You do such a good job of these, look forward to more in S2 and will make a point of checking your other reviews!. One comment though, i thought the aiel only referred to the cairhein as treekillers?
hahah they do. im glad you called me out. ill pin this i had actually thought they referred to all wetlanders as tree killers until i made this video. but as usual, i went and got 3 pages worth of quotes to support my script so as to minimize the amount of incorrect information i passed on. and i actually learned that "treekillers" is used specifically for Cairhien, not all wetlanders before writing the rough draft let alone the final draft. but Cairhien is a weird word to me. i kept getting it confused with Caemlyn and Caralain when i was first going through the series. so when i said that line, i went with wetlanders simply to make it clear that Aiel had beef with people on the other side of the Spine but you are 100% right. they use that term specifically for the Cairhienin SPOILER QUOTE from book 4 below for anyone interested . . . . . . “What was ‘the sharing of water’?” The clan chief’s eyebrows lifted in surprise. “You did not recognize it? But then, I do not see why you should; you have not grown up with the histories. According to the oldest stories, from the day the Breaking of the World began until the day we first entered the Three-fold Land, only one people did not attack us. One people allowed us water freely when it was needed. It took us long to discover who they were. That is done with, now. The pledge of peace was destroyed; the treekillers spat in our faces." “Cairhien,” Rand said. “You’re talking about Cairhien, and Avendoral-dera, and Laman cutting down the Tree.” “Laman is dead for his punishment,” Rhuarc said in a flat voice. “The oathbreakers are done with.” (TSR, 34)
i dig the map too. its from the amazon video page (previously, i had used the one from the books. but its black and white. although to be fair, the book version is pretty cool in terms of its detail. but the amazon one looks great =))
Didn't watch videos on this channel from GoT golden days, just discovered it now has WoT videos, which is my favourite fantasy book ! Awesome, keep with the good work !
thanks, Fei Li. (its my favorite too, at least, in terms of series that are completed) if we count on-going series, The Stormlight Archive is definitely my numero uno =))
great content that you have made so far, it really helped me understand the show better as a non-book reader. judging from what I've heard so far though the book seems to be much better so maybe I have to start with that.
i didnt understand the ending of book 1 the first time i read it tbh. its one of the weaker endings of the books in that series imo. but the endings start getting better and better. its a great series. i highly recommend it =))
Have to say, my experience was the opposite. Getting through the first book itself was a bit of a slog for me. Keeping up with all the people and places, I found it difficult to keep interest. If not for perseverance and not a small amount of harassment from the one that suggested the Wheel of Time to me, I doubt I would have finished. But, that book 1 ending… it sold the whole series to me.
i had seen the the shot of her grabbing the cloak in the Trailer. but i totally forgot about it. so when ep 7 opened with that cold open, i was like "oh yehhh!!!" and loved it. so cool =)) thanks btw
The show is super weird. Some stuff that needs to be told early so the viewer can get a grasp on the world is not even hinted at. Huge portions of exposition and lore has been cut out for no good reason. (Like the Gitara foretelling about the Dragon that killed her and set Moiraine on her Quest being the original opening scene in episode 1) And then, at the same time. Some other stuff that should be a mystery until further story is revealed is just straight out told to the viewer. (Like this here, when they spoiled the real name of Rands mother)
compared to long term fans who began it decades ago, im a newbie to this series. but it quickly became my favorite completed series. this should be a fun 7 years if all goes well. the story gets sooooo good =))
Excellent coverage of the Aiel War. Thank you for this from a multi-time book reader, tired of explaining things to my non-book reader friends. Now, I'll just send them a link to your channel! 👏
When the show gets to a place where it’s not too spoilery (or it’s clear they’ve changed the lore enough that it doesn’t matter to show-only people), please do a complete family tree video Including the andoran family & the one you almost mentioned at the end. I keep getting mixed up and you explain things so clearly!
im going to be doing spoiler stuff as well, including both those topics =)) (l'll be trying to title videos in a way so that non-book readers dont click on them, and adding a spoiler warning in the beginning as a secondary measure)
I love your videos, have been following for a few years due to the epic GoT content (still think some of your theories will prove accurate in the books!) I finally read the Stormlight archive this year and had a "holy sh*t" moment when I saw Bridge 4 - it's the perfect name. You're awesome. Anyway, onto WoT - loved this video, I look forward to more! I still have mixed feelings about the show so it's nice to come back to the lore. The Blood Snow was one of the most incredibly shot and performed scenes I can remember seeing in this kind of show - great setting for the Aiel war breakdown. I had also forgotten how Janduin died so thanks for that too. Maybe in the future you could do a vid on how the wolf connection works (seeing as it'll be almost impossible to depict on screen?)
