Wheel of Time‘s Rosamund Pike and Josha Stradowski on Season 3’s Sky-High Stakes

Amazon’s The Wheel of Time, an adaptation of Robert Jordan’s epic fantasy books, returns in just a few weeks to continue its story in season three. Rosamund Pike and Josha Stradowski play the show’s two main characters: Moiraine Damodred, an exiled member of the powerful magic sisterhood Aes Sedai; and Rand al’Thor, who’s still coming to grips with his own magic power, as well as his identity as the Dragon Reborn, fated to face the Dark One—and determine the future of the world itself—in the impending Last Battle. Moiraine and Rand have a lot on their plates, both individually and as a team that’s finally been reunited after season two’s many roadblocks, including Moiraine’s loss of her connection to the One Power, which Rand helped her restore, and Rand’s entanglement with Lanfear, a Forsaken who’s taken a decidedly unhealthy interest in him. At a recent Wheel of Time press day, io9 got a chance to ask Pike and Stradowski about what their characters will face this season. Cheryl Edd ... Read full article.