The Wheel of Time

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In the end, the end comes quickly.

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Meanwhile, the Dark Ones army of Trollocs defeats the guardians of Fal Dara in fairly short order.

(Moiraine helpfully tells us that this is theFirstBattle.

Rand, to his credit, doesnt fall for it.

Also, there were spaceships back then, or vehicles that very closely resembled them.

And that about covers it!

Its an odd note to end on, you know?

The story has ended, but as Moiraine herself implies, the story has just begun.

The biggest problem withThe Wheel of Timeisnt whats onscreen, but whatisnt.

What isThe Wheel of Timeabout in the end?

What does that even mean?

There are no Dragons Reborn IRL, Im afraid.

So what are we watching, exactly?

(In 2021, that framework is more topical than ever.

I see a lot of Rey in Rand, and thats not a good thing.