This overview synthesizes the production, narrative, and critical context of , titled "The Flame of Tar Valon." Production Overview Air Date: 10 December 2021. Director: Salli Richardson-Whitfield. Writer: Justine Juel Gillmer.
The episode opens with a flashback to a young Siuan Sanche in Tear, illustrating her discovery as a channeler and her journey to Tar Valon. In the present, she presides over the judgment of the false Dragon, Logain, and the discipline of Moiraine and Liandrin. The episode opens with a flashback to a
The episode centers on the high-stakes politics of the White Tower and the reunion of the central protagonists. Rosamund Pike (Moiraine)
Rosamund Pike (Moiraine), Sophie Okonedo (Siuan Sanche), Daniel Henney (Lan), and the "Emond's Field Five" including Barney Harris in his final episode as Mat Cauthon. Plot Summary Sophie Okonedo (Siuan Sanche)
The episode explores the contrast between public authority (the Amyrlin Seat) and the private sacrifices made by those in power to protect the world.