7 Sexiest Characters in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Main Image
In Amazon's The Rings of Power, the stakes are high, the landscapes are epic, and the characters are smouldering. With so many new faces in the adaptation, it's time to break down who brings the heat (and the hotness) to Middle Earth.
From dwarf queens to ethereal elves, they have unique charisma and allure that defines their sexiness. After all, when it comes to Middle Earth, there's more to love than just the One Ring.
7. Halbrand/Sauron
If evil, why hot? When Galadriel's (Morfydd Clark) close companion Halbrand (played by Charlie Vickers) was revealed to be the Dark Lord Sauron in disguise, fans were left torn. Vickers’ charm and sly smile could make anyone overlook the whole “conqueror of Middle Earth" thing.
But even though he has a pretty face, he's still Sauron, the...
In Amazon's The Rings of Power, the stakes are high, the landscapes are epic, and the characters are smouldering. With so many new faces in the adaptation, it's time to break down who brings the heat (and the hotness) to Middle Earth.
From dwarf queens to ethereal elves, they have unique charisma and allure that defines their sexiness. After all, when it comes to Middle Earth, there's more to love than just the One Ring.
7. Halbrand/Sauron
If evil, why hot? When Galadriel's (Morfydd Clark) close companion Halbrand (played by Charlie Vickers) was revealed to be the Dark Lord Sauron in disguise, fans were left torn. Vickers’ charm and sly smile could make anyone overlook the whole “conqueror of Middle Earth" thing.
But even though he has a pretty face, he's still Sauron, the...
- 5/3/2024
- EpicStream
When buying concert tickets, fans of A-list artists like Swifties, the BTS Army, the Beyhive, and others really can't catch a break. Fans have fought tooth and nail to land tickets to the hottest tours of 2023, from Swift's The Eras Tour and Beyonce's "Renaissance" Tour to Drake's It's All a Blur tour. And despite the headline-making, disastrous Ticketmaster presale of Swift's Eras Tour in November 2022 that ended in a literal congressional hearing, fans are still frustrated by the system.
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While fans are always willing to pay a premium to see their favorite artist live, exploitative business practices like inflating costs based on demand and slapping nonsensical service fees on top of the ticket cost have sent prices soaring to an unreasonable high for even nosebleed seats.
Ticketmaster has been at the forefront of ticket sales controversy as the platform continues to dominate the industry. Since the return of live music post-lockdown,...
- 9/16/2023
- by Athena Sobhan
- Popsugar.com
Actor Owain Arthur, who plays Prince Durin in the streaming series ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’, has shared that he did detective work to learn about his character in the show.
To understand his character, he approached it from different angle just like how a detective takes account of different permutations and combinations of the given set of situations,
Sharing his process of approaching the character, the actor said, “I think that you need to look for the given circumstances that you need to know. Like, what are the rules I need to follow? What do we know already? What is written down about Durin that we can find out? Because as an actor, you kind of hunt for that information and you do detective work and almost a psychologist’s work really, just to figure out who he is. And then you get a better...
To understand his character, he approached it from different angle just like how a detective takes account of different permutations and combinations of the given set of situations,
Sharing his process of approaching the character, the actor said, “I think that you need to look for the given circumstances that you need to know. Like, what are the rules I need to follow? What do we know already? What is written down about Durin that we can find out? Because as an actor, you kind of hunt for that information and you do detective work and almost a psychologist’s work really, just to figure out who he is. And then you get a better...
- 7/4/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Fantasy on TV was once the preserve of teen-skewing shows like Xena and Hercules, until Game of Thrones made things bigger but bloodier with its blockbuster eight-year run. Now, however, the genre is expanding in unexpected ways, typified by Amazon’s The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power. Where we might have expected another adaptation about obviously good folk fighting clear evil, the show that emerged offers a look at power, obsession and conflict set thousands of years before J.R.R. Tolkien’s foundational text. After Thrones (and its own prequel), it is a coming-of-age for the genre, proof that fantasy is capable of offering subtlety and complexity as well as large-scale adventure.
The TV spin-off from the most influential fantasy book of all time might have gone any number of ways: there were rumors of a new adaptation of Frodo’s story or a straightforward prequel about a young Aragorn.
The TV spin-off from the most influential fantasy book of all time might have gone any number of ways: there were rumors of a new adaptation of Frodo’s story or a straightforward prequel about a young Aragorn.
- 6/15/2023
- by Helen O'Hara
- Deadline Film + TV
This story first appeared in The Race Begins issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
When Amazon set out to make a “Lord of the Rings” TV series, they didn’t scale down the world of J.R.R. Tolkien for the “small screen.” Instead, for the first in a planned five-season storyline, the studio looked to meet the scale, ambition and prestige of Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning film trilogy.
“I’m glad that from the very beginning, Amazon had the ambition to try to match that bar,” J.A. Bayona, who directed the first two episodes of the series, said. “And because we were going to the origins of the story, to places and characters in a way that we had never seen before, that gave us the freedom to create our own thing.”
Pulling from Tolkien’s work, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” takes place thousands of years...
When Amazon set out to make a “Lord of the Rings” TV series, they didn’t scale down the world of J.R.R. Tolkien for the “small screen.” Instead, for the first in a planned five-season storyline, the studio looked to meet the scale, ambition and prestige of Peter Jackson’s Oscar-winning film trilogy.
“I’m glad that from the very beginning, Amazon had the ambition to try to match that bar,” J.A. Bayona, who directed the first two episodes of the series, said. “And because we were going to the origins of the story, to places and characters in a way that we had never seen before, that gave us the freedom to create our own thing.”
Pulling from Tolkien’s work, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” takes place thousands of years...
- 5/29/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
“There’s a joy I think, to the dwarves, that I get from the source material,” explains Owain Arthur. The actor played the dwarven Prince Durin IV on Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” He dug through the many texts from J.R.R. Tolkien in order to discover as much as he could about the race of stout mine-dwellers, and felt determined to find where the joy existed in Durin. When Arthur arrived on set in New Zealand, he soon unearthed that joy not just in his own character study, but in the chemistry with his costars. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
As luck would have it, the dwarf kingdom of Moria, located deep within the Misty Mountains, provided a perfect way for the actor to relate to dwarf culture. “There’s a working class element to them that I can connect to,” reveals Arthur.
As luck would have it, the dwarf kingdom of Moria, located deep within the Misty Mountains, provided a perfect way for the actor to relate to dwarf culture. “There’s a working class element to them that I can connect to,” reveals Arthur.
- 5/8/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will sparkle much more when it returns. Morfydd Clark revealed Galadriel will be among the characters to receive a special piece of jewelry in Season 2.
