The good ones aren’t always who they appear on The Wheel of Time. In “Daughter of Night” Nynaeve (Zoë Robins) and Egwene (Madeleine Madden) get an update on Perrin and Moiraine (Rosamund Pike)searches for Rand. So much happens in this episode!

If you’ve read the books, you know that Ishamael (Fares Fares) is not the only Forsaken. The Daughter of Night is also one and a very deadly one. Ishamael finds her seal and releases her. When the Daughter of Night appears, she is covered in blood.

CAIRHIEN

The woman who chatted with Rand at the Cairhieni Noble party was Lady Anvaere (Lindsey Duncan), Moiraine’s  younger sister. The morning after the party, Moiraine returns home. Anvaere is anxious to speak to Moiraine, but the Aes Sedai says she has too much to do. 

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Rand (Josha Stradowski) feels bad about burning down Selene’s (Natasha O’Keeffe) inn. She doesn’t seem to be upset about it and blames burning candles for the fire. She says rebuilding gives her some time to get away and she invites Rand to go with her.  Selene takes Rand up to a cabin on a cliff. This whole time, Selene talked about a former lover that she had a hard time getting over. Rand helps her remember what it feels like to be loved. The cabin reminds him of a place he can’t go back to. But he likes it up there. And the Wheel never gives anyone what they want. Selene says if you want something, you have to take it.

Moiraine sets out to the hospital, hoping Rand would be there, but he didn’t show up for work. She also went to see Logain (Álvaro Morte). Logain is upset by her presence and blames her for his misery. Moiraine tries to ask about Rand, but has to make a deal to get answers. She says she will help Logain if he tells her about Rand.

Logain tells her where Rand is staying. And that the boy is as powerful as he was, but he’s afraid of the power. Moiraine tells Logain to teach Rand everything about channeling.  And if she is satisfied with Rand’s progress, She will leave a knife with Logain. Moiraine heads to the village to look for Rand, 

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THE TOWER

Nynaeve  is still deeply affected by what happened in the arches. It’s having an effect on her relationship with Egwene. Egwene tries her best to be there for Nynaeve but it’s taking a toll on her. Elayne (Ceara Coveney) listens to Egwene’s frustrations, but wonders why she’s trying so hard to fix something she can’t fix.

Nynaeve goes to the warder’s training yard to look for Maksim (Taylor Napier) and Ihvon (Emmanuel Imani), Alanna’s (Priyanka Bose) warders but they are gone. Liandrin (Kate Fleetwood) watches her from afar but gets a note that distracts her. The note is a report that there was an attack on the Western Shore. Liandrin goes to the Keeper of the Tower, Leane (Jennifer Cheon Garcia) to make sure the Amyrlin Seat is aware. Leane doesn’t take the report seriously and is awaiting a report from their sisters in the area. She doesn’t tell Liandrian anything more. Liandrin reminds her that if the Amrylin Seat falls, Leane falls as well. 

LAN

Alanna took Lan (Daniel Henney) to her family home. There is lots of food and laughter, but it’s clear that Alanna and her warders are concerned about Lan. They say when a warder loses his bond with his Aes Sedai, he gets depressed. Lan’s bond wasn’t broken, it was taken. But Alanna doesn’t think Lan will do anything drastic. In fact, she suggests he become warder for a new Aes Sedai sister. In particular, Nynaeve. She knows that Nynaeve went through the arches and tells Lan that she will need a warder soon. Lan isn’t interested in repeating his mistakes though.

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Later, Lan tries to mediate, but is distracted. He took the poem from Moiraine before she released him. He takes the poem out of his satchel and reads it. Maksim catches him off guard to ask for help retrieving water. They talk about the effect that masking a bond has on a warder. Maksim actually asked Alanna to mask the bond except in a battle or in bed. Lan is actually getting used to it because he hasn’t heard Moiraine for over six months. 

PERRIN

Perrin (Marcus Rutherford) is safe with the wolf pack. Elyas (Gary Beadle) reveals that they are wolf brothers, but don’t turn into wolves. They were able to find Perrin through a vision of a stag. Elyas says they’ve been watching Perrin for a while. It was those wolves that saved Perrin and Egwene from the White Cloaks. They can also see his dreams. 

