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Lady Damodred with her handrolled cigarettes. If cigarettes they be.
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#tabac or weed we can only guess#if anyone deserved to get high af it is her#15 y/o Moiraine rlly was out there hiding her ability to channel#and eavesdropping on people around her. Good for her.#my art#moiraine damodred#lady moiraine#moiraine sedai#cairhien#teen mo#wot#wot on prime#wheel of time#the wheel of time#art#fanart
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This is the third night awake for Moiraine and NOW SLEEP is NOT AN OPTION ???
(a painful summary)
She left Lan, rode all night and arrived in Cairhien in the early morning, looking a little disheveled
She was tired after looking for signs and clues all day
But then...
she ran to Rand, slayed a forsaken, got almost choked, ran and rode through the forest and had to walk back to Cairhien
Rand reminded her painfully that she is powerless
She is f*** exhausted
But
SLEEP IS NOT AN OPTION
because:
I would not blame her for falling asleep
#aaaaaah#my poor bby#moiraine damodred#no sleep#she needs a break!#and#she needs a hug#pleeeease#wot show absolutely putter her through it#wheel of time#wot on prime#the wheel of time#wot show spoilers#wot season 2#moiraine sedai#Cairhien#Lanfear#Tel' aran' rhiod#SLEEP#rosamund pike#her acting is phenomenal#this post took very long to make
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NOT THE FUCKING CHINESE-LIKE SASH WITH THE GODDAMNED FRENCH SILHOUETTE. FUCKING BLESS. AND THAT COLLAR? DFLJKHKHKLADSFSLAKFJLSDKJFDLS WHAT THE FUCK WOT COSTUME TEAM, WHAT. THE. FUCK
#losing my mind#screaming crying sobbing#etc etc#i shouldn't be surprised at the quality yet here i am#wot#Wheelie Time#Wheelie Time Spoilers#moiraine damodred#Cairhien#also yeah yeah air date for September 1st but like DRESSES
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So I finally gave in and I'm watching The Wheel of Time on the mother's Amazon Prime.
I've enjoyed it thus far. Season Two is far more exciting than Season One, naturally, since the latter had the utterly unenviable task of setting up all the main characters and the general world; but I was delighted by the fact that in the very first episode Rand wears a woolly jumper.
The costumes in general are just excellent, really. There's the inevitable leather waistcoats and standard medieval fantasy outfits, but Season 2 in particular have really pushed the boat out with the Seanchan and I'm totally in love with Cairhien:
And I love Sharon Gilham's inspiration for the designs:
Gilham cites the cultural influences in Cairhien being Japanese and French. She notes, “I gave all the cultures in The Wheel of Time a color palette as well as a set of silhouettes which made them instantly distinctive and different from each other. In this case I combined Japanese kimono shapes with exaggerated skirts with full petticoats in the style of traditional French costume.”
The diadem indicates Moiraine’s social standing, while other crowd members will wear headdresses reminiscent of French traditional headwear.
Nerdist: GET AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE WHEEL OF TIME SEASON 2 COSTUME SKETCHES; written by Amy Ratcliffe
It's bizarre; in my day-to-day life I really don't care much about clothes or fashion, but in fantasy or science fiction it's the make or break for me. Do I believe that people in this culture would actually wear these clothes, or are they just meant to populate a background? But again, right from the get go, Rand was wearing a woolly jumper. Matt was wearing what, to my eyes, was basically an ankle length cardigan. We get to see Anvaere putting on each piece of her outfit, showing us how it all works. Suroth wears layers! So many layers of robes!!! Most certainly I believe that these characters would actually wear these clothes.
#It's basically like runway haute couture as opposed to high street (or online now) haute couture#the former looks really beautiful but you DEFINITELY wouldn't expect someone to wear it in their day to day life#maybe not even for a fancy night out#the latter also looks beautiful but is definitely more practical and feasible#I DON'T EVEN MIND THE DREADED HEAD NECKLACE!!!#...much.#the wheel of time#wot#wot season 2#wheel of time on prime#wot on prime#costume#Cairhien#sharon gilham
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After all has been said and done, I feel super bad for Lady Anvaere Damodred. Lady thinks she’s played the absolute shit out of Daes Dae’mar to manuver her House into prominence again after “Uncle” ruined them, and she comes to find out that her dirty rotten offspring bargained with the fucking Dark to make it happen instead! All her effort, all her work, all the indignities she suffered, all her diligence, it just kind of breaks my heart, you know?
