The show, in all its soap-operatic glory, can’t turn down a good swerve.
‘s proposed five-season run, both sides of the series are coming into view. From their current positions, the Elves, Dwarves, and The Stranger—excuse me, Grand Elf—are seeing the larger vision at play—and so are we.spent season two resolving the show’s initial mysteries as it heads toward a fixed ending, with the War of the Last Alliance and Isildur’s big moment at the cracks of Doom.
Facing off against the Dark Wizard, Gandalf finds himself in a situation similar to Elrond and Adar last week. With the Easterlings holding Nori and Poppy at knifepoint, Gandalf sees no reason to trust the Dark Wizard or join his cause. They could defeat Sauron, just as the Elves and Orcs could, but Gandalf’s loyalties lie with his friends first. His goal isn’t to dominate Middle-earth but to support it.
Sauron has disrupted every community in Middle-earth, and the show can’t make space for it all. The Stoors are making their first migration; the Dwarven kingdom might be headed toward civil war; and on Númenor, Queen Miril’s trial by Sea-worm is just another legal loophole away from disqualification. These three stories struggled for space this season, pushing Isildur and Theo to the edges even further.
• I forgot to shout out Benjamin Walker for pulling double duty last week and voicing Damrod. Walker proved to be a clutch player this season. One assumes that Gil-galad will have an even more significant role as the Elves prepare for war next season.
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