“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is the fantasy flagship on Prime Video, if only because of its massive budget. That’s why “The Wheel of Time” has almost been forgotten a bit. Now the second season has started…
In the fall of 2022, “The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power” and the “Game Of Thrones” prequel “House Of The Dragon” were released almost in parallel, which is why much was written about a duel between the two fantasy series – a duel from which “The Rings Of Power” emerged as the loser, both in terms of audience interest and fan and trade press reactions. And now “The Lord of the Rings” series is even getting some serious competition from within its own ranks:
Because since the early morning hours of September 1, 2023, you can watch the second season “The Wheel of Time” on Amazon Prime Video. At the start there were directly the first three episodes, the remaining five then follow in weekly intervals:
“The Wheel of Time” is said to cost $80 million per season, while the mammoth prestige project “The Rings of Power” gobbled up $462 million for the first season alone – can you really talk about competition? Yes! Because “The Wheel of Time” has improved rapidly in Season 2 after an admittedly very cheap-looking and expediently staged first season.
In our review of the first four episodes of “The Wheel of Time” Season 2, FILMSTARTS editor Julius Vietzen writes that the series easily passes “The Witcher” Season 3, and names it one of the best fantasy series of the year. “Season 2 looks better, is better written and directed, and l
So even if “The Wheel of Time” will never match “The Rings of Power” in terms of budget and visual power, the series makes up some ground in terms of content and direction – in short, if you have a soft spot for fantasy but haven’t checked out Season 1 yet, you should risk a look now at the latest.
THE PLOT OF “THE WHEEL OF TIME” SEASON 2
Some time after the supposed victory over the Dark King (Fares Fares), Moiraine (Rosamund Pike) and her group have scattered to the winds. While Rand (Josha Stradowksi) is presumed dead, Moiraine and her guardian Lan (Daniel Henney) have retreated, the Aes Sedai having finally lost her magical powers.
Meanwhile, Perrin (Marcus Rutherford) and Loial (Hammed Animashaun), along with some soldiers, hunt for the Horn of Valere, and Nynaeve (Zoe Robins) and Egwene (Madeleine Madden) have been accepted as novices in the White Castle of the Aes Sedai, where Mat (Dónal Finn) is also held captive. But there evil stirs again…
