The Wheel of Time Season 2 Episode 6 Review: Eyes Without Pity

The Wheel of Time has at all times been a favourite, and season two has been an enchancment, however this episode knocked it out of the park.

The Wheel of Time Season 2 Episode 6 proved to be a tense, jam-packed episode with unbelievable performances, plot growth, and new info.

We can confidently say that Eyes Without Pity is the very best episode of all the collection.

At the start of the Wheel of Time Season 2, we regularly complained in regards to the lack of coherency within the storyline and the general feeling of an incomplete plot.

With this being the third to final episode of the season, we had hoped issues would begin to choose up, they usually definitely did!

So many issues occurred over the course of this hour-plus episode, however all of them made for a superb story (albeit a tragic one, however extra on that towards the top).

We typically reward Kate Fleetwood’s portrayal of Liandrin Sedai, and her transient appearances throughout this hour have been great, however all efficiency credit score for this episode goes to Madeleine Madden as Egwene Al’Vere.

Egwene bought collared by a Sul’dam on the finish of The Wheel of Time Season 2 Episode 5, and this section showcased her being slowly damaged by her Sul’dam as a Damane.

Egwene slowly deteriorated within the cell, and Madden’s efficiency typically made us really feel the ache along with her. Her screams felt so painful and so actual.

Madden managed to painting her disorientedness extraordinarily properly, all whereas nonetheless displaying Egwene’s energy of will. Her efficiency (alongside the make-up and hairstyling) actually stood out all through the episode.

She spent all the episode in her cell, slowly being damaged down by the girl in cost of her. Her solely ray of hope was a girl in a cell subsequent to her she may hear mumbling and a tree exterior.

The girl within the cell subsequent to her was a shock reveal, as it is a character we have not seen since The Wheel of Time Season 1 Episode 6: Maigan, a member of the Blue Ajah.

A blue Ajah’s seize was hinted at by Ryma Sedai (performed splendidly by Nyokabi Gethaiga), the Aes Sedai that saved Nynaeve and Elayne.

Maigan appeared briefly within the first season as a sitter of the Blue Ajah and tried to persuade Moiraine to settle within the tower on The Wheel of Time Season 1.

Seeing her in a cell, damaged subsequent to Egwene was a incredible twist. It’s not somebody we might query the whereabouts of, but it surely’s somebody we have met on the present earlier than that we acknowledge.

Sadly, Egwene ultimately breaks and performs her first process as a Damane, however Maigan reveals that she lasted longer than herself.

Don’t cry. You lasted longer than I did youngster, and I used to be a sitter of the Blue Ajah.

Maigan

Another devastating blow on the finish of the episode concerned the Aes Sedai serving to Nynaeve and Elayne, Ryma.

The three ladies tried to determine tips on how to get a collar off of a Damane and decided that it was unimaginable, however Nynaeve by chance summoned an excessive amount of energy, alerting the Seanchan to their location.

In a valiant effort, Ryma sacrificed herself for the novices, giving her ring to Nynaeve, and taking a couple of of the Seanchan ladies down along with her. Sadly, she needed to die however ended up getting collared and have become a Damane (and her warder was killed, which prompted a short, however highly effective mourning scene).

Other than Madden’s efficiency, Gethaiga managed to steal all of the scenes she was in, and we hope we get to see extra of her within the ultimate two episodes to return!

We additionally lastly bought an replace on Mat and Min’s adventures collectively, and Min bought one other go to from Ishamael.

This time, he gave her one ultimate process: to ensure Mat and Rand go away Cairhein collectively.

She instantly thought again to her imaginative and prescient from The Wheel of Time Season 2 Episode 2 of Mat killing Rand with the darkish knife.

Luckily, Min lastly did the suitable factor, however at what value? Did we simply lose the nice on-screen pairing of Mat and Min?

Min advised Mat the reality, that she noticed Mat kill Rand with the knife, which led Mat to determine that she’d been working in opposition to him all the time. She suggested him to not head to Falme with Rand, and he listened.

Even although the 2 males reunited, Mat ended up not touring with Rand to Falme, selecting to remain in Cairhein. Hopefully, that signifies that we’ll see extra of Mat and Min collectively (even with the betrayal).

We do not even ship them, we simply loved their friendship together with Kae Alexander’s (Min) and Donal Finn’s (Mat) chemistry.

We additionally bought an replace on Loial and Ingtar’s lives as slaves of the Seanchan (referred to as Da’covale), particularly of Lady Suroth.

Their replace revealed that Loial has the flexibility to Treesing, which stimulated the expansion of a tree. We hoped to obtain extra from the 2, however simply seeing Loial made us hopeful that everybody would reunite quickly.

Moiraine additionally made strides in her personal psychological well being, however all the pieces bought stunted on the finish when Alanna compelled Lan to inform her the reality about discovering the Dragon Reborn.

This precipitated The Amyrlin Seat Siuan Sance (Sophie Okonedo) to pay Moiraine a go to at her sister’s place, together with 14 Aes Sedai (Liandrin included).

We have not seen the Amrylin Seat since The Wheel of Time Season 1 Episode 6.

However, the episode cuts off earlier than we all know if her go to is said to the Dragon Reborn, or about Moiraine being stilled. Only time will inform!

We additionally must know why Lan, Alanna, and her warders stopped Rand from leaving Cairhein. There’s a lot to invest about!

Sadly, we will not give it an ideal 5 stars as a result of we did not get any updates on Perrin and Aviendha.

We wish to know what occurs with them! With over an hour within the episode, they may have simply slot in one scene the place they’ve a brief dialog, possibly even tying it into Rand. But it did not occur.

Aviendha was a drive to be reckoned with after we bought launched to her, so not together with her and Perrin looks as if an odd selection.

We additionally solely bought small updates on Liandrin, and solely within the type of Lanfear killing her son. We nonetheless do not know Liandrin’s endgame or how the loss of life of her solely youngster will have an effect on her.

Luckily, although this season is wrapping up SUPER quick, we will loosen up understanding that The Wheel of Time has already been renewed for a 3rd season.

So after we obtain the inevitable cliffhanger on the finish of this season (there’s simply an excessive amount of to wrap up), at the very least we all know there can be extra to return!

So Fanatics, what did you assume of this week’s episode?

With solely two episodes left of the season, we marvel how this season goes to finish. What are your predictions? Please, restrict the e-book spoilers for our readers who will not be updated on the books!

Let us know your ideas within the feedback beneath!

The Wheel of Time airs on Fridays on Prime Video.

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