In the opening voiceover, Moiraine Sedai says directly that while the Dragon is reborn, they do not know whether they were born as a girl or a boy, and she also tells her Warder Lan that there are four “ ta’veren” (a term expected to be made clear for non-book readers later) in the Two Rivers: Rand, Mat, Perrin, and Egwene. By casting people of color in key roles and overtly erasing some of the gender lines installed and maintained by the source material, the showrunners have updated the story for the 21st century.
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The first three episodes deliver on the show creators’ promises that they would update the story in terms of diversity and equality. The Wheel of Time ’s showrunners update the story in terms of diversity and equality The Wheel of Time’s opener, on the other hand, actually portrays the central themes of the story, with imagery of weaving tapestries and depictions of the Aes Sedai and the seven Ajahs (references that will become clearer as the series goes on). But while A Game of Thrones’ opening credits were mesmerizing to watch, it was never clear how the clockwork map thing was supposed to be symbolic of the series’ themes. And, yes, they definitely share some elements. The Wheel of Time’s opening credits have been criticized for somewhat copying the credit sequence to A Game of Thrones.
The opening credits, while similar to A Game of Thrones ’, symbolize the plot
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