Wheel Of Time: Why The Season 1 Finale Faked Loial’s Death

Amazon’s The Wheel of Time show made a surprising choice when it faked Loial’s death in the season 1 finale, but how did Loial survive? During the episode, the fan-favorite Ogier from Robert Jordan’s novels was seemingly murdered by Padan Fain in a gruesome scene. However, it’s now known that Loial hasn’t been removed from the series after all. Loial’s apparent demise sparked shock from the fans, especially since the character is such an important part of Jordan’s Wheel of Time story. Not only that, but his early “death” felt rather pointless, given that he had hardly been around long for it to matter.