Warning: Major spoilers ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 finale!
Middle-earth is no longer a peaceful land for elves The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2. On the verge of having to leave Lyndon due to the death of their tree of life, although even with the construction of the three elven rings of power preserving it, elves find themselves in a state of turmoil, as Galadriel reveals that Halfrand is actually Sauron. Furthermore, the city of Eregion, home of ring seeker Celebrimbor, becomes the target for Adar and the Uruk, all while Celebrimbor inadvertently welcomes Sauron when he presents himself as Annatar, an elven god of gifts, and creates more of the titular rings.
The last half of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 saw Elrond strive to enlist the dwarves to aid in the battle against the Uruk in Eregion, with episode 7 even seeing both Gil-galad and Elrond join the fight, only for Durin Yves to not show himself wrapped up Up with his father went mad from the dwarven rings influence and killed many of his people. The season 2 finale finds Eregion in the last throes of its fall after being overwhelmed by the Uruk, with Arondir wounded by Adar and captured alongside Gil-galad and a despairing Elrond.
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Robert Aramayo and Benjamin Walker return to the ensemble Rings of power Season 2 cast as Elrond and Gil-galad alongside Charlie Vickers’ Sauron/Annatar/Halbrand, Galadriel’s Morfid Clarke, Durin IV’s Owain Arthur, Isildur’s Maxim Baldri, Celebrimbor’s Charles Edwards, Arondir’s Ismael Cruz Córdova, Disa’s Sophia Nom, The Kaffea Nom, and Norven’s Sophia Nom. The stranger Daniel Weiman, among many others. Even as the emotional stakes become devastating, the prequel show to JRR Tolkien’s classic novel is gradually building to the world fans know.
before the finale, Screen Rant Interviewed Benjamin Walker and Robert Aramayo to discuss The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 finale, the former having to bite his tongue and not fan himself to suit up in Gil-galad’s battle armor, the latter’s transformation into a warrior in the last few episodes, and Elrond’s emotional state after the death of Celebrimbor and The fall of Eregion.
Walker had to remind himself “To not crawl“Fit for battle
“It was humbling, exciting, but also just a lot of fun.”
Screen Rant: I love that for both of you, in episodes 7 and 8, we finally get to see Elrond and Gil-galad in action. Benjamin, I want to start with you, and then Robert. Ben, you talked about the passion you have for Tolkien, which comes from your brother. I’d love to hear from you both what it’s like to finally get into that armor and take part in the big battle sequences.
Benjamin Walker: There were a couple of moments where I had to remind myself not to giggle. [Chuckles] Being like, “Hehehehe, I can’t believe I’m going to do this.” Like, “No, I’m the king.” It was a lot of fun, and also moving to see how much went into creating it, from the guys who control the atmosphere to the stunt guys who got into orc costumes since four in the morning. It was humbling, exciting, but also just a lot of fun. Robert was much smarter than I was, so you wouldn’t have thought it was so much fun. Also, I was on a horse for most of it. [Laughs]
Robert Aramayo: [Laughs] It was, it was, yes. I would echo what Ben says. It’s a huge challenge to make, but there are those moments where you go, “Wow, this is awesome.”
The death of Celebrimbor and the fall of Eregion will be vital to Elrond’s future
Aramayo also believes that Elrond’s battle plan may have worked (on 1 condition)
Now it was also quite the emotional season for Elrond, and how he had to succeed with his feelings for Galadriel, but also attract her to the ring, and then lose Celebrimbor, as we see in the last episodes. What is his mentality coming out of the finale? Because for so many people, it is still trying to hold on to a sense of hope.
Robert Aramayo: Yes, it’s complicated, isn’t it? He’s done, and he thinks he’s done Celebrimbor, and Middle-earth by extension. But I think if you know the lore, maybe that failure stays with him and motivates him to, potentially, pay homage to Celebrimbor and what was lost. It was a really complicated time for him, in terms of trying to wrap his mind around what was going on. He just had the feeling in the pit of his stomach that something wasn’t right with the rings, something wasn’t right with the way she was looking at them.
But what I love so much is to think about – talking about the battle – if his plan had come out, if Doreen had shown up, he would have won. I think he would have won, not only because of the dwarves, but if Doreen had been there, I would have won. When you read in the story about Húrin, I think, killing 70 orcs, just as the last man before Morgoth drags him off to the thing, Tolkien’s characters in those emotional moments are capable of incredible things. I think that if I had Doreen next to me, as I expected, we would have won.
Benjamin Walker: And that was something that was unique to you that you brought to the table. You were the only one who could bring Doreen and his men. It would have been, not only a win for Middle-earth, but a win for you, and your confidence in your standing in the Elven Kingdom, yes, yes. It is much more interesting.
Robert Aramayo: Yes, my uniqueness, so the fact that it fails, it’s just devastating.
About The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2
In Season Two of The Rings of Power, Sauron has returned. Cast out by Galadriel, without army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to bind all the nations of Middle-earth to his Evil will. Building on the epic scope and ambition of Season One, the new season plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world increasingly on the brink of Disaster. Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and harefoots… As friendships are strained and kingdoms begin to crumble, the forces of good will fight ever more valiantly to hold on to what matters to them most of all… each other.
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