Thu, July 21, 2022, the day before Comic-Con 2022, was big. There were these announcements:

  1. Behind the Scenes (BTS) video of Season 2
  2. Rafe answering (some) WoT Season 2 questions
  3. Season 3 is green-lit
  4. New episodes of The Wheel of Time Origins coming in August

Still no release date for Season 2, though.

We're going to take a look at the first two and also how they affect our Season 2 Predictions. We're going to also reference other research into the BTS video

Behind the Scenes (BTS) video of Season 2#

It all comes down to taking a look at the 35 stills that you can grab from the 1:06 minute video.

Screenshot 1 - Three Aiel#

Screenshot 2 - Moiraine and Lan#

Screenshot 3 - Whitecloaks on Horseback#

Screenshot 4 - Camels#

Screenshot 5 - Wheel#

Screenshot 6 - Veiled Whitecloak#

Screenshot 7 - Hunters of the Horn#

Screenshot 8 - Jungle Waygate#

Screenshot 9 - Fort Falme#

Screenshot 10 - Explosion#

Screenshot 11 - Rand with Torch#

Screenshot 12 - Moiraine and Lan#

Screenshot 13 - Min#

Screenshot 14 - Rand Walking Through Village#

Screenshot 15 - Long, Blonde Hair Person#

Screenshot 16 - Padan Fain#

Screenshot 17 - Dark-Cloaked Figure#

Screenshot 18 - Dunno#

Screenshot 19 - #

Screenshot 20 - Whitecloak vs Seanchan#

Screenshot 21 - Quarterstaves#

Screenshot 22 - Explosion#

Screenshot 23 - Whitecloak vs Aiel#

Screenshot 24 - Nailed It!#

Screenshot 25 - Pensive Rand#

Screenshot 26 - Lan Forms#

Screenshot 27 - Rider#

Screenshot 28 - Padan Fain#

Screenshot 29 - War Map#

Screenshot 30 - Night Battle#

Screenshot 31 - Night Battle#

Screenshot 32 - Golden Veil#

Screenshot 33 - Fade vs Rider?#

Screenshot 34 - Blurry attacker#

Q & A with Rafe#

Forsaken#

Q: Blink twice if we see more than one Forsaken! A:blink blink

I didn't have any Forsaken in my predictions, but it's nice to know that there will be more than one. Maybe I'll add something for Lanfear and Rand and maybe Semirhage with the Seanchan, which is who we might be seeing in screenshot 32.

Quarterstaff Fight#

Q: I have to ask. Gawyn (and I guess the lesser brother Galad) actually beat Mat in the warder training yard in the show right? Theres no way they lose on screen is there? A: This is an iconic scene from the book and we are building to a believable version of it in the show.  Hopefully.  Ha.

Confirmation that the quarterstaff fight is in season 2. I had that in there already, so no changes to the predictions.

Moiraine and Lan#

Q: What is the journey like for Moiraine and Lan in season 2 with their bond still masked