The Dragon Reread
Episodes
WoT Show Season 3: Episodes 5-8
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We finished the show. Tanchico is cool, the Waste is hot. The Battle of Emond's Field is fumbled but Faile is just right. We even get a visit from a c...
WoT Show Season 3: Episodes 2-4
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We watched episodes 2, 3, and 4 of Season 3 of the WoT show. It gets good. Very good. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (00:18) - Intro (00:37...
WoT Show Season 3: Episode 1
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We embark on season 3 of the Wheel of Time show! The light illumine us! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★ (00:19) - Intro (00:44) - Pre watch ...
WoT Show Season 2: Episode 8
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Everything is going down at Falme! The Whitecloaks attack! Elayne and Nynaeve launch their rescue attempt of Egwene! Mat summons the Heroes of the Hor...
WoT Show Season 2: Episode 7
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rand must escape his captivity from the Amyrlin Seat. So he asks Lanfear for help. She helps by blowing up Cairhien. Then Rand, Moiraine, Lan, and Lan...
WoT Show Season 2: Episode 6
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Egwene, Nynaeve, and Elayne get familiar with the Seanchan, which is unpleasant. Rand hangs out in Cairhien with Moiraine's family, which is awkward. ...
WoT Show Season 2: Episode 5
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We spend a lot of time watching Moiraine and Verin, neither of whom does much worth mentioning. So forget that sentence. Perrin meets Aviendha, who is...
WoT Show Season 2: Episode 4
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nynaeve, Egwene, and Elayne walk right into Liandrin's Seachan trap (the first of many, perhaps). Selene is revealed to be Lanfear when Moiraine runs ...
WoT Show Season 2: Episode 3
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nynaeve faces her Accepted test. Rand and Selene go anti-slumming it in a fancy party to get some fancy wine so Rand can bribe fancy Logain. Mat and M...
WoT Show Season 2: Episode 2
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Wheel of Time show continues! As do we, your intrepid (re)viewers. Do Moiraine and Lan work out their feelings? Does Rand go grim and violent way ...
WOT Show Season 2: Episode 1
14 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We return once more for the premiere of season 2 of the Wheel of Time TV show! Our feeling for the first season was... less than positive. Will season...
The Eye of the World Rereread: Chapters 48-53
28 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The party of mostly-Emond's-Fielders finally reaches the titular Eye of the World. They meet a very nice and very green man, then they meet a couple o...
The Eye of the World Rereread: Chapters 43-47
21 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With time growing short, the party turns to the Ways to reach the Eye of the World in time. The Ways are quite nice, if you like pitch blackness and g...
The Eye of the World Rereread: Chapters 38-42
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Moiraine and Lan (and Nynaeve!) rescue Perrin and Egwene from the Whitecloaks. Rand draws the attention of a princess, a prince, a queen, an Aes Sedai...
The Eye of the World Rereread: Chapters 33-37
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rand and Mat hitchhike to Caemlyn, and are accosted by darkfriends at almost every stop. It's enough to make a man suspicious. They do make it to Caem...
The Eye of the World Rereread: Chapters 29-32
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Perrin and Egwene are chased by some bad birds, and find refuge in a stedding. Their rest doesn't last long, as some Children of the Light arrive and ...
The Eye of the World Rereread: Chapters 24-28
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Egwene and Perrin spend some time absorbing immaculate vibes with the Tuatha'an while Rand, Mat, and Thom hasten south on a rivership. When the river ...
The Eye of the World Rereread: Chapters 19-23
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the cursed city of Shadar Logoth, the party's cozy camp is disrupted by Trollocs and a thing that eats Trollocs for fun. Some end up on a boat, som...
The Eye of the World Rereread: Chapters 15-18
10 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rand and Mat get up to zany hijinks in Baerlon, if you consider antagonizing the Whitecloaks zany. Then their party must flee the town for (mostly) un...
The Eye of the World Rereread: Chapters 10-14
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rand, Mat, and Perrin (and Egwene and Thom) flee from trouble to trouble, pursued by ever-more-terrifying monsters. They make it across the river and ...
The Eye of the World Rereread: Chapters 5-9
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rand and Tam head back to the farm to make themselves a stew, when a band of uninvited Trollocs show up and try to stew them instead. They escape back...
The Eye of the World Rereread: Prologue-Chapter 4
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We start on the next Wheel of Time book, which turns out to be The Eye of the World, because time is a big thing that goes around.Rand and his best bu...
NS: Chapters 20-Epilogue
09 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Moiraine and Lan travel together grudgingly to Chachin, where they exit each other's company as quickly as possible. They find themselves tangled up w...