i couldnt find the quote, so i kept it out of this video. but im pretty sure that after Tigraine disappeared, he wanted to make a power move by making a badass throne. but yeah ... big mistake, which is why it's known as Laman's Pride or Laman's Sin
Thanks for providing the content in order to understand the show in a better manner. Kindly do make more videos on wheel of time to explain the backend stories which are not there in the show. Thanks again 😃😃
The waste in the books is my favorite part of the journey it was so fascinating ! I haven't seen the hole episode but I read the books well 4 of the books lol
i had to intentionally leave out a handful of stuff from this recap because it relates to stuff that will probably be in seasons 2 and 3. so in theory, this is a baseline. and the show will introduce characters and politics that are indirectly related to the Aiel War and it's aftermath =))
I really enjoy the different cultures, looks and ways, but I get accused of being racist when I disagree with casting that doesn't make sense. For example, the people from the two Rivers should all look really similar, whatever that is. I think it helps broaden the world and enriches it.
im rather color blind. so i just see humans. and i also am a huge fan of musicals, where a girl may play a male role with a wig for instance. so skin color doesnt really effect me and this is way out of my pay grade, but take this for what it's worth. the Two Rivers are decendants of Manethern which was a diverse metropolis. so in theory, the Two Rivers could also be diverse my naive ass would have assumed that over 3 thousand years, they all begin to look rather similar. but ive read long posts on reddit of people explaining that this is not the case. they cited specific examples in the real world of diverse populations in secluded areas remaining diverse for thousands of years. again, i dont know if its true. its above my paygrade. but its food for thought.
@@bridge4 hmm, interesting. It's not really about colour. It's just about them being from a tiny corner of the world that doesn't see outsiders, that's partly why everything was such a huge culture shock. They're basically country bumpkins. I'm not going to lie and say "I don't see colour" I'm not blind. Differences are beautiful and worth celebrating. There's a reason Rand stands out.
yeah, you have to be very careful with that. dont read the wiki until you've finished the entire series since there are a lot of major twists along the way (i dont know what its call, but theres an app you can download where you set the furthest point you've read, and it only give you character information until that point. supposedly, its pretty good)
He was second in command of the Illian Companions during the Aiel War. Not much detail is given on them except they were the elite shock troops of the Illian army and served as the kings guard.
If you want to understand where Avendesora came from you need to read the past of rand reviled to him in the aiel city ... Avendesora came from a sampling of the last tree in a city during the breaking ... Someshta was the one who made these sampling and gave to the aiel before the started their traveling the aiel planted Avendesora wile the city was being build ... the reason ; maybe the presence of the ogiers This is the part where the sampling where brought away : A hundred came to meet him, men and women, the representatives demanding word of whether the Aes Sedai had granted leave for some to stay. “No,” he told them. Some frowned reluctantly, and he added, “We must obey. We are Da’shain Aiel, and we obey the Aes Sedai.” They dispersed back to their wagons slowly, and he thought he heard Coumin’s name mentioned, but he could not let it trouble him. He hurried to his own wagon, at the head of one of the center lines. The horses were all nervous with the ground shaking at intervals. His sons were already up on the seat-Willim, fifteen, with the reins, and Adan, ten, beside him, both grinning with nervous excitement. Little Esole lay playing with a doll on top of the canvas tied over their possessions-and, more important, their charges from the Aes Sedai. There was no room for any to ride but the young and the very old. A dozen rooted chora cuttings in clay pots sat behind the wagon seat, to be planted when they found a place of safety. A foolish thing to carry, perhaps, but no wagon was without its potted cuttings. Something from a time long gone; symbol of a better time to come. People needed hope, and symbols. Alnora waited beside the team, glossy black hair tumbling about her shoulders and reminding him of the first time he saw her as a girl. But worry had etched lines around her eyes now. He managed a smile for her, hiding the worry in his own heart. “All will be well, wife of my heart.” She did not answer, and he added, “Have you dreamed?” “Of no time soon,” she murmured. “All will be well, all will be well, and all manner of things will be well.” Smiling tremulously, she touched his cheek. “With you I know it will be so, husband of my heart.” Jonai waved his arms over his head, and the signal rippled down the lines. Slowly the wagons began to move, the Aiel leaving Paaren Disen. Rand shook his head. Too much. Memories crowding together
Janduin was not following the Way of the Leaf when he left for the blight. The man who ran him through was Luc, brother of Tigraine. He looked so much like Janduin's dead wife he would not raise his spear to defend himself.
