Unlike Prime Video’s other fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which acts as a prequel to Peter Jackson’s six-movie franchise, The Wheel of Time had the challenging task of introducing viewers to a whole new world in its first season. Sure, The Rings of Power finds most of its inspiration outside of its big-screen predecessors, with characters and lore pinched from Tolkien’s notes and literary works, but due to the flicks’ cultural relevance, its creators could count on a wider audience already knowing what Elves, orcs, Mordor, and more were. The same couldn’t be said for The Wheel of Time’s One Power, Amyrlin Seat, and Aes Sedai.
