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There was just something undeniable about the material and the fan base.
He was writing these stories that strive for a balance.
Rosamund Pike as Moiraine on ‘The Wheel of Time’.Jan Thijs/Amazon Studios
I thought that was very interesting and allegorical.
What did you find compelling about playing her?
She doesn’t reveal all her cards; in fact, she reveals very few.
Kate Fleetwood as Liandrin and Rosamund Pike as Moiraine on ‘The Wheel of Time’.Jan Thijs/Amazon Studios
Moiraine is very driven.
She’s very noble in that respect, but it’s almost terrifying.
How would you describe Moiraine’s view of men?
Rosamund Pike says she enjoys playing characters like Moiraine on ‘The Wheel of Time,’ who are mysterious and ‘people don’t know where they stand’.Charlie Gray
The Wheel of Timedoesn’t pit women against men.
The Red Ajah, who show up at the beginning of episode 1, they don’t trust men.
But Moiraine has very good relationships with the men in her life.
It’s not sexual, but it’s deeply committed.
There’s a huge loyalty there.
it’s possible for you to see that Lan and Moiraine are a real team.
They also feel what the other feels.
An Aes Sedai would not have been seen in the Two Rivers for over 100 years.
All the stories have shown that they’re wicked and do bad things.
She seems quite reasonable, and yet you’ve been taught to mistrust.
So how do you process that?
What do you like about playing characters like that?
I quite enjoy characters who people don’t know where they stand, because it creates dramatic tension.
If they don’t, then you’re in trouble.
You’re doing a lot of physical motion in the scene where Moiraine is fighting off the monstrous Trollocs.
How did you want to sell the magic?
What is the physical cost of passing huge volts of electricity through your body?
That’s what interests me, not just the kind of fireball you might unleash.
What’s exciting about committing to a long-form project like this?
I wanted to give my family stability, and so we’ve moved entirely to Prague.
We’re all away from home, and so we’ve become close with one another.
I feel it again in this show.
I think it bodes well.
