Marigold and Poppy lure two of The Mystics away, allowing Nori and Sadoc to reach The Stranger to rescue him.īut it's another bait and switch from The Dweller. Go figure.Īll hope seems lost for our superpowered friend. So The Dweller knocks him out and ties him up so he can't use his abilities. Seems ominous, right?Īs the group continue to butter The Stranger up, though, he begins to tap into his otherworldly powers, which seems to startle them. Oh, and the fact that The Nomad has a shield marked with the same star constellation seen on The Stranger's note. That's based on his extremely powerful abilities, not to mention he fell from the sky in a meteor. Meanwhile, The Mystics seemingly convince The Stranger that he's Sauron. (Image credit: Ben Rothstein/Prime Video) The Dweller and her fellow Mystics toy with The Stranger and the Harfoots. If more mithril can't be mined immediately, the elves' fate is sealed. Lindon's great tree is dying off at a frantic rate its decay accelerated by Mount Doom's eruption in episode 6. Secondly, though, the elven smiths don't have time to experiment with creating a mithril-imbued crown. Despite Celebrimbor – with Elrond and Galadriel's support – suggesting they can combine the mithril with other materials to forge a crown that Gil-galad can wear, the elven king declines the offer.įor one, he's suspicious of Halbrand, an outsider who's suddenly shown up and given Celebrimbor an idea that's too good to be true.
Unfortunately for Celebrimbor, High King Gil-galad isn't enthused by Halbrand's idea. However, it's a small plot device we can overlook in the grand scheme of things, given that it catapults Halbrand back to the top of the 'who is Sauron?' list. It's odd that an elven smith of Celebrimbor's expertise wouldn't have thought of this before. Sure, it'll dilute its power, but it'll produce an alloy that might just save the elves from extinction. It's a crowd-pleasing moment, but one that's quickly replaced by a scenario tinged with sadnessĪ skilled blacksmith, Halbrand proposes Celebrimbor combine the mithril with other metals. Since the show's two-episode premiere, fans have speculated Halbrand isn't who he claims to be, and what transpires next only adds further fire to that fire.
Without vast quantities of the miracle ore, they're doomed to die like every other race.īut Halbrand has a striking suggestion – and it's a scheme that shifts the balance from The Stranger being Sauron to him. Halbrand learns of the elves' unsuccessful quest to mine mithril from Khazad-dûm. Remember this for later, dear reader, as it's important.ĭays go by – yes, we get more time jumps between scenes – and a surprisingly fast recovering Halbrand, who's searching for Galadriel, stumbles upon Celebrimbor's forge and the elven smith himself. The pair bond over their respective season 1 journeys, with a teary Galadriel vowing not to keep any more secrets from Elrond following their last conversation in episode 1. Halbrand is carted off to have his wounds tended to, while Galadriel emotionally reunites with Elrond. Post-title credits, we join Galadriel and an ailing Halbrand, who have rode for six days to seek medical assistance at Eregion. The elves don't have enough mithril to maintain their immortality.
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