Welcome to the beginning of the end! We're officially in the last three books of the series -- and we're excited, we're nervous, and we're going through it together! The Queens bring out the swords in this one, taking aim at bad character decisions and, in turn, each other as they defend their favourites until the end. Queen Marissa fights off the other two Queens at once, Queen Alix reveals a spoiler she let slip in the last recording session, and Queen Tay hates some new theories that got shared. Together, we dive into Perrin's tumultuous marriage, why powerless women are the only ones who get happy endings, and whether or not the Dark One deserves to find his perfect hobby. In other words, join along as we read the Prologue to the end of Chapter 12 Book Twelve of The Wheel of Time, The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson.

Your fave royalty finishes off the podcast with a game of Would You Rather, followed by the most tense character rankings we've ever had.

Content Warnings:
Please take care of yourself. We talk about the following in this podcast:

Suicide
Suicide Attempt
Rape
Sexual Assault
Confinement
Torture
Physical Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Gore & Violence
Misogyny
Sexism
Domestic Abuse
Death
Disordered Eating
Fatphobia

Expect spoilers for the first twelve novels in the series, including the prequel: The Gathering Storm, Knife of Dreams, New Spring, Crossroads of Twilight, Winter's Heart, The Path of Daggers, A Crown of Swords, Lord of Chaos, The Fires of Heaven, The Shadow Rising, The Dragon Reborn, The Great Hunt, and The Eye of the World.

For those reading along with us, our next episode will come out on October 8, 2024, and will cover Chapter 13 to the end of Chapter 27 of The Gathering Storm, the twelfth instalment in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, co-authored by Brandon Sanderson.

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Timestamps

00:00 The Wheel of Time Turns...
0:57 Intro
4:47 Short Summary
11:15 Start of In-Depth Analysis
18:41 Speaking of Not-The-Forward
37:11 Everyone Disliked That Theory
47:35 The Dark One Has Hobbies Too
1:11:17 Torture Barbie
1:29:16 Dia-gonal? Dia-gon? DIE-GION!
1:40:58 Powerless Women
1:58:09 Women Are Like... Toy Horses
2:27:34 Queen VS. Queens
2:43:43 Game Time: Would You Rather
3:10:58 Character Rankings
3:22:22 Next Section to Read
3:24:32 Socials & Outro
3:26:32 Blooper