RINGS OF POWER Season 2 Breakdown: Easter Eggs & Details You Missed! (Eps 1 + 2 + 3+ 4)

[@ziib123]

Galadriel: he was Sauron... Gilgalad: shiiiiii...

[@elliottperez9310]

...so you guys are doing Rings again. Will u finish the season or stop halfway again? 😂

[@myleskennedy7733]

You could pick up where they left off

[@tjk3430]

If they give up halfway I don't blame them.

[@lts_Bubba]

It's fun atleast, just don't expect the book

[@charliemalloy1023]

Great break down!

[@richardfolden3860]

That’s what most of the viewers are doing.

[@markhalver3391]

38:59 My money is on him becoming the King of the Mountains, The Dead Men of Dunharrow. They build up his friendship with Isildur now, so when he refuses to help his friend in his most desperate fight, that's when someone can make a curse that lasts centuries. I thought Halbran was going to the King of the Dead, but now I'm sure it's Theo.

[@Raethinful]

I honestly never thought of that as a possibility but damn hats off to you.

[@11nephilim]

This makes a ton of sense and I really hope that's where they go with him

[@SK4M_Freal]

I honestly thought Theo could be the witch king at one point but this makes so much more sense.

[@Kimberlyk12]

I like that idea! How does Rohan and king THEOdan fit into the timeline? Isn't Rohan given to a group of people that help in the war? It would be cool if Theo learns to love horses because of Isildor???

[@Wanderurgh]

Ooh nice I like that theory

[@BionicIguana]

Don't agree with your take about the wave hitting Cirdan's ship, I think it was most likely the Vala Ulmo intervening to stop him tossing the rings.

[@redbarchetta8782]

THIS!

[@jamespickles8952]

I thought the same thing

[@sevzapkino]

I agree, that was my first thought.

[@chook1311]

Which is ridiculous and anti Tolkien

[@SK4M_Freal]

​@@chook1311but???

[@jeffhidalgo6037]

I'm really enjoying this season so far and think it's an improvement from last season. I did miss seeing Annatar & Celebrimbor this episode but definitely enjoyed seeing Tom!

[@360.Tapestry]

you know that usually means they're about to have a really big episode

[@usclaxx10]

Genuinely curious, why do you like Rings of Power? I’ve seen a lot of negative reactions to it.

[@chook1311]

@@usclaxx10 because Jeff is a simpleton

[@Tac0maAr0ma]

Genuinely have been enjoying this season so far with the exception of the Numenor storyline, I just feel myself lose complete interest whenever they shift the story back there so I’m glad it’s only been a portion of one episode so far. Loved seeing Tom Bombadil in ep4, that was a really fun introduction!

[@leighhuggins5030]

I agree. I don't care about Numenor.

[@trevorkulchyski2311]

Numenor is the storyline I’m most interested in but it has been sadly lacking.

[@primal1233]

Season 2 has some problems like the first season, but I think season 2 is better than season 1

[@xmars8]

Your opinion is irrelevant

[@ralucaanamaria2582]

@@xmars8why would you take your time and write that? Just wondering

[@rooteddwellings]

@@ralucaanamaria2582it’s true cause episode 4 and the writing is soooo bad

[@JP47471]

I disagree -- no problems so far this season

[@ItsButterBean1020]

It’s much better so far yeah, episode 4 is bad though

[@pauljames876]

I love the second season, I like to be surprised by a story that I already know...

[@rileywatts3067]

I like the part where Annatar said "you wil be revered, The Lord of the Rings" and gave a Jim Halpert look at the camera

[@2MANYWWWWWWWWWWWWS4U]

31:30 If his kick is powerful enough to throw the ork, his leg woulda gone straight thru it like the tree did! lolz

[@qcrew2938]

This show is awesome. Dont care what anyone says! Music is amazing. It looks incredible and im invested in every story line. Only issue for me is the writing at times but following J. R. R. Tolkein isnt easy

[@davidmidcalf3470]

Exactly, and people moaning about them not doing stuff right is all down to the Tolkien estate. As it's them who's telling amazon what they can and can't use/refer to 🤷 If you just watch it for what it is, then it's a good watch 👌

[@tomclaydon92]

Shows awful and an embarrassment to LOTR.

