The Wheel of Timeseason 3 is about to drop on Prime Video, andScreenRanthas a clip from the first episode. The small-screen adaptation of Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy series has been crafted with love by showrunner Rafe Judkins and the rest of the filmmaking team, with clear love for the source material as well as more than a few surprises.The Wheel of Timeseason 3 adapts Jordan’s fourth book in the series,The Shadow Rising,which features some of the most pivotal character developments out of the whole series.
ScreenRantdebuts a clip fromThe Wheel of Timeseason 3 premiere. In the clip,The Wheel of Timeseason 3 charactersRand, Mat, and Perrin have a seemingly normal conversation about their love lives, but more is hiding just beneath the surface. Check out the clip above–The Wheel of Timeseason 3 arrives on Prime Video tomorrow, March 13.
Rand, Mat & Perrin’s Love Life Discussion Is Key To The Wheel Of Time Season 3
The clip above is a fun moment of banter betweenThe Wheel of Time’s three male leads, but it’s also a much-needed evolution of the show’s story. Rand, Mat, and Perrin have spent precious little time together throughout the series thus far, in large part becauseThe Wheel of Timeseason 2 was rewrittento accommodate unexpected changes during the show’s first season. The book that adapted,The Great Hunt,saw Rand, Mat, and Perrin traveling together, so audiences missed out on a chance to fully see their friendship dynamic in action.
The clip above is also a reminder of how much the three men have changed since leaving Emond’s Field in the beginning of the series. In a recentinterview withScreenRant,Mat and Perrin actors Dónal Finn and Marcus Rutherford discussed big things to come for their characters, and the reunion in the clip above makes it clear they are indeed on different paths. Rand’s talk about living in a different city, Perrin’s uniquely golden eyes, and Mat’s unconscious slip into a long-dead language are proof that these hometown friends are truly growing apart.
The conversation the men are having in the clip also teases one of the series’ love triangles.The Wheel of Timeshowrunner Rafe Judkins and Lanfear actor Natasha O’Keeffespoke toScreenRantabout how the series is written to encourage audiences to wonder if Lanfear and Rand could ever end up together, and the conversation he has with his friends certainly points to complications with his relationship with Egwene with Lanfear in the picture. That will be one story thread to track whenThe Wheel of Timereturns to Prime Video on March 13.
The Wheel of Timeseason 3 returns to Prime Video on March 13 with a three-episode premiere.