“She’s about to have a life-changing thing happen to her. She’s about to become acquainted with Nenya, her ring. It’s really exciting to see how the magic creeps in,” Clark said at the show’s FYC event in Hollywood on Sunday speaking alongside her castmates who are all on break from shooting in the UK.
The three elven rings were forged in the Season 1 finale of the fantasy series, set a thousand years before the events in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of the Rings and The Hobbit, by Celebrimbor with the help of Sauron (as Halbrand).
According to Lotr lore, one of the elven rings is worn by Galadriel, the...
“She’s about to have a life-changing thing happen to her. She’s about to become acquainted with Nenya, her ring. It’s really exciting to see how the magic creeps in,” Clark said at the show’s FYC event in Hollywood on Sunday speaking alongside her castmates who are all on break from shooting in the UK.
The three elven rings were forged in the Season 1 finale of the fantasy series, set a thousand years before the events in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord Of the Rings and The Hobbit, by Celebrimbor with the help of Sauron (as Halbrand).
According to Lotr lore, one of the elven rings is worn by Galadriel, the...
- 5/8/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
"One Ring to rule them all ..."
Fans aren't likely to forget the haunting words narrated by Cate Blanchett's elf queen Galadriel which open 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," adapted from author J.R.R. Tolkien's original text. In short order, director Peter Jackson had summed up much of the backstory that newcomers would need to hit the ground running and understand the plight of Middle-earth under the threat of the Dark Lord Sauron's return. But as much as the trilogy relied upon the fate of the One Ring, it mostly left all those other Rings of Power strictly on the sidelines.
That's where Prime Video's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" series came in, filling in the gaps from thousands of years earlier in the canon to tell the sprawling tale of how the heroes of Middle-earth dealt with Sauron the last time he appeared.
Fans aren't likely to forget the haunting words narrated by Cate Blanchett's elf queen Galadriel which open 2001's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," adapted from author J.R.R. Tolkien's original text. In short order, director Peter Jackson had summed up much of the backstory that newcomers would need to hit the ground running and understand the plight of Middle-earth under the threat of the Dark Lord Sauron's return. But as much as the trilogy relied upon the fate of the One Ring, it mostly left all those other Rings of Power strictly on the sidelines.
That's where Prime Video's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" series came in, filling in the gaps from thousands of years earlier in the canon to tell the sprawling tale of how the heroes of Middle-earth dealt with Sauron the last time he appeared.
- 4/27/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Ciarán Hinds is headed to Middle-earth.
The Rome and Game of Thrones vet will recur during Season 2 of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, TVLine has learned. The fantasy epic has also added Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful) and Tanya Moodie (The Man Who Fell to Earth) — all in undisclosed roles.
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The Rome and Game of Thrones vet will recur during Season 2 of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, TVLine has learned. The fantasy epic has also added Rory Kinnear (Penny Dreadful) and Tanya Moodie (The Man Who Fell to Earth) — all in undisclosed roles.
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- 3/20/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Take a look at the Season finale episode of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power", live-action TV series based on stories by J. R. R. Tolkien, now streaming on Amazon Prime Video:
“…The survivors of a cataclysm try to find shelter. The 'Harfoots' face evil. 'Durin' finds himself torn between friendship and duty. 'Adar' thinks of a new name..."
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…The survivors of a cataclysm try to find shelter. The 'Harfoots' face evil. 'Durin' finds himself torn between friendship and duty. 'Adar' thinks of a new name..."
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 12/30/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Nori and Poppy, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s dynamic Harfoot duo, were best friends who stuck by each other no matter what. That’s why it was so surprising in the Season 1 finale when Poppy stayed with their caravan cohorts rather than join Nori and the Stranger on their new adventure in search of that constellation from Sadoc’s map.
“I was also surprised as a person reading it in the script,” Markella Kavenagh, who plays Nori, tells TVLine.
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“I was also surprised as a person reading it in the script,” Markella Kavenagh, who plays Nori, tells TVLine.
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- 12/17/2022
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Major spoilers ahead for "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."
"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is a sweeping epic fantasy story set thousands of years before the Peter Jackson film trilogies for "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit." Though we're watching major events that will change an entire world, the heart of the show is its friendships. One of the loveliest belongs to Prince Durin IV of the Dwarves (Owain Arthur) and Elrond of the Elves (Robert Aramayo). These two have been friends for many, many years, but as Elves live far longer than most, Elrond hadn't been back to see Durin for 20 years, something that hurts him deeply. The two make up, though, and with the sharing of the mithril that Durin's wife Disa (Sophia Nomvete) discovered, they change the course of the future.
Not only is Durin's friendship a delight to watch,...
"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is a sweeping epic fantasy story set thousands of years before the Peter Jackson film trilogies for "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit." Though we're watching major events that will change an entire world, the heart of the show is its friendships. One of the loveliest belongs to Prince Durin IV of the Dwarves (Owain Arthur) and Elrond of the Elves (Robert Aramayo). These two have been friends for many, many years, but as Elves live far longer than most, Elrond hadn't been back to see Durin for 20 years, something that hurts him deeply. The two make up, though, and with the sharing of the mithril that Durin's wife Disa (Sophia Nomvete) discovered, they change the course of the future.
Not only is Durin's friendship a delight to watch,...
- 11/19/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
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Daniel Fienberg: For decades, the fall TV conversation has focused on broadcast, on the exhaustively promoted new offerings from ABC, CBS and NBC (and then Fox and The WB/Upn/CW). But this year the oxygen has all gone to a quartet of franchise cable or streaming TV blockbusters. There was a Lord of the Rings show (Amazon’s The Rings of Power), a Game of Thrones show (HBO’s House of the Dragon), a Marvel show (Disney+’s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law) and a Star Wars show (Disney+’s Andor).
How could a dinky, if occasionally likable show like CBS’ So Help Me Todd ever hope to compete for buzz against some of the most expensive and anticipated programs ever made, and ever plunked into direct competition with one another? Movie box office analysts have been wondering for months if, in our dramatically changed,...
Daniel Fienberg: For decades, the fall TV conversation has focused on broadcast, on the exhaustively promoted new offerings from ABC, CBS and NBC (and then Fox and The WB/Upn/CW). But this year the oxygen has all gone to a quartet of franchise cable or streaming TV blockbusters. There was a Lord of the Rings show (Amazon’s The Rings of Power), a Game of Thrones show (HBO’s House of the Dragon), a Marvel show (Disney+’s She-Hulk: Attorney at Law) and a Star Wars show (Disney+’s Andor).
How could a dinky, if occasionally likable show like CBS’ So Help Me Todd ever hope to compete for buzz against some of the most expensive and anticipated programs ever made, and ever plunked into direct competition with one another? Movie box office analysts have been wondering for months if, in our dramatically changed,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Daniel Fienberg and Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amazon took viewers across the far reaches of Middle Earth in “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” With season one concluded, viewers now must endure a long wait until the next chapter arrives. To help ease the burden, let’s revisit the five best moments from the first season of the hit series.