[@qcrew2938]

@tomclaydon92 Fine go read the book again then. Have fun

[@bspitler0]

Hahah THATS the best comeback there is 😂 "Fine, to enjoy the actual lore that hasn't been raped by wokism. Fine, to enjoy GOOD, non parody LoTR" 😂 And uh, we have Peter Jackons movies which make Rings of Power so, so much more pathetic, so it isn't a "book to screen" issue ​@@qcrew2938

[@tomclaydon92]

@@qcrew2938 I will. And you’re fine to keep watching mediocrity. The hobbit trilogy looks amazing compared to this mess

[@michellepitzer9774]

I kept looking for ROP videos from Eric and was bummed thinking they would skip them! Thank you for making such detailed videos!

[@RyanHaney55]

I've been waiting for this video. I enjoyed the first season, but I think season 2 is better, so far. I LOVED seeing Tom Bombadil! I liked seeing the Stoors' village. I know there are a ton of hints for the 2 Istari being Gandalf and Saruman(even the beard pattern) but, I hope they are the blue wizards. That is a really good point about Frodo saying the orcs must breed (I just don't want that mental picture).

[@zachvalue]

The king elf stops wearing all his other rings. It's not ink and paper, the map is stamped and inlay dyed leather.

[@renderxtravels8464]

I've come to the resolution that if you focus too much on the lore from the books, then you'll end up confused and annoyed. Im just appreciating it for what it is. There are many characters and things left out from the LOTR films. This is trying to cram thousands of years of lore into a few series. Probably a fool's errand 😅

[@redbarchetta8782]

I honestly just love the representation of Tom Bombadil.

[@richardfolden3860]

Yeah, I always pictured him living in the desert. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Fedaygin]

​@@richardfolden3860 A lot can happen in thousand plus years 🙂 [Love S02, S02E04, Tom Bombadil & end credits song at S02E04] 😋 - Streaming at evenings in Prime Video & of course dark room - 🧘‍♂

[@richardfolden3860]

@@Fedaygin yeah, like horrific writing.

[@Fedaygin]

​@@richardfolden3860 Oh that is incorrect 💯🙂 Enjoy streaming beautiful S02 via Prime Video at evenings when wind-down after day's activities. Of course always in a dark room & using 5.1 etc. headphones 👍

[@kevinocubillo]

Gil galad looks like Channing Tatum

[@Juveenyle]

Surprised you didn’t bring up the foreshadowing of Gandalf being the future owner of Narya they immediately cut to the Stranger after the scene between Elrond and Cirdan 😁

[@darksider666]

I wonder if the "dark Istar" isn't our future Witch king of Angmar? I mean, he's a wizard, some sort of king, and evil... Or maybe just one of the blue Istari who turned evil?

[@KreepnSlayer11]

I suspected that rather than a chance wave splashing against Cirdan as he's about to drop the rings it was Ulmo that caused the wave to splash up. Ulmo never really stopped getting involved, even in just little ways.

[@SK4M_Freal]

Nice.👍🏽

[@Bardeixon]

13:41 the time the stoors said Grand-Elf, I begin to believe 🤭

[@Samualethemonke]

I saw you were breaking down the 4 episodes so I had to go watch them so I could enjoy this much much better. I love your take on things whether it's marvel or rings of power. Or whatever you are doing I totally enjoy your work! I will continue to enjoy your episodes I've got most of my friends watching you. I wish I could be Doing exactly the same thing you do. But that's just a pipe dream for a person like me I've been told I should do radio I did for a small bit but just promoting and talking to a crowd of drunk people Sorry it's so long but Amazing work my friend!

[@Skiller131]

"I've been looking forward to this" -Saruman the White

[@manny_fresh9266]

Thank you for this

[@ShahabZargari]

The recorded Wandering Song in season 1 is so beautiful.

[@SloppiestJoe-iest]

@50:30 Tom was around before there were stars. Likely before the two trees even

[@AnnaN-rn7ox]

Elrond jumping off a cliff with some jewellery, just like his mom 💔

[@bigbyiwolf5461]

Galadriel: Nenya business

[@codybk91]

I think that the small wave that bumped Cirdan's boat was done by Eru Iluvatar or a valar because, if you think about it, if Cirdan had thrown the rings into the trench then the trees in Eregion would die and the elves would leave to Valinor. If they went during The Second Age then they wouldn't be in Middle Earth to help during the next two wars to stop Sauron. Eru took the bad and used it for the better good.

