Fantasy Wheel of Time

[Pennywise]

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Pennywise]

 

[Morg]

 

[Elayis]

I don't know if it's just the long wait between seasons, but I found the first episode of season three to be almost impenetrable. There's way too many characters, too many factions, too much lore that needs to be re-explained. The motivations of certain people also left me scratching my head, and I honestly have lost the plot about what the story is even building to. At the same time, the broad strokes of the story and its characters doesn't seem that unique or interesting, and appear to follow long established tropes without anything differentiating it from other prophecy/chosen one narratives.

And with this supposed to be a legitimate rival of other fantasy shows like House of the Dragon, the depiction of magic and the action set pieces in general are still laughably goofy.

I've never truly enjoyed the show, but I thought I could stomach it given the dearth of decent fantasy shows that aren't Game of Thrones related. However, I think I've reached my limit with Wheel of Time, and I doubt I'll be watching any more.