The Sauron reveal
The most impressive part of this reveal is that I, along with many fans, correctly guessed Sauron’s secret identity several episodes before it was unveiled, yet the moment still floored me. We can thank an incredible performance from Charlie Vickers and a well written vision sequence for giving this moment the weight and payoff it deserved. Vickers slowly layers in more charm and swagger into his performance of Halbrand until Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) catches wise of his act. Then he plunges the elf into a trippy, shifting vision in which...
The Sauron reveal
The most impressive part of this reveal is that I, along with many fans, correctly guessed Sauron’s secret identity several episodes before it was unveiled, yet the moment still floored me. We can thank an incredible performance from Charlie Vickers and a well written vision sequence for giving this moment the weight and payoff it deserved. Vickers slowly layers in more charm and swagger into his performance of Halbrand until Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) catches wise of his act. Then he plunges the elf into a trippy, shifting vision in which...
- 11/2/2022
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
This Lord of the Rings article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
The tale of the Second Age is only beginning in The Rings of Power. When we join Galadriel, Elrond, Durin, and the little Harfoots, the events of The Lord of the Rings in the Third Age are still many years away. Sauron’s plan for world domination is in its early phases, and by season’s end, only the first three Rings of Power have been forged by Celebrimbor and his Elven smiths. Much still has to happen before the Fellowship of the J.R.R. Tolkien books and Peter Jackson movies is formed.
But The Rings of Power isn’t just about how the events of the present will shape the dark future ahead. It’s also about how the past haunts the show’s central characters. We only get to see hints of the First Age in...
The tale of the Second Age is only beginning in The Rings of Power. When we join Galadriel, Elrond, Durin, and the little Harfoots, the events of The Lord of the Rings in the Third Age are still many years away. Sauron’s plan for world domination is in its early phases, and by season’s end, only the first three Rings of Power have been forged by Celebrimbor and his Elven smiths. Much still has to happen before the Fellowship of the J.R.R. Tolkien books and Peter Jackson movies is formed.
But The Rings of Power isn’t just about how the events of the present will shape the dark future ahead. It’s also about how the past haunts the show’s central characters. We only get to see hints of the First Age in...
- 11/2/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
In a lot of ways, it can feel like we're living in a time when the boundaries between fan and artist barely even exist anymore. For better or worse (mostly for worse), social media has allowed viewers to provide near-instantaneous feedback on all manner of movies, shows, and other media the second that they air. In the best case scenario, this ease of access can help underdog movies like "Everything Everywhere All At Once" turn into pop culture touchstones through word-of-mouth. At its worst, however, it can result in major studios bending over backwards to pander to their core fanbases, taking stock of fan reactions to prior installments in real-time and basing future creative choices off of that.
When "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" made its highly anticipated debut, one could hardly navigate online circles without being inundated with loud and incredibly vocal responses to the series.
When "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" made its highly anticipated debut, one could hardly navigate online circles without being inundated with loud and incredibly vocal responses to the series.
- 10/28/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” boasts an immense ensemble cast worthy of an epic Middle Earth tale. While it’s thrilling to see so many expert actors showcase their talents, huge ensembles can have trouble when it comes to awards races. There can be so much internal competition that cast members end up splitting the vote and the cast winds up with nothing. Just look at Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” film trilogy: despite massive success at the Oscars, the trilogy only managed a single acting nomination for Ian McKellan’s Gandalf.
So with winter awards ceremonies looming and season one of Amazon’s fantasy series now concluded (spoilers ahead!), here is a look at the six performers who have the best shot at scoring nominations.
See ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: Top 3 questions season 2 needs to answer...
So with winter awards ceremonies looming and season one of Amazon’s fantasy series now concluded (spoilers ahead!), here is a look at the six performers who have the best shot at scoring nominations.
See ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: Top 3 questions season 2 needs to answer...
- 10/20/2022
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
Evidently, you can't have a modern streaming service without an epic fantasy television show. HBO Max has "Game of Thrones" and its spinoff, "House of the Dragon," Netflix has "The Witcher," and now Amazon has "The Rings of Power." Amazon spent an astounding 465 million on season 1 of "The Rings of Power" alone. Fortunately, you can tell that a large portion of that money went where it counts the most.
Though "The Rings of Power" is nowhere near the caliber of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, there are moments that stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the films. Alas, there are just as many that feel like bad fan-fiction. "The Rings of Power" may be pretty, but the writing is frequently just plain bad. That's a true pity, as much of the rest of the show — the cast, the score, the CGI — is quite good, with gorgeous cinematography and an...
Though "The Rings of Power" is nowhere near the caliber of Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy, there are moments that stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the films. Alas, there are just as many that feel like bad fan-fiction. "The Rings of Power" may be pretty, but the writing is frequently just plain bad. That's a true pity, as much of the rest of the show — the cast, the score, the CGI — is quite good, with gorgeous cinematography and an...
- 10/17/2022
- by Eric Pierce
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for the first season finale of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
Early in “Alloyed,” the concluding chapter to Season One of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, engineer Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) studies a tiny sample of mithril, the magical mineral that could potentially save the whole elven race, if only he had enough of it. “If only,” he wonders, “there was some way of doing more with less.”
“More with less...
Early in “Alloyed,” the concluding chapter to Season One of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, engineer Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) studies a tiny sample of mithril, the magical mineral that could potentially save the whole elven race, if only he had enough of it. “If only,” he wonders, “there was some way of doing more with less.”
“More with less...
- 10/14/2022
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power finale.] The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power finale unveiled its ultimate villain. The episode premiered Friday, October 14 on Prime Video, and as the trailer promised, evil did indeed reveal itself. It was so packed with new information, there was no time for appearances from Arondir, Bronwyn, Theo, Prince Durin, and Princess Disa, or even an update on Isildur. While we know he can’t be dead because of the character’s importance in the story’s future, learning what happened to Isildur after the eruption of Mount Doom will have to wait until Season 2. We get short appearances from Elendil (Lloyd Owen) and Queen Regent Míriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), as well as Pharazôn (Trystan Gravelle) and Eärien (Ema Horvath), but the episode largely took place in two infamous Middle-earth locations. Here, we break down the main events of the...
- 10/14/2022
- TV Insider
Of all the possible outcomes facing Amazon’s “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” the one I didn’t see coming is that I’d end up feeling a need to defend it. Basically, everything about the show’s production (i.e. a behemoth corporation spending unfathomable amounts of money on a blatant IP grab for a streaming service on the edge of relevance) represents everything I’ve come to loathe about the entertainment industry. The age of TV reboots seems almost quaint now, in this era of endless prequels and sequels to spinoffs of franchises. As the most expensive television series of all time (all! time!), “The Rings of Power” should by all rights be Enemy No. 1.
