The Rings of Power Episode 8 lays all of the playing cards on the desk.

Last week’s Rings of Power was all in regards to the value of doing what’s proper. It was a slower episode that handled the aftermath of the Mount Doom eruption. It additionally acted to tie up, for this season a minimum of, each the Dwarven and the Southland plots. This week we get again to the Elves and a few main reveals.

The shadow of spoilers lies over all that follows – BEWARE.

The Rings of Power Episode 8 Ties Up Our Time With the Harfoots

Over in Harfoot land, the three white-robed individuals have discovered the Stranger. They inform him that they’ve come to serve him and that he’s Sauron. Then, as a result of he’s misplaced his reminiscence they tie him up. The 4 Harfoots aren’t having any of this. They go to assist the Stranger and a giant previous combat takes place. There is magic. Shapeshifting. Stabbing. It’s a great previous time. Eventually, the Stranger will get his fingers on the magic employees and goes after the others.

It seems they have been unsuitable. He’s not Sauron, he’s G…good! He blasts them away and saves the day. Sadly Sadoc was injured within the combat and died. Afterward, Nori asks him why the baddies known as him “Istari”. He says it means his a wizard, and there are others of his sort on the market. They are off in Rhûn and he has to go discover them. In the tip, he and Nori set off on an journey to the east collectively, saying goodbye to the Harfoots.

Black Flags Over Númenor 

Rings of Power Episode 8 takes us again to Númenor, the place Eärien is given an opportunity to design a statue of the King, who everybody is aware of goes to die quickly. While engaged on it she has a brief dialog with him and is let into the hidden palantír room. Meanwhile, Elendil and Miriel reaffirm that they’re keen to make sacrifices in pursuit of doing good and saving their individuals. They arrive dwelling to search out that the king has died.

It’s Time For RINGS a Crown  of  Power

Lastly, the majority of Rings of Power Episode 8 offers with the Elves and their troubles. Galadriel and a wounded Halbrand present up in Eregion and ask Elrond and Celebrimbor for assist. Halbrand is healed and Elrond and Galadriel have a pleasant heart-to-heart. Halbrand then talks to Celebrimbor and provides him the concept to strive making an alloy with the restricted mithril.

The group pitches the concept to Gil-Galad. By making a round object, say a crown, they’ll… amplify the mithril’s energy and save the Elves. Gil doesn’t suppose they’ve time and turns them down. But then Elrond asks him once more for simply three months and he agrees. The group units to work, but it surely goes poorly at first.

The Last Temptation of Galadriel 

With the work going poorly, Halbrand continues to supply wanted recommendation. As this is occurring, Galadriel notices that a few of what Celebrimbor is saying sounds terrible much like what Adar informed her Sauron was searching for. This makes her suspicious and she or he units to scribes to dig up filth on Halbrand. She quickly finds that the final king of the Southlands died 1000 years in the past and had no heirs.

When she confronts him the reality comes out. Halbrand is Sauron. He then tempts her to affix him. First with visions of her brother, Finrod. Finrod claims that Sauron is making an attempt to heal the world and she or he ought to let him do it. She doesn’t purchase that.

Sauron then tempts her immediately. They’ve labored effectively collectively and she or he’s helped him loads. Why not be part of forces and rule collectively? Together he says, they’ll save and defend the world. She will preserve him on the trail of fine and all might be effectively. She rejects him nevertheless and will get dumped in a river. Elrond saves her and Sauron/Halbrand flees.

The Rings of Power Episode 8 Gives Us 3

Galadriel goes to Elrond and Celebrimbor and tells them Halbrand is a nasty man, although not who he’s (Elrond appears to determine it out). They ask her if they need to end the challenge and she or he agrees they want two. It seems the crown concept was by no means going to work. Halbrand/Sauron had steered making two crowns, however Galadriel says no to this, two will all the time divide them. They must make three, three rings. Melting down her dagger for the proper gold and silver in it the group then forges the three Elven rings and save the day. The Rings of Power Episode 8, and certainly the season, ends with a shot of Sauron arriving at Mt. Doom.

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I used to be fairly skeptical again just a few episodes in the past after they informed us the thrust of the elf plot. The entire “big tree is dying and we need mithril to save it or all the elves will die” appeared foolish. And it nonetheless type of is. But I do really feel like they managed to tie it again just a little extra into the established lore. We know that the Elven rings have all the time been linked to preserving their realms in Middle Earth. When they lose their energy because of the destruction of the One Ring, the Elves are compelled to depart Middle Earth for good. This type of offers us a purpose behind that.

Some Thoughts on Rings of Power Episode 8

Charles Edwards (Celebrimbor), Robert Aramayo (Elrond)

This was yet one more actually handsome episode. Some wonderful visuals right here. I assume the individuals chasing the Stanger have been Wraiths of some sort?

I felt just like the Harfoot goodbye went on for just a bit too lengthy. But I actually preferred the temptation of Galadriel. I assumed it was visually spectacular and introduced her with an actual dilemma. Moreover, it tied in properly along with her speech to Frodo and her mirror in Fellowship.

While we don’t know the way truthful Sauron was being of their dialog, I like the concept that he thinks he’s saving Middle Earth. This jives with what Adar stated in Episode 6, so I are inclined to imagine it. Clearly, salvation and domination go hand in hand for him, however I like him having extra motivation than simply “I’m evil!”

I assume I all the time thought the opposite rings have been cast across the similar time or earlier than the Three. This appears to disagree. I additionally thought Sauron and Celebrimbor labored collectively for longer than just a few days, however certain.

I’ll be again with some season wrap-up ideas later, however for now:

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Abe is that uncommon factor, an Austin native born and raised right here. Though he retains on transferring round, DC, Japan, ETC., he all the time appears to search out his means again ultimately. Abe has many years of expertise with a variety of tabletop and RPG video games, from historicals, to Star Wars to D&D and 40K. He has been contributing to BOLS since virtually the beginning, again when he labored at after which owned an area gaming retailer. He was huge into the aggressive Warhammer match scene however age has mellowed him and he now appreciates a great informal match. He at the moment covers 40K ways and lore, in addition to all issues Star Wars, with occasional dabbling in different subjects. Abe stays in mourning over the lack of WFB to this present day.

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