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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dausuul" data-source="post: 8767940" data-attributes="member: 58197">One of the dominant themes of the Lord of the Rings was the diminishing of mortals. The people of the Third Age were lesser than those of the Second Age, who were themselves lesser than those of the First. Moreover, the Numenoreans had received great blessings and gifts from the Valar, most of which were withdrawn with Numenor's downfall.I do agree that this is tricky to show on TV. LotR has a lot of subtle themes which just don't translate to the screen. However, it's not necessary to depict Numenor beating Sauron down. In the books, it's not indicated that any battle took place at all--Sauron's armies flee before Numenor's might, and Sauron comes out to surrender. The show can simply follow that path, with a bit of exposition to tell the audience that not even the Ring can overcome the might of Numenor.(As for the Ring, IIRC, Tolkien said that Sauron did take it with him to Numenor. After Numenor fell and Sauron's body was destroyed, his spirit retained enough power to carry it back across the sea.)</blockquote>