How do you decide how much info to give and when is it too many spoilers? While I think you may have skirted the line a bit lol I don’t think that without more context it will spoil anything major to any new fans. Where do you draw the line in the info to give? That would stress me out
i figure anyone who is interested in history and lore is at least open to minor spoiler. but where to draw the line is a tough call. i actually went further in this one than i had originalled planned in terms of mentioning galad and janduin. but i had to mention janduin since he was the leader of the aiel war, and since the focus of the video is on the war rather than family trees, i suspect that some people may not make a connection that is implied in this video. and i specifically cut the ending right as it goes into a really cool plot twist. but the twist is impossible to deduce for the words in the video. but yeah, its stressful. bc everyones opinion of what is spoilery vs non differs, and i dont want to ruin the reading or watching experience for anyone there are some videos ive been working on where i already scripted in very explicit spoiler warnings. but unfortunately, when people click on videos, hear the spoiler warning, then click off, its basically telling the algorithm to not recommend the video to anyone. so my goal is to try to make it clear in the titles of videos that are geared towards book readers so that only they click on it, elsewise, the video will forever be effed with the algorithm
@@bridge4 damn i never connected the dots on the spoiler warning and algorithm thing. So that’s why everyone waits to announce their spoiler sections for the later half. Ya that is a really good point actually it’s a specific set of fans who watch these. That makes alot of sense. I’ also think it’s very helpful because they just flat out can’t go as deep on the lore like this on the show. Prob the reason for the animated shorts as well. And anyone who wants to get deeper in this stuff can find it. Also love this vids for me as well cause i forgot a lot of specifics so this is very helpful
yeah, people may do that so that people dont click off right away. i dont like to eff around with boring intros, "hit subscribe and ring the bell," and that kind of stuff. and id feel unethical to lead people on for half a video only to give them a spoiler warning. (granted, sometimes, that makes sense). so unfortunately, i often screw a lot of hard work by making videos where i mention spoiler warning right away, and then the video is screwed lol and thanks for the kind words, ser!
Halo as in the game? or there is a show coming out? which station? i havent read Sandman (yet). but i am definitely planning on watching it. and ill produce content if i either read first and learn it and have ideas to share. do you know if it has an official release date yet or is it still just 2022?
@@bridge4 Halo the show, looks amazing, Paramount truly went all in. Re Sandman, Netflix only post a 2022 date along with shows like Stranger Things or the Witcher Prequel, it wrapped in the Summer, so maybe in the Summer of 22.
word. i'm not too well versed in Halo since i was never a gamer (outside of Ocarina of Time, GoldenEye, Witcher 3, and Last of Us). a show like that is probably going to have thousands of people covering it. so ill definitely be watching it, but doubt i'll be entering the discuss (unless i read some of the books i bought over the years lol. i may get addicted if i do that) i aveguely recall the Sandman trailer looking awesome tho. pumped for that, stranger things, and witcher prequel =))
***Book 2 or Book 1 after Season 1*** Book 1 has a lot of stuff in it that Season 1 did not. History and Lore type stuff, magical explanations, etc. So at some point, you will want to read book 1 to get that information. I could see how it might not be as fun a read coming directly after watching Season 1, but there are a lot of differences, so you may still find it enjoyable. As an example, do you recall that scene where Mat and Rand met a Darkfriend at Breen's Spring? In the books, their adventure together takes place over a few chapters. My friend who read the book before season 1 didn't like their journey, but I love it. That type of mysterious adventure in a book 1, when I'm new to the world and the kids are outside their village for the first time is really fun for me. So I would say to read Book 1 before Book 2. But ultimately, they get to the same "Eye of the World" type ending. Actually, you know what ... the books and the show are going to be massively different. It looks like they are going to be combining multiple books into single seasons, and thus, they are going to pull characters from an arc in one book, and have them do their arc in the next book while other characters absorb their roles for the other arcs. So considering the differences, you may want to read Book 1 first. It'll feel similar, but there are a lot of differences (you meet Min much earlier. and her visions are different and very important) =)) ***New Spring (prequel)*** the prequel was published after book 10, so that's the safest place to read it. and i've seen some fans state such. i've never been able to figure out why though. the prequel is relatively safe after book 1. the reason you wouldn't want to read it first is because Moiraine is new to the kids and the reader in book 1. so we dont know yet if she's good or bad since the kids are scared of her and have doubts (as we saw throughout season 1 as well). and if you read the prequel first, it's pretty clear that she's a good guy. so that's the main reason you want to read the prequel after book 1 (or after having watched season 1) but there's a new type of darkfriend introduced in both book 2 as well as the prequel. and personally, i think it'll be a more fun reading experience to learn about that type of darkfriend in book 2. so i'd recommend saving the prequel until after book 2 some fans say after book 7, since you meet a character in the prequel that doesnt appear until book 7. but im not sold on that. so apologies if i am wrong, but i think after book 2 is safe ***** no matter what you choose, enjoy te ride =))
I think you could probably skip them. The only things of importance missing from the show I can think of are the introduction of a couple of important side characters and the demonstration of Rand's power. *Minor spoilers below* Rand meets a princess, the daughter heir of Andor when he falls into their garden along with her two brothers Gawain and Galad. Like all heirs to that nation she is going to the white tower to train and her brothers are going to study with the warders. They become more important later in the books. The second thing is Rand destroys the Trolloc army at the end of the first book and that is where a key dilemma of the second book and onwards is established. Rand isn't just a guy who can channel, he's not Logain, he's an apocalypse event way beyond every other channeler around. Our boy is tearing apart mountains and not only does he have zero control, he will eventually go mad and possibly wipe out everything, but even if someone does manage to kill or gentle him that might mean they lose the final battle against the dark one. That problem is really important and effects alot of the main characters going foreword. Cant think of anything else you would need to know. Hope this helps :)
@@bridge4 Words cannot express my gratitude for the detailed answer. Thank you so much. I’ll be reading The Eye Of The World and go for it in order. I love everything about this world, it tickled all of my medieval fantasy turn ons, from the space time dilemmas, to light magic, to warlocks and the wolves… I think the wolves are the number one reason why I’ll be reading these series, in the first season they’ve gave me just enough to thirst for more.The wheel weaves as the wheel wills. May the Creator's hand shelter you ! ❤️
@@oussamabsn5016 If you loved the wolfs and Perrin in the show, your going to LOVE them in the books. They are done even better in the books and with way more detail.
