Ok so Rings Of Power Episode 6 is now here and the entry is filled with easter eggs,
hidden details and a big ending that we're gonna be breaking down in this video. The
show has been very hit and mix but just when I think it couldn't get any dumber you come
back and totally redeem yourself.
Does it save the series for us? We'll get into it but I definitely feel like this is
a big step in the right direction though it does play fast and loose with a lot of the
canon. This is easily the most focused episode so far with us just getting the Arondir and
Galadriel storylines instead of all the other side characters. Kemen I don't bloody Care...man.
Anyway crap pun aside the entry ends with the creation of Mount Doom.
This is something we've been speculating would happen and it's very much a pompei level event
for the people of middle earth. Adar has wanted to create a way for the Orcs to be able to
thrive during the day and last week he discussed how he wanted to destroy the sky. The mountain
will blanket the clouds with ash and make it a land of eternal darkness so that the
orcs can move about whenever they like. As discussed in the original trilogy, the very
air you breathe there is poisonous due to the ash and I think everyone is gonna have
to leave because it's completely lost. Waldregg ends up fully forming the blade and next to
the shrine of Sauron he twists the key to release water which then travels through the
trenches into the lava beneath the mountain. Was nice seeing the plan all come together
and this will of course give Sauron a way to create the one ring.
This is very much an opposite to the forges which we know are being built by Celebrimbor
and the Elves. I'm guessing that the finale will have a scene in which Sauron creates
the ring and on the opposite side of this we will see as Celebrimbor starts to create
the others.
It's been said throughout the season that Adars plan is to give the orcs a home for
them to live in and he finally accomplishes this making him the good guy I guess?
He gives a really rousing speech in the opening in which he calls them all brothers and sisters
that have endured the daylight. Brought a tear to my eye and I was like 'yeah you know
what, f**k em up.'
You could say I Adar him...put a bit of Leslie Philips on that and it works.
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This ending is foreshadowed in the opening shot of the entry with Adar running his hands
through the dirt and he says New Life in Defiance of death. He plants some seeds and Arondir
later gives some to Bronwyn which we learn is an Elvish tradition that they carry out
before a battle.
This land will very much belong to him and Mount Doom secures that this will no longer
be where Men feel free to tread.
In the books the mountain actually responded to his presence and after his defeat it lay
dormant until the ring started to make it's way back. Upon his defeat the volcano errupted
violently once more and it happening here shows that the heroes have already lost.
When the waves came crashing down I also wondered if this might have a ripple effect in which
the oceans flood Numenor but I think we're too early in the timeline for that to be happening.
This episode has a lot of action in it and because of this there's not as much stuff
to breakdown easter egg wise but we will be going through it all. If you enjoy the video
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Now after the opening monologue that would make William Walsh head off...we watch as
the Orcs storm on the tower. Got a lot of Helms deep vibes here with the design of the
area looking similar to the offshoot of the location. They even have a pathway up and
the orcs carry a battering ram similar to that movie.
As predicted Arondir ends up using the tower to kill them and it brings down the entire
structure on them whilst my man busts out some kungfu to lock them inside.
Bronwyn returns to the village with the people and because of this early attack Adar ends
up using decoys in order to spare his orcs. He swarms the village with men in orc uniforms
and they realise that they've been forced to fight amongst themselves in order to wittle
down their numbers. Had they all worked together then they probably could've defeated the orcs
but divided they fall. I've always thought that Tolkein originally wanted to show that
people from all walks of life can work together to defeat evil and this is why the Lord Of
The Rings was very much about the elves, dwarves, men and hobbits coming togehter. It's only
once the Numenorians arrive that things start to seem like they're on the up and up and
we cut to them making their voyage.
Isildur gets up to sweep the stables and he ends up eating an apple. Typically in fiction
apples are supposed to represent knowledge and wisdom but Isildur throws this into the
sea. Might be reaching but it could be symbolising his lack of it which is then filled in by
everyone's favourite character Galadriel. She talks about using her elvish eyes to see
the shoreline before anyone else and this is something we saw Legolas and Elrond doing.
Isildur has been punished to sweep the stables and this lack of power could be why he holds
onto the ring so tightly. He says that he wanted to escape Numenor because it no longer
exists however Galadriel says that he carries it within him. His father would of course
go onto become the King and Isildur would carry the blood of the Numenorians in him
which would be passed to Aaragorn.
His mother is brought up several times and there are theories that she might be the voice
that he constantly keeps hearing. I actually think that it's more likely Sauron or a dark
force masquerading as her in order to manipulate him.
We learn that she drowned and the source material itself doesn't really touch upon her. On Miriels
map we watch as she outlines the plan and i believe this text is written in Numenorean
Sindarin which was their language.
I dunno how they know that the big attack is happening on the village but as soon as
they hit the coast they just go mental and start pegging it out there. Maybe if you hadn't
sat around for 10 days preparing you wouldn't have to do this but never miiiind.
Cut to ARondir trying to destroy the blade but he fails to do it. This is obviously meant
to be similar to the ring and how Gimli tried to break it at the Fellowship council. He
goes to hide it but ey, could've picked somewhere better mate, bit crap but moving on.
My guiess is that it will be dropped into mount doom but Theo ends up spying on him.
They prepare for the fight in the daylight, Arondir promises to become Theos new Step
dad but whether that's gonna happen or not remains to be seen. The sunsets and the battle
brings a new meaning to the phrase eye for an eye.