[@ronvitale]

So glad that you are doing season 2. It’s been a lot of fun so far!

[@chloetry206]

I feel bad for Celibrimbor. he wasted that wine 😭

[@TheDeathlyPrince]

I read that some influencers got acess to the full season before. I'm loving it enough that I had to watch all Hobbit and LOTR trilogies in just a week. They were so long

[@O_M554]

Thank you for ignoring the haters

[@tylerhales83]

50:30 There's a deeper meaning behind Tom Bombadil saying he's the eldest. He was originally a character that Tolkien made up for his version of a nursery rhyme for his kids. In this way, Bombadil as a character existed long before the rest of middle earth.

[@rickygardner2696]

I'm pretty sure halbrand had met celebrimbor by that point in time in season 1

[@quirkyjoeAnimated]

Yeah, Celebrimbor references Halbrand during that scene so it's pretty clear that he took those words directly from them working together on attempting at the forge. So it did seem weird to question this.

[@agabrielrose]

Annatar gives Dennis from Always Sunny vibes

[@Pearls_Have_Eyes]

each episode of this season starts out with me being furious with what is going on and then by the end of the episode i'm ready for the next episode

[@SK4M_Freal]

Yeah Im a bit like that as a huge fan of Tolkien.

[@trojanbike]

Just here for tom bombadill😂

[@Rawnervzz]

The iron crown was beaten into a collar around his neck. It wasn’t melted. It’s the first nerd moment I ever had like this.

[@amritagrawal9620]

I follow your channel. You are absolutely spot on at most of your predictions. You stopped breaking down LOTR after few episodes of the first season which disappointed me. Thank you again for doing this. P.S Your who's Sauron prediction was spot on :P

[@charlescarpenter9238]

Great episode on a much better season two so far.

[@gibranlewis7300]

I wouldn't attribute all or even most of the pre-Durin's-ring metaphysical troubles in Khazad-Dum to Sauron. Remember that the Balrog lairing there is also a fallen Ainu, and was also a powerful singer before the forming of Arda. It'd be great if Sauron recognized the Balrog by an ancient name and acknowledged him as a "singer" from the dawn of time whom the Dwarven chanters couldn't match. Also, applause to you on the old Rankin and Bass animated Hobbit movie scenes you included!! Loved it!! Regarding "the Shadow" the Shadow DOES primarily come from Melkor/Morgoth: he tainted all of Arda, from the beginning. The Shadow doesn't originate with Sauron, who actually turned to evil long after the Balrogs had, but he is a chief Spreader of it. I don't think the wave that hit Cirdan's ship came from Shadow though. Sauron was already in his ring making process, and the One, the 7 and the 9 would have done greater harm had their been no 3 to counteract the 7 and the 9 once the one was lost and to preserve the Elf havens. When dealing with the waters of Middle-Earth, don't overlook Ulmo, Osse and Uinien.

[@Fedaygin]

21:27 I like that shopping scene & the quake part also good ✅ I always stream content via Prime Video in a dark room & use 5.1 headphones 🧘‍♂

[@godders991]

Really apprecoate your review. Everyone else just crys about the lore issues and has nothing positive to say. Im finding it very entertaining and i am probably one of few people on these platforms that has actually read the books lol

[@Gideon0297]

lol the "lore issues," are super important though.

[@Fedaygin]

Adar's recasting is bueno. Nothing bad to say about the fella before him. S02E04 so far on top three Lotr: Rings of Power episodes 😋 - Streaming at evenings via Prime Video & of course dark room - 🧘‍♂

[@idkflycasualtoo]

Thanks for this

[@broderickfall]

Right on time 😊👍

[@mndrew1]

Weren't there, like, 39 palantir on Numenor? The 7 that made it to Gondor belonging to Elendil's family? Not exactly something shocking to appear in the queen's bedroom.

[@TheBorilla92]

I've been skipping the stranger sections because they have been so dumb and it feels like they want him to be Gandalf even though lore wise it makes zero sense.