duuuuude. when "medieval" type fantasy has wolves, im also sold (a series with a cool wolf in it is "Farseer Trilogy." as many times as ive tried, i dont like the final book. but the first two are fun, especially because of a wolf lol for what its worth, the time period of The Wheel of Time is supposedly Renaissance, not medieval. i'm not too well versed in the differences, but i figured i'd throw that out there in case you are smarter than I (which is likely lol)
never been there, but yeah. i think thats about right with one exception ... Death Valley doesnt have massive clans of badass people running surviving on it :-P
i dont know if i can answer that. not because of spoilers, but because I'm not sure. i'll say this though ... blood often plays a part. In book 1, there are already clues to future reveals other than Rand. I won't say who, but VAGUE SPOILER BELOW if you are interested . . . . . "The Old Blood is indeed still strong in the Two Rivers."
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You do such a good job of these, look forward to more in S2 and will make a point of checking your other reviews!. One comment though, i thought the aiel only referred to the cairhein as treekillers?
hahah they do. im glad you called me out. ill pin this
i had actually thought they referred to all wetlanders as tree killers until i made this video. but as usual, i went and got 3 pages worth of quotes to support my script so as to minimize the amount of incorrect information i passed on. and i actually learned that "treekillers" is used specifically for Cairhien, not all wetlanders before writing the rough draft let alone the final draft.
but Cairhien is a weird word to me. i kept getting it confused with Caemlyn and Caralain when i was first going through the series. so when i said that line, i went with wetlanders simply to make it clear that Aiel had beef with people on the other side of the Spine
but you are 100% right. they use that term specifically for the Cairhienin
SPOILER QUOTE from book 4 below for anyone interested
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“What was ‘the sharing of water’?” The clan chief’s eyebrows lifted in surprise. “You did not recognize it? But then, I do not see why you should; you have not grown up with the histories. According to the oldest stories, from the day the Breaking of the World began until the day we first entered the Three-fold Land, only one people did not attack us. One people allowed us water freely when it was needed. It took us long to discover who they were. That is done with, now. The pledge of peace was destroyed; the treekillers spat in our faces." “Cairhien,” Rand said. “You’re talking about Cairhien, and Avendoral-dera, and Laman cutting down the Tree.” “Laman is dead for his punishment,” Rhuarc said in a flat voice. “The oathbreakers are done with.” (TSR, 34)
@@bridge4 Well you are spot on that they do not think much of any wetlander :)
I can't even imagine how much time this took you to make, it is just so awesome. Thank you for your insights.
thanks, k'fay :))
Beautifully told! I hope you cover more of the 2nd and 3rd age. The map is so helpful in getting a geological prospective
i dig the map too. its from the amazon video page (previously, i had used the one from the books. but its black and white. although to be fair, the book version is pretty cool in terms of its detail. but the amazon one looks great =))
Didn't watch videos on this channel from GoT golden days, just discovered it now has WoT videos, which is my favourite fantasy book !
Awesome, keep with the good work !
thanks, Fei Li. (its my favorite too, at least, in terms of series that are completed) if we count on-going series, The Stormlight Archive is definitely my numero uno =))
great content that you have made so far, it really helped me understand the show better as a non-book reader. judging from what I've heard so far though the book seems to be much better so maybe I have to start with that.
i didnt understand the ending of book 1 the first time i read it tbh. its one of the weaker endings of the books in that series imo. but the endings start getting better and better. its a great series. i highly recommend it =))
Have to say, my experience was the opposite. Getting through the first book itself was a bit of a slog for me. Keeping up with all the people and places, I found it difficult to keep interest. If not for perseverance and not a small amount of harassment from the one that suggested the Wheel of Time to me, I doubt I would have finished. But, that book 1 ending… it sold the whole series to me.
