pamperer for The Wheel of Time season 3 episodes 1 - 7.The Wheel of Timeseason 3 continues the Prime Video serial ’ vogue of arguably improving upon Robert Jordan ’s source material when it arrive to its villains . InThe Wheel of Timebooks , Jordan ’s villains already arrive with an raiment of motivations and flaws , but showrunner Rafe Judkins , along with the writers and cast of characters , have taken that idea and run with it . Even before its tower finish , The Wheel of Timeseason 3 has explored the deepest desires of its opposer , revealing profoundly - held truths and their inside sparks of lightness alike .
Two key antagonists inThe Wheel of Timeseason 3 are theaspiring Forskaen Liandrinand the White Tower ’s up-to-the-minute mover and shaker , Elaida do Avriny a’Roihan . They ’re play by returning actor Kate Fleetwood and serial newcomer Shohreh Aghdashloo severally , each of whom bring a very dissimilar – but equally threatening – air to their character . Together , the villain testify that the torpedo ofThe Wheel of Timeare face enemy on all sides , raise the stake higher than they have yet been .
ScreenRantspoke with Kate Fleetwood and Shohreh Aghdashloo about their work as Leandrin and Elaida inThe Wheel of Timeseason 3 just in time forThe Wheel of Timeseason 3 stopping point . Interviewed severally from one another , Fleetwood and Aghdashloo discussed their character ’s motivations and their feelings about being a part of this unique fancy world . Plus , the actors talked about how they do – or don’t – thin on Robert Jordan ’s books for livelihood .
Shohreh Aghdashloo Explains How Her Fans Got Her Cast On The Wheel Of Time
“The Expanse Is Finished. We Need To Get Her Another Job”
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Before she became a part ofThe Wheel of Timeseries , Shohreh Aghdashloo was much appreciated in the persona of Chrisjen Avasarala onThe Expanse . So much so that onceThe Expanseconcluded , according to her , fans said,“”The Expanse is fetch up . We need to find her another caper in another goggle box series . ’”That level of reinforcement was a big deal to Aghdashloo , who said she was“at home with these fan . ”
Many Aghdashloo fans began vocalize their desire to see her inThe Wheel of Time – a crusade the actor ignored ( “ It was n’t for me to initiate this”,she say ) until it grew so turgid that her societal medium manager told her to address it . When Aghdashloo responded to fans asking why they want her to wreak Cadsuane Sedai ( a beloved grapheme fromThe Wheel of Timenovels who is equal parts sassy and stubborn ) , the conversation evolved into fans pass out to showrunner Rafe Judkins about the possible action of Aghdashloo ’s casting .
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Aghdashloo plain did n’t cease up play Cadsuane , but thanks in part to the public ’s nagging of Judkins ( the showrunner did respond that Aghdahsloo had already been on their radar ) , the actor“met with their cat director”in London and received an offer shortly afterwards .
Kate Fleetwood Reflects On Making The Season’s Showstopping Cold Open
“How Did This Happen?”
The Wheel of Timeseason 3 opened with a charge in the form of a deadly battle at the White Tower . Liandrin , Fleetwood ’s character who is out to be a phallus of the deceitful and deadly Black Ajah , was one of those involved . “It took a long time to choreograph,”Fleetwood admitted,“it took a retentive time to film . ”
But , Fleetwood shared , putting that sequence together had many of the authentication of her preferred kinds of projects:“All the cog are exercise and everyone ’s move towards this one thing together . It ’s like an corps de ballet , the gang and the roll and all the stunts . Everything ’s coming together and you really feel like you are making something together , which is how I like to work . ”
At one point , Fleetwood even surprised herself , with the actor revealing,“[I’m ] being sort of strung up and bear all sorts of gaga things happen to me , and blood pouring out of my rima oris , and I ’m thinking , ‘ Oh my God , I ’m a 52 - year - old , middle - elderly mother of two . How did this happen ? ” I screw the way that Rafe and the writers allow old women to have that agency . That ’s amazing . ”
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Shohreh Aghdashloo Reveals Why She Can’t Hate Elaida (But We Can)
“I Need To Be Faithful To The Character … To Make Her My Own”
Fans attain a conclusion , according to Aghdashloo:“They’re like , ‘ Okay , we can still sleep with her , but hate Elaida . ’ I said , ‘ Yes , you’re able to do that . ’”But the actor herself ca n’t detest the character even as she give up fans to , revealing,“I need to be close to the character in decree to be able to make her my own . That ’s why I could n’t hate her . ”
