Doomed to Die

The episode strikes an impressive balance between character-driven drama and large-scale action. The depth of the individual stories adds emotional weight to the conflict, a significant improvement over the lackluster pacing and dull subplots that plagued much of season one. Gone are the meandering dialogues and colorless characters-this episode is all about power, chaos, and the looming shadow of war in Middle-earth.

This episode finally delivers the kind of grandeur and intensity that fans of *The Lord of the Rings* have long awaited. This episode feels like a direct homage to the original trilogy, and that's a high compliment. Visually, the episode hits epic heights, reminiscent of the sweeping battles and mystical landscapes that defined Peter Jackson's films. The tension is palpable as the characters, particularly Celebrimbor and Sauron, are drawn deeper into the growing conflict over the Rings.

The battles are brutal, the stakes are high, and the production design is stunning. This episode marks a turning point, as the series approaches the epic finale with all the momentum it needs. The hunger for power is palpable, and the stage is set for a thrilling conclusion.

It's the Best episode of the two seasons so far.

Has been building to something as grand as this.

Dark and brooding - this was a visual spectacular.

I Can't wait for the season finale. I hope rumours of the cancellation of the show are false.

It's a storyline that can't be told quickly. It has to build and grow.

Unexpected twists, betrayals, action, great acting and superb cinematography - this episode has it all.

I hope the finale isn't a letdown after this visual epic.

The Rings of Power has been bashed up a lot by critics, but it truly stands alone as a fantastic fantasy that is beautifully told.

I have no understood a lot of the hate for this season. There is a lot of stories and moving parts that must be told and spread out for purposes of continuity and the story making sense. So therefore like the wonderful films there will be a lot of dialogue and non action episodes. I think they have done a great job mixing in enough adventure with the "slower" more dialogue driven scenes and episodes.

This episode pays off for the people complaining they are not seeing a battle in every episode. The rings are all but made and Sauron's plan is working. The battle commenced and the orcs are laying siege. As with all battles in LOTR the formula is the same. The battle for good and evil. Evil is winning but ultimately good prevails, or does it ? The Orc father's intentions are not totally clear and what he wants from Galatria and the elves is certainly not good for all. Some more answers to the story progress without giving any spoilers. The dwarfs story also progresses with the king being enslaved by the ring . It all comes together in a great battle. This will drag into the finale I'm sure for a great finish to the season. The creators have done a great job at keeping the show as close to the quality of the movies. The visual effects and how they created middle earth is visually stunning. I have loved both seasons so far and think they have done a fantastic job . Great episode.

See how things improve when you cut out the harfoots and numenor?

This show can actually be good when meaningless threads are removed and they prioritize one story arc.

This episode was refreshing because it was literally the first time I've the series was fully focused on what works.

The harfoot and numenor storylines are both the weakest and most unnecessary links in the series. Harfoots being blatant og trilogy fan service / rip off, while Numenor seems to exist in its own show while still constantly inventing new ways to convolute itself.

Thai episode is a straightforward battle episode, where the core characters choices and motivations are all in clash with each other in an appropriately climactic explosion. Also things actually happen, which if you've watched the show you'll probably find refreshing.

Series still mid, but this episode is a fun peak into a universe where it could've been good.

Hands down, the best episode of this series. Until this episode I was painfully forcing myself through the slow pace and some irritating stories and dialogues. But this episode was a gem. I will probably rate it 10 after a re-watch.

This episode for the first time brings this series to somewhat near to the LOTR trilogy. Elrond (Hugo Weaving) and Adar were great. The others have also improved compared to their portrayals in the previous episodes. Especially, Galadriel has done a lot better in this episode. I hope the characters not shown in this episode will also have improvements as some of them are still very disappointing.

I wanted to talk a lot about it but in the fear of spoiling, I am stopping.

Finally, "Highly RECOMMENDED"