History Trivia / TheWheelOfTime2021

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Rafe Judkins stated he and the writers originally wanted ten episodes, including a two hour long pilot. However, Amazon only permitted them eight episodes and the first episode, "Leavetaking", was trimmed down to under an hour.
** Noticeable in the first season where budget constraints stopped the creators from filming Caemlyn and Baerlon scenes along with an essential key character down the line in Shadar Logoth. Instead, Tar Valon was used as a stand-in for the most crucial plot points while missing much from the first book.

* TheOtherDarrin: In Season 1, Mat is played by Barney Harris, who left the show after the first six episodes were filmed. For Season 2, Dónal Finn will be taking over the role.

* AscendedFanon: Egwene being ''ta'veren'' and the existence of a female Dragon counterpart are theories that have circled in the fandom. In the Amazon series, Egwene is explicitly stated to be ''ta'veren'', and while [[WordOfGod Robert Jordan confirmed there is a female counterpart to the Dragon during an interview in 2001]], the Amazon series draws greater attention to it by having the stating that the Dragon can be reborn as either male or female.

* AscendedFanon: Egwene being ''ta'veren'' and the existence of a female Dragon counterpart are theories that have circled in the fandom. In the Amazon series, Egwene is explicitly stated to be ''ta'veren'', and while[[WordOfGod Robert Jordan confirmed there is a female counterpart to the Dragon during an interview in 2001]], the Amazon series draws greater attention to it by having the stating that the Dragon can be reborn as either male or female.

* AscendedFanon: Egwene being ''ta'veren'' and the existence of a female Dragon counterpart are theories that have circled in the fandom. Both of these ideas are given credence in the Amazon series, with Egwene explicitly stated to be ''ta'veren'' and the concept of the Dragon changed so that they can be reborn as either male or female.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Screenrant released a video titled "25 Things You Missed About ''The Wheel of Time''" that includes an egregious error: the narrator praises the show for removing a scene from the first book where Perrin's wife is brutally killed, as it could be seen as an outdated example of "fridging". This is not only wrong, it's ''backwards'': at this point in the books, Perrin has no LoveInterest whatsoever, much less a wife, and the character is ''added'' and killed off by the show. The really bizarre part though, is that this "fact" is narrated ''[[BlatantLies over the scene where Perrin's wife dies]]''. The video has since been made private on [=YouTube=] although it is discussed [[https://youtu.be/gpD-vhSGhRc here]] by Daniel Greene.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Barney Harris left the production after episode 6 due to the quarantine lockdown, could not return for episodes 7 and 8 and had to be replaced for season 2. As a result, Mat doesn't accompany the other main characters to Fal Dara and the Eye of the World. Granted, he did not do much in that segment of the book, making the change less important. But Judkins promised the effect would be felt in the second season, now with both Darkfriends and Red Ajah pursuing Mat.

* TroubledProduction: The writers originally wanted 10 episodes for the first season, but only 8 were greenlit, forcing parts of it to become a CompressedAdaptation. Then COVID-19 seriously disrupted production of the first season, and on top if this, Mat's actor, Barney Harris, left after episode 6, necessitating a last-minute tweak using what remaining footage they had on hand to write him out of the rest of the season.

* MemeAcknowledgment: During a Ask Me Anything, someone asked Rafe about the little girl in the season one finale, and Rafe answered "THAT LITTLE GIRL HAD IT COMMING!!! (and so did everyone else living on the western shore.)"

* MemeAcknowledgment: During a Ask Me Everything, someone asked Rafe about the little girl in the season one finale, and Rafe answered "THAT LITTLE GIRL HAD IT COMMING!!! (and so did everyone else living on the western shore.)"

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The 2022 Comic Con panel pointed out that the Second Season would roughly cover book 2 and 3. The ''first line'' of the then showed teaser trailer then spoiled the Big Reveal from literally the Epilogue of book 3: That The Dark One that has been fought throughout the books was actually Ishamael, the First amongst the Forsaken and The Dark Ones Champion.

* RenewedBeforePremiere: The show was renewed for a second season in May 2021, six months before its premiere in November, while the show was presumably in editing phase. It was also renewed for a third season shortly after the first season had aired.