Read the books. I am yet to watch this show interpretation of the series, but the books are by far too rich to be this cut/short what I read.
Yeah I listened to them all... the show trashed on all the books by comparison. It’s like a different story with hints of plot from the source.
Ayoo, you did it man! Thank you so much for this video. You are absolutely amazing ;)
my pleasure, ser =))
I'm new to wheel of time so when I saw the cold open I search for an explanation, thanks again bridge your a legend.
i had seen the the shot of her grabbing the cloak in the Trailer. but i totally forgot about it. so when ep 7 opened with that cold open, i was like "oh yehhh!!!" and loved it. so cool =)) thanks btw
The show is super weird.
Some stuff that needs to be told early so the viewer can get a grasp on the world is not even hinted at. Huge portions of exposition and lore has been cut out for no good reason.
(Like the Gitara foretelling about the Dragon that killed her and set Moiraine on her Quest being the original opening scene in episode 1)
And then, at the same time. Some other stuff that should be a mystery until further story is revealed is just straight out told to the viewer.
(Like this here, when they spoiled the real name of Rands mother)
I'm really starting to get addicted to this series. Thanks for this!
compared to long term fans who began it decades ago, im a newbie to this series. but it quickly became my favorite completed series. this should be a fun 7 years if all goes well. the story gets sooooo good =))
@@bridge4 Agree!! I look forward to more of your reviews. :)
Amazon should just put this video in their bonus content section... amazing work
haha you're too kind. thanks, pushpak!
Love your content B4! You are far and away the most informative. Keep doing what you do!
as always, thanks for the kind words, support, and early click, k pax!! =))
This is a great video buddy. Timely and informative.
thanks, ser!
Excellent coverage of the Aiel War. Thank you for this from a multi-time book reader, tired of explaining things to my non-book reader friends.
Now, I'll just send them a link to your channel! 👏
hahah, i certainly wouldn't complain :-P ... thanks Gryphon!! =))
When the show gets to a place where it’s not too spoilery (or it’s clear they’ve changed the lore enough that it doesn’t matter to show-only people), please do a complete family tree video Including the andoran family & the one you almost mentioned at the end. I keep getting mixed up and you explain things so clearly!
im going to be doing spoiler stuff as well, including both those topics =)) (l'll be trying to title videos in a way so that non-book readers dont click on them, and adding a spoiler warning in the beginning as a secondary measure)
@@bridge4 yeah do what you gotta to not kill the algorithm but i’d love those!
Glad to see WoT getting coverage, even if the show is kind of a lackluster adaptation
Understatement of understatements to end 2021. Cheers!
You really do great work
I love your videos, have been following for a few years due to the epic GoT content (still think some of your theories will prove accurate in the books!) I finally read the Stormlight archive this year and had a "holy sh*t" moment when I saw Bridge 4 - it's the perfect name. You're awesome.
Anyway, onto WoT - loved this video, I look forward to more! I still have mixed feelings about the show so it's nice to come back to the lore. The Blood Snow was one of the most incredibly shot and performed scenes I can remember seeing in this kind of show - great setting for the Aiel war breakdown. I had also forgotten how Janduin died so thanks for that too.
Maybe in the future you could do a vid on how the wolf connection works (seeing as it'll be almost impossible to depict on screen?)
Wow. Thanks for the explanation. Makes the War and subsequent events much clearer.
What an idiot for cutting down that tree. It was a prideful thing to do.
i couldnt find the quote, so i kept it out of this video. but im pretty sure that after Tigraine disappeared, he wanted to make a power move by making a badass throne. but yeah ... big mistake, which is why it's known as Laman's Pride or Laman's Sin
He didnt really know what he was doing, as he didnt know much about 500 year old tree and Aiel. He did an equivalent of killing John Wick's dog.
LOL Oskar. apparently there's at least one person who likes Laman :-P
love this video! just finished the tv series and your videos are rly helping me understand& appreciate it more
Thanks for providing the content in order to understand the show in a better manner.
Kindly do make more videos on wheel of time to explain the backend stories which are not there in the show.
Thanks again 😃😃
thanks, Ravi =))
Thank you so much this was awesome!
glad i found this channel, great content but also awesome comments really makes a good place ty all
The waste in the books is my favorite part of the journey it was so fascinating ! I haven't seen the hole episode but I read the books well 4 of the books lol
i hear ya. the book 4 stuff in the waste is pretty awesome. saddle up for book 5. there's some fun stuff in that one as well =)))
@@bridge4 Awesome I will start it in the new year!
Amazing video, I want to see that in the show season 2 or 3. the details are so interesting.
i had to intentionally leave out a handful of stuff from this recap because it relates to stuff that will probably be in seasons 2 and 3. so in theory, this is a baseline. and the show will introduce characters and politics that are indirectly related to the Aiel War and it's aftermath =))
@@bridge4 good, I'm hyped for that.
