WoT Spoilers

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Excitement about the WoT TV show has led to massive growth in the fandom and listenership, to the delight of all of us who have been enjoying the series alone for years. Who would watch The Odd Couple remade with Birgitte and Moghedien? Is growing flowers with the Power is a waste of energy? In how many ways is the royal house of Andor needed for the Last Battle, and how many times does Elida misinterpret her own foretellings? What exactly is a silverpike? This chapter really shows us the challenges of long-distance communication bottlenecks; even as the Salidar Aes Sedai learn how to use the Unseen World to communicate they still don’t think in terms of email. It also offers up so many juicy details that we really think the term “the Slog” needs to be reclaimed as a point of celebration rather than a drag. The Salidar Six behave like foolish children in the face of a monstrous nightmare, but fortunately Elayne and Suian are there to rescue them. WoTSpoilers is a twice weekly book-club.  You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth and Patrick are two nerds in a basement who would rather be creating content full time, than working our 9-5s.  You can help us create the content you love, and become full time podcast creators, by donating on Patreon

It’s a Forsaken Festival! Three separate Forsaken POVs give us an unprecedented view into their plots. Sammael meets with Graendal and argue about politics and the nature of reality amidst the depths of depravity. Classy. This is the chapter in which we learn the overwhelming majority of what we know about Shara! We also learn more about Graendal’s history before turning to the Shadow. Her newest additions to her collection of pretties are causing chaos in Arad Domon, all the better of a smokescreen to hide herself in at Natron’s Barrow. She tells him exactly what she’s doing, and where Demandred is, but Sammael only thinks with his sword and doesn’t believe her. Semirhage tortures Cabriana Mecandes for information to pass along to the newly reborn Arangar. She also ponders Shaidar Haran, and so do we. This is a chapter which has in particular been referenced many times by this podcast (and the rest of the fandom) for its infodump about Fades in general and The Hand Of The Dark in particular. WoTSpoilers is a twice weekly book-club.  You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth and Patrick are two nerds in a basement who would rather be creating content full time, than working our 9-5s.  You can help us create the content you love, and become full time podcast creators, by donating on Patreon

Mat's Band of the Red Hand is becoming more sophisticated in it's organization. We learn about Redarms, and how Mat enforces discipline on his army. After he hears some shouting outside, Mat discovers a Hunter for the Horn “Shaking a little boy like a dog with a rat” after apparently finding the boy sitting on his horse. Whether or not the boy was trying to steal the horse we're not sure but, that certainly has no bearing on Mat quickly taking a liking to 'the ugliest boy he'd ever seen'. WoTSpoilers is a twice weekly book-club.  You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth and Patrick are two nerds in a basement who would rather be creating content full time, than working our 9-5s.  You can help us create the content you love, and become full time podcast creators, by donating on Patreon

An irascible old farmer named Hu discovered one morning that his best rooster had flown into a tall tree beside his farm pond and wouldn't come down, so he went to his neighbor, Wil, and asked for help. The men had never gotten along, but Wil finally agreed, so the two men went to the pond and began climbing the tree, Hu first. They meant to frighten the rooster out, you see, but the bird only kept flying higher, branch by branch. Then, just as Hu and the rooster reached almost the very top of the tree, with Wil right behind, there was a loud crack, the branch under Hu's feet broke away, and down he went into the pond, splashing water and mud everywhere. Wil scrambled down as fast as he could and reached out to Hu from the bank, but Hu just lay there on his back, sinking deeper into the mud until only his nose stuck out of the water. Another farmer had seen what happened, and he came running and pulled Hu out of the pond. 'Why didn't you take Wil's hand?' he asked Hu. 'You could have drowned.' 'Why should I take his hand now?' Hu grumped. 'I passed him just a moment ago in broad daylight, and he never spoke a word to me.” WoTSpoilers is a twice weekly book-club.  You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth and Patrick are two nerds in a basement who would rather be creating content full time, than working our 9-5s.  You can help us create the content you love, and become full time podcast creators, by donating on Patreon

Rand weaves a gateway to his “Farm” which we learn is where he's been depositing the male volunteers to be tested for any ability to channel. Rand does not know how to test the men, which is why he believes he needs Taim even this early in the game. WoTSpoilers is a twice weekly book-club.  You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth and Patrick are two nerds in a basement who would rather be creating content full time, than working our 9-5s.  You can help us create the content you love, and become full time podcast creators, by donating on Patreon

Rand announces his amnesty for male channelers, and welcomes Mazrim Taim to his 'Court'. Taim purposely pushes Davram Bashere's buttons, nearly starting a physical confrontation between the two as Rand struggles to suppress the voices in his head. Leaving Bashere in charge of his collection of Seals, plus the newly acquired one which was a gift from Taim, Rand takes Taim to his new 'Farm'.   WoTSpoilers is a twice weekly book-club.  You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth and Patrick are two nerds in a basement who would rather be creating content full time, than working our 9-5s.  You can help us create the content you love, and become full time podcast creators, by donating on Patreon

WoTSpoilers is a twice weekly book-club.  You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth and Patrick are two nerds in a basement who would rather be creating content full time, than working our 9-5s.  You can help us create the content you love, and become full time podcast creators, by donating on Patreon

Semirhage and Mesaana meet with Graendal and Demandred to relay and discuss the new message from the Great Lord, although Sammael has been manipulated into avoiding the meeting by Graendal. The message of course is the infamous “Let the Lord of Chaos Rule” order. Osan'gar and Aran'gar have been resurrected in an extremely uncomfortable way. Shaidar Haran arrives to deliver their orders, knowing this may be their last chance. WoTSpoilers is a twice weekly book-club.  You can join the conversations that make the podcast on Discord. Please remember, Seth and Patrick are two nerds in a basement who would rather be creating content full time, than working our 9-5s.  You can help us create the content you love, and become full time podcast creators, by donating on Patreon