* AshcanCopy: On February 9th, 2015 (at 1:30 AM!), ''Winter Dragon'', a 30-minute adaptation of the introductory chapter of ''The Eye Of The World'' appeared on [[Creator/{{Fox}} FXX]]. What keeps it from being just another OneEpisodeWonder are the circumstances of its production. [[https://twitter.com/Sedavision According to the director's tweets]], [[ChristmasRushed filming began on January 20th and post-production was completed on February 4th]]. The TV rights to the ''Wheel of Time'' series were set to revert from Red Eagle Entertainment (who has held them since 2004) to The Bandersnatch Group (which is owned by the Robert Jordan estate) on February 11th. Needless to say, [[http://www.tor.com/blogs/2015/02/wheel-of-time-pilot-harriet-statement Jordan's widow was not pleased]]. Lawsuits went flying and after being resolved, Harriet has announced that what would become the Amazon adaptation was in the works.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Screenrant released a video titled "25 Things You Missed About ''The Wheel of Time''" that includes an egregious error: the narrator praises the show for removing a scene from the first book where Perrin's wife is brutally killed, as it could be seen as an outdated example of "fridging". This is not only wrong, it's ''backwards'': at this point in the books, Perrin has no LoveInterest whatsoever, much less a wife, and the character is ''added'' and/or fridged by the show. The really bizarre part though, is that this "fact" is narrated ''[[BlatantLies over the scene where Perrin's wife dies]]''. The video has since been made private on [=YouTube=] although it is discussed [[https://youtu.be/gpD-vhSGhRc here]] by Daniel Greene.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Screenrant released a video titled "25 Things You Missed About ''The Wheel of Time''" that includes an egregious error: the narrator praises the show for removing a scene from the first book where Perrin's wife is brutally killed, as it could be seen as an outdated example of "fridging". However, anyone who has read the books and/or watched the show will be able to tell you that a) the TV show ''does'' feature Perrin's wife being killed and b) that this plot element was invented for the show and never occured in the books (Perrin isn't even married in ''The Eye of the World''). The really bizarre part though, is that this 'fact' is narrated ''[[BlatantLies over the scene where Perrin's wife dies]]''. The video has since been made private on [=YouTube=] although it is discussed [[https://youtu.be/gpD-vhSGhRc here]] by Daniel Greene.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Barney Harris left the production after episode 6 due to the quarantine lockdown, could not return for episodes 7 and 8 and had to be replaced for season 2. As a result, Mat doesn't accompany the other main characters to Fal Dara and the Eye of the World. Granted, he did not do much in that segment of the book, making the change less important. But Judkins promised the effect would be felt in the second season, now with both Darkfriends and Red Ajah pursuing Mat.

* CowboyBebopAtHisComputer: Screenrant released a video titled "25 Things You Missed About ''The Wheel of Time''" that includes an egregious error: the narrator praises the show for removing a scene from the first book where Perrin's wife is brutally killed, as it could be seen as an outdated example of "fridging". However, anyone who has read the books and/or watched the show will be able to tell you that a) the TV show ''does'' feature Perrin's wife being killed and b) that this plot element was ''invented for the show'' and never occured in the books (Perrin isn't even married in ''The Eye of the World''). The really bizarre part though, is that this 'fact' is narrated ''[[BlatantLies over the scene where Perrin's wife dies]]''. The video has since been made private on [=YouTube=] although it is discussed [[https://youtu.be/gpD-vhSGhRc here]] by Daniel Greene.

* TroubledProduction: COVID-19 seriously disrupted production of the first season, and on top if this, Mat's actor, Barney Harris, left after episode 6, necessitating a last-minute tweak using what remaining footage they had on hand to write him out of the rest of the season.

* RealitySubtext: The scene of [[spoiler: the Tuatha'an standing up to the Children of the Light barring them from reaching Egwene and Perrin and getting beaten for their trouble]] is eerily similar to recent real world issues of protestors getting beaten and/or gassed by police officers/military during the XL Keystone protests and the nationwide police brutality/race protests.

* RealitySubtext: In the [[Series/TheWheelOfTime TV series]], the scene of [[spoiler: the Tuatha'an standing up to the Children of the Light barring them from reaching Egwene and Perrin and getting beaten for their trouble]] is eerily similar to recent real world issues of protestors getting beaten and/or gassed by police officers/military during the XL Keystone protests and the nationwide police brutality/race protests.