The Wheel of Time Season 3 Just Made an Implied Book Romance Canon
Ceara Coveney and Ayoola Smart discuss Elayne and Aviendha's special bond in The Wheel of Time season 3.
Ayoola Smart, who plays Aviendha, agrees that it was all about making a choice and sticking with it. After all, Elayne and Aviendha will be on opposite ends of the world for much of The Wheel of Time season 3 anyway, so their kiss may just be setting the tone for future storylines. âFor most of the readers,â Smart says, âpeople saw it one way or the other, and weâve just made a direction. And thatâs where weâre going!â
Take this passage from The Path of Daggers, Jordanâs eighth novel in The Wheel of Time series, where the expression of becoming âsistersâ seems a bit more than familial.
âElayne stared at her⌠âI donât need to know any more about you. I want to be your sister.â Gently, she kissed Aviendhaâs blood-stained cheek. She had only thought Aviendha blushed fiercely before. Even Aiel lovers did not kiss where anyone could see. Fiery sunsets paled beside Aviendhaâs face. âI want you for my sister, too,â she mumbled.â
But thatâs eight books in! In the novels, their sudden closeness may have sprung from a common attachment to the Dragon Reborn, but that hasnât been the case in The Wheel of Time series⌠yet. Coveney sees it another way: âI think their closeness and their bond and their similarities and their differences â thereâs so much in there that really forms such a strong connection between the two characters.â
Elayne is heir to the Lion Throne of Andor, while Aviendha is a soldier, a Maiden of the Spear, for her people. However, perhaps a rise to power, as readers already know, is in both of their futures, which will create more common ground for the pair. In the meantime, we can only wait for this initial expression of mutual affection to blossom later in The Wheel of Timeâs unfolding story.
The first three episodes of The Wheel of Time season 3 are available to stream on Prime Video now. New episodes premiere Thursdays, culminating with the finale on April 17.