S5E9: Valan Luca's Boring Circus

After a long break, Not the Beginning is back! We're recapping season two of the Amazon Prime show ahead of season three's release.

Lord of Chaos 6-8. The Forsaken do some infighting, we're reintroduced to dream-spying, and Nyneave hears a story about Theodrin's experience with twins.

Lord of Chaos Ch 1-5. Rand and Taim get into a size-measuring contest, A disembodied voice wants to do a murder, Armies make the best punchlines for jokes, and Mat tells an ophan that he smells.

Prologue of Lord of Chaos. Shaidar Haran is confusing to several forsaken, some body-swapping is occurring, the Shaido are up to no good, and we get more viewpoints than we know what to do with.

We're back after a longer than anticipated break, and talking about a romance novel - Chloe Liese's Ever After Always.

The Fires of Heaven 53-End. Lan basically openly weeps, Rand gets a lesson in gender equality, Nyneave gets her head out of a dark place and Rahvin tries to get a new pet dog, but instead revives three whole people.

The Fires of Heaven 50-52. Rand plays the Game of Houses, then gets some upsetting news. Mat has a nasty breakup. Moiraine auditions for the WWE.

The Fires of Heaven 45-49. Nyneave is annoying about packing, money, and being on her least favorite method of transportation. Mat gets put in charge unwillingly. Rand shows off his new skill at the Game of Houses.

The Fires of Heaven 40-44. Mat can't help but get involved, Rand overworks himself, and we're still with Valan Luca for some reason.

The Fires of Heaven 34-39. Nyneave and Birgitte have a bad dream, then wake up to a bad reality, Birgette may have been Robin Hood in a past life, and some flaming insane borderlanders make an appearance.