cmrascoe

The tension alone gives this episode a 10/10. But it's not just that. It's legitimately a perfect episode of television. The writing, the emotion, technical aspects such as visuals and sound, everything is perfect. Honestly rivals "One Way Out" in terms of quality. The build up to the main event has been spectacular. This season might end up being the best series of television of the year, it is that good. The set up was great, and the pay off was even better. It felt so raw throughout the entire episode, one of, if not the most brutal episodes of the show so far. This show has proven once again that it is the best thing Star wars has ever produced. Easy 10/10.

No this review isn't about breaking bad. Rings of power season 2 is much better than season 1 and this finale was brilliant. All the performances were golden but the standouts this season are Charlie Vickers as Sauron (he's the best part of the show) and Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor. But most of the characters are great too. Elrond is the goat, Gil Galad is great, Galadriel is greatly improved, Captain Elendil is brilliant, Durin is brilliant, almost everyone is brilliant and much greater than in season 1. This show is worth a watch and this is a great finale, I say this one beat house of the dragon this year. 9/10 season and 9/10 finale.

They've missed the point. Not everything has to be 100% about the plot. This is a character driven episode, meant to develop our characters and it is done so well with just about every scene. We learn more of character dynamics, personalities, goals and motivations, etc... and it's all handled with great care. It's not boring just because there isn't an action set piece or a fun dragon scene. This episode is focused on character and it still builds the plot with how the characters end up and how their relationships are affected. This is the house of the dragon, so it will focus on the members of that house. There is plenty of tension without a big action sequence. Give it a watch, if you're just looking for spectacle, you'll hate it, but if you are interested in what the show is actually about, and how game of thrones once was when it was one of the best shows ever, you'll love it.