 1P inside as defense and burned though her she survived but when she came out she could channel , nor could she reach the true source". I didn't understand if this was redundant or meaning she couldn't channel the 1P or she couldnt channel the 1P and just reaching True Source was a slip up by Mistress because she is side of Dark.and the Shadow/Darkone can grant direct access to True Source. the way i saw it in my head was one power is white lake with 2 rivers lol im here all night... and the male river is muddied bc of dark one...and lews? then i was thinking the dark one doesn't need if he male or female doesnt care the male river is muddied becaue he has whole duplicates of 1P called the True Source... Your illustration makes it seem like both dark and light channelrs use True Source but call it TheOnepower when doing light non dark forms. The channelers are like Crystal Prism able to reflect one power or its compositr essence bands...of WAFES elements+spirit. There must be a reason for using word One power although we know there are multiple powers. So like intial thought is it One as singular or One above. There are corollaries to religious or theological ideas of in some monotheistic religion believe in singular Sole God. but others might esp converted over time like Egyptian Coptic Christianity believe in. mono All Father God but they had in history other gods and godess either they became saints but find a way to keep these deiety from cease to exist by still giving reverence. is it also possible that time in key? in the past there was just True Source and men and women had access to it. But over time a group the lady channeling became seperate isolate ONe power to rule all others ? ok iI est It was also confusing when Jordan describes scene with Fade, then calls someone half-men, but also trollucs are in the scene as mentioned ... So I wasnt sure if Jordan is repetitious or hinting or needed more from the Editor. I probably need to read further

I wonder if they are going to make Rand part of the LGBTQIA+MAP community, they are trying to destroy the show as much as possible. They are okay with women having 3 or 4 men, but if a man has 3 women I am sure all hell will break loose.

I hope it follows closer to the books and it starts to focus on the main characters (Rand, Matt and Perrin). I didn't think season 1 and 2 were good, they had a couple of good episodes but the rest was not good, mostly because of the writing, story and decisions they made. I would still like that to turn around and get a good season of the wheel of time.

They should hire you Lauren. It was so beautifully and skilfully done. I cant wait to see what they do with season 3 and as always wish to god they had more episodes but your videos keep the hope and excitement alive. Thank you for all you do. ❤

Mat and Thom spinoff..yes please

Matt giving up half the light was referenced in season 2 during Rands Ishmael driven dream where he was looking at all of the Two Riverd folk dead

In my mind, Andie MacDowell would be the perfect Cadsuane Melaidhrin.

I've read books several times, but I missed (or maybe just forgot) the fact that Thom killed Taringail and that Luc was Tigraine's brother (Rand's uncle, wow), merging with Lan's cousin... thanks for the info.

Only one doorway for Matt

Nope. I think they aren’t going to get into the Trakand/Damodred connection. MAYBE later when it’s time to have Elayne visit Cairien (sp?)…. And…Well, you know.

Love the books, love the series, love your deep dive! Hurry up March 13! Thank you

"i have a thing for older persian women????" ROSAMUND

Good job.

They better put in the scene where rand tries to reanimate the dead girl that gets killed in front of them if they don't this show is dead to me

Those 3 Mat Todd Draws in a row are iconic

Is series good, I turned it off after the scene on first episode when Grolicks invaded😂,

Awesome video

Great video, really pumped for season 3!

Holy moly WoT fam...This was absolutely amazing! I'm sad I couldn't make the livestream but really glad the gofundme was still open! Love the holiday theme...and the Michael & Kate intro/outro was 😍 So many new holiday WoTIdol tunes to add to my regular listening list and loved the addition of skits and artworks! I really hope this does become a regular part of our yearly WoT calendar.. Also definitely love that chat didn't need to stress vote for this one 😆 So much love and appreciation to all who participated and to all who helped make this happen 💓💓💓

I watched s1 but wasn't really hooked. Some episodes were better than others, just like in any other series. When s2 arrived I started watching it, but only a few episodes, still not hooked. I then somewhere read that the series was based on a book series, and I started listening to the books narrated by Rosamund Pike and was totally captivated. Having watched the episodes really helped me as I could put faces on the characters when hearing the story in the books. After listening to the first one, I went back and watched s1 and the full s2 and it was like it was a totally different story. Now I was hooked, no doubt about that. I'm currently listening to Lord of Chaos, which I believe is the sixth book, and I am so looking forward to the third season of the show.

