A Shadow of the Past

Episode aired Sep 1, 2022
TV-14
1h 5m

IMDb RATING

7.3/10

62K

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Benjamin Walker, Kip Chapman, Fabian McCallum, Morfydd Clark, and Cameron Brown in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy

Galadriel is disturbed by signs of an ancient evil's return. Arondir makes an unsettling discovery. Elrond is presented with an intriguing new venture. Nori breaks a deeply held community ru... Read allGaladriel is disturbed by signs of an ancient evil's return. Arondir makes an unsettling discovery. Elrond is presented with an intriguing new venture. Nori breaks a deeply held community rule.Galadriel is disturbed by signs of an ancient evil's return. Arondir makes an unsettling discovery. Elrond is presented with an intriguing new venture. Nori breaks a deeply held community rule.

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IMDb RATING

7.3/10

62K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The opening words of the series, "Nothing is evil in the beginning", are spoken by Elrond in J.R.R. Tolkien's novel of "The Fellowship of the Ring", in which Elrond goes on to say, "Even Sauron was not so."

Goofs
A scene featuring Galadriel and Elrond in Gil-galad's realm shows them walking on the southern shore of the Gulf of Lune. However, Gil-galad was the ruler of Forlindon, located on the northern shore of the gulf.

Quotes
Bronwyn: I heard you were leaving.
Arondir: We are.
Bronwyn: Where's the rest of your company?
Arondir: Most likely searching for me at this very moment.
Bronwyn: Then why are you at my home?
[he comes closer]
Bronwyn: Say what you wish to say.
Arondir: I have said it already. A hundred times over, in every way but words.

Crazy credits
"This production contains dialogue, characters, and places that were inspired by, though not contained in, the original source material."

Connections
Featured in Mediaholic: The Rings Of Power REVIEW (Episodes 1 & 2) Warrior Galadriel Is A DISASTER (2022)

User reviews244

Featured review

9/10

A beautiful albeit a little slow start to a series with great potential

With controversy all across the internet about this show it was relieving to finally watch it and make my own opinion. As a massive fan of the movies ever since I was a child I had big expectations. The rings of power from a technical standpoint is pretty flawless. The CGI,practical effects,costumes and set designs were beautiful. The music while not as good as Howard Shores music is still effective and creates that different world kind of atmosphere. This episode was very exposity heavy and while much needed especially for the scale they are trying to achieve it did bog the episode down. The dialogue is great so farwhich something I was worried about. The story looks to be promising but as said this episode is just to start building. Overall a promising start and I can't wait to see more.