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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: What Did You Watch? 2025-04-18 (Friday)
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2025 11:18:17 -0700
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No one else has stepped up, so I guess I'll do today's WDYW?

Yesterday, I got through:

soaps: DOOL - Wed's ep. Rafe is such a heel - I hope Jada dumps his ass, 
which will be doubly-ironic if Sami does leave town any second now. 
Meanwhile, Xander throws Kristen out on her ass. And I think Vivian is 
going to screw over Philip and Kate, after they refused to do her 
bidding, by telling Xander that she forged the letter that got Philip 
half of Xander's inheritance.

The Wheel of Time (Prime) - The last 4 episodes of season #3.
    I probably won't have the time/desire to write a detailed review of 
this, so in case I don't, here are the broad outlines:
    Season #3 was the best season yet - as I told Anim: season #1 was 
rough (esp. the beginning and the ending), season #2 was overall good, 
and season #3 was better.
    Now, of course, "The Wheel of Time" book series is also supposed to 
get better as it goes, and I think the book(s) adapted for season #3 are 
supposed to be among the book series' best, so maybe that's not 
surprising. But unlike a show like, say, "Yellowjackets", at least this 
show's getting better as it goes, not worse and worse.
    This season opens with a barn-burner of an episode - I dunno that 
I've ever seen so much crammed into a season premiere before.
    This season should also put to rest any doubts about Josha 
Stradowski as Rand al'Thor - I wasn't sure the guy could act myself back 
in season #1, but he's improved with every season, and in season #3 he 
actually delivers.
    I think they lucked out with Natasha O'Keeffe as Lanfear - she's 
generally the most interesting thing on screen, so it's good that 
O'Keeffe shines in the role and you can't take your eyes off her.
    Of course they make the cute redhead Elayne, played by lovely 
English actress, Ceara Coveney, a lesbian, just to irritate me. They do 
give Coveney a whole song sequence in one of the episodes, so apparently 
she sings too.
    They add Shohreh Aghdashloo as a scheming Aes Sedai to season #3 and 
she's a welcome addition to the show.
    I gather the season finale deviates greatly from the novels in 
killing off a major player(? unless it's somehow faked?) - I have no 
idea how they will handle that going forward.
    This show has not been renewed for season #4 yet - I very much hope 
it will be (and honestly I expect it too), as it's frankly better "The 
Rings of Power" series. Hopefully they give the show a final 2-season or 
3-season renewal soon.


What did you watch?