And yet, on the eve of its first season coming to a close, all I can muster is a petty sort of confusion that the series isn’t half the...
And yet, on the eve of its first season coming to a close, all I can muster is a petty sort of confusion that the series isn’t half the...
- 10/13/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Although "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" has more than justified its existence, there was a lot of (warranted) skepticism about the project. I'm not talking about the ignorant backlash towards the casting, but the fact that mega-company Amazon wanted to adapt J. R. R. Tolkien's work on the small screen. What more could be done in the lands of Middle-earth that Peter Jackson's seminal trilogy didn't cover? Well, an actor from those films shared that same sentiment.
To give a quick history lesson, Amazon was not the only entity that wanted to purchase the rights to the fantasy franchise. Even worse so, other studios bidding for the rights wanted to remake "The Lord of the Rings" into an McU-style franchise. Amazon won out not just because of the price tag (250 million), but their commitment to honoring the canon and not telling the same story...
To give a quick history lesson, Amazon was not the only entity that wanted to purchase the rights to the fantasy franchise. Even worse so, other studios bidding for the rights wanted to remake "The Lord of the Rings" into an McU-style franchise. Amazon won out not just because of the price tag (250 million), but their commitment to honoring the canon and not telling the same story...
- 10/11/2022
- by Marcos Melendez
- Slash Film
Take a look at the Season finale episode of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power", live-action TV series based on stories by J. R. R. Tolkien, streaming October 14, 2022 on Amazon Prime Video:
“…The survivors of a cataclysm try to find shelter. The 'Harfoots' face evil. 'Durin' finds himself torn between friendship and duty. 'Adar' thinks of a new name..."
Click the images to enlarge…...
“…The survivors of a cataclysm try to find shelter. The 'Harfoots' face evil. 'Durin' finds himself torn between friendship and duty. 'Adar' thinks of a new name..."
Click the images to enlarge…...
- 10/10/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Spoilers ahead for "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" episode 7, as well as future plot spoilers from "The Lord of the Rings."
We all knew it was coming. The Southlands are right on the spot where Mordor sits in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Even if you're not steeped in the lore that author J.R.R. Tolkien created, you probably felt it early on. Finding out that the Sauron symbol Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) was hunting for was a map of the Southlands cemented it long before the penultimate episode of the season.
In episode 7, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" put a very fine point on what's coming, from changing the name on the map from "Southlands" to "Mordor" to showing us the Balrog at the bottom of the mithril mine in Khazad-dûm that will someday battle Gandalf (Ian McKellen). In fact,...
We all knew it was coming. The Southlands are right on the spot where Mordor sits in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Even if you're not steeped in the lore that author J.R.R. Tolkien created, you probably felt it early on. Finding out that the Sauron symbol Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) was hunting for was a map of the Southlands cemented it long before the penultimate episode of the season.
In episode 7, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" put a very fine point on what's coming, from changing the name on the map from "Southlands" to "Mordor" to showing us the Balrog at the bottom of the mithril mine in Khazad-dûm that will someday battle Gandalf (Ian McKellen). In fact,...
- 10/9/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Spoilers ahead for "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" episode 7.
A true friend will do anything for you. They will be there for you in your hour of need. They will fight dad and king for you, forgive you for your silly elven faults, and give you shiny rocks as presents. You want an example of the truest friend you could ever have? Look no further than Prince Durin of Khazad-dûm (Owain Arthur).
Pretend for a moment that we don't know what's coming in the Third Age of Middle-earth. Forget the Balrog and the destruction of the dwarven kingdom. Forget Sauron and Mordor and the long-distant Fellowship of the Ring. Our Second Age friends in Middle-earth know none of this. All this prince of the dwarven kingdom knows is that he is good at mining, he adores his wife Disa (Sophia Nomvete) and his children, and he...
A true friend will do anything for you. They will be there for you in your hour of need. They will fight dad and king for you, forgive you for your silly elven faults, and give you shiny rocks as presents. You want an example of the truest friend you could ever have? Look no further than Prince Durin of Khazad-dûm (Owain Arthur).
Pretend for a moment that we don't know what's coming in the Third Age of Middle-earth. Forget the Balrog and the destruction of the dwarven kingdom. Forget Sauron and Mordor and the long-distant Fellowship of the Ring. Our Second Age friends in Middle-earth know none of this. All this prince of the dwarven kingdom knows is that he is good at mining, he adores his wife Disa (Sophia Nomvete) and his children, and he...
- 10/9/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
When actor Owain Arthur first began the process of auditioning for Amazon’s secretive “Lord of the Rings” TV series, he was warned it would be long. And it was. But Arthur was the first person to audition for the role of dwarven prince Durin, and what he didn’t know at the time is that he made such an impression that he stuck in the minds of the production team for months on end.
“I remember the casting director telling me, ‘You’re the first person we’re seeing for this role,’ and apparently they said, ‘Well, surely it can’t be this easy. We need to see more people.’ And that’s what they did,” Arthur told TheWrap in a recent interview, recounting insight he later gleaned from showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. “They kind of searched the globe to see what else is out there and...
“I remember the casting director telling me, ‘You’re the first person we’re seeing for this role,’ and apparently they said, ‘Well, surely it can’t be this easy. We need to see more people.’ And that’s what they did,” Arthur told TheWrap in a recent interview, recounting insight he later gleaned from showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. “They kind of searched the globe to see what else is out there and...
- 10/8/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Spoilers follow for the seventh episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."
The latest episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" focuses on the brutal aftermath of Mount Doom's eruption, but gives viewers an unexpected duo to root for in the process. This week, we get a slower-paced story that worries more about the emotional state of its players than setting up another big battle. The shift in status quo allows the series to move around characters and create brand-new dynamics, one of which puts Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) alongside Theo (Tyroe Muhafidin). The unlikely duo turns out to be one of the best team-ups of the series thus far, though they still don't touch what Durin and Elrond have.
There is a lot to be grim about in the face of apocalyptic destruction, but in typical "Rings of Power" fashion, the show...
The latest episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" focuses on the brutal aftermath of Mount Doom's eruption, but gives viewers an unexpected duo to root for in the process. This week, we get a slower-paced story that worries more about the emotional state of its players than setting up another big battle. The shift in status quo allows the series to move around characters and create brand-new dynamics, one of which puts Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) alongside Theo (Tyroe Muhafidin). The unlikely duo turns out to be one of the best team-ups of the series thus far, though they still don't touch what Durin and Elrond have.
There is a lot to be grim about in the face of apocalyptic destruction, but in typical "Rings of Power" fashion, the show...
