WoT Spoilers

We plough into a second double-header with Perrin this week, this time with returning guest Chad, who is (like the rest of us) only here for the timeline sync with the Cleansing. We come up with firm evidence that Annoura is actually Demandred, apply the “salt bae” meme amidst two Darkhound lore drops, compose new fanfic potential for Maseama and Fain, decide that sheep-siblings make more sense th...

We plow into a double-header with Perrin this week, as he plods through recap, Darkhound footprints, and clear signals of despair from Aram. Aradia asks what exactly is the difference between the Shaido and the Dragonsworn that follow the Prophet, Seth has a new favorite pun, and neither of us understands the significance of the Broken Crown. We use Cyndane’s arrival and Cadsuane’s reception to ge...

We are joined today by our very favorite Podcast of the Dragon, Morgan! She requested this chapter because we get some very interesting writing about the Seanchan social order, and she does not disappoint in finding non-sloggy insights in the conversations between Almurat and Karede and Ajimbura. Lots of fun tangents in the aftershow including new headcanon for Fain, comments on the Brandon Sander...

Mat gets his circus plot moving forward with pithy dad-advice for Olver, and the first of many visits to Tuon’s wagon. News of Tylin arrives from Ebou Dar and a summons to the Aes Sedai wagon reveals that something big is going on up north. WH Ch35 section: Barmellin POV (audiobook timestamp 29:20) Check out our first affiliate! Queerenica is a LGBTQ+ lifestyle brand, also mentioned on Tar Valon A...

Seth does his best circus barker impression to start off a chapter that refuses to stay on the rails. Valan Luca’s headcanon background gets new chapters, Aludra gets a lot of love, we debate if RJ might have watched reality TV, and Aradia gets rudely awakened to an incorrect headcanon they’ve carried for years. WH Ch35 section: Elza POV (audiobook timestamp 25:36:00) https://www.goodreads.com/ser...

We’ve reached chapter 1 of Crossroads of Twilight, which means we can finally start on chapter 35 of Winter’s Heart! The wind of the opening paragraph sweeps down onto Mat and Noel, perusing the aftermath of their exit from Ebou Dar. Rand & Co exit Far Madding and return to the last save-point in their main plot. WH Ch35 section: Rand POV (audiobook timestamp 0:00) The Black Jewels trilogy: ht...

Do you remember who Tumad is? How about Sashelle? Seth and Aradia disagree about the Ogier Rapture, but do end up agreeing on the utility of Samitsu’s POV. This is yet another recap section with just a sprinkle of plot to keep us going. WoTIdol contest: https://wotidol.com Black Klansman: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7349662/ Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspo...

Today we cover some serious name salad in the POVs of Gabrelle, Yukiri, and Gawyn. Does Seth spot a Seanchan scout? Can Aradia be convinced how of Darkfriend Hearts work? What is a jackdaw? What kind of a week did we just have? All that and more, in part 2 of 3 of this prologue. Zuul’s GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-for-danalou S-WoT Number 5: https://youtu.be/f0Z-DuWrMTs WoTIdol contes...

New book!!!! With a truly giant prologue!!! Today we cover Ituralde and Valda’s POVs, and also revisit where we were in 2003 when this book was first published. Seth finds a potential Darkfriend and Aradia spots the start of an Odyssey of Aiel. Announcement about SpoilerCon at the top of the episode. WoTCon registration: https://wotcon.com/wotcon-2023/membership-and-registration/ WoTIdol contest:...

An Aussie joins the U.S. folk on our tangent episode for "Winter's Heart." Lillijen (our regular episode artist) and JediPants (our fill-in artist) guest host as we talk about the dangers of dating Wheel of Time fans, the books plus the supplemental books plus the show, and how Seth and Aradia have handled The Slog so far. WoTCon registration: https://wotcon.com/wotcon-2023/membership-and-registra...

Our last normal episode of Winter’s Heart! Cadsuane cleans up Nyneave’s mess and pulls Rand’s bacon off the fire, at the cost of Aleis’ political career. Aradia fails to comprehend the connection, despite Seth’s best attempt to compare it to real-world examples. Pre-show update about the earthquake in Turkey & Syria; post-show update on Seth’s move, and some other fun stuff. Podcast about the...

Rand & Co have spent over a week failing to find anyone in Far Madding, while Seth and Aradia did find a pretty cool trivia question for the hardcore WoT fan. Lan dispenses advice to live by, Nyneave doesn’t fully think through her actions, Min and Verin both push Rand towards Cadsuane, and Fain brings Toram back for a final duel. Donate to help the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syri...