That said , Aghdahsloo ended her reply on an ominous note:“After I ’m done with this season , let ’s all of us hate her . lease ’s see whether she would allow us to detest her or not . ”
Exploring Liandrin’s Backstory Presented Fleetwood With New Opportunities
“Now Is The Time I Can Do That Easter Egg For The Readers”
Liandrin is one of the secret star ofThe Wheel of Timeseason 3 , with much literal estate give to her backstory and her motivations . Plus , with Liandrin returning to her childhood menage of Tanchico“with abandon”after the death of her Logos , she has been on something of a revenge tour . “She ’s in free fall now,”Fleetwood said,“[and ] she ’s hungry for top executive . ”
When it came to bringing Liandrin to Tanchico , Fleetwood had a conversation with Rafe Judkins and Justine Juel Gillmer about what it would imply for the character . “We talked about her going back home,”Fleetwood shared,“and facing that , and us painting that explicitly for the interview . ”
There is one subtle way in which Fleetwood wanted the turmoil within Landrin to bubble to the control surface in Tanchico . “I did bonk very early , having learn the first book,”she revealed,“that her idiom slips into something [ of a ] rougher dialect when she ’s under imperativeness . I ’ve always wanted to put that in , but I always felt like , if I tried anything , it would be difficult for people to connect with what [ it ] is . ”This storyline , however , award the“perfect opportunity . ”Fleetwood continued:“I thought , ‘ Now is the clip I can do that Easter egg for the reader . ’ ”
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When resolve what Liandrin ’s rough dialect would be , Fleetwood even pull from her own experience . The actor ’s family unit are from Liverpool which , like Tanchico , is a larboard city . “I suggested that I do a little bit of a scouse idiom in Tanchico,”Fleetwood said,“and when she ’s faced with [ her ] by in all its sort of graphical nature , I put a piddling bit of that in there … it made sentience . It was a visceral emotional response to go home . And we all have that in us – that old ego , that we are encounter as we ’re older . ”
Don’t Worry, Everyone Loves Sophie Okonedo
Even If They Want To Bring Siuan Sanche Down
Both Liandrin and Elaida are vocal opponent of Sophie Okonedo ’s Siuan Sanche inThe Wheel of Timeseason 3 , but – in case you were wondering – the role player behind the baddie are big devotee . For Kate Fleetwood , Liandrin ’s former - season confrontation with Siuan ease a long - wait reunion:“I worked with Sophie when we were much unseasoned actress , so it was really lovely to be playing opposite her . I play her sister in a frolic , God , 26 years ago . ”
“ We ’ve know each other forever,”Fleetwood continued,“So it was really impress to [ be ] up there screaming my head off at Sophie , and she ’s screaming at me . I ’m thinking , ‘ Gosh , who ’d have think [ that ] 26 year later , we ’d be doing this ? ’ ”
Shohreh Aghdashloo did n’t know Okonedo in the same way , but was thrilled to deal view with her , saying,“She ’s an astonishing actress , and what I have sex about working with great actors and actress is the fact that , in our clientele , if my fellow actor does not shine , I do not shine . It really takes two to tango in our profession . ”
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Aghdahsloo continued , saying,“I have it away that I was going to work with an amazing actress , and I loved her piece of work . Therefore , when we saw each other backstage , I hugged her , kissed her , [ and ] she was a chip surprised . I enunciate , ‘ I have intercourse your work . I ’m so glad that I get to exercise with you now . ’ ”
Of course , Aghdahsloo and Okonedo would n’t be doing their business if any mutual wonderment was unmortgaged to the audience , and they knew . The role player revealed that“The moment we put our [ foot ] on the set and started act , it was as though our characters were channel brand to displume each other to piece . I saw it in her eyes . Her eyes were kind of fiery , like , ‘ Do n’t you defy betray me again . I would rend you apart into a thousand pieces . ’ ”
Check out our otherThe Wheel of Timeseason 3 interviews , and keep your eyes peeled for new audience dropping post - finale .
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The Wheel of Timeseason 3 finish hits Prime Video on April 17 .
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