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S1.E6 Breakdown of #TheRingsOfPower 🧵
This episode was very explosive. Not much #Tolkien to breakdown but very fun all the same.
Theory: This is Sauron's gauntlet. Adar claimed it as a trophy.
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This episode was very explosive. Not much #Tolkien to breakdown but very fun all the same.
Theory: This is Sauron's gauntlet. Adar claimed it as a trophy.
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NEW LIFE
Adar plants some alfirin seeds and says a prayer before battle.
Quenya: `Vinya coivië... na vírië...`
English: "New awakening... To life..."
Adar plants some alfirin seeds and says a prayer before battle.
Quenya: `Vinya coivië... na vírië...`
English: "New awakening... To life..."
1. `My children, we have endured much...`
Adar's plans laid bare:
S1.E4— `That [the Southlanders] may live if [they] forsake all claim to these lands and swear fealty to him.`
S1.E5— `And soon [the sun] will be gone. And with it, the part of me that knew its warmth as well.`
Adar's plans laid bare:
S1.E4— `That [the Southlanders] may live if [they] forsake all claim to these lands and swear fealty to him.`
S1.E5— `And soon [the sun] will be gone. And with it, the part of me that knew its warmth as well.`
S1.E5 Breakdown of #TheRingsOfPower 🧵
Nori (Markella Kavenagh) and The Stranger (Daniel Weyman) are eating walnuts on a plateau in Central Otago, South Island, NZ.
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Nori (Markella Kavenagh) and The Stranger (Daniel Weyman) are eating walnuts on a plateau in Central Otago, South Island, NZ.
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LOST
1. `Perils`
Nori first taught the Stranger to speak using sign language (E2).
Weeks later he speaks in the same dialect as Nori. Not surprising as he patterns his speech after her. He's also learning new words & with that a sense of right vs wrong as Nori sees it.
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1. `Perils`
Nori first taught the Stranger to speak using sign language (E2).
Weeks later he speaks in the same dialect as Nori. Not surprising as he patterns his speech after her. He's also learning new words & with that a sense of right vs wrong as Nori sees it.
(1/4)
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Nori's explanation of perils and death pushes the Stranger to consider that he has the capacity to cause death (`fireflies` in S1.E2).
He recognizes that death (or destruction) is not a desirable outcome.
Nori's explanation of perils and death pushes the Stranger to consider that he has the capacity to cause death (`fireflies` in S1.E2).
He recognizes that death (or destruction) is not a desirable outcome.
Dear #Tolkien Fans,
It's hard to see the vision with which #TheRingsofPower is using the source material (#LOTR/#Silmarillion) to make visual/dramatic art.
But I say we ought to treat the source text with some skepticism as well. (1/5)
In the words of the late #HilaryMantel —
It's hard to see the vision with which #TheRingsofPower is using the source material (#LOTR/#Silmarillion) to make visual/dramatic art.
But I say we ought to treat the source text with some skepticism as well. (1/5)
In the words of the late #HilaryMantel —
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Tolkien was brilliant at writing Epics. It's why we love his works!
However, you are not giving Tolkien enough credit (as a global thinker) if you don't see that he wrote his works from the pov of certain characters that carry implicit biases; him included.
Tolkien was brilliant at writing Epics. It's why we love his works!
However, you are not giving Tolkien enough credit (as a global thinker) if you don't see that he wrote his works from the pov of certain characters that carry implicit biases; him included.
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#LOTR— Written from the pov of Hobbits. Hobbits who were considered the least of the races of Middle-earth; they also saw themselves as less compared to others.
Why wouldn't they write Elrond as one of the most flawless/most wise/most honest Elf they've ever met?
#LOTR— Written from the pov of Hobbits. Hobbits who were considered the least of the races of Middle-earth; they also saw themselves as less compared to others.
Why wouldn't they write Elrond as one of the most flawless/most wise/most honest Elf they've ever met?
S1.E4 Breakdown of #TheRingsOfPower 🧵
I’ve watched E4 5x now. Still like it but can’t shake the feeling that it could've been better. Feeling a bit nervous about the Númenor storyline now that S1 is finally taking off.
