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During season three of The Wheel of Time, Maksim has been dealing with the grief and loss of one of his partners, Ihvon. While his other partner, Alanna, is running away from the grief, Maksim is feeling everything with this loss while also dealing with a threat to his people.

The Wheel of Time stars Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl, I Care a Lot) as Moiraine Damodred, Daniel Henney (Criminal Minds) as al’Lan Mandragoran, Josha Stradowski (Gran Turismo) as Rand al’Thor, Zoë Robins (Power Rangers Ninja Steel) as Nynaeve al’Meara, Madeleine Madden (Dora and the Lost City of Gold) as Egwene al’Vere, Marcus Rutherford (Obey) as Perrin Aybara, Dónal Finn (Rogue Heroes) as Mat Cauthon, Ceara Coveney (Young Wallander) as Elayne Trakand, Kate Fleetwood (Harlots) as Leandrin Guirale, Natasha O’Keefe (Peaky Blinders) as Lanfear, Ayoola Smart (Killing Eve) as Aviendha, and Kae Alexander (Game of Thrones) as Min Farshaw.

I talked to Taylor Napier, who plays Maksim, about filming the epic battle scene from season three, episode 7 “Goldeneyes,” Maksim’s epic speech, how Maksim is dealing with grief this season and how he got into character, how he feels about representing polyarmous and bisexual relationships, how he deals with social media, and how he feels 30ish on the outside but 80ish on the inside.

The Wheel of Time is now streaming on Prime Video on Amazon.