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Season 2 – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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Aug 2024

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Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.

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Critics Consensus

The Rings of Power's sophomore season discovers new virtues while retaining some of its predecessor's vices, overall making for a more kinetic journey through Tolkien's world.

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Carol Midgley

The Australian

09/20/2024

Yet if this can feel like a series almost drunk on its budget and running time, there is still the intimate, twisted dance of Sauron and Celebrimbor (Edwards really is superb here).

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Emma Stefansky

The Atlantic

09/13/2024

The episodes manage to feel both overlong and cramped. So much has been added to pad out the show’s trajectory and provide tonal suspense to an epic that fundamentally doesn’t need it.

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Lili Loofbourow

Washington Post

08/29/2024

This series abounds in radically underexplained mutinies.

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Alyshia Kelly

InBetweenDrafts

Apr 14

7/10

The Rings of Power Season 2 stands as a triumphant continuation of Amazon’s foray into Tolkien’s universe.

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Melody McCune

Geek Girl Authority

Nov 9

Rings of Power Season 2 is far more action-packed and eventful than Season 1. Despite its flaws, character story imbalances, and bumps in the narrative road, I still enjoyed it.

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Clotilde Chinnici

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

07/19/2025

4/5

For fans of the series who have liked the first season, the newest season of The Rings of Power will prove to be a monumental work that remains consistent with – and perhaps even surpasses – what we have seen from the rest of the show so far.

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Gerry F

@RT49719698 18h

I absolutely love the Lord of the Rings movies......the rings of power completely disregards the original material and it is not better for it. The characters are so unlikable. I wanted to enjoy this......I really did.

Gary O

@Garytheman111 20h

They cancelled New World: Aeternum for this abomination.

Joe T

@RT63190069 23h

Terrible garbage that should have never been made. What a joke.

Rob J

@RT12020775 23h

More woke garbage, set on fire. LOTR with DEI written by an HR manager. Writing = more trash. Direction = more trash. Acting = more trash. Show = more trash.

Ron S.

@RT12345102 1d

So bad. What make them do it. No respect to Tolkien.

Rainix_rs56 T

@Rainix_rs65 1d

There is nothing that can defend this series; established characters were butchered, the plots were completely devoid of substance, the dialogue was beyond embarrassing, the pacing was abysmal, and the acting was terrible. This series should be cancelled. You can see for yourself how idiotic it is to create a show based on source material for which you don't even hold the rights; that alone shows that these people are exploiting Tolkien's legacy solely for political agendas and profit. These people belong in prison—just like the idiots who still defend this series. Rest in peace, J.R.R. Tolkien and Christopher Tolkien.

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Patrick McKay

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Morfydd Clark

Galadriel

Robert Aramayo

Elrond

Cynthia Addai-Robinson

Queen Regent Míriel

Owain Arthur

Prince Durin IV

Episode 1

Aired Aug 29, 2024

Elven Kings Under the Sky

Sauron bargains with Adar. The Stranger and Nori venture into new lands. The Three Elven Rings face judgment.

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Episode 2

Aired Aug 29, 2024

Where the Stars are Strange

Darkness falls over Khazad-dûm. Sauron and Galadriel each seek new allies. The Stranger and Harfoots encounter a growing threat.

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Episode 3

Aired Aug 29, 2024

The Eagle and the Sceptre

Isildur and an old friend reunite. Arondir grapples with change. Míriel faces rising opposition. Annatar counsels Celebrimbor.

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Episode 4

Aired Sep 5, 2024

Eldest

The Stranger finds what he's been searching for; Arondir and Isildur search for Theo; Galadriel and Elrond walk into a trap.

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Episode 5

Aired Sep 12, 2024

Halls of Stone

When Durin grows suspicious of the Dwarven Rings, Celebrimbor must reassess his priorities; amid Númenor's shifting currents, Elendil searches for hope.

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Episode 6

Aired Sep 19, 2024

Where is He?

Galadriel considers a proposition; Elendil faces judgment; the Stranger finds himself at a crossroads; Sauron's plans bear fruit.

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Episode 7

Aired Sep 26, 2024

Doomed to Die

Eregion's fate is decided; Sauron takes control of the city's forces; the Uruks around the city decide to dry up the river of Eregion by destroying the cliff surrounding the city.

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Episode 8

Aired Oct 3, 2024

Shadow and Flame

The free people of Middle-earth struggle against the forces of darkness.

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