6/12/2023 0 Comments Angry giant forge forged in fire![]() ![]() After mocking some of the local men who question him while he’s eating, he backpedals and buys rounds of drinks for everyone. The blacksmith replies that he can’t work in a forge unless he’s a member of the guild, signified by a guild coin of sorts that the guildsmen wear on their shoulders. He wants a job there, and pleads with one of the smiths, telling him he is an experienced smith himself. We see him back at the forge he notices early on when they first arrive in the city. On the other hand, Isildur wasn’t born for another 1500 years after the Rings were forged, so our timeline here is deeply broken. Isildur (Maxim Baldry) seems like he could add a lot to the show and is well-cast. ![]() We also meet Isildur, a young sailor and son of Elendil who has grown tired of the sea and apparently wants to head West, to discover more about his family’s heritage. This is the stuff of ancient legend by now, but they talk about the dark god like he was a household name. Other than Galadriel, almost nobody-and certainly no human-would even remember or know who Morgoth was. Honestly, I wish they would stop talking about Morgoth like everyone knows who he is. Once at the Hall of Law Galadriel realizes that Sauron’s symbol isn’t just a symbol, but actually a map of the Southlands-of Mordor-and there’s some goofy stuff about a secret plan to spread evil in the event of Morgoth’s fall. Galadriel rides with Elendil to the Hall of Law, which is when we get the long, awkward slow-motion scene that would have been just fine if it were cut down to three or four seconds instead of fifteen or twenty. Much of the episode centers around this new island nation. Her cousin, the scheming Ar-Pharazôn (Tristan Gravelle) seems equally suspicious of the arrival of an elf-a race not seen in Númenor for hundreds of years. Galadriel, Halbrand and Elendil are all brought to the court of Tar-Míriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) where she greets them with a wary eye. MORE FROM FORBES The 5 Biggest Mysteries Of 'The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power' By Erik Kain Halbrand is more diplomatic, though he, too, soon wears out his welcome. A long and troubled feud has separated the two peoples, and Galadriel does herself no favors by meeting the cold greeting with a hot head and stubbornness. In any case, Elendil takes them both to Númenor where they’re greeted with hostility and suspicion by a populace that no longer loves the elves. Aragorn and Arwen are related, distantly, but still now we know that this show has more in common with the incestuous House of the Dragon than we thought! that Aragorn ends up marrying Arwen, his great-great-great-etc. Aragorn is Elendil’s descendant as well as Elros’s, which means. ![]()
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