- 10/8/2022
- by Marcos Melendez
- Slash Film
"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" debuted a trailer for the season finale at New York City Comic Con today, and it teases the moment we've all been waiting for: namely, everyone seems to be saying the S-word. While the two-and-a-half-minute trailer is honestly mostly comprised of footage we've seen before throughout the season — it's more like a sizzle reel than a genuine preview — it does include a few new snippets of footage of what's to come during next week's finale.
What will become of Middle-earth after the creation of Mordor? Are our heroes safe, or will some of them not make it out of this season alive? Most importantly, will the finale make time for scenes of Durin (Owain Arthur) and Elrond (Robert Aramayo) just being bros? Check out the trailer below for some blink-and-you'll-miss-them insights into the season's final episode.
Watch The Trailer For The...
What will become of Middle-earth after the creation of Mordor? Are our heroes safe, or will some of them not make it out of this season alive? Most importantly, will the finale make time for scenes of Durin (Owain Arthur) and Elrond (Robert Aramayo) just being bros? Check out the trailer below for some blink-and-you'll-miss-them insights into the season's final episode.
Watch The Trailer For The...
- 10/8/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
The idea of "true names" has existed for thousands of years. Ancient cultures, religious traditions, and folktales all make mention of a "true name," a signifier for a person or deity's deepest self that must be guarded closely, lest its power dissipate. Speak your true name only in a moment of utmost trust and intimacy, if at all, because once the word has been given, it can't be taken back. This is a concept that's taken hold not just in real life, but in literature, too, particularly in fantasy worlds like J.R.R. Tolkien's.
So when dwarf Durin IV (Owain Arthur) almost told his half-elf bestie Elrond (Robert Aramayo) his secret name in the latest episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," it was a huge deal. You could tell by the glistening of tears in his eyes, and the mixture of hesitation and determination in his voice.
So when dwarf Durin IV (Owain Arthur) almost told his half-elf bestie Elrond (Robert Aramayo) his secret name in the latest episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," it was a huge deal. You could tell by the glistening of tears in his eyes, and the mixture of hesitation and determination in his voice.
- 10/7/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
A lot of evil is coming to Middle-earth in the “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” season finale trailer that was just released by Amazon Prime Video.
The final episode of the eight-episode first season debuts next week, and Amazon has offered a fairly epic preview of what’s to come along with the news that Felicia Day will be hosting “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Official Podcast.”
Per the official description of the podcast, fans will be able to go deeper into the canals of Númenor, the mines of Khazad-dûm, the halls of Lindon, and more, as host Felicia Day takes a fresh and insightful look at the groundbreaking series and what it takes to bring Middle-earth to life. Each episode will feature exclusive interviews with cast and crew, including Morfydd Clark, Owain Arthur, and the show’s creators, Jd Payne and Patrick McKay,...
The final episode of the eight-episode first season debuts next week, and Amazon has offered a fairly epic preview of what’s to come along with the news that Felicia Day will be hosting “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Official Podcast.”
Per the official description of the podcast, fans will be able to go deeper into the canals of Númenor, the mines of Khazad-dûm, the halls of Lindon, and more, as host Felicia Day takes a fresh and insightful look at the groundbreaking series and what it takes to bring Middle-earth to life. Each episode will feature exclusive interviews with cast and crew, including Morfydd Clark, Owain Arthur, and the show’s creators, Jd Payne and Patrick McKay,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
This Lord of the Rings review contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
The most common storytelling structures for novels and films feature a moment of crisis before the hero works out how to get themselves through the climax and reach the story’s resolution. It’s often an “all is lost’”moment when it seems like the hero has completely failed. Think Mathesar being tortured in Galaxy Quest, Khan setting off the Genesis Device in The Wrath of Khan, or the disappearance of Fantasia in The NeverEnding Story.
That’s what this episode is. Having worked up to a major development in the action in the previous episode, “The Eye” takes a breather before the season finale to present a dark night of the soul for all our major characters. The Númenoreans and the Southlanders are counting their losses after the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Doom; Durin and Elrond...
The most common storytelling structures for novels and films feature a moment of crisis before the hero works out how to get themselves through the climax and reach the story’s resolution. It’s often an “all is lost’”moment when it seems like the hero has completely failed. Think Mathesar being tortured in Galaxy Quest, Khan setting off the Genesis Device in The Wrath of Khan, or the disappearance of Fantasia in The NeverEnding Story.
That’s what this episode is. Having worked up to a major development in the action in the previous episode, “The Eye” takes a breather before the season finale to present a dark night of the soul for all our major characters. The Númenoreans and the Southlanders are counting their losses after the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Doom; Durin and Elrond...
- 10/7/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
The Southlanders and Númenóreans had no time to celebrate their perceived victory over Adar’s forces.
This week’s The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power found the humans immediately ravaged by ash and smoke and fire after that catastrophic volcano eruption from what we assume is Mount Doom. (Mount Doom is where Frodo destroys the One Ring thousands of years later.)
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This week’s The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power found the humans immediately ravaged by ash and smoke and fire after that catastrophic volcano eruption from what we assume is Mount Doom. (Mount Doom is where Frodo destroys the One Ring thousands of years later.)
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- 10/7/2022
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
This might seem like an odd question to raise so late in this first season of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," but have you ever asked yourself why exactly this story is being told as a streaming series instead of a movie? The practical answer, of course, goes back to the parameters of the rights that Amazon Studios originally purchased. But creatively speaking, what is it about the sprawling tale of Galadriel (Morfyyd Clark), Elrond (Robert Aramayo), Adar (Joseph Mawle) and his war in the Southlands, the harfoots, and all the rest that lends itself to episodic adventures as opposed to another series of big-screen epics?
In every major studio's rush to fill their coffers with streaming "minutes viewed" and increased subscription numbers, we've had to endure eyeroll-worthy talking points and fundamental misunderstandings about how countless limited series are actually more like "six-hour movies" -- a...
In every major studio's rush to fill their coffers with streaming "minutes viewed" and increased subscription numbers, we've had to endure eyeroll-worthy talking points and fundamental misunderstandings about how countless limited series are actually more like "six-hour movies" -- a...
