![]() Adar was understandably tired of being a lieutenant to a distracted boss who views the orcs as disposable cannon fodder at best and has more recently been using them as experimental subjects for his research. But it’s just part of his past that he clings to, driving home why he decided to give up on Sauron. When Adar first does it, it seemed like dark magic meant to spawn more orcs or maybe even protect his soul phylactery style should he fall in battle. Seeing the “life in defiance of death” seed-planting ritual performed twice this episode provides some strong character- and world-building. While Theo’s trying to resist the hilt’s pull, he’s a curious kid in over his head. ![]() Arondir’s smart to hide it, but dark artifacts are also deeply corrupting. Arondir’s hammer breaking before the hilt does is a direct reference to Gimli’s hammer shattering when he tried to sunder the One Ring in The Fellowship of the Ring. ![]() ![]() I’d love to know how Adar and Waldreg survived the collapse of Ostirith pretty much unscathed, but the entire episode is a back and forth as the humans and Adar’s forces take turns scoring big wins that then crumble into scathing defeats.The real action of the episode happens after Bronwyn and Arondir lead the retreat from the guard tower and start bracing for the counter offensive with plenty of ingenuity and tender moments.Īrondir understandably tries to break the hilt, but at the very heart of the Lord of the Rings is the concept that powerful artifacts are not easily destroyed. ![]()
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