Rings of Power Episode 8 FINALE BREAKDOWN | Lord of the Rings on Prime Explained

Deep dive into Rings of Power Episode 8: "Alloyed" ! We'll look for all the references to Tolkien's deeper lore, explain what is happening, and I'll give some thoughts along the way. We now have a 2-year wait until season two - the question is, how does Season 1 score and in what ways does this show need to improve going forward?

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[NerdoftheRings]

Want me to do a video on my thoughts on the entire season? This season was very much a mixed bag for me. Lots of lessons I hope this show learns going into Season 2...

[LordOfTheLore]

Halbrand done what every man couldn’t.. he simply walked into Mordor!

[SarahEggers]

Gilgalad did say to Elrond he foresaw if Galadriel kept searching, she might have inadvertently kept alive the very evil she sought to defeat.

[DigiBentoBox]

Nazgals was absolute, understated, comedic gold (or…mithril lol)

[bengorniak]

A full season review would be awesome.

[MisterDidactic]

That Naz-gals joke made me chuckle heartily

[deebugger]

That 100-millisecond cut to Kylo Ren was a stroke of genius!

[jordiejonny]

"A mixed bag" is the nicest thing ive heard someone say about this series

[bencera]

man i so appreciate the fact that you review things fairly but also sprinkle actual Tolkien lore when recapping whats happening on the show

[ngrowthvideocomps]

Thanks for the review. I will say this, this show has made me more of a Tolkien fan. Has caused me to go back to all the books and watch your videos to remind myself where they got it right and where they got it wrong. And rereading all of Tolkien’s works with this in mind has shown me again how amazing Tolkien’s world is. So, regardless of what I’ve thought of the show, like you, ups and downs, it did have the effect of making me more of a Tolkien fan which I didn’t think was possible. Ha!

[ProfezorSnayp]

Galadriel: "Lord Celebrimbor, you made a fourth ring...?"
Celebrimbor: "Yes. It's name is Nunya"
Galadriel: "...what..."

Celebrimbor: "NUNYA BUSINESS!"
Galadriel: 😑

<Celebrimbor retreats doing backflips> 🤪

[truecaller-ugke]

Probably he's the only YOUTUBER in the whole youtube community who know the lore and still not continuously bashing the ROP.

[the_sylance]

Halbrand being killed in the eruption and then being taken over by Sauron sounds cool, but I think that the bloodlust when confronted with "Addar" and the line: " Do you remember what you did to me" shortly after Addar states he killed Sauron shows that he already is Sauron at this point in time.

[akikolehmainen]

Charlie Wickers has said in a fresh interview that they will go back to what happened to his character before that raft in season 2. That possibly also goes back to him being in Eregion as someone else already before returning there as Halbrand.

[Savagely-Average]

I feel like the melting down of the dagger could also be symbolic for Galadriel shedding her warrior self and begin evolving into the powerful and wise Galadriel that we know.

[mattd.]

I think the main evidence for the stranger being Gandalf is thematic - it means that the shows three major storylines were following Elrond, Galadriel, and Gandalf - the three eventual bearers of the Elvish rings.

[fruitymcgiggles]

That quick flash of Kylo Ren… priceless 😂

[dreaxmusic]

I was disappointed by Halbrand being Sauron, but 1) Charlie Vickers really sold it, and 2) Vickers did an interview with The Hollywood Reporter which provided some helpful back story (and S2 hints) around this choice. I did have my suspicions when I heard the soundtrack - Bear doesn't make mistakes, and the similarity between the "Sauron" and "Halbrand" tracks was undeniable. I would have loved to see a longer Halbrand arc that started heroic to crash down into tragedy (Witch King or King of the Dead), but alas.

[_emory]

I liked the shapeshifting effect too. Like she was wearing a cloak of the other person. The magic is one thing they’ve actually done really well with

[huldrychzwingli]

You forgot to mention an important point: that Galadriel forces Elrond to silence, when he asks what happended between Galadriel and Halbrand, using his promise to trust her.