[@McKeeNJackson]

It literally is the worst part other than numenor parts.

[@Wildboy0420]

31:30 is the best part of this clip 😅

[@Kittykisszpdx]

"A horse short film." Comedy GOLD! XOXO

[@unbowedqueen]

You’re wrong. They have copyright rights to the lord of the rings and the appendices.

[@alistair_cartwright]

“The dark under the stars when it was fearless” as in when it was without fear, before it became a source of fear. Don’t you think?

[@benadcock2522]

Better than season 1

[@arnoldcolunga2572]

Surely i am not the only one who caught the "Home Alone" homage, where Nobody say there are four things to know and lists "1," "B", and "4" am i?

[@ericirish1606]

Fun fact ….. the elves made the rings last to spy off him so they F$&cked up the rotation bra

[@Fedaygin]

Around 37:25 - 37:40 Oh yes indeed it's well done 🙂

[@taylornelms9913]

I appreciate the love and care you put into all these, as well as the people behind the scenes. But you’re sincerity is what makes it all work

[@KozMc]

I think the writers are rightly (heh) aiming towards confusion and obvious electioneering with Pharazon and his supporters - that's what happens when groups of humans get together, and they refuse to compromise or even try to understand each others points-of-view - confusion, and Pharazon's faction totally hopes that would happen, that humans would misunderstand signs from the natural world (no need for the eagle to speak and clear it up - this crisis and disaster is totally humanmade, because of insularity, ego, over-confidence, lack of empathy, lack of humility). The shitshow at Miriel's non-coronation was so recognisable. It wouldn't make sense for it to be solved/mitigated by an eagle speaking. Those particular humans don't deserve eagle intercession.

[@Saimeren]

34:25 and yet they didn't have a problem showing up later to fight the Felbeasts. So which is it? Are they afraid of them because they could be taken out by the Felbeasts, or are they willing to fight them in the last battle? Because.. You kind of have both, and it doesn't really make sense.

[@jaKobus914]

It’s 10x better than season 1 and I swear if it gets cancelled before we get the full 5 season vision I will be so bummed

[@stephenmoney4722]

the unseen world is different than the shadow realm (or wraith realm) you enter when you put on the ring. anyone that was born in valinor can enter the seen and unseen world.

[@davidsaiz6399]

Been looking forward to this

[@highwithhobbs1173]

25:18 this dude looks like a heavier Brendan Lee Mulligan

[@bryanferrerorgt5974]

If you look closely at the rings of sand they count the rings of power, the 3 rings for the elves, 7 for the dwarks 9 for the men, i could see them adding red sand eventually to signify saurons decet and malice corrupting the rings.

[@JustJebSchaffer]

Man a review of this show and deep dive of Tolkien I picked a great time to start watching/reading this series again

[@marjoe32]

Thanks for covering, love you guys and love ROP

[@acerock013]

Also, Morgoth was not a Valar, he was a Maiar. After Morgoth's defeat, Eonwe, the standard bearer of the valar Manwe meets with Sauron and tells Sauron he cannot stand in judgment of someone from the same order as him and that he must return to Aman to face judgment before Manwe. Eonwe tells Sauron if he can be good and foreswears ever gonig back to the dark path that he followed with Morgoth/Gothaur he would probably be accepted back into the good graces of the Valar. But Sauron doesn't want to do this and flees back to Arda. The exchanges with Dirmid parrallel Sauron's excahgne with Eonwe where Eonwe tries to convice Auron to return to Valar, over the seas, where he can be good again if he would merely choose to. This was a core theme for Tolkien, that everyone who is a creation of Eru Illuvatar is able to be redeemed, that no one is beyond redemption.

[@dieca09]

Melkor (Morgoth) is the most powerful of the Valar. Morgoth's principal lieutenant and successor was Sauron who is a Maiar.

[@caliboyrob]

This season is better especially the pacing but it’s just so much to follow. I found myself rewinding cause I wasn’t sure how we got to the scene

[@matthewperrella2649]

Episode 3 should have been titled “War Horse”

[@shortstuff780]

S2 has been such a blast. I do think episode 4 was the weakest, but considering i think ep1-3 to be nearly perfect, I'm not complaining. This season is a far cry better then s1

[@MeNoOther]

So Ruyn is Tom's desert home. Could Tom be a Rver? Someone who travels north during the summer and south during the winter. Only Tom travels to Ruyn in a different season, then travels back

[@adrianreinneiryt]

Tom Bombadil is like a high rank og gamer that is inactive and still using his original ign.

