Zoe Robins tells EW about what motivates the young Wisdom.
Warning: This article contains spoilers about Friday’s episode ofThe Wheel of Time.
But it turns out they weren’t the last people to leave the Two Rivers.
Nynaeve (Zoë Robins) and Stepin (Peter Franzén) in ‘The Wheel of Time.'.Jan Thijs/Amazon Studios
There are many ways in which Nynaeve feels a bit apart from the other Two Rivers characters.
There’s this new power that she’s discovered that terrifies her.
There are these new people that have come into her life and she doesn’t trust them.
Lan (Daniel Henney) and Nynaeve (Zoë Robins) form an unexpected connection on ‘The Wheel of Time.'.Jan Thijs/Amazon Studios
So there’s a lot that she’s juggling.
I’m personally going through that journey myself as well, so I love it."
He responds by tying her to a tree.
But as they travel together to an Aes Sedai encampment, Lan and Nynaeve develop a connection.
“I think her connection to Lan actually catches her off guard,” Robins says.
Lan’s sole reason for being alive, really, is to protect Moiraine.
That parallels Nynaeve as well.
There’s this connection there where they both understand each other quite quickly."
But his shadowy spells pale in comparison to the blazing sun of Nynaeve’s power.
Could she, in fact, be the Dragon Reborn…?
“She also hasn’t necessarily thought much of people who can channel, namely the Aes Sedai.
Nynaeve is someone who wants control more than anything else.
So to have no control at all is a very scary thing for Nynaeve.”
But there’s one thing, at least, that she can control: Her response to the weather.
So we built this big apron kind of thing and gave her that shaman look."
Robins was certainly happy to have the warm outfit.
“It saved me in the winter months,” she says with a smile.
“We were filming out in the winter at 4 a.m., basically freezing conditions.
So I was very thankful for that coat.”
The first four episodes ofThe Wheel of Timeare streaming now on Prime Video.
New episodes arrive each Friday.
