Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 1 BREAKDOWN

Season 2 of The Rings of Power has begun! We are launching into our analysis of the episodes with the premiere, titled "Elven Kings Under the Sky".

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Melkor reaching Arda - Šárka Škorpíková
sauron army - WETA
Sauron forging the ring - Alan Lee
The Nine Kings - Anato Finnstark
Sauron - SoW
orc army - merlkir
Dark valley - Felix Englund
Uruk Warrior and Orc Tracker - Alan Lee
Sauron The Deceiver - Ralph Damiani
orcs - Angus McBride
Sauron - Jerry Vanderstelt
The Ships of the Faithful - Ted Nasmith
spirit of sauron - skullb*st*rd
celebrimbor & annatar - WETA
celebrimbor and annatar - anotherstranger_me
The Elven Rings - Ralph Damiani
Celebrimbor - Angus McBride
Forging the One Ring - Marko Manev
elwing - mellorianj
Elwing - Marya Filatova
Ulmo and Elwing - Aegeri
earendil and elwing - steamey
The Light of Valinor on the Western_Sea - Ted Nasmith
The Shores of Valinor - Ted Nasmith
Grey Havens - Alan Lee
cirdan - alystraea
Cirdan, Lord of the Falathrim - Peet
Awakening of the Elves - Kuliszu
Cirdan Sends Out Ships - Anke Eissmann
Cirdan - Steve Airola
Thangorodrim - Jonathan_Guzi
Maedhross Rescue from Thangorodrim - Ted Nasmith
celebrimbor - anotherstranger_me

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[NerdoftheRings]

What did you think of this ep? Círdan? Sauron's flashback? What do you give the episode 1-10?

[Jan_ne]

Matt is questioning when Sauron would have found time to go to the East, but uploads multiple videos during a livestream

[ElGuaje]

“Some of you may die, but that is a sacrifice I am willing to make”

-Lord Faraquad Sauron

[andyyeung]

watching Sauron slain in a manner like this reminds of a certain salad
You guessed it, Caesar

[JurassicTheory]

Matt Graf is the kind of guy to upload a breakdown right after finishing a watch party in the same night! Dude’s in his Annatar arc fr 🤣

[JmmyMack]

I very much got the impression that Nemya falling at Galadriel's feet implied the rings have wills of their own, to coin the phrase, and intentionally moved upon their desired bearers.

[Pseedholm]

“We don’t have food” …. Wearing a crown of olives.

[dennist.]

My favorite scene is Sauron with the "Warg" looking creature (i thought it was a wolf at first). To me, it was like a little nod to Sauron being the lord of werewolves and his manipulation of it to kill Waldreg was brilliant.

[Dan-B]

I have to say that the casting for Cirdan was excellent. I believe that he’s a very old, knowing and wise elf in Ben’s performance.

[Otterable]

As far as Adar being offered wine by Sauron, I figured it was a metaphor for Saruon's manipulations. He was stranded and thirsty and Sauron gave him exactly what he wanted so he'd start marching to Sauron's tune.

[krandall]

Notice when Sauron's blood first drips into puddle in the cave, there is like one stalagmite. After screen fades to black and comes back to cave, there is more and they are larger, showing a significant passage of time.

[quirkyjoeAnimated]

It's worth noting that the Season One prologue is in Galadriel's words and she is not a) a reliable narrator or b) aware of the Adar-led uprising that supplants Sauron - she has a very fixed perspective on what happened

[fingersTitan]

For any WWE fan.
Matt saying that Sauron isn't feeling Ucey made my day. 🤣🤣🤣
(I know he didn't actually say Ucey but it sounded like it and made me laugh knowing the Ucey segment)

[tangofett]

“I always enjoy a nice tree”. Spoken like a true a Tolkien scholar. Very “Hobbit” on you, kind sir.

[cacogenicist]

Certainly seems more promising than last season.

I also like Ben Daniels' Cirdan. Chill dude.

[myriadmediamusings]

Sauron: Some of you may die, but it is a sacrifice I am willing to make.

I will admit I like the idea of Sauron pitching his leadership to the orcs. Because of the size of Morgoth's legions it can make sense some of them wouldnt bow immediately to him especially after a crushing defeat. It can also explain why not all orc factions are bound to him just yet in the third age.

[vishwashah]

20:06 I'd like to think here that it was Ulmo changing Cirdan's mind

[derikc]

Would the orcs not have already known Sauron? He was Morgoths main lieutenant for centuries.

Sauron did take a significant time to regain form. this was shown thru the length of (limestone) stalagmites in one scene. i assume that's how they presented the period of time that has passed

[thomasb.anderson]

lol sauron looks like young Simon Pegg