The gorgeous sail-master tho 😍
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I’ve watched E4 5x now. Still like it but can’t shake the feeling that it could've been better. Feeling a bit nervous about the Númenor storyline now that S1 is finally taking off.
The gorgeous sail-master tho 😍
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NIGHTMARE
`We gather daily to hammer out our island's future...at the Blessing of the Children, we gather to welcome those who will live that future. One as boundless as a sunrise over the rolling sea.`
1. Is Númenor's future as 'boundless' as Míriel dreams it might be?
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`We gather daily to hammer out our island's future...at the Blessing of the Children, we gather to welcome those who will live that future. One as boundless as a sunrise over the rolling sea.`
1. Is Númenor's future as 'boundless' as Míriel dreams it might be?
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The 23 kings Númenor following in the footsteps of Eärendil & his wife Elwing [the bird]
[There should be 23 kings but I only see 21 excluding Eärendil...]
The 23 kings Númenor following in the footsteps of Eärendil & his wife Elwing [the bird]
[There should be 23 kings but I only see 21 excluding Eärendil...]
S1.E3 Breakdown of #TheRingsOfPower 🧵& the current state of my hair as illustrated by hull Galadriel.
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ORCS
1. Orcs
In the time of the coming of Elves, Morgoth ensnared many. By slow arts of cruelty, he corrupted & ensalved them. Thus, Morgoth 'breed the race of Orcs in envy and mockery of Elves'.
The Orcs multiplied; they became the bitterest foes of Elves. #TheSilmarillion
1. Orcs
In the time of the coming of Elves, Morgoth ensnared many. By slow arts of cruelty, he corrupted & ensalved them. Thus, Morgoth 'breed the race of Orcs in envy and mockery of Elves'.
The Orcs multiplied; they became the bitterest foes of Elves. #TheSilmarillion
2. `Anchor him.`
As the Orcs multiplied, they grew strong and fell where 'their dark lord filled them with a lust of ruin and death.' (chp 3, Sil)
Of all races, they know enslavement. Yet they are so corrupted, they exact the same cruelty on the other races.
As the Orcs multiplied, they grew strong and fell where 'their dark lord filled them with a lust of ruin and death.' (chp 3, Sil)
Of all races, they know enslavement. Yet they are so corrupted, they exact the same cruelty on the other races.
STARS AT SEA
1. VALACIRCA (Quen. ‘Valar sickle’) ("Ursa minor")
Set in the North sky by Elbereth (Star-kindler) as a guide to Elves when they came into the workd.
NORTH STAR— part of the Ursa/Valacirca constellation. Seeing Valacirca, Galadriel would've known where NORTH is.
1. VALACIRCA (Quen. ‘Valar sickle’) ("Ursa minor")
Set in the North sky by Elbereth (Star-kindler) as a guide to Elves when they came into the workd.
NORTH STAR— part of the Ursa/Valacirca constellation. Seeing Valacirca, Galadriel would've known where NORTH is.
2. F SHAPED ("mystery constellation")
Another constellation appears, but we do not know what it means yet.
Another constellation appears, but we do not know what it means yet.
I will inaugurate my analysis of #TheRingsOfPower with some special info. This is not a spoiler. It's more of a leak.
Sauron's stronghold seen in Ep. 1 was invented for the show. Far north of the Forodwaith. Named 'Dûrnost' (Sindarin. ‘hellish-city’).
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Sauron's stronghold seen in Ep. 1 was invented for the show. Far north of the Forodwaith. Named 'Dûrnost' (Sindarin. ‘hellish-city’).
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PROLOGUE
1. `Nothing is evil in the beginning`
The fighting children is a reminder that 'evil' is an inherent aspect of Eru's Children. The fate of Men and Elves (the acceptance of death and facing the judgment of Mandos) is a key spiritual decision to the central characters.
1. `Nothing is evil in the beginning`
The fighting children is a reminder that 'evil' is an inherent aspect of Eru's Children. The fate of Men and Elves (the acceptance of death and facing the judgment of Mandos) is a key spiritual decision to the central characters.
2. `Fixed upon a light that guides her...`
The reference to the 'light' is a reference to Elbereth ('Queen of Stars') and spouse of Manwë.
The reference to the 'light' is a reference to Elbereth ('Queen of Stars') and spouse of Manwë.