And now what is she left with? Surely Barthanes will be executed for being a Darkfriend, that’s what most nations do when they’re found - though I don’t know how his status as Queen Galldrian’s fiancé will affect that because she could be a Darkfriend, too! In Cairhien, you never know!
So yeah, my sympathies are with Lady Anvaere. (Plus she was so well done, gracious me.)
#anvaere damodred#house damodred#cairhien#barthanes damodred#darkfriends#wot on prime#wot on prime spoilers#wot s2 spoilers#wheel of time#wheel of time spoilers#wheel of time show#wheel of time s2 spoilers#wheel of time show spoilers
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Wise Woman and Maiden of the Spear
Two Rivers/Andor
Cairhien
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Thoughts about 2x07 - Daes Dae'mar (show spoilers)
Wow, the relationship between Moiraine and Siuan is over. I don't really get why Siuan is thinking that caging Rand is the best option (that wasn't in the books, right?). Either way, after Siuan commanded her to close the Waygate and after Moiraine simply left Siuan wounded and 'broken' by Lanfear, I think this is a definitive end to the ship...
Highlights of this episode for me were Egwene (her power and her chilling words to Renna when that bitch had said a lot of bullshit about being on the same side), Anvaere (I think her son is a really dumb Darkfriend and I'm glad she realised what a disappointment he is) and of course Lanfear, who looked amazing ravaging Cairhien.
Because there were so many storylines and many characters, they didn't all have a lot of time, so some of the scenes felt a little hurried to me (like Mat being transported to Falme by Lanfear and getting that tea from Ishy, or the introduction of Bain and Chiad).
Though this episode was not my favorite of the bunch, I think it was entertaining with really important plot points for Moiraine (she got her power back, is that permanent?) and Siuan.
#wot on prime#the wheel of time#wheel of time#wot show spoilers#wot spoilers#wot s2#wot#wot season 2#wot s2 spoilers#moiraine damodred#siuan sanche#egwene al'vere#anvaere damodred#lanfear#mat cauthon#perrin aybara#aiel#maidens of the spear#seanchan#cairhien#barthanes damodred#rand al'thor#wot 2x07#daes dae'mar#episode review
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if you've talked to me at all since the first big episode we had in carihien then you know how much i disliked the decision to go for a rococo aesthetic given what we know about cairhien in the books lol
by invoking the french revolution you bring in the audiences preconceived notions about what that time period was like. in popular historical imagination its a situation where the rich hoarded all the wealth until the poor rose up and killed them, which is simple but true in broad strokes. while we definitely see a wealth divide similar to this in the books (particularly with the forgate), it also isn't really the best analogy for the state cairhien is in in the mainline of the series in the books.
due to the aiel war and their custom for taking one fifth of the property from their enemies when they defeat them, the land has low-key been strip mined. by the time rand gets there the towers are still covered in scaffolding, we see that the aiel are still passing around treasures from cairhien when we spend more time in the wastes in later books, famine is imminent and the line of succession is tenuous at best. the caste system is also a bit more complex (convoluted?) than the french rev analogy as the average viewer might interpret it implies. the upper class are essentially killing and torturing each other to have power for like a week over dwindling resources that they will be assassinated for starting the cycle of power struggle all over again. if cairhien is anything french rev it's like. IMMEDIATELY post revolution not pre just in terms of a chaotic, painful rearrangement of society
cairhien in the books a nation that used to have way more sway politically on the continent having to come to terms with the fact that it's future means potentially abandoning sovereignty or becoming increasingly dependent on the nations around it for aid. and i think the architectural aesthetic described in the books (granted, as recreated in my mind palace) is way more interesting!! we could have had organic brutalist wood clad skyscrapers!!!