So good and so edifying. You're a great story teller!
Great video. Not too spoilery of the main stories but very concise.
Man I love your Wheel of Time content! Subscribing mainly because of that!!! 🙏🏿❤
thanks, Sam. look forward to chatting with ya about this story and these characters =))
i love that you use the same name that robert jordan used for the continest west of the spine (Westlands) rather than calling it Randland
Congrats on 200k subs! Great overview of the Aiel Culture and war, thank you.
A dragon is no slave.
I really enjoy the different cultures, looks and ways, but I get accused of being racist when I disagree with casting that doesn't make sense. For example, the people from the two Rivers should all look really similar, whatever that is. I think it helps broaden the world and enriches it.
im rather color blind. so i just see humans. and i also am a huge fan of musicals, where a girl may play a male role with a wig for instance. so skin color doesnt really effect me
and this is way out of my pay grade, but take this for what it's worth. the Two Rivers are decendants of Manethern which was a diverse metropolis. so in theory, the Two Rivers could also be diverse
my naive ass would have assumed that over 3 thousand years, they all begin to look rather similar. but ive read long posts on reddit of people explaining that this is not the case. they cited specific examples in the real world of diverse populations in secluded areas remaining diverse for thousands of years. again, i dont know if its true. its above my paygrade. but its food for thought.
@@bridge4 hmm, interesting.
It's not really about colour. It's just about them being from a tiny corner of the world that doesn't see outsiders, that's partly why everything was such a huge culture shock. They're basically country bumpkins.
I'm not going to lie and say "I don't see colour" I'm not blind. Differences are beautiful and worth celebrating. There's a reason Rand stands out.
@@bridge4 I've visited such places, and what you read seems very unlikely.
This was an excellent video!! Thanks
It was a blood feud and the armies were just in the way...my God I love them.
lahmen damdread: oh i have a nice throne now.
aiel: … and so i took offense to that.
just recently starded reading this series again (got to number 3 and stopped) and damn its good, im on book 6 right now
im not sure how far into 6 you are. but stay tuned. 6 had one of the best arcs in the series. its legendary!! enjoy =))
@@bridge4 sadly ive spoiled myself a bit while googling around some characters, hopefully not too much 😅
yeah, you have to be very careful with that. dont read the wiki until you've finished the entire series since there are a lot of major twists along the way (i dont know what its call, but theres an app you can download where you set the furthest point you've read, and it only give you character information until that point. supposedly, its pretty good)
OH GREAT NOW WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TREE KILLERS!
lol wetlander treekillers
What kingdom did Tam al Thor serve in since he was a soldier. And obviously a good one if he had a Heron marked blade
Illian
He was second in command of the Illian Companions during the Aiel War. Not much detail is given on them except they were the elite shock troops of the Illian army and served as the kings guard.
@@darrinbryant3102 thanks
If you want to understand where Avendesora came from you need to read the past of rand reviled to him in the aiel city ... Avendesora came from a sampling of the last tree in a city during the breaking ... Someshta was the one who made these sampling and gave to the aiel before the started their traveling the aiel planted Avendesora wile the city was being build ... the reason ; maybe the presence of the ogiers
This is the part where the sampling where brought away :
A hundred came to meet him, men and women, the representatives demanding word of whether
the Aes Sedai had granted leave for some to stay. “No,” he told them. Some frowned reluctantly, and
he added, “We must obey. We are Da’shain Aiel, and we obey the Aes Sedai.”
They dispersed back to their wagons slowly, and he thought he heard Coumin’s name mentioned,
but he could not let it trouble him. He hurried to his own wagon, at the head of one of the center lines.
The horses were all nervous with the ground shaking at intervals.
His sons were already up on the seat-Willim, fifteen, with the reins, and Adan, ten, beside him,
both grinning with nervous excitement. Little Esole lay playing with a doll on top of the canvas tied
over their possessions-and, more important, their charges from the Aes Sedai. There was no room
for any to ride but the young and the very old. A dozen rooted chora cuttings in clay pots sat behind
the wagon seat, to be planted when they found a place of safety. A foolish thing to carry, perhaps, but
no wagon was without its potted cuttings. Something from a time long gone; symbol of a better time to come. People needed hope, and symbols.
Alnora waited beside the team, glossy black hair tumbling about her shoulders and reminding
him of the first time he saw her as a girl. But worry had etched lines around her eyes now.
He managed a smile for her, hiding the worry in his own heart. “All will be well, wife of my
heart.” She did not answer, and he added, “Have you dreamed?”
“Of no time soon,” she murmured. “All will be well, all will be well, and all manner of things
will be well.” Smiling tremulously, she touched his cheek. “With you I know it will be so, husband of
my heart.”
Jonai waved his arms over his head, and the signal rippled down the lines. Slowly the wagons
began to move, the Aiel leaving Paaren Disen.
