However, making another character the Dragon would have been an even bigger and bolder shift that would make both book readers and show-only fans unsure of what was to come.
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Why Wheel Of Time Revealing Rand As The Dragon Was DisappointingĪmazon’s Prime Video Wheel of Time series had already signaled that it is willing to make major changes to Jordan’s source material, including leaving out characters from The Eye of the World and making its core cast more diverse and slightly older than in the original novels. These teases are a major factor as to why the series’ decision to have Rand be the Dragon after all was so disappointing, as the teases of something more interesting made sticking with the books’ choice feel overly safe. There are also suggestions that there have been female False Dragons in the past, claiming the mantle of the legendary figure. In promotional appearances prior to the series’ release, its creators teased that the Dragon Reborn’s identity was a mystery and stated that it could be a female character or someone different from the books. However, Amazon’s Wheel of Time teases that Egwene or Nynaeve could also be the Dragon Reborn. In fact, it was Lews’s attempt to seal away the dark ones that led to the corruption of the male force of “ said” and the end of male Aes Sedai. The Dragon is presented as being an exclusively male figure in the gendered schema of Jordan’s magic system, and his association with the male inability to control the One Power without going insane is part of what makes him such a threat to light and dark alike. In Robert Jordan’s The Eye of the Worldwhich is the basis of the first season of Amazon Prime Video’s Wheel of Time series, Moiraine only considers Rand, Perrin, and Mat as possible Dragons. How Amazon’s Wheel Of Time Show Changed The Dragon Reborn However, from the perspective of someone only watching the streaming series, Rand is probably the least interesting choice for the Dragon, creating an element of disappointment going into The Wheel of Time season 2. This is true to the books and was perhaps seen as necessary to avoid rewriting the source material even more drastically. In the season 1 finale of The Wheel of Time, Moiraine realizes that Rand is the true Dragon, leading to his first confrontation with the Dark One. Related: Wheel of Time: Why The Season 1 Finale Faked Loial’s Death While there were always hints that Rand was the Dragon Reborn, the series and its promotional material went out of their way to suggest that one of the other four youths Moraine takes from Emond’s Field might turn out to be the Dragon. Moraine believes that the Dragon Reborn is fated to both save and destroy the world and be a key figure in the battle between light and dark. In the world of The Wheel of Time, the Dragon Reborn is a prophesied figure who is the reincarnation of the legendary Dragon Lews Therin.
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