Welcome back fellow Ringers we are back to discuss The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episodes 5 and 6. We will be spoiling everything about these episodes in this podcast.

Season 2 Episode 5 "Halls of Stone"

Episode Written by Nicholas Adams

Episode Directed by Sanaa Hamri and Louise Hooper

Season 2 Episode 6 “Where Is He?”

Episode directed by Sanaa Hamri

Episode written by Justin Doble

Series showrunners J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay

Based on "The Lord of the Rings" and appendices by J.R.R. Tolkien

Episode 5 "Halls of Stone" Synopsis

Dwarven King Durin III uses one of the new Rings of Power to help rebuild the Dwarves' infrastructure and bring sunlight back to Khazad-dûm. The ring also makes him uncharacteristically greedy, and he dismisses a warning from Disa that they could be awakening something evil that lives beneath the mines.

In Eregion, Annatar insists that they start work on Rings of Power for Men but Celebrimbor refuses to be involved. When Durin IV expresses his concerns about the Dwarven rings to Celebrimbor, Annatar suggests that the negative impacts are being caused by Celebrimbor lying to Gil-galad about making more rings. Celebrimbor agrees to help make rings for Men in an attempt to redeem his work on the Dwarven rings.

The new king of Númenor, Ar-Pharazôn, tasks his son Kemen with cracking down on members of the Faithful who remain loyal to Míriel. Kemen interrupts a memorial service that members of the Faithful are holding, leading to a fight with Isildur's friend Valandil that ends with Kemen killing him. Isildur's father Elendil is blamed for starting a riot and arrested.

After witnessing the waiting hordes at Eregion, Elrond returns to Lindon and warns the high king Gil-galad of the impending attack.

Episode 6 “Where Is He?” Synopsis

In Eregion, Celebrimbor focuses on making rings for Men. Annatar offers to take care of the city's administration and gives him a container which he claims to hold mithril.

Outside the city, Adar tells Galadriel that the crown of Sauron's master, Morgoth, was able to destroy Sauron's previous physical form. He believes that together, the crown and the Elven Rings of Power could destroy Sauron for good.

In Númenor Elendil refuses to pledge his loyalty to Ar-Pharazôn and is sentenced to trial by abyss, in which he would be thrown into the sea to face a giant creature, the Sea Worm and the judgment of the Valar. Queen Regent Míriel claims the right to be tried in Elendil's stead; the Sea Worm spares her life and the Faithful hail her as the "Queen of the Sea".

Meanwhile in Rhun, Tom Bombadil takes the Stranger to a forest of dead trees where he is meant to find his true staff. The Stranger has a vision of Nori and Poppy being threatened by the Dark Wizard and must decide between helping his friends and fulfilling his destiny.

Outside the gates of Eregion, Galadriel realizes that Sauron has lured Adar's army there because he does not have an army of his own but Adar ignores her concerns and begins the Siege of Eregion.

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