I partially agree with this tweet from the thread:
LotR does start in early September, but eight episodes puts it ending October 7 if they do the same 3-episode starter release or the 21st if they do one a week the whole time. If they did the same release schedule as last year and started WoT...
My initial reaction was, "The Tower wouldn't turn anyone away for that!" But on reflection, I think it does capture the essence of their exclusivity, even though it's based on a different reason. In the books women get turned away for weak ability, and even get cast out as initiates if they...
One of the scenes from a teaser already shows him putting himself in front of her in defense, which gives me hope that they've found a good way to develop their relationship visually. Honestly I think it'll be even more obvious on-screen because we can probably get a better feel for their...
We've seen it a couple of times! Unfortunately it's in the dark.
Teaser trailer of Shadar Logoth from February:
First full teaser trailer from last month:
I like this philosophy. Don't get me wrong, I totally wanna see the pretty dresses when appropriate, such as in the palaces or Tower. But the aesthetic meshes well with the level of power and autonomy that women have in the books.
Here we go, an actual source citing Prague as a filming location and production starting this fall: https://www.tor.com/2019/01/23/the-wheel-of-time-tv-series-adaptation-production-fall-2019/?fbclid=IwAR1eN6BTWVBQEmXmvex0OPPZw-PSeAN-J4h3X0vMocepkpHzy2jAqSczpvY
Plus, especially with Amazon's new Lord of the Rings show, fans might see that as just trying to be a LotR copy. Which, to be fair, he did follow that model for the first book or two.