According to recent additions to the WGA website, we have the titles for episodes 2 and 8 of season 3:
- Episode 302: “A Question of Crimson,” written by Katherine B. McKenna
- Episode 308: “He Who Comes with the Dawn,” written by Justine Juel Gillmer
Both titles are drawn from chapter titles in the book series. “He Who Comes with the Dawn” is chapter 34 in The Shadow Rising, while “A Question of Crimson” is chapter 33 in The Fires of Heaven. We’ve previously reported on the title of episode 307, Goldeneyes, which will likely wrap up Perrin’s storyline in the Battle of the Two Rivers. If the third act of Rand’s journey ends with him being revealed as the Aiel’s prophesied chief of chiefs, then there is no more fitting title than “He Who Comes with the Dawn” to end the season.
The following is the known information on all 4 episodes from season 3:
| # | Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 301 | To Race the Shadow | Justine Juel Gillmer |
| 302 | A Question of Crimson | Katherine B. McKenna |
| 307 | Goldeneyes | Dave Hill |
| 308 | He Who Comes With the Dawn | Justine Juel Gillmer |
This would be the first time showrunner Rafe Judkins did not write the season finale.
Please note that even though “He Who Comes with the Dawn” is almost certainly the finale, there’s a slight chance that it maps to episode 302 (the episode numbers and titles appear on different sides of the WGA website)
Shooting Days
Filming DaysMake-up, Hair, and Prosthetics Designer Davina Lamont recently revealed on Instagram that the show had 176 shooting days. Here’s the info for all three seasons:
- Season 1: 145 days
- Season 2: 156 days
- Season 3: 176 days
Season 3 taking longer to film comes as no surprise, given the number of plot lines it will cover: Perrin and Faile in The Two Rivers, The White Tower Coup, Rand, Egwene, Moiraine and Lan in The Aiel Waste, and Nynaeve and Elayne in Tanchico.
Intriguing!!
What would that crimson question be?
I had to look it up to refresh my memory, but the chapter it shares a title with is a Nynaeve and Elayne chapter when they are in Luca’s circus, when they arrive outside Samara (where Masema and Galad are). I don’t remember if there actually is any question that comes up though, or what the chapter title refers to! If they pull anything from the chapter it will likely be a heavy Elayne/Nynaeve in Tanchico episode. Can’t wait to find out next year!
The title refers to the very revealing red dress Valan Luca wants Nynaeve to wear while Birgitte shoots arrows at her in one of those knife-throwing style demos.
A Question of Crimson could be another example of using a chapter title from the books that is given new meaning in the show, ie What Might Be from S2. Perhaps the Red Ajah plays a major role in this episode? Perhaps Liandrin and Elaida both feature in different storylines?
I’m going to guess “A Question of Crimson” is Nyn and Elayne going to Tanchico to hunt the Red Ajah. It could also include or be Elaida’s backstory ( and maybe some of Elayne and Morgase’s too. If this is the case than maybe this is the episode we are also introduced to Gawyn and Galad?)