New Movies: Release Calendar for October 21, Plus Where to Watch the Latest FilmsĪsking questions like these is an easy way to derail a show like “The Wheel of Time.” Whether you literally hit the pause button to log each new vocabulary word or your brain simply can’t get past a a gaping hole in logic, too many queries can create an all-too-bumpy ride. 'Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities' Is More of an Empty Cupboard
So… what does this symbol mean? Is it still designed to evoke ouroboros, even though the beast’s definitive beginning and ending contradict the symbol’s intent? Does that very contradiction speak to the power the dragon wields in the show, which centers around a search for “the Dragon Reborn,” who can save or destroy humanity? Or is it just… meaningless? Is the logo just gold and shimmery and cool, there to remind viewers of another fantasy show about dragons that they really enjoyed?Īfter 'The Patient,' Let's Give Steve Carell an Award Already
If you squint, you can actually see the dragon’s rear end in the middle of the circle, way behind its head. It’s a dragon weaving forward, toward the screen, with its mouth open but the tail far in the distance. It’s a fitting choice, given the emblem’s typical interpretation of life and death as an endless cycle of rebirth, and the series’ belief in a type of reincarnation, where men and women are but threads being spun into the Pattern of the Ages, which is turned forever by the Wheel of Time.Įxcept the actual “Wheel of Time” logo isn’t a dragon eating its own tail. Circling the title at the end of each credits sequence is a dragon, woven into a circle, reminiscent of the ouroboros symbol - a serpent or dragon eating its own tail. For all its intricate world building, “ The Wheel of Time” tends to spin smoothest if you don’t examine its pieces too closely.
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