WoT Spoilers

Seth and Brett from The Wheel Weaves tackle this chapter without Aradia, because schedule conflicts induced by JordanCon ripples.   Rand faces off against Toram Riatin in a duel, which is going well until Padan Fain invokes an evil fog and slashes Rand across the side, giving him the second of his two wounds as well as an idea for how to cleanse saidin. Cadsuane quickly rallies a party to get the wounded Dragon Reborn to the healing safety of the Sun Palace, though it takes an asha’man to actually perform the lifesaving weaves. SpoilerCon registration is open now, from June 15th to August 15th 2021! Get your tickets at https://www.spoilercon.org/registration  Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event Follow on Twitter (@spoilercon) and subscribe to newsletter (bit.ly/SConNews) to get updates https://spoilercon.wixsite.com/home Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers  Sign up for SpoilerCon news: http://www.bit.ly/SConNews   Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wotspoilers  & https://twitter.com/spoilercon?lang=en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wot_spoilers/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOTSpoilers/

We are joined again by Call Me Nakomi! We discuss the nature of ta’veren, and what is evil, very extensively. Rand and Min sneak away from the Maidens and into a big mess, wrapped in a silk tent. Caroline Damodred reminds us that Moraine will be making a return, eventually. SpoilerCon registration is open now, from June 15th to August 15th 2021! Get your tickets at https://www.spoilercon.org/registration  Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event Follow on Twitter (@spoilercon) and subscribe to newsletter (bit.ly/SConNews) to get updates https://spoilercon.wixsite.com/home  Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers  Sign up for SpoilerCon news: http://www.bit.ly/SConNews   Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wotspoilers  & https://twitter.com/spoilercon?lang=en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wot_spoilers/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOTSpoilers/

Rand goes to see the Sea Folk sitting at anchor in Cairhien at long last, has his PTSD get triggered by the interior of their ship, and gets manic in response. Ta’veren works on everyone aggressively, leading to ever more dramatic results.  SpoilerCon registration is open now, from June 15th to August 15th 2021! Get your tickets at https://www.spoilercon.org/registration  Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event Follow on Twitter (@spoilercon) and subscribe to newsletter (bit.ly/SConNews) to get updates https://spoilercon.wixsite.com/home  Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers  Sign up for SpoilerCon news: http://www.bit.ly/SConNews   Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wotspoilers  & https://twitter.com/spoilercon?lang=en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wot_spoilers/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOTSpoilers/

We are joined in a post-Jordancon-glow by Jay from RandlandTVPodcast! Rand and Min have The Talk. The Maidens give Rand a bath. We all agree that this chapter is a bit of a miss from RJ. Content warning for discussions of sex and trauma.  SpoilerCon registration is open now, from June 15th to August 15th 2021! Get your tickets at https://www.spoilercon.org/registration  Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event Follow on Twitter (@spoilercon) and subscribe to newsletter (bit.ly/SConNews) to get updates https://spoilercon.wixsite.com/home  Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers  Sign up for SpoilerCon news: http://www.bit.ly/SConNews   Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wotspoilers  & https://twitter.com/spoilercon?lang=en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wot_spoilers/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOTSpoilers/

Seth is at Jordancon, Aradia is not, and we are going to swing a quick recording! New podcast art is unveiled!  Many Aes Sedai that never show up again, show up here. Darkfriends and chaos ensue as Elaida receives news of Dumai’s Wells and the impending disaster at the Black Tower. Alviarin gets the upper hand, and Seaine is sent on a not-so-wild goose chase. SpoilerCon registration is open now, from June 15th to August 15th 2021! Get your tickets at https://www.spoilercon.org/registration  Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event Follow on Twitter (@spoilercon) and subscribe to newsletter (bit.ly/SConNews) to get updates https://spoilercon.wixsite.com/home  Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers  Sign up for SpoilerCon news: http://www.bit.ly/SConNews   Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wotspoilers  & https://twitter.com/spoilercon?lang=en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wot_spoilers/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOTSpoilers/

Aradia is joined today by prior guests on the podcast, Talyre from the WOTS community and artist Ariel Burgess, to discuss a very highly valued scene that changes multiple worlds in the span of a short afternoon. Nyneave is being rowed out to the Sea Folk for a meeting, when waves of balefire push her very close to death at the bottom of the river. Her block dissolves shortly before Lan arrives, and they communicate “like adults” about their future. Meanwhile, Elayne brings the Kin and the Aes Sedai into significantly greater contact. SpoilerCon registration is open now, from June 15th to August 15th 2021! Get your tickets at https://www.spoilercon.org/registration  Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event Follow on Twitter (@spoilercon) and subscribe to newsletter (bit.ly/SConNews) to get updates https://spoilercon.wixsite.com/home  Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers  Sign up for SpoilerCon news: http://www.bit.ly/SConNews   Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wotspoilers  & https://twitter.com/spoilercon?lang=en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wot_spoilers/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOTSpoilers/