Rand shook his head. Too much. Memories crowding together
Thank you! ⭐
thanks, Jessica =))
@@bridge4 I love the lore, and I can't wait for more from you!!
Such a great voice and content! 🤩
There are so many similarities with the song of ice and fire
Well done!
Janduin was not following the Way of the Leaf when he left for the blight. The man who ran him through was Luc, brother of Tigraine. He looked so much like Janduin's dead wife he would not raise his spear to defend himself.
That mountain range is so square it looks like a zone boundary in an MMO.
If you have not read the books, they aren't doing to bad with it.
If you are a fan, eh
How do you decide how much info to give and when is it too many spoilers?
While I think you may have skirted the line a bit lol I don’t think that without more context it will spoil anything major to any new fans.
Where do you draw the line in the info to give?
That would stress me out
i figure anyone who is interested in history and lore is at least open to minor spoiler. but where to draw the line is a tough call. i actually went further in this one than i had originalled planned in terms of mentioning galad and janduin. but i had to mention janduin since he was the leader of the aiel war, and since the focus of the video is on the war rather than family trees, i suspect that some people may not make a connection that is implied in this video. and i specifically cut the ending right as it goes into a really cool plot twist. but the twist is impossible to deduce for the words in the video.
but yeah, its stressful. bc everyones opinion of what is spoilery vs non differs, and i dont want to ruin the reading or watching experience for anyone
there are some videos ive been working on where i already scripted in very explicit spoiler warnings. but unfortunately, when people click on videos, hear the spoiler warning, then click off, its basically telling the algorithm to not recommend the video to anyone. so my goal is to try to make it clear in the titles of videos that are geared towards book readers so that only they click on it, elsewise, the video will forever be effed with the algorithm
@@bridge4 damn i never connected the dots on the spoiler warning and algorithm thing. So that’s why everyone waits to announce their spoiler sections for the later half.
Ya that is a really good point actually it’s a specific set of fans who watch these. That makes alot of sense.
I’ also think it’s very helpful because they just flat out can’t go as deep on the lore like this on the show. Prob the reason for the animated shorts as well.
And anyone who wants to get deeper in this stuff can find it.
Also love this vids for me as well cause i forgot a lot of specifics so this is very helpful
yeah, people may do that so that people dont click off right away. i dont like to eff around with boring intros, "hit subscribe and ring the bell," and that kind of stuff. and id feel unethical to lead people on for half a video only to give them a spoiler warning. (granted, sometimes, that makes sense). so unfortunately, i often screw a lot of hard work by making videos where i mention spoiler warning right away, and then the video is screwed lol
and thanks for the kind words, ser!
Are you going to do reviews for Halo or Netflix´s Sandman?
Halo as in the game? or there is a show coming out? which station?
i havent read Sandman (yet). but i am definitely planning on watching it. and ill produce content if i either read first and learn it and have ideas to share.
do you know if it has an official release date yet or is it still just 2022?
@@bridge4 Halo the show, looks amazing, Paramount truly went all in.
Re Sandman, Netflix only post a 2022 date along with shows like Stranger Things or the Witcher Prequel, it wrapped in the Summer, so maybe in the Summer of 22.
word. i'm not too well versed in Halo since i was never a gamer (outside of Ocarina of Time, GoldenEye, Witcher 3, and Last of Us). a show like that is probably going to have thousands of people covering it. so ill definitely be watching it, but doubt i'll be entering the discuss (unless i read some of the books i bought over the years lol. i may get addicted if i do that)
i aveguely recall the Sandman trailer looking awesome tho. pumped for that, stranger things, and witcher prequel =))
@@bridge4 well, i know of two shows that you´re definitely covering, the juggernauts of 2022, House of the Dragon and Lord of the Rings :)
100% =))
Plus it was only four clans of the aiel not even the whole country
i know right. the wetlanders would've had no shot. the Aiel are too gnarly =))
gitara was not the keepr when tigraine left to the aiel waste for what I remember, she was at that time the advicer of the kingdom
Give us all the lore!!!!!!!!🤗🤓
hey Mrs Duncan the Small. hope you are having a great holiday season =))
I have a question please : Can I read book two right after finishing the first season Or do I have to read the first book and the prequel ?
***Book 2 or Book 1 after Season 1***
Book 1 has a lot of stuff in it that Season 1 did not. History and Lore type stuff, magical explanations, etc. So at some point, you will want to read book 1 to get that information. I could see how it might not be as fun a read coming directly after watching Season 1, but there are a lot of differences, so you may still find it enjoyable.
As an example, do you recall that scene where Mat and Rand met a Darkfriend at Breen's Spring? In the books, their adventure together takes place over a few chapters. My friend who read the book before season 1 didn't like their journey, but I love it. That type of mysterious adventure in a book 1, when I'm new to the world and the kids are outside their village for the first time is really fun for me.