Perrin wonders why they didn’t approach him sooner. Elyas says they don’t go near women who can channel. The Aes Sedai don’t trust what they can’t explain. One of the wolves stays close to Perrin. Elyas says the wolf lost his mate too. They’ve seen Perrin’s wife in his dreams. Perrin sees a vision of the wolf and calls the wolf Hopper. 

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MIN

Mat (Dónal Finn) and Min (Kae Alexander) stop at an inn and play games while they eat and drink. Min tells the bartender that they need a room and asks for the attic. Then she tells him that someone is joining her later and they will also ask for the attic. Min enters a nightmare while sleeping. First, the nightmare is her being forced to tell fortunes, but only seeing bad things happening. Ishamael appears and reveals he is a Forsaken. Min is scared and tries to get out of her deal. Liandrin promised to get rid of her visions, but an Aes Sedai cannot do that. Only darkness can take away that power. Min refuses to help because she doesn’t want Mat to get hurt. Ishamael gives her instructions to take Mat to Cairhien but doesn’t tell her what’s there.

BAD NEWS

The Wheel of Time Season 2-Madeleine Madden (Egwene Al’Vere), Zoë Robins (Nynaeve al’Meara), Ceara Coveney (Elayne Trakand) CR: Jan Thijs/Prime Video. Copyright Amazon Content Services LLC and Sony Pictures Television LLC

Liandrin finds Nynaeve in the arches room. Nynaeve is having a hard time letting go of what could have been. She was in the arches for about a day, but to her it was years. Liandrin empathizes with her by talking about her son. She hid her son in Tar Valon because she didn’t want her enemies to use him against her. Liandrin also says it’s not just the men who can channel who are cursed. The women who can channel are forced to watch their loved ones grow old and die. 

Liandrin tells Nynaeve about the attack in the West. A group of Shienaran soldiers traveling with an olgier and a black smith from the Two Rivers were caught. Nynaeve runs to tell Egwene. She says she’s going to help. Egwene insists on going with her friend. She feels like she let Rand down because she wasn’t strong enough. And she never wants to let any of her friends down again.

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Nynaeve and Egwene make their way down a tunnel under the Tower. Elayne follows them, curious as to where they are going. Liandrin shows up and Nynaeve takes responsibility for the novice’s presence. Liandrin looks at Elayne and says she’s a compilation. She channels the source and throws them all backward, knocking them out.

A WARDER’S PURPOSE

Lan and Ihvon meditate together and talk about the conversation that Lan keeps playing in his head. Moiraine said she never saw Lan as an equal and it bothers him. Ihvon laughs because they aren’t supposed to be equal. He says the world sees their power, but warders see their weakness. Warders remind the Aes Sedai that they are not gods. Lan is surprised that Alanna would need a reminder that she’s not a god. Ihvon says they all want the same thing. The triumph of light over dark … and dessert. He asks what Moiraine wants. That’s the problem. Lan doesn’t know anymore.

DAUGHTER OF THE NIGHT

Moiraine goes home and finds Anvaere is waiting for her. Anvaere tells her about the struggle to keep their house intact when other family members tried to tear it down. She actually had someone spit in her face. Now her son is going to marry the queen. She will not let Moiraine destroy what she has built. Anvaere says this is not Moiraine’s home anymore. If she wants to find Rand, Moiraine has to sit and have tea with Anvaere.

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Rand and Selene sleep by a fire on top of the cliff when a Fade attacks. Rand uses the One Power to kill the Fade, and Selene gets scared. He sees the fear in her eyes and decides to leave. He says when the madness takes over, he will kill those he loves. Rand says he has to go far away from Selene. Selene warms to him when she learns that he loves her. He says she’s the first woman to see him as a man. He doesn’t want her to see him as a monster. 

Maksim showed Alannna the poem and she got scared. After Lan goes to bed, they show Ihvon. Alanna says the poem is a prophecy about Lanfear, a Forsaken. Lanfear’s seal is broken, meaning she is in this world. And she’s with Rand. 

Rand and Selene go to a nearby cabin to make love. Selene ties him to the bed and says she is a monster too. She starts to use her power and Moiraine stabs her in the back with Rand’s sword. He gets angry that Moiraine killed his friend and throws her against the way. Moiraine explains who Selene really is. She’s Lanfear, Daughter of the Night. The most dangerous of the Forsaken. Rand doesn’t believe her at first, but lets Moiraine go and they run away. As they exit the door, Lanfear starts to blink her eyes

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