Jaichim Carridin inspires Elayne to tell the Aes Sedai to respect her, and it works! Moghedien acts impulsively, setting the stage for a long-awaited change in Nyneave’s fortunes. SpoilerCon registration is open now, from June 15th to August 15th 2021! Get your tickets at https://www.spoilercon.org/registration  Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event Follow on Twitter (@spoilercon) and subscribe to newsletter (bit.ly/SConNews) to get updates https://spoilercon.wixsite.com/home Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers  Sign up for SpoilerCon news: http://www.bit.ly/SConNews   Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wotspoilers  & https://twitter.com/spoilercon?lang=en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wot_spoilers/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOTSpoilers/

Trigger warning for a long discussion about sexual assault, because this is THAT CHAPTER where Tylin imposes on Mat to the utmost extreme. Today Seth is absent from the recording, and Aradia brings in Gus from Wheel Takes to discuss this infamous scene that generates some of the most hotly contested content in the entire Wheel of Time series. We are not discussing “if” Mat was assaulted, but rather examining how Robert Jordan created a nuanced analysis of sexual assault. After Mat is free to go, he meets up with Nalesean, Birgitte, Beslan and some of his friends, and they go walking through the Festival of Birds, which sounds a bit like Mardi Gras? They are attacked by Darkfriend beggars, then make it to their watching spot for spying on the Kin’s base of operations. Mat can’t take his mind off of events, and is horrified that Beslean not only knows but approves of Tylin’s interest in him. To escape the situation, he randomly follows a Kinswoman, setting in motion the discovery of the Bowl of the Winds, at long last. Reddit thread reference: https://www.reddit.com/r/WoT/comments/oejk3d/analysis_we_are_meant_to_be_sickened_by_tylin/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf  Wheel Takes: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/wheel-takes-gus-and-ali-6ar2PStf43n/  SpoilerCon registration is open now, from June 15th to August 15th 2021! Get your tickets at https://www.spoilercon.org/registration  Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event Follow on Twitter (@spoilercon) and subscribe to newsletter (bit.ly/SConNews) to get updates https://spoilercon.wixsite.com/home  Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers  Sign up for SpoilerCon news: http://www.bit.ly/SConNews   Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wotspoilers  & https://twitter.com/spoilercon?lang=en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wot_spoilers/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOTSpoilers/

With Maureen from Dragonmount! She’s been on the pod before, a loooong time ago.  Mat moves into the Tarisin Palace. He is frustrated by Nyneave and Elayne, cornered by Tylin, and unappreciative of lemonade. He is fighting adulting as hard as any of us. Silk sheets aren’t all they’re cracked up to be, and more dice don’t make his day any easier. CW for sexual assault and many long discussions about the nature of consent. SpoilerCon registration is open now, from June 15th to August 15th 2021! Get your tickets at https://www.spoilercon.org/registration  Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event Follow on Twitter (@spoilercon) and subscribe to newsletter (bit.ly/SConNews) to get updates https://spoilercon.wixsite.com/home  Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers  Sign up for SpoilerCon news: http://www.bit.ly/SConNews   Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wotspoilers  & https://twitter.com/spoilercon?lang=en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wot_spoilers/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOTSpoilers/

Aradia and Seth are alone on this chapter, fittingly. They are both surviving the heat dome crushing the Pacific Northwest, much as our characters are surviving the touch of the Dark One on the weather. Perrin leaves Rand to fetch the Prophet, a quick trip that definitely won’t define his story for the next several books. He also takes a few minor characters with him, like Berelain, some of our favorite Aiel, and cha’Faile. Loial departs with Karldin, and we never quite see him again. (Also, who is this Karldin and why should we trust him with Loial?)  SpoilerCon registration is open now, from June 15th to August 15th 2021! Get your tickets at https://www.spoilercon.org/registration  Will be held on October 1-3 in Portland, OR Currently planning an in-person/digital hybrid event Follow on Twitter (@spoilercon) and subscribe to newsletter (bit.ly/SConNews) to get updates https://spoilercon.wixsite.com/home  Join the conversation on Discord: https://discord.gg/YtWvCnS  Contribute on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers  Sign up for SpoilerCon news: http://www.bit.ly/SConNews   Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com   Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/wotspoilers  & https://twitter.com/spoilercon?lang=en  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wot_spoilers/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOTSpoilers/