La roue du temps

Hey people review-bombing The Wheel of Time - Origins: this is not the main show; this is the animated shorts that you can find on Amazon X-ray. How about double checking before posting your reviews!

Amazon made it quite difficult to find these Origins episodes while watching on my Smart TV. When I was finally able to watch them they were OK but I wish each episode were longer. The animation style is unique and I would gladly watch 15 or 30 minute episodes in this style if there were enough content to fill each episode.

I enjoyed the first season of the TV show itself but think these animated shorts could do a nice job of filling the time between seasons of the main show if only they were long enough and substantive enough.

Looks like most the reviews here are for the show itself. Not the origin stories.

These origin stories really capture the feeling of the books lore.

Enjoyed these a lot more than the show and if they had this sort of story telling + narration throughout the show, (and actually stuck to the main story) then it would have been a lot better.

Animation is top notch, all episodes tell important information which was missing from the series. Great world building shorts. Really recommend before watching the series or during the series.

Through much confusion and digging I was finally able to watch these historical shorts for the FIRST Season! They are are a set of animated short stories to give some background of the story. I liked them! As other comments have said many are confusing these shorts with the actual episodes so there is some confusion. I really like the show also. I understand they have them but I have not found them. They do, however have a little "inside" under the X-Ray "Bonus Content" with clips and a background of what is going on. Super handy and informative.

How to watch: I have a Sony Smart TV - I was unable to access the shorts in the Prime app on my tv - Sorry folks. I am not sure if this is for all smart TVs or if it has something to do with the Google Store app or Sony. But it does has something great under X-Ray and that is little bios under "Characters". This gives you great back ground info something like what you get from video game characters. There is other great "Bonus Content" - good to check out and a QR link to the Amazon Wheel of Time Store for buying of goodies.

IPhone Amazon App - Yes!! In S1 each episode has a short - Go to the X-Ray feature and then go to "Bonus Content" - then "Origin Stories". Each episode has them cumulative so episode 8 has all of them.

Amazon Kindle Fire tablets Amazon Video App: Of course the EASIEST PLACE TO WATCH!🤣🤣 Well it is an "Amazon Original" so go figure. Pretty much the same thing - X-Ray then Bonus Content and violá - it's at the top of the page for easy access!! There are lots of little goodies under "Explore". I am just now finding this after owning a Kindle for years!! 🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

But if you don't mind being out of context and just want to watch them all at once, I found them on YT and on "OSTBGM OnDemand" channel you will find them as

The Wheel of Time Origins Part 1 Amazon Animation

I hope this helps others. Happy watching and FYI - you can ALWAYS read/listen to the books written by Robert Jordon. They have a prequel that gives some information that is great to know and doesn't appear in the storyline so far.

Still a hot mess, but at least its not an insulting hot mess. Itbstill could have been much worse. People keep on saying nonsesen about how its difficult to bring a deep world to the screen. Its not. Its easier. It means you have more answers. You dont have to show the viewer any more then what is happening to the characters at any given time. The viewer doesnt need to know about far away lands or customs. Think about it; Reality is the deepest world there is. But when movies set in real world are made people dont cry. If you are telling people a story about people in a small town in Texas, who cares if the audience isnt aware of France?