Elrond and Durin return as all roads appear to lead South.
But is The Rings of Power getting to them quickly enough?
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And also themes of risk and safety.
The dream of The Great Wave is a recurring one Tolkien himself had.
He gave it to Faramir inThe Two Towers, so its very appropriate that it appears here first.
All of these storylines involve the difficult balance between risking something or not.
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We also get references to Elrond and Galadriels fathers.
We get a little more movement in some of the major plot threads in this episode.
Its looking like the mysterious object the Orcs are searching for might be apalantir.
These have been changed a bit from Tolkiens source material.
That being the case, it seems likely that its apalantirthat the Orcs are looking for.
The series is still suffering from a chronic lack of anything actually happening.
We meet the mysterious Adar and then he disappears again for most of the episode.
Theo is still toying with turning to the Dark Side.
Prince Durin is going to go to Lindon but he hasnt left yet.
The Numenoreans have decided to accompany Galadriel to go and help the Southlands, but they havent left yet.
The Harfoots and Probably-Gandalf didnt even appear in this episode.
Four episodes in, where is he?
For those not familiar with the source material, barely anything seems to be happening.
This is not the stuff of high drama!
Slowing it down achieves nothing other than to slow down the story.
This is a character we desperately need to know more about.
So far, we know he doesnt like Elves, and thats about it.
The show could really do with cutting Earien and giving a bit more time to Pharazon.
Isildurs friend Ontamo and especially Princess Disa also provide some badly needed levity when they are onscreen.
But we desperately need some movement on the major storylines of this season.
Who is the Stranger?
Who or what is Adar?
What is Pharazon up to?
What are Elrond and Celebrimbor doing and where is the character were waiting to see working with them?
And when is anyone going to start talking about the titular Rings?
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Poweris out now on Prime Video.
Rating:
2.5 out of 5