This video is soooo good. Thank you so much for the family tree animations! Really good explanation. I remember trying to explain this all to a friend during his first read of the books, and it just all got tangled. Now I have this video to refer to!

I would love that as Mat's story arc! I could totally see a redstone doorway in TV and then one in Tanchico! I'm probably in a minority, but it wouldn't bother me at all if the whole Slayer storyline was cut.

If we get Slayer, it'll definitely be after Perrin's Season 3 arc. He has a lot going on this season if it's anything like the books, including returning to the Two Rivers, dealing with Whitecloaks, meeting Faile, setting up a makeshift army, and the big battle. Season 4, if approved, would be a good starting point for Slayer v. Perrin while he tries to learn how to lead in the Two Rivers. I think we're honestly boned with Mat's arc. Brandon Sanderson's viewing of the S2 finale implied that the script writing was inferring that spear is going to be his ashandarei (I'm sure he'll make a more officially/pretty version, but it would be redundant to get another god-tier spear/halberd that can do similar things). Blowing the Horn of Valere clearly granted him memories of his past lives because he realized he was a Hero of the Horn. I just don't see why we would need either of these things to happen again on screen. The only things they have to solve are the Foxhead Medallion and the Give-Up-An-Eye / Daughter-Of-The-Nine-Moons prophecies. I CAN see one or both of those happening this season. If he's dealing with the Andoran story at first, Elaida could be a great source of the prophecy through a random Foretelling. As to the Foxhead Medallion, I think the most elegant method for introducing that would be as loot from the Black Sisters at the end of Tanchico. Just have it be one of the many items they snatch on their way out of the White Tower. You can even have the big fight in Tanchico involve some spells fizzling against Liandrin, but they find another way to outsmart her, and Mat snatches up the Medallion after she's captured/beaten. Mat's arc for Season 4 would probably deal with the growing Dragonsworn (RIP Masema, I guess maybe Mat could become the Prophet? LOL) and just tie that in with the Band of the Red Hand. Assuming he's supposed to briefly die during the fight against Gaebril/whoever, his plot will need to take him back to Andor or Cairhien (whichever they choose to use for the fight) at some point. If he has a romance in Season 3 at any point, I'd be suspicious of it. It's very likely it could be a substitute for the Darkfriend he ends up with in Fires of Heaven.

Yeah but what about farmers? Would Rand and Elayne be considered related if they were farmers? xD

the mistake was making it for a wider audience. it worked with game of thrones because that is more grounded, they were able to remove most of the fantastical elements of the series and still make the show make sense. grrm was there along the way giving notes and guiding them. apparently brandon gave them notes on the series and they decided they knew better than brandon. with a show like wheel of time. it has to be made primarily for the book fans. the book fans watch it, mind blown, best series ever, they spread the word. look at arcane. it was made for the fans of league of legends and the other normie fans just automatically came. if they made arcane for a wide audience and saying "eh, the game fans can suck it", it wouldn't have worked. it worked because the creators knew the lore, they knew the world building, they knew the characters. look at how many rection channels react to the wheel of time series. there are more people reacting to that travesty that is rings of power than the wheel of time. it should have been made for the book fans and then the rest would have followed. the book series has sold millions of copies, that's alot of fans. even if it was just the book fans that watched it, it would have done massive numbers. they tried to keep their cake and eat it too and missed the mark by a large margin.

not gonna lie, if it does get cancelled, i wouldn't be surprised. they had a chance to make the show an absolute banger, but it ended up being a very mediocre 6/10.

Excellent rundown. Thanks! I do have some cognitive dissonance from the Todd draws cartoons being abruptly interjected. It's a jarring style change.

