Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 5 BREAKDOWN

After the low-point of the season (for me) last episode, we return to Annatar & Celebrimbor, Númenor, and Khazad-dûm! We've got some interesting references and the first appearance of the epic Doors of Durin!

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Hunting - steamey
Doors of Durin - J.R.R. Tolkien
Durin at mirrormere - Matej Cadil
The Two Trees of Valinor - Šárka Škorpíková
Telperion the White Tree - Kluiszu
Eärendil Searches Tirion - Ted Nasmith
Moria Gate- Ted Nasmith
Celebrimbor and Narvi - Ralph Damiani
Gandalf at the Doors of Durin moria - Dzmitry Yakhouski
Sauron Surrenders to the Numenoreans - Alan Lee
Men of Dunland - Turner Mohan
Tol himling - Felix Englund
Earendil - Jenny Dolfen
Earendil and Elwing - steamey
Ulmo Appears before Tuor- Ted Nasmith
Idril, Earendil, Tuor - Šárka Škorpíková
Tuor at Vinyamar - Ted Nasmith
Beren - Jenny Dolfen
Beren and Luthien in Tol Galen - Sara M. Morello
Beren a Luthien - Šárka Škorpíková
Beren and Luthien - Turner Mohan
Arwen and aragorn - Sara Morello
andunie navire eressea - david greset
Welcome to valinor - nahar
Armenelos - Alan Lee
Ar Pharazaons ships - John Howe
Eldalonde - david greset
numenor - david greset
Numenor Atlantis - Pete Amachree
andunie, numenor, aldarion - david greset
Manwe - steamey
Numenor - Šárka Škorpíková
Fall of Numenor cover - alan lee
Seaside tower - Felix Englund
palantir of elostirion - matej cadil
armenelos - ralphdamiani
Elros Tar-Minyatur - Ralph Damiani
Tar Elendil Relinquishes the Scepter - Ralph Damiani
Ar pharazon - steamey
Ar pharazon - dracarysdrekkar
Aule and the Seven Fathers - Ted Nasmith
Aule the Destroyer - Ted Nasmith
The Watcher in the Water - Olanda Fong-Surdenas
The Watcher - Anke Eissmann
Galadriel in Moria - Alan Lee
Desert city sunset - Felix Englund
The Dwarf Lords - Ralph Damiani
Galadriel - Marya Filatova
Nienna - Jenny Dolfen
Gandalf - Jenny Dolfen
Nienna - Janka Latečková
Ar-Pharazon - Turner Mohan
A royal wedding in numenor - Matej Cadil
Umbar - Turner Mohan
The Eagles and the Army - Alan Lee
Galadriel - YidanYuan
Artanis and Feanor - Tolman Cotton

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[NerdoftheRings]

Personally, I found this to be an overall stronger episode! (A very welcome change from last week.) Celebrimbor & Annatar continues to shine and I find myself wanting to see more Númenor. What say you?

[InventiveHarvest]

I have a theory: Sauron is going to make a ring to rule all of the other rings of power.

[DougWIngate]

Elrond: Sauron is the architect behind all of this!

Gil-Galad: Silence, I'm thinking. Now listen... Sauron is the architect behind all of this...

[Jhgffdy-rdrj]

Galadriel being shiped in an amazon package🤣

[scwebb]

I think the idea with the door of Durin “table” is that they’re actually still working on it. The reason it was engraved but not glowing earlier is the ithildin hasn’t yet been applied. I think that’s what’s being done here, as you can see a patch “filled in”. Can’t help feeling there was probably more to this but that it got cut.

[agentspaniel]

Apparently Sauron has a thing for blondes

[izabelamsztuka]

I feel like Disa's sadness about the rise of the ring isn't just about the resonators becoming obsolete. It's more about their deep, natural symbiotic connection with the mountain, which is being disrupted. The ring symbolizes a forceful and coercive shift towards extraction, in contrast to the dwarves' more harmonious relationship with their environment before. Considering later scene with cave it's rather ominous "I've got a bad feeling about this" scene.

[giulioaprati]

The suggestion Annatar makes to Celebrimbor telling him to go to Gil Galad to seek forgivness is the same ultimatum Sauron was given at the end of the 1st age by Eonwe, as he was told to go to Valinor and repent in front of the Valar, and but he didn't

[LetsTalkHerps]

As an American, the willingness of the Nunenorians to turn so quickly feels plenty real lol

[varshithbvst]

The biggest mystery with this episode is around the teleportation device the dwarves invented, and why they're gatekeeping it, as poor Elrond seems to be stuck on the road the last two episodes while the dwarves went back and forth to Eregion like 15 times

[JosB]

I genuinely felt something when Valandil was killed. Shows they have made me care about that character without me even knowing.

[RK-dces]

Honestly really loved the way they capture the way toxic, manipulative relationships develop re: Annatar and Celebrimbor. First Sauron lovebombs the hell out of Celebrimbor, just hyping him up as a unique creative genius, then slowly turns more cold towards him so Celebrimbor's left confused & wondering what he could've done to make their dynamic shift. When he tries setting boundaries, Sauron disregards them & coerces him to drop said boundaries. When Celebrimbor starts feeling justifiably suspicious, Sauron guilt trips him, gaslights him, and deflects blame onto him, leading to Celebrimbor's mounting instability. And, of course, Sauron takes said emotional instability HE'S created in Celebrimbor and uses it to turn his own workers against him. It's the abuser playbook.

[bolchinsky]

It's so refreshing to see a well educated Tolkien fan to analize the show without trashing it from the getgo! I believe that it is possible to enjoy the show knowing the differences! Thanks for existing XD

[Pseedholm]

Sauron telling celebrimbor that “he doesn’t always listen and he’s headstrong” is def some gaslighting behavior.

[lukebradshaw]

I’m gonna be honest, the show is so much better without the Gandalf and Hobbit Storyline

[zStC]

Great episode.. also there was 0 screen time of Nori so that certainly was a plus 😂

[stroiaioana]

Imagine the guy you are crushing on coming at you and tell you you remind him of his crush he couldn't land on🤣🤣🤣🤣 I'd die inside right there

[nikosmanarolis]

"Impaled by a spike and used as a banner "
I see what you did there !!

[Ivan_against_Cuisine]

The absence of the hobbits storyline made this episode better by default. Speedrunning of book events hurts, but I'm glad to see how the chemistry between actors elevates most scenes. All scenes with two Charlies are a blast to watch. The biggest concern I got is a tease of Gil Galad turning into a "doubting skeptic" cliche and sending the elven army to some random Mordor location instead of Eregion despite suspicious Celebrimbor letters and news he got from Elrond.

[MemeDadu]

I like that Elendil lives upto his moniker "Elendil the Tall"