**Spoiler Warning** Rings of Power, S2E7 - "Doomed to Die"

[Boromir88]

Well I’m hyped for next week to see the conclusion to Season 2.

I’m really going to miss Annatar’s and Celebrimbor’s scenes together. Vickers and Edwards brought it all season and they are the standouts to Season 2. “You truly are the Great Deceiver, for you’ve even deceived yourself”

Celebrimbor’s and Galadriel’s reunion and short conversation was also a fitting and touching moment. Unlike Elrond and Galadriel’s reunion which is definitely one of the series worst decisions, imo. With everything this season had going for it, I just don’t get why they felt the need to go there between Galadriel and Elrond.

I continue to love everything about the dwarves. Prince Durin’s speech shows why Sauron was never truly able to understand and thus control the dwarves through the 7 rings. But, then comes the scene you can see Elrond's heart breaking (you’ll know when you know) and I like where they seem to be taking the breakdown in the dwarven and elven friendship. A Tolkien way to portray who’s at “fault?” No one can really say, but probably misunderstanding and mistrust on both sides (something Sauron can exploit!)

And for smaller moments of brilliance…wow the troll! And High King Gil-galad, his sword was long, his lance was keen.

[Oddwen]

The jewelrymaker in me is very happy in the way Celebrimbor joined the ends of the ring together in that opening scene. (You shouldn't open a ring of metal in a U shape, this will place stress on part of the circlet and it will likely never join in the same place again - it should be opened more "up and down" so it looks like the coil of a spring.)


The smoke from the burning blocking the sun is a nice touch.


Black blood!


Soooooooo......how old is Celebrian now, do you think?


I'm kinda surprised that the black speech has a word for "love".




Did.....did Galadriel just quote The Princess Bride at Arondir? I'm going to pretend she did.


Oooooooooooo is Celebrimbor going to Maedhros/Beren himself??? Nope just Frodo himself. Very "The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb" of him.


[Sauron screams]


Aiglos!


Okay they've got to be doing the Princess Bride almost-quotes on purpose right?


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Originally Posted by Boro

With everything this season had going for it, I just don’t get why they felt the need to go there between Galadriel and Elrond.

I thought Elrond was going to give her Nenya or something with his mouth. Not quite as it turns out haha.