- 10/7/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
“The Rings of Power” has been visually arresting since its first moments, but never has that beauty been as haunting as it is in “The Eye.” Beginning just moments after last week’s cliffhanger, the first season’s penultimate episode opens on the immediate aftermath of Mount Doom’s inaugural eruption: Everything that isn’t on fire is covered in ash, Isildur’s friend Ontamo (Anthony Crum) has perished in the blast and the sky itself has turned a volcanic shade of orange. Though we can be sure most of the principal characters have survived, Isildur is missing and the body count is devastating. Good always triumphs over evil in “Lord of the Rings,” but the obvious fact that “Rings of Power” is a television series carries with it a not-so-obvious implication that’s becoming clearer each episode: With the end much further away than it would be in a movie,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
This Lord of the Rings review contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 6
This episode is dedicated to one storyline that brings two of our four main groups of characters together: the Battle of the Southlands and its aftermath. Although split across three waves of Orc-led attacks and a Númenorean counter-attack, this is essentially one drawn-out battle. In between the first two phases of the battle, we also get some interesting moments between Galadriel, Isildur, and Elendil on their ship, but by their next scene they have arrived with the cavalry to join the fighting.
We don’t see anything of either the Harfoots or Elrond and the Dwarves. The Harfoots aren’t really missed from the story, other than it means the mystery of who the Stranger is will be dragged out for at least another episode. Elrond and Durin leave a bigger hole,...
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 6
This episode is dedicated to one storyline that brings two of our four main groups of characters together: the Battle of the Southlands and its aftermath. Although split across three waves of Orc-led attacks and a Númenorean counter-attack, this is essentially one drawn-out battle. In between the first two phases of the battle, we also get some interesting moments between Galadriel, Isildur, and Elendil on their ship, but by their next scene they have arrived with the cavalry to join the fighting.
We don’t see anything of either the Harfoots or Elrond and the Dwarves. The Harfoots aren’t really missed from the story, other than it means the mystery of who the Stranger is will be dragged out for at least another episode. Elrond and Durin leave a bigger hole,...
- 9/30/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Anyone who’s been waiting for “The Rings of Power” to pick up the pace will have their wish granted by “Udûn,” an hour-long battle sequence with a few brief interludes thrown in for viewers to collect their thoughts. It’s the most focused episode to date, as two of the main narrative threads are conspicuous in their absence: Elrond and Durin’s odd-couple bromance and the hobbitses’ migration. It’s also the most consequential.
It would appear that having a stronger, larger army matters little when attacking a fortress in Middle-earth. Just as Saruman learned this the hard way in “The Two Towers,” Adar does in the opening moments of “Udûn.” He and his battalion of orcs and human conscripts march on Ostirith, the watchtower where Bronwyn, Arondir, and their people have taken shelter; the battle promises to be a short one, with little hope of survival for the good guys,...
It would appear that having a stronger, larger army matters little when attacking a fortress in Middle-earth. Just as Saruman learned this the hard way in “The Two Towers,” Adar does in the opening moments of “Udûn.” He and his battalion of orcs and human conscripts march on Ostirith, the watchtower where Bronwyn, Arondir, and their people have taken shelter; the battle promises to be a short one, with little hope of survival for the good guys,...
- 9/30/2022
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
Amidst a record-breaking budget and sky-high expectations, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" has managed to be a love letter to J. R. R. Tolkien's work that paves its own road to adapting the grandest parts of the canon. Moreover, in terms of its visual coherence, the series is a distant relative to Peter Jackson's original trilogy. It feels like it inherently belongs in that rich fantasy world dreamed up by the beloved author, while also adhering to what worked in live-action adaptations.
But what makes something Tolkien-esque? Is it epic battles and high-fantasy action? Or is it something more thematic in purpose, but equally all-encompassing in scale? There's one thing that manages to encapsulate all of these: the trees in "The Rings of Power," of course.
With a handful of episodes left in the first season, the series has firmly planted its roots in...
But what makes something Tolkien-esque? Is it epic battles and high-fantasy action? Or is it something more thematic in purpose, but equally all-encompassing in scale? There's one thing that manages to encapsulate all of these: the trees in "The Rings of Power," of course.
With a handful of episodes left in the first season, the series has firmly planted its roots in...
- 9/28/2022
- by Marcos Melendez
- Slash Film
This Lord of the Rings article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
Five episodes in, we finally have a pretty solid idea of where most of The Rings of Power‘s plotlines are going. Galadriel, Halbrand, and the people of Numenor are sailing to Middle-earth to stop the rise of Sauron in the Southlands. Meanwhile, Arondir and Bronwyn will need to find a way to defend the watchtower of Ostirith from Adar’s impending Orc attack.
Evil stirs beyond the world of man, too. The Harfoots continue their migration through Middle-earth, the Stranger in tow. Is he good or evil? The jury’s still out on whether he’ll ultimately turn out to be Gandalf, Saruman, or Sauron himself, but Nori and her people will undoubtedly find out in the coming weeks, especially now that the menacing Dweller — who we’re pretty sure is Sauron — has learned of the Stranger’s existence.
Five episodes in, we finally have a pretty solid idea of where most of The Rings of Power‘s plotlines are going. Galadriel, Halbrand, and the people of Numenor are sailing to Middle-earth to stop the rise of Sauron in the Southlands. Meanwhile, Arondir and Bronwyn will need to find a way to defend the watchtower of Ostirith from Adar’s impending Orc attack.
Evil stirs beyond the world of man, too. The Harfoots continue their migration through Middle-earth, the Stranger in tow. Is he good or evil? The jury’s still out on whether he’ll ultimately turn out to be Gandalf, Saruman, or Sauron himself, but Nori and her people will undoubtedly find out in the coming weeks, especially now that the menacing Dweller — who we’re pretty sure is Sauron — has learned of the Stranger’s existence.
- 9/23/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Spoilers follow for the fifth episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."
It's safe to assume that those behind "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" knew exactly what they were doing by coming out of the gate with a series of (relatively) slower-paced episodes. Not only did this give viewers time to really dig deep into the little details that makes Middle-earth feel so vibrant and alive, but it's also given us an excuse to ramp up the speculation surrounding the show's big bad. Everyone knew that a series titled "The Rings of Power" would have Sauron show up sooner or later. Though we briefly glimpsed his recognizable silhouette early in the premiere, the dark lord has remained stubbornly in the shadows ever since -- but the same can't be said for his evil influence.
As emphasized repeatedly in the first episode, the...
It's safe to assume that those behind "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" knew exactly what they were doing by coming out of the gate with a series of (relatively) slower-paced episodes. Not only did this give viewers time to really dig deep into the little details that makes Middle-earth feel so vibrant and alive, but it's also given us an excuse to ramp up the speculation surrounding the show's big bad. Everyone knew that a series titled "The Rings of Power" would have Sauron show up sooner or later. Though we briefly glimpsed his recognizable silhouette early in the premiere, the dark lord has remained stubbornly in the shadows ever since -- but the same can't be said for his evil influence.
As emphasized repeatedly in the first episode, the...
