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

[MarkB]

Ever see a keelgiven up before with a village full of peasants? They wouldn’t be thinking about long term food as you takes wagon and all your livestock

They were already thinking in those terms - they knew they were almost out of food, we'd had the whole desperately-scavenging-the-hills-and-town scenes in a previous episode. They were entirely aware that if they allowed themselves to become trapped in the tower they'd starve.

Looked up lava and water real world explosions. Doesn’t do that

So it's lucky this isn't the real world, then. Honestly, are you expecting real-world engineering solutions for triggering volcanoes? Those aren't a thing.

The artifact/key was not in his control and for him to switch out with an exact disguise was just not great

Huh? Adar had recovered the hilt, and the last thing he did before the cavalry arrived was to instruct Walgren to do something for him. Then he rides off with the fake hilt as a distraction, providing Walgren the perfect opportunity to slip away.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

I'm not following how it was night in the village and simultaneously just beyond dawn for the Numenoreans riding in from the West.

I'm thinking I preferred the Hobbit trilogy right about now.

 

[wicked cool]

They were already thinking in those terms - they knew they were almost out of food, we'd had the whole desperately-scavenging-the-hills-and-town scenes in a previous episode. They were entirely aware that if they allowed themselves to become trapped in the tower they'd starve.

So it's lucky this isn't the real world, then. Honestly, are you expecting real-world engineering solutions for triggering volcanoes? Those aren't a thing.

Huh? Adar had recovered the hilt, and the last thing he did before the cavalry arrived was to instruct Walgren to do something for him. Then he rides off with the fake hilt as a distraction, providing Walgren the perfect opportunity to slip away.

You have a point on the volcano and maybe the key but the defense of the village was poor. The elf would have known there were more orcs based on his time in the tunnels
It’s just not good writing. The elf had enough time to booby trap the entire keep but not to instruct the villagers to have weapons ready. He’s basically military so he would know

 

[Tonguez]

 

[MarkB]

You have a point on the volcano and maybe the key but the defense of the village was poor. The elf would have known there were more orcs based on his time in the tunnels

Oh, he did, and he accounted for them. What he didn't account for was Adar's ruse of using the defector villagers as shock troops.

It’s just not good writing. The elf had enough time to booby trap the entire keep but not to instruct the villagers to have weapons ready. He’s basically military so he would know

I'm pretty sure the tower always had that self-collapsing keystone mechanism built into it, as a last-ditch failsafe. All he had to rig was the block to shut the door.

 

[Ryujin]

I'm not following how it was night in the village and simultaneously just beyond dawn for the Numenoreans riding in from the West.

I'm thinking I preferred the Hobbit trilogy right about now.

Dawn comes fast in the mountains, when you're in a valley.

 

[MarkB]

So, what do we think was the significance of Arondir putting the seeds in Bronwyn's wounds? Just a makeshift healing salve, or is she going to get weird plant powers or side effects?

On that note, I thought it was an interesting detail that Adar, despite his departure from most Elven ways, still held to the tradition of planting seeds before the battle, just as Arondir did.

 

[Tonguez]

On that note, I thought it was an interesting detail that Adar, despite his departure from most Elven ways, still held to the tradition of planting seeds before the battle, just as Arondir did.

Yeah I did like that, maybe it feeds in to Adars comment when he first met Arondil the nature of the Orcs isnt what Arondil has been taught to believe - ie implying Elves and Uruk arent so different

 

[Paul Farquhar]

So, what do we think was the significance of Arondir putting the seeds in Bronwyn's wounds?

Ranger casts Cure Wounds using a material component.

Is Arondir going to start changing into an orc now he has swallowed orc blood?

It seems unlikely that Adar was lying about backstabbing Sauron, but we also know Sauron's essence can reform. That points the finger directly at The Stranger.

Talking of lying, my insight check tells me Halbrand is lying about being the rightful king.

And Galadriel failed to mention she's married.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Adar had recovered the hilt, and the last thing he did before the cavalry arrived was to instruct Baldric to do something for him. Then he rides off with the fake hilt as a distraction, providing Baldric the perfect opportunity to slip away.

A cunning plan!