[@mconner262]

the series is great.

[@Clarketh]

The wizard is Gandalf.. it gives that vibes.. but I would like both wizards to be the blue ones.. imagine one blue good wizard Vs a Dark wizard but he was also one of the blue before he turned side 😮

[@y0sh1wings]

See y’all next season

[@DyeHard79]

I really liked you guys take on the wines meaning representing power and it's intoxicating effect but my first thought connecting the "not power OF the flesh but OVER flesh" idea how grapes aren't wine by simply picking and squeezing them but with men's wisdom to ferment and refine the grapes into wine

[@yakedent]

YES

[@Beavs_POV]

isn't the statue of elronds brother?

[@V.I.POwner]

In the first season Hellbrand actually said the flesh over flesh line to Celebrimbor before helping him make the rings

[@AustinC33]

Thank you for this ❤

[@kanorjunior8306]

Sauron equates to Symbiote.😁. Season 3 should be... "Fellowship of Avengers" 😂😂😂✌️✌️✌️.

[@tessilateddragon]

Amazing .... what an adaptation !

[@quirkyjoeAnimated]

"When the dawn is silent, and the birds awaken" rather than "when it all goes silent"

[@360.Tapestry]

i don't care what the haters say. season 2 is really working for me haha

[@justthetruth247]

It's picking up some momentum and I like it so far

[@barnabasseadog7660]

Nothing in this series is as cringeworthy as Legolas saying "game over" to Gimli in the Jackson movies.

[@rachelmoses3059]

Unsure if anyone has made this connection.......but the three rings are explicitly paralleled with the three Silmarilis, and given Elrond's personal history with *those* gems (I mean come on his mother is a bird and his father is the Morning/Evening star) I mean Elrond's cliff dive in the first ep was supposed to evoke Elwing's right?

[@AntWrocksNY]

25:21 I thought it was a Radagar refrence

[@MrOliverk2]

I’m sorry, but why on earth wouldn’t the blue stone ring be the ring of water, and the white stone ring be the ring of air 😂

[@saharameyer798]

Why do I think that something bad will happen to Isildur, and then Theo winds up taking his name. It just seems like Theo has the personality of Isildur from LotR and not the real current one?

[@kc510]

Had no idea those masks were cgi.

[@suchislife2.0]

I'm here for Adar.... He is by far a great character

[@wefmn]

did you guys not finish breaking down season one?!? i cant find it and it seems so unlike you to just leave us hanging halfway through a season like that😥

[@markhalver3391]

13:14 Huge misstep if it's Gandalf. The Blue wizards were in Rhun at this time. They were friends before they went, I think it would be very interesting to play on that with him and the dark wizard, that they had been friends but neither can remember the other or exactly why they came to middle earth. Gandalf would be a copout.

[@arie-zoot]

i honestly think it'd be better if it was gandalf. he feels like gandalf and says some very similar things to gandalf. wouldn't be a copout at all

[@FightFear05]

Jk rolling should be an inspiration, freedom of thought and freedom of expression really scare yall

[@rossbooth4635]

Ciarán Hinds is going to be the Witch-King, right? Why else would they cast him?

[@mutungiedmund2355]

Rings 💍 💍 💍 of Power Season 2 Episode 1,Episode 2 ,Episode 3 and Episode 4 was Gooseberry 😊😊😊

[@zoemalcolm2897]

Really love the artistic and musical depth of your reviews. No one does it like you. So glad you are doing this. I am enjoying season 2 much more. Better pacing, at least. Great cinematography. But agree. Hiding the name of the “stranger” is doing that character a disservice. I still don’t care, even with Tom Bombadil.

[@duaneherndon6736]

We need a animal avengers movie Berick Roche and the cat from quite a place and goose

[@quirkyjoeAnimated]

I was interested in the statues outside the temple in Rhun. The most prominent features a hooded figure holding what looks like a palantir. Wondering if there are five of these statues for five istari.