So I would say to read Book 1 before Book 2. But ultimately, they get to the same "Eye of the World" type ending.
Actually, you know what ... the books and the show are going to be massively different. It looks like they are going to be combining multiple books into single seasons, and thus, they are going to pull characters from an arc in one book, and have them do their arc in the next book while other characters absorb their roles for the other arcs.
So considering the differences, you may want to read Book 1 first. It'll feel similar, but there are a lot of differences (you meet Min much earlier. and her visions are different and very important) =))
***New Spring (prequel)***
the prequel was published after book 10, so that's the safest place to read it. and i've seen some fans state such. i've never been able to figure out why though. the prequel is relatively safe after book 1. the reason you wouldn't want to read it first is because Moiraine is new to the kids and the reader in book 1. so we dont know yet if she's good or bad since the kids are scared of her and have doubts (as we saw throughout season 1 as well). and if you read the prequel first, it's pretty clear that she's a good guy. so that's the main reason you want to read the prequel after book 1 (or after having watched season 1)
but there's a new type of darkfriend introduced in both book 2 as well as the prequel. and personally, i think it'll be a more fun reading experience to learn about that type of darkfriend in book 2. so i'd recommend saving the prequel until after book 2
some fans say after book 7, since you meet a character in the prequel that doesnt appear until book 7. but im not sold on that. so apologies if i am wrong, but i think after book 2 is safe
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no matter what you choose, enjoy te ride =))
I think you could probably skip them. The only things of importance missing from the show I can think of are the introduction of a couple of important side characters and the demonstration of Rand's power. *Minor spoilers below*
Rand meets a princess, the daughter heir of Andor when he falls into their garden along with her two brothers Gawain and Galad. Like all heirs to that nation she is going to the white tower to train and her brothers are going to study with the warders. They become more important later in the books.
The second thing is Rand destroys the Trolloc army at the end of the first book and that is where a key dilemma of the second book and onwards is established. Rand isn't just a guy who can channel, he's not Logain, he's an apocalypse event way beyond every other channeler around. Our boy is tearing apart mountains and not only does he have zero control, he will eventually go mad and possibly wipe out everything, but even if someone does manage to kill or gentle him that might mean they lose the final battle against the dark one. That problem is really important and effects alot of the main characters going foreword.
Cant think of anything else you would need to know. Hope this helps :)
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Words cannot express my gratitude for the detailed answer. Thank you so much.
I’ll be reading The Eye Of The World and go for it in order. I love everything about this world, it tickled all of my medieval fantasy turn ons, from the space time dilemmas, to light magic, to warlocks and the wolves… I think the wolves are the number one reason why I’ll be reading these series, in the first season they’ve gave me just enough to thirst for more.The wheel weaves as the wheel wills.
May the Creator's hand shelter you ! ❤️
@@oussamabsn5016 If you loved the wolfs and Perrin in the show, your going to LOVE them in the books. They are done even better in the books and with way more detail.
duuuuude. when "medieval" type fantasy has wolves, im also sold (a series with a cool wolf in it is "Farseer Trilogy." as many times as ive tried, i dont like the final book. but the first two are fun, especially because of a wolf lol
for what its worth, the time period of The Wheel of Time is supposedly Renaissance, not medieval. i'm not too well versed in the differences, but i figured i'd throw that out there in case you are smarter than I (which is likely lol)
More WOT videos!
Kiki!!!! =))
So... the Aiel Waste is basically Death Valley, CA?
never been there, but yeah. i think thats about right with one exception ... Death Valley doesnt have massive clans of badass people running surviving on it :-P
@@bridge4 My apologies, let me ammend my comment, "So... the Aiel Waste is basically a far more epic version of Death Valley, CA?"
@@AletuatheFallen haha im duch a pest. but yeah, now your desdription is perfect lol
so if 4/13 went did they fight to go or was all “not it!” and the last four likr “fuck!”
Do most people reincarnate, near where their former die?
i dont know if i can answer that. not because of spoilers, but because I'm not sure. i'll say this though ... blood often plays a part. In book 1, there are already clues to future reveals other than Rand. I won't say who, but VAGUE SPOILER BELOW if you are interested
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"The Old Blood is indeed still strong in the Two Rivers."
Actually, Aiel only call Cairhiens "treekillers"
Why is Rands mother red-handed if she originally weren't an Aiel?
but are they not younger in the books then 20 years old?
Yeah they are like 16 I think in the beginning
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Please tell the way it actually happened . Not the nonsense from the show .
Has the show even mentioned the Aiel war?
@@samanthaa.6055 I can’t remember it . Maybe Matt and Tom talked about it .. maybe
@@Dragonturtle99 It wasn't really discussed or relevant in the show, so calling it nonsense is unfounded.
@@samanthaa.6055 nonsense because everything on the show is nonsense . . Would be more accurate . .