Includes SPOILERS for The Wheel of Time season 3, episode 5, and some spoilers from the novels.
The latest episode ofThe Wheel of Timeintroduced a new channeler, and she’s far more powerful than you’d expect.The Wheel of Time’sseason 3 storyis based onThe Shadow Rising, the fourth book in Robert Jordan’s prolific book series.One of the most pivotal narratives in the book is that of Perrin’s return to the Two Rivers, which we began to see play out in season 3, episode 5. Though there are some notable changes to the show’s version of the story, it’s also begun incorporating some critical book details.
It’s no coincidence that Rand, Perrin, Mat, Egwene, and Nynaeve are all of significant importance to the Pattern.The blood of Manetheren flows prominently through those who live in the Two Rivers, establishing a stronger affinity to the One Power, the system of magic inThe Wheel of Time’sworld. Season 3, episode 5, shows Bode Cauthon, the imprisoned younger sister of Mat Cauthon, using the One Power on Dain Bornhald, knocking him back powerfully.
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A major component of what makes Egwene and Nynaeve so critical to the story is that they aren’t just channelers; they have some of the strongest untapped access to the One Power thatthe Aes Sedaihave seen. Bode Cauthon was born with similar genetics in the Two Rivers, butthe books state that her potential is almost equal to that of Egwene. That alone makes her more powerful than most Aes Sedai. She’d have to be trained to reach that potential, though.
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Bode Cauthon is depicted as a small child inThe Wheel of Timeseason 3, but there’s no age requirement to join the Aes Sedai. She could begin to demonstrate impressive strength later inThe Wheel of Timeseason 3, depending on how quickly the series intends to integrate her into the narrative. Her mother, Natti Cauthon, just died at the end of the last episode, and it seems like the Two Rivers plotline is progressing rather quickly, meaning her powers could be fully revealed fairly soon.
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In Robert Jordan’sThe Wheel of Timebooks, theAes Sedai Alanna discovers Bode Cauthon while at the Two Rivers during this very same plotline. Now that Natti Cauthon has been killed by Dain Bornhald, Bode could easily find herself making her way to the White Tower to become a novice by the end of the season. She likely won’t become one of the TV show’s main characters, but she could quickly become a supporting channeler sooner than later in Amazon Prime Video’s adaptation ofThe Wheel of Time.
