The Wheel of Time
Summary
word of advice : The article contains spoilers for The Wheel of Time books
A major wrench with Mat Cauthon ’s story inThe Wheel of Timesupports a hypothesis about Moiraine ’s succeeding inthe serial publication . With most of the characters in the show , their arcs are expect to followRobert Jordan’sWheel of Timebooks(at least in some degree ) . One eccentric ordinarily seen as an exception to that is Rosamund Pike ’s Moiraine Damodred , mostly due to the greater presence she ’s take on in the television version of the story .
In the source material , Moiraine begins the story as a key player inthe Dragon Reborn ’s journey , as she ’s the one who ultimately sets Rand al’Thor on his row . She continues to be relevant for a while , but thing take a go in the fifth book , The flame of Heaven , when she is make bold dead after an encounter with Lanfear . It ’s been unclear how this will play out in the show , with one argument being that it ’ll be changed considerably .
Why Wheel Of Time May Change Moiraine’s Disappearance In The Wheel Of Time
Wheel Of Time Is Gradually Approaching The Story Where Moiraine Vanishes
Of course , Moiraine did not truly die inThe Fires of Heaven . But , that was believed to be the case for quite a while . On account of this , Moiraine missed out on seven neat books . The show ’s final number of seasons is extremely improbable to equate with the14 - bookWheel of Timeseries , but adhering to the story would still call for Moiraine to be absent from the main cast for two or three seasons , perchance more . What complicates that is that Moiraine ’s heightened role in the tale and Pike ’s status as the lead-in role player in the mould .
With that in mind , it ’s long been speculated that whenThe Wheel of Time’sshow reaches the pointedness in the narrative when Moiraine fights Lanfear in Cairhien , her " death " setting will be avoided . If Moiraine neutralise Lanfear without build a ritual killing , the show wo n’t have to part with her for such a recollective time . This hypothesis reach sentiency , considering that Moiraine feels too important to the telecasting version to just be written out of the story and not appear again for years . Interestingly , a development in Mat ’s storyline reinforces that opinion .
Mat’s Unlocked Memories Suggest The Aelfinn & Eelfinn Aren’t In The Wheel Of Time TV Show
Central Figures In Moiraine’s Disappaerance May Not Be In The Books
In season 2 ’s penultimate installment , Mat go through a tea give to him by Ishamael , which sparked strange " memory . “According to Ishamael , the visions he saw stem from his " past lives . " This refers toThe Wheel of Time’sinterpretation of reincarnation , which find people " spun " back into the Wheel as a new person sometime after their last decease . This lead to the memories being activate inThe Wheel of Timeseason 2 finalewhen Mat blew the Horn of Valere . He recognized the Heroes of the Horn as preceding allies and could suddenly mouth the Old Tongue .
This twist seems to serve as a alternate for what happened to Mat in the fourth record book , The Shadow Rising . In the novel , Mat encounteredtwo mysterious race called the Aelfinn and the Eelfinnafter accidently entering their realms during his metre in the Aiel Waste . Due to memory loss issues land upon by the ruby - hilted sticker , he asked them to have the break in his retentivity filled , unaware that they would fill this wish by giving him the memories of long - utter military leaders .
Since this allow Mat approach to one C of tactical noesis and the Old Tongue , it seems sane to argue that he wo n’t be crossing track with the Aelfinn and the Eelfinnin the Prime Video series . As for why the show would pen them out of Mat ’s story ( but still incorporate his added memories ) , perhaps the reason is thatThe Wheel of Timehas elect to polish off the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn all told . That would be a vast change to the book , especially since they influence several tale , including Moiraine ’s luck inThe fire of Heaven .
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Excluding The Aelfinn & Eelfinn Would Completely Change Moiraine’s Return
It Supports The Idea That Moiraine Won’t “Die”
leave out the Eelfinn and the Aelfinn would force changes to Moiraine ’s fib . InThe Fires of Heaven , she push Lanfear through a ter’angreal gateway amidst a heated battle . Afterward , both characters are considered stagnant for quite some clip , with Lan ’s bond being passed on to another Aes Sedai . This perception lasts until the 13th Koran , Towers of Midnight . In a surprise turn , it ’s learned that Moiraine is in a place called the Tower of Ghenjei , a place that acts as a nexus point between the realm of the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn .
Apparently , their dimension is where Moiraine wound up after stepping through the ter’angreal door with Lanfear . This culminated in a complex rescue mission in which Thom and Mat had to work on out how to relieve her . This drove their arc inTowers of Midnight , make it a major part of the book . Whether that happens in the show is now in question , given that it ’s now undecipherable if the Tower of Ghenjei exist at all . That being the case would entail thatWheel of Timewould have to add up up with a different explanation for where Moiraine wentand why she was pretermit for so many books .
How The Wheel Of Time Can Keep Moiraine’s “Death” Without Removing Her From The Story
Moiraine Is Unlikely Disappear As Long As She Did In The Books
Arguably the least problematic scenario when it number to handlingThe Fires of Heaven’sMoiraine - Lanfear twist is to keep her " last " but change how long it lasts . If the Aelfinn and the Eelfinn have indeed been removed and Moiraine does n’t get stuck in the Tower of Ghenjei for seasons on remnant , The Wheel of Timecan trade a new tale for Moiraine . Eliminating the impact her fade had on Lan , not to mention the other character , would amount to massive changes , hence whythe show may make it an consequence with only short - term backlash .
In other wrangle , a later season could see Moiraine go a solo adventure elsewhere inThe Wheel of Time’sworld , with many of the characters falsely believe that she break alongside Lanfear . That would leave the show to habituate several key moments that rise up out of Moiraine ’s " demise , " but not prevent her from being a cistron in the broad story . If the show heads in this direction , it can reunite Moiraine with the rest of the characters within a season , enable her to be relevant to taradiddle she never was in the books .
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The Wheel of Time follows Moiraine , a member of the powerful all - female organization Aes Sedai , as she leads a precarious quest with five unseasoned individuals . Moiraine suspects one among them could be the prophesized renascence of a mighty figure destined to either save or day of reckoning humanity .
The Wheel of Time follows Moiraine, a member of the powerful all-female organization Aes Sedai, as she leads a perilous quest with five young individuals. Moiraine suspects one among them could be the prophesized reincarnation of a mighty figure destined to either save or doom humanity.