Armed with a massive army of Orcs, the mighty Adar (Joseph Mawle) brings war to the Southern Lands in the sixth episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
The final episode ended with Numenor leaving for Middle-earth, after Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) convinced Queen Regent Miriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) to come to the aid of the Southlands.
The men and women of the Southlands will need all the help they can get as Adar and his Orcs ruin everything in their path.
Adar: Armed with a massive army of Orcs, the mighty Adar (Joseph Mawle) brings war to the Southern Lands in episode six of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Galadriel: The final episode ended with Numenor leaving for Middle-earth, after Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) convinced Queen Regent Miriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) to come to the aid of the Southlands.
The episode begins with Adar saying, “New life, in defiance of death” in the Quenya language.
Adar rises to find hordes of his Orcs bearing torches, ready to march into the night for their leader.
‘My children. We have endured a lot. We cast off our chains, walked through mountains, fields, frost and fallow, “till our feet bloodied the earth”, he tells the orc masses.
“From Ered Mithrin to Ephel Arnen we endured. However, tonight, one more ordeal awaits us. Our enemy may be weak, their numbers are meager, but before this night is out, some of us will fall,’ says Adar, as we catch a glimpse of Waldreg (Geoff Morrell) – who, in the last episode, pledged allegiance to Adar.
“But for the first time, you are not doing it as nameless slaves in distant lands, but as brothers. Like brothers and sisters with us! he says as the Orcs start chanting “Nampat”.
“This is the night when we stretch out the iron fist of the Uruk and close our fist around these lands,” adds Adar, as they continue to chant Nampat.
The episode cuts to Adar and his army approaching the watchtower…but when he opens the door, he’s surprised to find it deserted.
Adar tells one of his underlings to search the place and find them…as we see Arondir (Ismael Cruz Cordova) hiding in the ramparts above them.
As the Orcs continue their search, Adar finds the wall that Arondir discovered, as he is approached by Waldreg.
“I don’t mean to offend you, Lord-Father, but where is he? What happened to Sauron?’ asks Waldreg, as one of the Orcs says there is no trace of him and assumes he must be “smart and scared”.
Adar insists the elf is there, saying in the orc language that he “feels” it when another orc says, “Here” as Roundir begins his attack.
He takes out a few Orcs with his bow and arrow, before firing a flaming arrow at a precise pulley, causing the entire watchtower to collapse.
He moves quickly and barricades them all as the tower continues to crumble, crushing the Orcs one by one.
Waldreg says Adar needs to move now as Adar catches him as the tower is collapsing.
We see the tower collapsing from afar, as we hear all of the humans cheering, though some wonder how many could have survived this.
Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi) tells them all to follow her because they have to prepare the village because they are all in a hurry.
The series made history long before the first two episodes launched on Thursday night, as it is considered the most expensive series of all time.
The show’s inception dates back to July 2017, when a grueling lawsuit between Warner Bros. – the studio behind the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films – and the JRR Tolkien Estate, has been settled.
Both the studio and the estate began offering the franchise’s television rights to streaming services, with Amazon quickly becoming a leader.
History: The show made history long before the first two episodes debuted on Thursday night, as it is considered the most expensive series of all time
Frontrunner: Both the studio and the estate began offering the franchise’s TV rights to streaming services, with Amazon quickly becoming a frontrunner.
Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos previously told streaming service Prime Video that he wanted a large-scale franchise.
Bezos was also reportedly a huge fan of the franchise and was personally involved in negotiations for the rights alone, which were eventually acquired in November 2017 for the colossal sum of $250 million.
Amazon also struck a deal with the Tolkien Estate and the Tolkien Trust where they would have greenlit more than five seasons of the show.
Mandate: Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos previously gave streaming service Prime Video a mandate that he wanted a large-scale franchise
Estate: Amazon has also struck a deal with the Tolkien Estate and the Tolkien Trust where they would have greenlit more than five seasons of the show
With an estimated production commitment of between $100 million and $150 million per season, Amazon would have to shell out $1 billion for production costs and rights, ultimately.
The series was created by Patrick McKay and JD Payne, who previously only worked on Star Trek: Beyond in 2016 as uncredited writers.
The duo launched a series that would be set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, a story glossed over in a five-minute prologue during the Lord of the Rings films.
Production: With an estimated production commitment of $100 million to $150 million per season, Amazon is expected to shell out $1 billion for production costs and rights, ultimately.
They wanted to expand this to around 50 hours of television, which would include the forging of the rings of power, the rise of the dark lord Sauron, the fall of the island kingdom Numenor, and the final alliance between men and elves.
There will be characters that fans will recognize, however, including Galadriel, played in Cate Blanchett’s LOTR films, with the much younger version played by Morfydd Clark.
There have been rumors that a white-haired character shown in the trailers, played by Bridie Sisson (previously believed to be Anson Boon), is actually Sauron himself, although the producers have not confirmed this. .
Fifty: They wanted to expand this to around 50 hours of television, which would include the forging of the rings of power, the rise of the dark lord Sauron, the fall of the island kingdom Numenor, and the final alliance between men and elves.
Executive producer Lindsey Weber neither confirmed nor denied Sisson’s character, she gave Time a hint about her origins.
“We take advantage of all the online speculation and can tell you that Bridie Sisson is an amazing actor,” Weber began.
“We also thought fans would like to know that his character travels far east from the lands of Rhûn…” Weber teased.
Lands: “We also thought fans would like to know that his character travels far east – from the lands of Rhûn…” Weber teased
The new episodes will air simulcast across the world, with the first two episodes dropping Thursday at 6pm PT / 9pm ET / 2am UK.
The final six episodes will air weekly at 9pm PT / 12pm ET / 5am UK, with the eight-episode season finale arriving Thursday, October 13 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video.
Final: The final six episodes will air weekly at 9:00 p.m. PT / 12:00 a.m. ET / 5:00 a.m. UK, with the eight-episode season finale arriving Thursday, October 13 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video
