The Road to the Spear

I think this beats any other episode in the series I can't even rate it a 10 it needs to be rated a 1000 LIKE WOW WOW WOW!! Josha's acting was the best thing about it i felt like I was inside the episode from how he expressed his emotions, it made me cry it was so so so good!! The show really needed to focus on rand and in my opinion this is the best way to do it. Rand can now finally shine and actually earn the amazing moments he deserves and step into the leader role. Rand and moiraine's relationship is so important for me and I think after this it changed forever! He literally waited for her and carried her out while he was so weak himself and aaa this is a new beginning for them I think.

Best of all episodes so far - all seasons. Have read the books, many, many times since 1990 and I often skip this part in rereads. However, it was an awesome experience visually. They translated the words to pictures in an excellent way. It explains what women will see when entering the rings in Rhuidean - many possible futures, and what Rand will experience - going back in time with every step taking him further and further into the past until we see the origin of the Aiel. It really is a Rand focussed episode for those that think the show has so far been focussing on the women leads. An equal oppportunity show.

A no spoiler review from a book fan.

For 33 years fans of the Wheel of Time have read this particular plotline thousands and thousands of times. It is one of the most memorable and emotionally charged pieces in the entire Wheel of Time. This is where many fans said "Robert Jordan is truly great" reading this plotline.

For 33 years readers have dreamed of seeing this play out, most of us never thought it could be done.

It has been done, and it was spectacular. There are not enough words to describe this episode and do it justice. For both book and show fans alike this is truly a masterpiece.

My first ever written review, because I feel I need to express how great this moment is. Josha Stradowski, Rosamund Pike. They understood and I felt it. That is the best compliment I can give. They knew what it meant. It is the best thing I have watched in a long time and I am ever so grateful to all the crew and cast who brought this to life and really poured their souls into it.

I am a book fan, a huge huge book fan.

This episode made me cry at multiple times seeing the scenes from my favourite book come to live so vividly.

This isnt just the best wheel of time episode i have ever seen, this is the best episode of fantasy tv that i have ever seen

If you were put off by the weaker early seasons, do yourself a favour and pick this show up - especially if a book fan.

The episode itself focuses mostly on Rand, as is appropriate for the parts of the book being covered.

I dont want to put spoilers in, but this episode puts down a huge amount of book lore, explaining the motivations of the Aiel and how the world came to be as it is today.

Amazing episode.

This is one of the most important, profound and best written parts of the books, and it needed to be that for the show. They have absolutely achieved what I didn't think was possible. Going into it, I said the most important thing was to give this episode time with each scene/vision and they did that. I felt the magnitude of every scene just as much as in the books. Every vision got to breathe. Josha absolutely killed it by giving each of his ancestors nuance and character. The direction and cinematography were outstanding. Rafe wrote a beautiful episode that's going down as an all-time great.