[+] The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - SPOILERS ALLOWED

[Ryujin]

I'm beginning to wonder if there isn't actually a dual timeline being run, as some have speculated. Perhaps what's happening in the Southlands was actually what happened in Halbrand's youth and why he's ashamed (because they bent the knee to "Father"). Is he Theo, grown up?

Doubtful, but it would have been an interesting way to go.

 

[Davies]

"I'm peril?"

"'Dangerous! ... And so am I, very dangerous: more dangerous than anything you will ever meet, unless you are brought alive before the seat of the Dark Lord."

We could still be getting herringed, but ...

 

[Tonguez]

I'm beginning to wonder if there isn't actually a dual timeline being run, as some have speculated. Perhaps what's happening in the Southlands was actually what happened in Halbrand's youth and why he's ashamed (because they bent the knee to "Father"). Is he Theo, grown up?

Doubtful, but it would have been an interesting way to go.

Thats a kinda cool idea actually

"I'm peril?"

"'Dangerous! ... And so am I, very dangerous: more dangerous than anything you will ever meet, unless you are brought alive before the seat of the Dark Lord."

We could still be getting herringed, but ...

yeah I thought that was a little too obvious so Im sure it was a misdirect.
has any character in the books displayed his ground strike type ability or the icy healing thing?

And does anyone know who the cultist types are Who were investigating the crater? Were the elfs?

The wargs in the forest? Were the wargs created by Sauron or mystery elf

Wargs were a race in service of Sauron but Tolkien doesnt say who created them, they may have been created by Morgoth or be some natural race of Middle-Earth

 

[wicked cool]

I missed something, was The Stranger freezing his own arm/leg? After Nori ran away I noticed the trees moving. Did The Stranger cause it or were they speaking to each other?

Not sure on trees but he was freezing away the wounds caused by magic on the wargs

 

[billd91]

But in any case I came here to say that this plot line where if the elves do not get mithril they will wither away in less than a year is just every kind of stupid. Like, the shows origin of mithril is interesting, if unnecessary. But this whole, "Wow, good thing we found this this year or we would all be toast," is just bloody insane.

yeah, I’m with you on that one. It can’t be anything as simple as mithril being extremely useful and they can make fantastically beautiful things with it. Some writer has to up the stakes and make it an existential necessity for the elves.

 

[John R Davis]

Liked the mithril origin story.
Could have inserted epic Balrog v Elf ( Glorfindel??) fight scene.
Elves now dying without it I am unsure on.

The 3 pale persons have names according to internet..they could be istari trying to find one of their own??

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Elves now dying without it I am unsure on.

Is it even true? Gil Galad looked fishy to me. Gil Galad is Sauron would be a shock twist, and would fit with Adar's "everything you know is a lie" comment. Presumably it's meant to justify why the Three are needed and what they actually do.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

The wargs in the forest? Were the wargs created by Sauron or mystery elf

They were created when a mummy and daddy warg got together...

Whilst they are often used by the forces of evil, wargs are just beasts.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Waldreg? I thought his name was Baldric!

 

[Paul Farquhar]

So, what does the hilt do?

My guess: it's the key to making Mount Doom erupt, thus spreading darkness over the land and transforming it into Mordor.