Welcome to WiC Weekly, where we recap the biggest stories from the worlds of sci-fi, fantasy, movies, TV and books. First up, here's our chonky, spoiler-free review of the third season of The Wheel of Time, which kicked off this week:
The Wheel of Time season 3 is the fantasy TV event of the year (and a good adaptation of The Shadow Rising): https://t.co/twig2zthKO https://t.co/twig2zthKO
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 16, 2025
There's a ton of information and opinion about The Wheel of Time flying around out there. Here's an unsettling preview of what's to come:
Characters will die in The Wheel of Time season 3: "We are going to lose a few people we love": https://t.co/9EGfqn2KF3 https://t.co/9EGfqn2KF3
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 16, 2025
Always a dicey proposition, A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin weighed in on the progress of the long-awaited sixth book in his series, The Winds of Winter. Tell me if you've heard this one before:
Work on The Winds of Winter is going "pretty well," but George R.R. Martin wishes it was "faster": https://t.co/2FBEV2CZhX https://t.co/2FBEV2CZhX
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 16, 2025
The season 3 finale of Invincible was 100% off the chain. We celebrate the blood-soaked finale in our review:
Invincible season 3 finale review: The Walking Dead reunion we didn't think we needed: https://t.co/anK4GNx3R8 https://t.co/anK4GNx3R8
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 16, 2025
George R.R. Martin is out promoting a new movie, In The Lost Lands, and had some interesting things to say about how to adapt a book to the screen:
George R.R. Martin: Adaptations should "stay as close to the source material as possible": https://t.co/Ey9JD3Fcgo https://t.co/Ey9JD3Fcgo
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 16, 2025
The third season of House of the Dragon is almost up and running! And pretty much immediately, the leaks have started. This one is innocent and purely by accident, but it still has a few interesting things to tell us:
House of the Dragon star leaks character list for season 3, confirming newcomers (and who's leaving): https://t.co/uEle9t9oZX https://t.co/uEle9t9oZX
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 16, 2025
Let's get back to The Wheel of Time. We shared our spoiler-free reviews above. Now, let's dive into each of the first three episodes, with spoilers aplenty:
The Wheel of Time season 3 kicks off with a bloody flourish in Episode 301, "To Race the Shadow": https://t.co/4rCDk8ACpE https://t.co/4rCDk8ACpE
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 16, 2025
We'll be picking over the details of The Wheel of Time all season, starting right...now:
We now know 7 of the 8 Forsaken who will appear in The Wheel of Time show: https://t.co/as1wMz5x7u
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 16, 2025
We are hung up on The Wheel of Time and we're not sorry about it. Robert Jordan's books are one of the longest, most comprehensive, most beloved epic fantasy series ever written. It's hard to equal it, but there are plenty of people who have tried:
17 epic fantasy series to read if you love The Wheel of Time: https://t.co/ABhXoKvIEo https://t.co/ABhXoKvIEo
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 16, 2025
Finally, with the conclusion of Invincible season 3, we look back on the series as a whole and remember all the blood-splattered fun it's brought us:
Every single episode of Invincible, ranked worst to best, with explanations: https://t.co/zBcGkUlhz3 https://t.co/zBcGkUlhz3
— Winter is Coming (@WiCnet) March 16, 2025
Check back all week for more!
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