NS: Chapters 13-19
02 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Moiraine enjoys being a full Aes Sedai, but then she has to flee Tar Valon before she gets enthroned. Lan returns to the borderlands and finds both ph...
NS: Chapters 6-12
25 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the search for the Dragon Reborn continues without Moiraine or Siuan's involvement. They're busy studying for their Aes Sedai final exam, which inv...
NS: Chapters 1-5
18 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Young Moiraine and Siuan are studying hard for their final Aes Sedai certification, but they keep getting distracted by the Aiel War, Elaida's harassm...
aMoL: Chapter 46-Epilogue
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Battle concludes, with Rand, Mat, and Perrin cleaning house of various malefactors. The Dark One issue is settled. For good? Nope, because time is...
aMoL: Chapters 38-45
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Egwene's incredible sacrifice inspires Rand. Mat's battle strategy pays off after the forces of Light get a little lucky. It helps that a loophole in ...
aMoL: Chapter 37 Part 4
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the Battle, Mat's counterstrike depends on Fortuona deciding to come to the rescue. They could really use that Horn but it seems like it's about to...
aMoL: Chapter 37 Part 3
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mat's battle plan is baffling everybody, hopefully in a good way. Rand and the Dark One continue their debate. Demandred is on top of the world, since...
aMoL: Chapter 37 Part 2
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mat's Last Battle plan has achieved the "so crazy" part but he's still working on the "it just might work" part. Rand and the Dark One weave the fabri...
aMoL Chapters 34-37 Part 1
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Last Battle has begun. Mat is in command, to the perplexity of everybody who knows him. Rand has engaged with the Dark One directly. The forces of...
aMoL: Chapters 30-33
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Things on the battlefield don't get worse. In fact they get slightly better, as Hessalam's devious manipulation is revealed by Perrin (of all people)....
aMoL: Chapters 26-29
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You're not going to believe this: the war is going even worse than before. The political leaders finally realize the dark source of their generals' tr...
aMoL: Chapters 23-25
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We thought the war was going bad before, but now it's really going downhill. Rand heads to his fate in the Pit of Doom. Mat and the Seanchan mobilize ...
aMoL: Chapters 19-22
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Things are going from worse to worser on the battlefield. Egwene learns that the Sharan ambush was led by the previously missing Demandred. Perrin get...
aMoL: Chapters 15-18
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The various battles against the Shadowspawn are intensifying and worsening. Mat painstakingly sneaks into Tuon's palace, only to find out that he live...
aMoL: Chapters 11-14
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
War is everywhere. Rand and Perrin both encounter Lanfear in dreams. Mat decides to join an ongoing Seanchan assassination competition. Things go well...
aMoL: Chapters 7-10
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Elayne gets down to business to defeat the Dark One, the war opens on four fronts. Luckily she has four top-flight generals to handle them. She per...
aMoL: Chapters 4-6
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While Androl and Pevara lead a rescue mission that would make Nynaeve proud, Rand presents his organizing document to the Lords and Ladies (and Egwene...
aMoL: Chapters 1-3
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rand and Perrin catch up, then Rand and Aviendha "catch up". Meanwhile things are getting serious for Androl and Pevara, who need to get into each oth...
aMoL: Prologue
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We keep hearing about who is no bloody hero, but in this prologue Talmanes shows us what a bloody hero bloody looks like. We also check in with variou...
ToM: Chapters 55-Epilogue
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mat makes good his escape from the world of the foxy folk with the aid of luck, bombs, and an unexpected sacrifice. Egwene, Elayne, and finally Rand h...
ToM: Chapters 52-54
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mat and his companions venture into the Tower of Ghenjei. They meet up with those foxy fellows, who are good at both riddles and skinning people. Mat ...
ToM: Chapters 47-51
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Perrin meets Elayne and they hash out the consequences of his kinda-rebellion in her kinda-kingdom. Faile takes care of the details for him since this...
ToM: Chapters 41-46
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Perrin finally wins Galad over with his "rescue you and all your friends from Trolloc cookpots" plan. Combined with his previous plans ("destroy the D...
ToM: Chapters 36-40
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Egwene springs Mesaana's trap with a trap of her own. It turns out that Mesaana has another trap for Egwene inside her trap. Egwene has to figure out ...
ToM: Chapters 32-35
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ituralde's no good very bad day of siege ends when Rand arrives and gives him a special one-time demonstration of what happens when Trollocs meet a Dr...