Another great video! Your hypothesis for Mat's arc makes a lot of sense. It would finally bring him back into the story. And nice work, Todd! SPOILER AHEAD, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK! They have to make Mat go through at least one door frame to get his "gear" and memories. I can't believe they will keep this stupid pole + Shadar Logoth dagger as replacement for his Ashandarei. If he keeps the dagger like that, it''s very unrealistic that neither he nor anyone else would manage to never touch it. Even if they cut the Aelfinn and Eelfinn, what Mat experiences through the door frames becomes part of him for the rest of the story line. And without that, Mat wouldn't be Mat.

Amazing work Lauren. I hope they stick to you Matt plotline as it would get things back on track nicely. The family tree segment was *chefs kiss*

Nooooo I would have loved her as Cadsuane :( lol

The work you do is always so beautiful! Thank you for everything you do!

I think it's quite possible we only get one Redstone doorway trip for Mat, and that it happens in the first episode or two before the character split off from each other (Rafe has said everyone will be together in the beginning), allowing Rand to save him as in the book. If there is a Redstone doorway trip in Tanchico, I'd put odds on it being Tuon in disguise who saves him.

The answer to the question you ask in 27:35 - this is the scene from 24:28 of Lanfear attacking Moiraine from behind.

I hope you are right about Mat. We did not get enough in s2 ;_;

Hold up, after reading the books 4 times did I miss Rand being Galads half brother????? Or is Tigraine not Rands mother??!?! How did I miss that??

Rafe / Amazon would do well to hire Lauren in some official capacity.

NOOOO Cadsuane was one of the best characters, she needs to be on the show. Cadsuane carries Moiraine`s role as the dragon`s tutor, it`s through her we understand better how Moiraine was failing and also how she would have course corrected her teaching if she kept around Rand.

Excellent work as always! You are a maestro!

Honestly I always thought Shohreh would be a better Elaida than Cadsuane. I feel like she's not old enough for Cadsuane. Cads should have grey hair (I know an actors natural hair colour doesn't really matter all that much, hence Rosamund in WoT or Emilia Clarke in GoT, but Shohreh still felt too young for Cadsuane to me (despite being 72, I think her energy is a lot closer to 50s-60s)).

Lauren you are very good I was re-reading the book mentioned that Morgaise husband took her name from Damodred to Trakand, and many in Chairhan suspected why, or suspected like you stated, and for what purpose, he was going to have himself first King of Cameyln. Robert Jordan said he called himself Trakand and that makes it easier for the people not to see a Damodred on the throne. Took his wife's name, sir name. Is this the author foreshadowing of Lord Gabreil during the wars of Royal succesion. ❤😂❤❤

Can you tell us which is the name of the piano piece you use at 2:38, please? Thanks for another high-quality video, as always.

No snakes and foxes. It's too much. I would much rather they focus om telaranrhiod.

I have read this series a few times and I struggle with my memory. Thank you for explaining things to me I had forgotten about 🤩🥰 great job! Awesome family tree 🙌

Why is the show not taking its time and skipping over so much of these books? The Game of Thrones was slow and I had a lot of talking and I don’t know why they’re skipping out on all the important points in these books.

I like your take on Matt’s story for season 3. I don’t think they can fit it all in though. I hope I’m wrong

I’m not expecting any clarification on Galad’s parentage until season 3 airs. At least in my country, adopted children usually inherit their adoptive parent’s surname and even the first name often changes, so the surname in the announcement doesn’t prove anything. I would really prefer it if they kept Galad as a half-brother and did something the Rand connection. The books didn't do much with it but Anvaere didn't exactly have a major role either. I think the double uncle thing in particular is amusing - imagine Galad asking Elayne to confirm just who the father of her babies is after the Last Battle. Since they’re apparently going through all the trouble of explaining the succession war, the change of royal dynasty, Elaida’s foretelling and Rand’s mom being the former Daughter-Heir, they might as well keep the half-brother part. If they were committed to simplifying the family tree, they could easily have made Rand’s mom a born Aiel woman named Shaiel but they didn’t.