- 9/23/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
This Lord of the Rings article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
One of the more peculiar things about The Rings of Power so far has been the total lack of any actual rings on the show. We’ve also heard a lot about our principal bad guy and the show has seemed desperate to convince us that he might be any one of several characters, but we think we might finally, in episode 5, have been introduced to Sauron in the form of a mysterious new character credited only as “The Dweller” (Bridie Sisson), who is seen peering over the edge of the crater where the Stranger landed back in episode 1.
In Tolkien’s lore, Sauron is a Maiar, a very powerful being, and he can take on different forms. He also goes by many different names, originally being called Mairon and known as The Necromancer in The Hobbit.
One of the more peculiar things about The Rings of Power so far has been the total lack of any actual rings on the show. We’ve also heard a lot about our principal bad guy and the show has seemed desperate to convince us that he might be any one of several characters, but we think we might finally, in episode 5, have been introduced to Sauron in the form of a mysterious new character credited only as “The Dweller” (Bridie Sisson), who is seen peering over the edge of the crater where the Stranger landed back in episode 1.
In Tolkien’s lore, Sauron is a Maiar, a very powerful being, and he can take on different forms. He also goes by many different names, originally being called Mairon and known as The Necromancer in The Hobbit.
- 9/23/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Spoilers for the latest episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" follow.
Fans who pay close attention to such things realized quite some time ago that "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" would have no choice but to carve out a unique space for itself in the legendarium of author J.R.R. Tolkien.
Unlike Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay and their team of writers didn't have the benefit of sprawling, self-contained novels to adapt from. Instead, Amazon Studios acquired the rights to the appendices featured at the end of "The Return of the King" novel (which laid out the events of the First and Second Age of Middle-earth), various novels like Tolkien's "The Unfinished Tales," and other notes. This forced them to get creative, using major canonical events as signposts -- the defeat of Morgoth,...
Fans who pay close attention to such things realized quite some time ago that "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" would have no choice but to carve out a unique space for itself in the legendarium of author J.R.R. Tolkien.
Unlike Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" trilogies, showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay and their team of writers didn't have the benefit of sprawling, self-contained novels to adapt from. Instead, Amazon Studios acquired the rights to the appendices featured at the end of "The Return of the King" novel (which laid out the events of the First and Second Age of Middle-earth), various novels like Tolkien's "The Unfinished Tales," and other notes. This forced them to get creative, using major canonical events as signposts -- the defeat of Morgoth,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
This Lord of the Rings review contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
Over the course of five episodes, it’s become clear what The Rings of Power’s strengths and weaknesses are. One of those weaknesses so far has been the politicking side of things – the show is at its best when it’s depicting huge, dramatic moments of battle or adventure, and at its weakest when examining the various power plays and conflicts between characters. This episode takes a step forward in the latter direction, as we start to see conflict arising between several factions and within themselves, and get a bit more of a sense of what drives some of them.
This is especially true in the Elrond/Durin storyline, which sees Elrond face genuine inner conflict for the first time in the series. His dilemma over whether to break his oath to Durin for the sake...
Over the course of five episodes, it’s become clear what The Rings of Power’s strengths and weaknesses are. One of those weaknesses so far has been the politicking side of things – the show is at its best when it’s depicting huge, dramatic moments of battle or adventure, and at its weakest when examining the various power plays and conflicts between characters. This episode takes a step forward in the latter direction, as we start to see conflict arising between several factions and within themselves, and get a bit more of a sense of what drives some of them.
This is especially true in the Elrond/Durin storyline, which sees Elrond face genuine inner conflict for the first time in the series. His dilemma over whether to break his oath to Durin for the sake...
- 9/23/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Beware – this piece contains spoilers
Last week’s instalment of The Rings of Power threw up some key questions: Would Halbrand break his oath by joining Galadriel’s voyage to the Southlands? Could young Theo resist the pull of Sauron’s blade? And what’s the significance of the dwarves mining Mithril? We’ve got answers to all of that and more this week, and there was still time to catch up with the Harfoots, too. They even sang us a song! Let’s take a look at where things stand after fifth episode, “Partings”…
The Harfoots are back, with a song in their hearts and wolves on their tail
We start this week with the Harfoots on the road again. After a quick breather so that Nori (Markella Kavenagh) can teach The Stranger (Daniel Weyman) about their migratory habits, we follow the creatures’ travels through the sort of montage...
Last week’s instalment of The Rings of Power threw up some key questions: Would Halbrand break his oath by joining Galadriel’s voyage to the Southlands? Could young Theo resist the pull of Sauron’s blade? And what’s the significance of the dwarves mining Mithril? We’ve got answers to all of that and more this week, and there was still time to catch up with the Harfoots, too. They even sang us a song! Let’s take a look at where things stand after fifth episode, “Partings”…
The Harfoots are back, with a song in their hearts and wolves on their tail
We start this week with the Harfoots on the road again. After a quick breather so that Nori (Markella Kavenagh) can teach The Stranger (Daniel Weyman) about their migratory habits, we follow the creatures’ travels through the sort of montage...
- 9/23/2022
- by Kevin E G Perry
- The Independent - TV
The following contains spoilers for Episode 5 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Proceed accordingly.
In this week’s episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we learned that Prince Durin IV is not one to be messed with.
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Dining with the High King Gil-galad, Elrond, and Celebrimbor in Lindon, the dwarf was well prepared for Gil-galad...
In this week’s episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we learned that Prince Durin IV is not one to be messed with.
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Dining with the High King Gil-galad, Elrond, and Celebrimbor in Lindon, the dwarf was well prepared for Gil-galad...
- 9/23/2022
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
With just three episodes remaining, the show’s narrative threads are beginning to converge.
What we want to do and what we must do are rarely the same thing, including in Middle-earth. Just ask the ever-honorable Elrond, who finds himself stuck between a mythical ore and a hard place on “Partings,” the latest episode of “The Rings of Power.” It turns out that there was indeed an ulterior motive behind High King Gil-galad sending him to Khazad-dûm, as mithril — which the dwarves, led by Elrond’s close friend Prince Durin IV, have been mining in secret — could be the only thing preventing the elves from slowly diminishing into nothingness. Asked by Gil-galad whether the dwarves have in fact found the precious ore, Elrond refuses to answer on the grounds that he swore an oath to Durin not to reveal what he saw in those mines. He’s then asked a much more loaded question,...
What we want to do and what we must do are rarely the same thing, including in Middle-earth. Just ask the ever-honorable Elrond, who finds himself stuck between a mythical ore and a hard place on “Partings,” the latest episode of “The Rings of Power.” It turns out that there was indeed an ulterior motive behind High King Gil-galad sending him to Khazad-dûm, as mithril — which the dwarves, led by Elrond’s close friend Prince Durin IV, have been mining in secret — could be the only thing preventing the elves from slowly diminishing into nothingness. Asked by Gil-galad whether the dwarves have in fact found the precious ore, Elrond refuses to answer on the grounds that he swore an oath to Durin not to reveal what he saw in those mines. He’s then asked a much more loaded question,...