i think the idea of dark wood and geometric design with sharp angles is also more interesting thematically in communicating how the people of cairhien operate as a society. this kind of minimalist presentation belying the fact that they literally might not own as many ostentatious family heirlooms as they used to, but also giving the false impression that the home owner is being transparent and has nothing to hide. the ultimate "im an open book" power move while they are all hiding way more secrets than than their walls might imply lol
by not talking about laman and the lingering impact of the aiel war, season 2 just ended up feeling like the writers had sanded the more dynamic political dimensions and ideas surrounding cairhien in the books for an easy visual catch all
#will obviously be posting more about the Big Laman Fumble of it all later bc i cant help myself but like. insane decision making#i think another thing is they worried cairhien might read too scifi if they went more brutalist or anything close to that design aesthetic#but like#thats literally what makes it interesting lol#cannot believe the only implication of the damage of the aiel war we got was rand being microagressioned by some random old man#and not just some better designed visual world building at the very least#cairhien#wheel of time#wot books spoilers#wot season 2 spoilers
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Wheel of Time hairstyles: Noblewomen in Cairhien
(Yes, I imagine them all with Marie Antoinette hair.)
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Cairhien Costs
2x03 - 2x04
#wotedit#wotcentral#moiraine damodred#anvaere damodred#rosamund pike#lindsay duncan#wheel of time#wheel of time on prime#anvaere/moiraine#anvaere x moiraine#moiraine gifset#wot gifset#wot#mine#my gifset#GENUINELY think every word anvaere spoke to moiraine was emotional manipulation of some sort#and wow what a perfect demonstration of how cairhien is simply: THE WORST#everyone is emotionally manipulative/abusive at all times#no wonder Moiraine looks utterly EXHAUSTED when she gets back#and then she can't even switch off and relax#because that is not an option in this household - and never has been#there is always another twist in the tail. another game to be endured.#her face as she realises just how Anvaere has played her and manipulated her is just so :(#reminding her exactly why she hates it here. exactly why she left. exactly why it's been decades since she visited#because visiting means subjecting herself to THIS. to these constant games#to having your sister spy on you and check up on you and spend her entire day finding out what you're trying to do#just so she can use that information as a weapon against you#to force you to do what she wants#this is not about tea. this is not even about rejection. this is about CONTROL.#the writers really just went 'u wanna know why moiraine is Like That. WELL WE'RE GONNA SHOW YOU'
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Sun Queen Moiraine (x)
would she be a good queen? no. do i want to put her in the situation? yea <33
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#one of those drawings i could work on for a billion more days#but it will drive me crazy lol so ive decided it is finished#my art#wot#the wheel of time#wheel of time#sun queen moiraine#moiraine damodred#moiraine sedai#frank dicksee#the two crowns#cairhien#sun queen au#fanart#wot fanart
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THE WHEEL OF TIME | 1x06 → 2x06 → 2x08
#wotedit#wot#wot on prime#the wheel of time#mat cauthon#rand al'thor#cauthor#mine#GROWTH!!! ROMANCE!!!#when they reunite in cairhien and mat is desperate to reassure rand that he's going to stick with him this time#and rand is so happy to have company for the first time in months#then the viewing happens and 'if you love him stay away' and mat stays away because he loves him!!!!#and you know it is killing him inside to make rand think he's abandoned him for a second time!!!#and you know rand is heartbroken and having flashbacks to The Great Waygate Abandonment!!!#BUT THEN rand finds himself in a dire situation and suddenly mat appears out of nowhere! on the other side of the world! to save him!!!#and what this gifset does not capture is the extremely romantic and sweeping version of mat's theme that plays as he appears behind ishy#and sure okay mat immediately proceeds to accidentally stab rand but it's the thought that counts and i'm sure rand would agree
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no actual boat hair for the Cairhien party, but I will definitely take it. I just... My beloveds are finally on screen. Look at them! LOOK. AT. THEM!
Yes, yes, the rest of the pics are nice too, but like its Cairhien. My most beloved.
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I am loving Mat’s “in one redstone door out the other” show theory. Maximum chaos if he goes from antagonizing Nynaeve and co to stuck in the desert. Can you imagine Rand’s reaction when Mat is suddenly there hanging?? Moiraine’s when they get back?? Nynaeve’s when he doesn’t come out?? Boy just keeps getting left behind somewhere and spit out again somewhere else. Lost in the sauce, time, AND space.
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*GAY SCREAMING*
Rosamund Pike, you unhinged genius.
#Rosamund Pike#wheel of time#on your knees#WoT#always appreciate that she knows what her fans want. and what her fans what is GAY#moiraine sedai#So here for Cairhien angst times#I choose to believe Ros regularly wears these shoulder pads as a fashion statement#very on point for her#why is seeing her drive this car so fucking sexy?
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