ToM: Chapters 27-31
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While Egwene consolidates her Tower power, things are getting desperate for Ituralde. Even if you win a street battle, if they're your streets it's a ...
ToM: Chapters 23-26
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elayne has a really good idea and decides to mix it up with the Black Ajah by herself and gets a dagger in the side for her trouble. While Ituralde re...
ToM: Chapters 20-22
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nynaeve finally takes the test to become a full Aes Sedai. Her success depends on her skill (which is good) and her tact (which is not good). Also, It...
ToM: Chapters 16-19
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Faile works out her issue with Perrin with a romantic evening. Then she works out her issue with Berelain with a knife fight. Mat presents his plan fo...
ToM: Chapters 9-15
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mat runs into his old friend the gholam in their favorite hang-out spot: a puddle of Mat's buddy's blood. Then Perrin meets Galad, who confirms that t...
ToM: Chapters 4-8
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Perrin starts to make progress with his wolfish nature, boding well for his state of mind. His state of body is less secure though, since his army has...
WoT Show S1 E4-8
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We finished Season 1 of the Wheel of Time TV Show! Our final review: could be better! The changes to the plot and characterization left us fuddled. Wh...
ToM: Prologue-Chapter 3
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After a surprisingly relevant prologue, Rand returns from his mountain retreat. He has used the time hanging out on his own funeral mound to get in to...
Show Episodes 2-4
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We progressed through the first half of Season 1 of the Wheel of Time TV show! We generally think that where they followed the books, things are looki...
WoT S1E1
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We watched episode 1 of the Wheel of Time TV show! The one starring Rosamund Pike, not the one starring Billy Zane. We talk about what we liked (a lot...
tGS: Chapters 47-Epilogue
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After Cadsuane contrives a meeting between him and Tam, Rand spirals into mental instability. His plan to massacre the Seanchan goes off the rails (if...
tGS: Chapters 42-46
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rand is not doing very well as he gives up on the omnishambles he's created in Arad Doman and goes to meet with that borderlander army that has been h...
tGS: Chapters 38-41
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Egwene gets a very special present from the mysterious Verin who finally (and permanently) demystifies herself. Then the long-Foretold Seanchan attack...
tGS: Chapters 33-37
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mat received a surprise visit from the ever-mysterious Verin. She hands him another mystery. Then Rand solves the Graendal problem using a tactic that...
tGS: Chapters 29-32
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The new grimdark Rand searches for clues to Graendal's whereabouts in Bandar Eban. Nynaeve helps the only way she knows how: kicking down doors and be...
tGS: Chapters 24-28
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aviendha finally levels up as a Wise One, and Gawyn helps the rebel Aes Sedai find a useful lead (along with a lifetime supply of cockroaches). Then M...
tGS: Chapters 19-23
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tuon is exercising her power, Mat is exercising his horses, and Perrin is adjusting to normal life. Faile has a poignant ceremony to remember the frie...
tGS: Chapters 14-18
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rand/Lews Therin meets Moridin/Ba'alzamon/Ishamael in a relatively laid-back hell dream. The Elaida decides to have a debate with Egwene in front of t...
Bonus: WoT Show Trailer Reaction!
06 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We watched the trailer for the upcoming Wheel of Time TV show, and we talked about it! Find out which of us loved it, and which hated it (you probably...
tGS: Chapters 9-13
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rand adds Ituralde to his collection of Great Captains, as the Last Battle marches ever closer. Egwene marches closer to control of the White Tower as...
tGS: Chapters 3-8
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Egwene deals with the White Tower literally changing underneath her, Rand outlines a workable plan to deal with the chaos in Arad Doman. We also ch...
tGS: Prologue-Chapter 2
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After brief check-ins with Renald, Falendre, Tylee, Mishima, Graendal, Rodel Ituralde the Wolf of Arad Doman, and Masema, we find Rand recovering from...
Bonus: JordanCon 2021 Saturday
18 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
After a second, very long day at JordanCon, we check in again. We we met some people, learned some things, explored some places. What a con!Your hosts...
Bonus: JordanCon 2021 Friday
17 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Here's a dispatch from the field! Specifically, the field of Atlanta, where we attended JordanCon 2021. A quick update on what we saw there!Your hosts...
KoD: Chapters 36-38
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tuon's guard finally catches up with Mat. He's happy to put her on a horse back to her home base, but before she goes she seals the deal: they're marr...
KoD: Chapters 31-35
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elayne has a very eventful day which starts with her leading a raid on the Black Ajah, proceeds with a desperate rescue mission led by Birgitte, and c...