At long last, we get to leave Ebou Dar! In a very non-sloggy chapter! Seth crafts a new headcanon about why Mat had to break a vase, while Aradia wonders if golam can be distracted by laser pointers. We also debate who would win in a fight between Selucia and Noal, and giggle at how Mat and Tuon flirt with their fists. Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers E...

Today’s episode is very short, as a run-up to next week’s significantly heftier chapter. Mat does his best Ocean’s Eleven impression for his final day in Ebou Dar, Seth finds more evidence for Vanindred, and Aradia is gleeful at seeing a bit of Snakes & Foxes foreshadowing with Olver. Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers Email us: wotspoilers@gmail.com...

Returning to Ebou Dar, we hang out with Mat for an in-world week. During that time Aradia learns how an a’dam works (you’d think they know by now, but not so), Thom reveals some of the magic behind the curtain of rumor as a weapon, and our favorite Domon Ex Machina appears to fix Mat’s impossible situation! Aftershow includes an updated gameplan for CoT episodes. Get ad-free episodes through our P...

Elayne, Birgitte, and Aviendha walk into a Boarderlander camp… This feels like the start of a joke, but without a rooster in the mix I’m not sure where to take it. Elayne basically lies to get what she wants, Birgitte scowls in peak warder fashion, and Avi gets called a “black-eyed Aiel” which confuses your hosts for a bit. Stay through to the aftershow for discussion about the 10 year anniversary...

Welcome to 2023! We start today with a Patreon thank-you and an update on our lives over the break. We are well and truly slogging through the Heart of Winter, and hope you will stick with us through these less scintillating chapters. Elayne and Avi re-enact My Fair Lady as they flirt/fight, and RJ writes one of his only detailed food scenes as an illustration of why pregnancy advice is a mess to...

The Amyrlin Seat (aka Jess) is your substitute Aradia today, and she spares none of the women who are attempting to manipulate Rand while he plays his flute in Far Madding. Tar Valon After Dark: https://tarvalonafterdark.libsyn.com The Amyrlin’s Study: https://www.youtube.com/TheAmyrlinsStudy WoTCon: https://wotcon.com Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers E...

Buckle up, we have a major name-salad set of chapters to get through today, as Cadsuane steers a ship of powerful yet petty women into Far Madding after Rand. You’ll notice some very rough edits, because even with visual aids and a geography degree, Aradiapedia managed to get some critical details very backwards. While untangling some Sea Folk/Aes Sedai interaction, we also discovered what we thin...

On an island shaped like a Star Trek communicator, four different perspectives make up a chapter that has been referenced by the podcast for years because we get multiple long-standing mysteries explained in plain text. We also get more Origins puns, a couple of geology tangents, and catch Aradia in a rare moment of pure bullgoose woolheadedness. Behind the Timeline (Aladdin movie discussion): htt...

What happens when a rogue Seanchan intelligence agent concludes the wrong thing about the events of book two, then follows his suspicions with no oversight all the way into book 9? You get Bethamin unwillingly thrust at Egeanin, which prompts Bayle Domon to team up with Mat’s escape party, that’s what! Also a super-duper hard trivia question, keep your ears peeled for that. Unmasking Autism book:...

At long last, we release our deep dive breakdown videos reacting to the WoT TV show! Recorded as videos originally, we hope you enjoy this audio-only version of our thoughts. Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers Like the Spoiler-filled conversation here? Listen to our podcast WoTSpoilers on any podcast app! We have over 400 episodes of spoiler-rich content...

Mat is pulled by ta’veren twisting into a scheme to free three women (that he knows of, so far) when he flees Ebou Dar. We grimace over Bayle Domon’s quarter-beard, grin for a fun name detail from the new Origins book, and grandly declare our latest choice of song for WoTIdol 2023. A straightforward chapter and a lot of tangents mean that the aftershow is lengthy. Aradia’s guest appearance on Behi...

At long last, we release our deep dive breakdown videos reacting to the WoT TV show! Recorded as videos originally, we hope you enjoy this audio-only version of our thoughts. Get ad-free episodes through our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wotspoilers Like the Spoiler-filled conversation here? Listen to our podcast WoTSpoilers on any podcast app! We have over 400 episodes of spoiler-rich content...

Mat has a “dear diary” chapter montaging what his life in Ebou Dar looks like after Tuon arrives. We revisit previous chapter topics like pink ribbons and bellfounders, find too many mirrors between Seanchan policy towards Altaran internal politics and IRL history, and craft wild headcanon about Seanchan Ogier. Stay for the aftershow to get an update on how we feel about the TV deep dive episodes...