Really enjoyed this scene and after six hours of plodding and exposition it felt nice to
get something where it felt like there were real stakes to it. urrghhhh you only like
action you so stoopud, but it's nice once in a while mate.
It's gory, filled with home alone traps and it has a great one shot take in it.
When the trick is revealed the orcs fire from the trees and they hit Bronwyn before they
storm the Tavern.
Jed Brophy also returns as an Orc which we get confirmed by the credits and not only
has he died in this series but he's also an actor that's appeared as one in the Lord of
the rings trilogy. He also played Nori the dwarf in the Hobbit movies and I hope we get
him back every episode. Hide your wife hide your kid because the Orcs cut through em to
make a point and it's all in service of getting the blade. Theo gives it up to save his mother
and reveals it's under a rock. Thought you said no one would ever find it mate you f**king
f**k.
Whilst all this is going on we watch the Cavalry rolling in with Galadriel and it's moments
like this where you realise why this is one of the most expensive shows ever made. They
storm the village and it reminded me a lot of the Cavalry descending on Helms Deep in
Two Towers. Obviously Amazon have purposely pulled from the Jackson trilogies as much
as possible because they know that's what general audiences relate to the most. Probs
get lots of dislikes for saying I enjoyed this scene but I thought the horse stunt work
was really well put together especially with Galadriel swinging around on hers and beheading
orcs and dodging spears.
Elendil is saved by Halbrand whilst Isildur rushes to his side and something similar would
happen with him going to his father after he's struck down by Sauron.
Adar is captured and we discover that he was one of the Elves used to create the very first
orcs. Adar translates to Father and he sees himself very much as one to the race. The
Book of Lost Tales detailed that Morgoth bred them from the heats and slimes of the earth.
However this has bene pretty much cast to the side with Tolkein clearly stating that
Morgoth couldn't create life himself. During the years of the lamps its said that Elves
were kidnapped and tortured until they became the first orcs.
Adar says that he killed Sauron but we know that can't be the case because of what comes
next.
Was speaking with our editor Matt about this and he was questioning whether Adar is Sauron
now and similar to Highlander it's like killing Sauron makes you become Sauron.
It would p**s the fans off so much if this was the case and due to the name Father and
stuff I think it's more what we see. Hearing the name Sauron has triggered him before and
instead I think he views himself as carrying his message rather than actually being him.
Sauron is likely in the unseen world currently which once more gets name-dropped. We discovered
in episode 1 that the orcs were experimenting with a way to access this and get flashes
of this in Adars monologue. He tortured orcs trying to access it and I think we also see
a balrog head. Adar was complicit in killing what he refers to as his children all in sacrifice
of Sauron's goals.
He says he killed him for this but again, I don't think it's true.
Anyway it's theory time, theory time, theory time, theory time.
So Halbrand clearly knows Adar and he almost kills him out in the woods. Upon exiting the
barn Adar asks him who he is but he refuses to answer. I know the most popular theory
at the moment is that he's sauron and if Adar killed the dark lord then it makes sense that
he'd have this vendetta against him. He has whispered in Pharazons ear similar to what
Sauron did and one of his first lines was about how appearances can be deceptive. Now
this might be the case with him masquerading as the King because it's clear no one knows
who he is. The theories that he's theos father are out the window and he could just be a
theif who took the sigil or perhaps even the dark lord himself.
In the books Sauron appeared as Annatar aka the lord of gifts and under this guise he
pretended to be a positive figure. Could very much be the case here though I am still second
guessing this but anyway that's the end of theory time, theory time, theory time. I don't
really think he's Sauron but just thought I'd discuss the theory in a theory time.
Now Adar teases that Morgoths success has become her mirror and I think this is just
the script writers trying to do a play on Galadriels mirror but yeah...dunno if it lands.
Anyway we get a theory time completely s**t on when we discover Halbrand definitely isn't
the father.
Miriel introduces Halbrand to lead them but guy isn't someone I dont think people want
in charge. Guys a thief, scoundrel and he seems like he's sort of been slotted into
being in charge without an actual vote which could lead ot him crashing the economy....but
we won't get into that.
Arondir gives the blade back to theo to toss it into the sea on the way back but he realises
it's been one big bait and switch and that it's just a tool like he is. Elendil gives
some words to his father about becoming one with his horse and I knew...knew a horse once...that
had...white kids or something...so....nevermind.
We end with the mountain being created and the land being blanketed in the ash of Morgoth
after Waldreg starts the fire up.
That ends the episode and I'm sure you can tell from the breakdown that I enjoyed this
entry way more than what's come before. There wasn't really any messing around and I think
just having a clear focus on a select group of characters really helped. Rather than jumping
back and forth between characters dropping exposition we saw as we got to follow a small
group as they fought through the highs and lows of middle earth. Now obviously you do
need set up but I think the series has spent too much time in that so it was nice to finally
get some pay off. Happy to say it didint disappoint and it sets up a lot of things for next time.
I'm guessing that we'll of course see the torc uprising as the men try and survive the
landscape being changed but beyond that they can tie several things into it.
The Harfoots are of course out pushing their caravan and I think they'll see the erruption
and potentially be caught in it. Last episode we watched as they crossed what I believe
are the dead marshes so they are definitely in the area. If we can also get the fall of
Numenor I think that would be big too so yeah, lots of things to look forward to in the next
two episodes.
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