KoD: Chapters 27-30
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Perrin solves his "blacksmith puzzle". The solution was to hit it with a hammer. Then he solves Faile's unwanted admirer problem the same way.Your hos...
KoD: Chapters 24-26
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Egwene slowly conquers the Tower with words, Mat is reunited with his battle brother Talmanes, and Perrin launches his commando mission to rescue his ...
KoD: Chapters 21-23
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rand finally moves from his seclusion. He visits Tear, and sets his plan to win the Last Battle in motion. This causes a wave of surprise visits by As...
KoD: Chapters 16-20
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While Elayne deals with the siege of Caemlyn, Rand prepares his grand plan to befriend the Seanchan before the Last Battle. Erith manages to wed the m...
KoD: Chapters 11-15
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mat and Perrin visit the local urban scenes and find violence and horror, respectively. Elayne struggles to fight her twin battles against the opposin...
KoD: Chapters 6-10
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mat's tries to manage the conflict between Tuon and the Aes Sedai while avoiding Seanchan detection. He makes some progress bonding with his future wi...
KoD: Chapters 1-5
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The capture of Egwene has upset the plans of both the rebel Aes Sedai and the loyal Forsaken. Meanwhile Perrin and Faile develop competing plans to fr...
KoD: Prologue
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We start in on Knife of Dreams with another full-size prologue! We check in with (deep breath) Galad Damodred, Rodel Ituralde, High Lady Suroth, Pevar...
New podcast: Living Dead in Austin
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Announcing our new podcast: Living Dead in Austin. We're (re)reading the Southern Vampire Mysteries, aka the Sookie Stackhouse books, by Charlaine Har...
CoT: Chapter 29-Epilogue
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mat's chaperoned shopping date with Tuon takes a murderous turn. Then Egwene embarks on a dangerous mission that may tip the balance in the siege of T...
CoT: Chapters 25-28
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Perrin finds food for his forces in a forlorn town. Then he witnesses a windy winnowing of weevils. Then Mat stops avoiding Tuon and starts dating her...
CoT: Chapters 20-24
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Egwene begins the hunt for a Saidin-wielding murderer which may eventually lead to her own tent, Alviarin accidentally intrudes on a brutal perform...
CoT: Chapters 16-19
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Egwene manages the affairs of the army besieging Tar Valon. The rebel sisters grapple with the issue of whether to ally with the Black Tower against t...
CoT: Chapters 13-15
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elayne meets with her supporters for the throne of Andor, and they're very young, even compared to her. Then we check in with various darkfriend and d...
CoT: Chapters 9-12
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Elayne engages in the business of ruling Andor while also trying to become its ruler. She also takes a really nice bath.Your hosts are Jeff Lake, Mica...
CoT: Chapters 5-8
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Perrin's army finds the captors of Faile, and it turns out it's a whole city of Aiel. He can't execute his usual kill-them-all plan, so he'll have to ...
CoT: Chapters 1-4
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mat and his companions hide from the Seanchan in the circus (both literal and figurative). He has to juggle aggressive sea captains, Aes Sedai fugitiv...
CoT: Prologue
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We start in on Crossroads of Twilight! The prologue is the now-standard revue of incidental characters, plotting and scheming around the world. Itural...
WH: Chapters 32-35
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
After Cadsuane frees Rand from a Far Madding prison cell, she tags along to Shadar Logoth as he and Nynaeve attempt the impossible: cleansing the Dark...
WH: Chapters 27-31
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mat and his allies execute his plan to free the Aes Sedai from Seanchan captivity and escape Ebou Dar. It goes well, except for the part where he acci...
WH: Chapters 23-26
18 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Cadsuane and a motley band Travel to Far Madding to chase after Rand, which is a dangerous move considering how he responds to being chased. Meanwhile...
WH: Chapters 18-22
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mat, failing utterly to escape Ebou Dar, gets caught up in a variety of schemes and counter-schemes under the Seanchan occupation. Meanwhile Rand is i...
WH: Chapters 13-17
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mat, uncrushed by that wall, is still in occupied Ebou Dar. He's staying under the Seanchan radar while trying to stop having sex with the queen. His ...
WH: Chapters 10-12
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Elayne, having survived the assassination attempt, appoints her savior captain of her bodyguard. Then a surprise visit from Rand leads to that rarest ...
WH: Chapters 6-9
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Perrin grapples with the consequences of Faile's capture. Elayne struggles to balance her various responsibilities to Andor, Rand, and the White Tower...
WH: Chapters 1-5
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
As Faile is marched into Shaido captivity, Perrin is torn between his urge to go after her and his duty to keep his army together (and also torn betwe...