The Rings Of Power 2.07 "Doomed To Die"

The Rings of Power 2.07 "Doomed to Die"

Charles Edwards and Charlie Vickers......

Give. Them. Those. Damned. Emmys. Right. Now.

Also, i just watched the preview clip and other than my god my heart they're really going for a tearjerker here arent they? I have a chief thought: do you think someone ever did or will tell Sauron that. Like. He can stop at literally any time? He does not have to do this? Do you think he knows that?

What an idiot clown.

The creators of Rings of Power have said that they have a five season plan for the show and are going to stick to it. Knowing what happens in the Second Age, this is how I think that might play out.

Warning: Book Spoilers Ahead

Season 3

This is where Sauron will fully establish himself as the new Dark Lord, taking full control of Mordor, recruiting the Nine, building Barad-dûr built, and waging The War of the Elves and Sauron, culminating in Númenor coming to the aid of the Elves at the decisive Battle of the Gwathló (supposed to be the biggest battle of Middle Earth after the War of Wrath), and Sauron being taken back as a prisoner by Ar-Pharazôn. We'll also see the founding of Rivendell and the eventual siege by Sauron.

Season 4

Sauron's imprisonment on, and eventual corruption of Númenor, leading to the destruction of the entire island and the escape of the Faithful. Think we'll also see Lothlórien under King Amdír and how Galadriel eventually comes to settle and rule there. Might also see the establishment of the Black Númenorian colonies in the south prior to the island's fall.

Season 5

The establishment of the Kingdoms in Exile (although I can see them starting the season with a time skip over that part) and finally the War of the Last Alliance and Sauron's first defeat, possibly ending with the Disaster of the Gladden Fields.

These are just the main events, of course. I'm sure the writers will have to invent a lot stuff for all the characters to do since there are so many big gaps as Tolkien never really fleshed out the Second Age like he did with the First and Third.

Look, the latest Rivals trailer has David Tennant loosing it AND getting slammed against a wall and honestly that’s more than enough for me (to watch it)

his story in regards to his relationship with melkor, shed a different perspective on their dynamic. sauron, who was once in the same position as celebrimbor, now inflict the same pain unto him just as melkor once did. sauron, who learn to bear the pain and face years of torment under melkor, now stands in the same position as his lord. a frightening mantra cast by abuser that mirrors to real life, "i hit you because i love you. i want you to be best version of yourself. if only you just listen to me."

and the worse part about this entire interaction is how sauron truly believes in his own words. in his mind, he could have done worse. what even is a shackle to a noldo such as he, right? celebrimbor could bear the pain, right? he is truly lost, and all was said on celebrimbor's face.