- 9/23/2022
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
Sophia Nomvete, who plays fan-favorite Disa the Dwarf princess in "The Rings of Power," has her breakout moment in the fourth episode of "Rings of Power," which was released Sept. 16. There's a tragic accident in the mines of Moria, and many of the miners are trapped underneath layers of rock. No one knows if they've survived.
And then Disa starts to sing. It's a gorgeous, stunning scene, her voice rising above and capturing the anguish, fears, worries, and hopes of the Dwarves. After, she tells Elrond (Robert Aramayo) that the song was a "plea to the rocks" to free the trapped miners. And it works - all of them are rescued alive.
Nomvete tells Popsugar that when she auditioned for the show and had to sing, she chose Bill Withers's "Ain't No Sunshine." She knew nothing then about the scene for which her vocals would be used, but she loves the coincidence now.
And then Disa starts to sing. It's a gorgeous, stunning scene, her voice rising above and capturing the anguish, fears, worries, and hopes of the Dwarves. After, she tells Elrond (Robert Aramayo) that the song was a "plea to the rocks" to free the trapped miners. And it works - all of them are rescued alive.
Nomvete tells Popsugar that when she auditioned for the show and had to sing, she chose Bill Withers's "Ain't No Sunshine." She knew nothing then about the scene for which her vocals would be used, but she loves the coincidence now.
- 9/21/2022
- by Victoria Edel
- Popsugar.com
This article contains spoilers for episode 4 of The Rings of Power and J.R.R. Tolkien’s works.
In episode 4 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we finally learn what Durin IV (Owain Arthur) and Disa (Sophia Nomvete) have discovered in the Khazad-dûm mines – the precious metal mithril. In The Lord of the Rings universe, mithril becomes highly sought after in Middle-earth both for its beauty and its durability – it shines like silver, is stronger than steel, it’s as malleable as copper, and doesn’t tarnish. While this discovery may seem like a win for Durin IV and the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm in the Second Age, the mining of mithril will eventually lead to the destruction and downfall of the Dwarven kingdom.
Because mithril can only be found in the Dwarven mines of Moria, the haste with which the Dwarves mine mithril throughout the Second Age leads...
In episode 4 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we finally learn what Durin IV (Owain Arthur) and Disa (Sophia Nomvete) have discovered in the Khazad-dûm mines – the precious metal mithril. In The Lord of the Rings universe, mithril becomes highly sought after in Middle-earth both for its beauty and its durability – it shines like silver, is stronger than steel, it’s as malleable as copper, and doesn’t tarnish. While this discovery may seem like a win for Durin IV and the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm in the Second Age, the mining of mithril will eventually lead to the destruction and downfall of the Dwarven kingdom.
Because mithril can only be found in the Dwarven mines of Moria, the haste with which the Dwarves mine mithril throughout the Second Age leads...
- 9/17/2022
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
Tolkien's legendarium has always been mythology in the vein of the Norse sagas or Arthurian legend, dealing with big characters, big locations, big stories and big ideas.
So far, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is staying true to that idea, dealing with a world that has just gone through an apocalypse, and is slowly realizing it is heading into another one. With ancient evil slowly awakening and threatening huge kingdoms, the story feels grand and vast — thanks to the money being poured on the screen. But the fourth episode of the show, "The Great Wave," introduces arguably the most grounded and human element it could to the fantasy land of Arda — an element straight out of "Lost."
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After introducing all the major players and locations, the fourth episode of the season finally sets the story in motion. Galadriel finally...
So far, "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is staying true to that idea, dealing with a world that has just gone through an apocalypse, and is slowly realizing it is heading into another one. With ancient evil slowly awakening and threatening huge kingdoms, the story feels grand and vast — thanks to the money being poured on the screen. But the fourth episode of the show, "The Great Wave," introduces arguably the most grounded and human element it could to the fantasy land of Arda — an element straight out of "Lost."
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After introducing all the major players and locations, the fourth episode of the season finally sets the story in motion. Galadriel finally...
- 9/16/2022
- by Rafael Motamayor
- Slash Film
This Lord of the Rings article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
Episode 4 of The Rings of Power featured numerous references to Elrond and Galadriel’s fathers, but with most of their activities having happened in the First Age, which the series isn’t allowed to adapt, the explanations around them were a bit vague. So who exactly were they, and how are Elrond and Galadriel likely to feel about them by the time of the series?
Elrond does give Durin a basic outline of his father’s story in their conversation in “The Great Wave.” He says that his father “single-handedly sailed to Valinor and convinced the Valar to join the war and vanquish Morgoth.” As a result, “the Valar lifted him beyond the bounds of this world to forever carry the evening star across the sky.”
The Valar are the Powers of Arda; essentially, they are gods,...
Episode 4 of The Rings of Power featured numerous references to Elrond and Galadriel’s fathers, but with most of their activities having happened in the First Age, which the series isn’t allowed to adapt, the explanations around them were a bit vague. So who exactly were they, and how are Elrond and Galadriel likely to feel about them by the time of the series?
Elrond does give Durin a basic outline of his father’s story in their conversation in “The Great Wave.” He says that his father “single-handedly sailed to Valinor and convinced the Valar to join the war and vanquish Morgoth.” As a result, “the Valar lifted him beyond the bounds of this world to forever carry the evening star across the sky.”
The Valar are the Powers of Arda; essentially, they are gods,...
- 9/16/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” Episode 4, “The Great Wave.”]
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is the product of an endless supply of resources. For all its grandeur and detail and physical craft on display, there’s one thing that the show has had in the early part of its run that’s almost always a lot harder to pin down: timing.
Take the series’ most recent episode, which finds Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) in a verbal showdown with Queen Regent Miriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson). With fierce conviction, Galadriel proclaims, “There is a tempest in me that has swept me to this island for a reason, and it will not be quelled by you, Regent.” A hard cut to her being put inside a Númenórean holding cell. Against the backdrop of a real, growing threat, “Rings of Power” still finds room for a well-placed comic beat.
“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” is the product of an endless supply of resources. For all its grandeur and detail and physical craft on display, there’s one thing that the show has had in the early part of its run that’s almost always a lot harder to pin down: timing.
Take the series’ most recent episode, which finds Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) in a verbal showdown with Queen Regent Miriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson). With fierce conviction, Galadriel proclaims, “There is a tempest in me that has swept me to this island for a reason, and it will not be quelled by you, Regent.” A hard cut to her being put inside a Númenórean holding cell. Against the backdrop of a real, growing threat, “Rings of Power” still finds room for a well-placed comic beat.
- 9/16/2022
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
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