**Spoiler Warning** Rings of Power S2E2 - "Where the Stars are Strange"

[Oddwen]

RIP Cirdan's beard, we hardly knew ye.


Oh wow, an interesting woman who recently lost her spiritual link to the stone, they could go some interesting places with this....annnnnnd she is primarily focused on fixing some mens' emotional issues. Groundbreaking stuff.



Rhun magic is kind of cool. I'm choosing to watch this part of the series as an 80s fantasy movie that never was. Pallandatar is our third "The Terror" alum, Ciaran Hinds, and the true bearer of the name "Mothrandir".

Originally Posted by Huin

My wife was annoyed that Celebrimbor's fall seemed to be starting because he showed mercy. They pulled back slightly from that, but the show does do it a fair bit, starting with Galadriel helping someone who turned out to be Sauron. I don't think Tolkien would approve of "mercy is a weakness to be exploited".

I agree. It's possible it could be linked back (forward?) to Gandalf's words to Frodo regarding Gollum (Because he began ownership of the Ring so - with pity and mercy).

Originally Posted by Huin

Do you think Peter Jackson is happy to have permanently added "magic moths" to the Middle-earth bestiary?

Better than "Burping Man with Carrot".


I think the Annatar reveal scene was done pretty well. Celebrimbor seems a bit at a loss after the emotional shift of finding out if the elven rings worked. Getting a "messager from the Valar" must have been both overwhelming and an ego boost.



If Celebrimbor had invented cell phones or if palantir use was more wide-spread they wouldn't have this "I didn't specifically tell Celebrimbor that Halbrand was explicitly Sauron" plotpoint.



I can't quite tell if I like Elrond's resistance to the elven rings. He's right to be suspicous, but he's being very dramatic about it haha. Most of that is knowing he becomes a ringbearer in the future. I wonder how they'll resolve that. Plus the whole marrying the daughter of the fried he's suspicious of deal.