We’re so glad to be continue our wrap-up podcast with Anwen and Penny from The Cast Of The Rings on podcastica. They've been chatting all about The Lord Of The Rings and The Rings of Power for the last two seasons. We had a great chat about our favourite moments and our hopes for season two. It was great fun to have perspectives on this season from across three countries from Derek and John in Ireland, Penny in the US and Anwen in New Zealand.

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out part 1 over on The Cast of The Rings podcastica.com.

We really hope you enjoyed the epic podcast and that we'll see you again down the road for the next season of The Rings of Power

Thanks for Listening

Derek and John

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It's our final time discussing The Lord of The Rings as we chat about The Rings of Power Season 2 Episodes 8 "Shadow and Flame". We discuss the finale in spoiler filled detail in this podcast.

Episode Written by J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay

Episode Directed by Charlotte Branstrom

Episode 8 Synopsis

Prince Durin confronts his father, the King, as the King goes against all the advice of his son and Narvi his advisor, and opens a large mithril deposit under Khazad-dûm. The Balrog that lives below the mithril mine, awoken by this activity, attacks King Durin III and in the ensuing fight the King is lost as the entrance to the cavern collapses. In the aftermath, Prince Durin assumes his place as the next in line to the throne.

Meanwhile, in Rhun, the Stranger goes to the Stoors' canyon to help Nori Brandyfoot and Poppy Proudfellow. He rejects the Dark Wizard's offer to supplant Sauron and the Dark Wizard destroys the canyon. The Stoors, who refer to the Stranger as "Grand Elf", are forced to find a new home and are joined by Nori and Poppy. The Stranger takes a branch from a tree in the canyon as his staff. Returning to Tom Bombadil, the Stranger says he will come to be known as "Gandalf".

In Numenor, Ar-Pharazôn learns from the palantír that Halbrand was actually Sauron in disguise and accuses Míriel of aligning herself with Sauron, discrediting the results of her trial by the Valar. Hungry for power, Ar-Pharazon has all members of the Faithful accused of treason and arrested. Despite following Ar-Pharazôn to this point, Eärien warns Elendil and he avoids capture. He attempts to escape with Míriel but she refuses to join him, giving him the sword Narsil and sending him to reclaim his lordship in the west of Númenor.

On Middle Earth, Kemen claims Pelargir as a military outpost for Númenor on behalf of his father and demands the Southlanders and Wild Men cut down the forest in exchange for shelter and supplies. Isildur and Estrid acknowledge their feelings for one another and he asks her to return to Númenor with him, but Kemen does not allow this and Isildur leaves Estrid with Hagen.

In Eregion, Sauron tortures and kills Celebrimbor. He is approached by Glûg, an Orc who has grown disillusioned with Adar's leadership. Galadriel finds Adar in his original Elf-form, as revealed by Nenya, and he returns the ring to her before he is killed by Glûg and other Orcs that have pledged themselves to Sauron.

Sauron attacks Galadriel and takes the nine rings for Men, but she jumps off a cliff before he can take Nenya. Durin IV sends his army to aid the Elves, allowing Elrond, Gil-galad, Arondir, and other survivors to escape to a valley north of the city. Elrond and Gil-galad use the Elven rings to heal Galadriel, and the Elves resolve to stand against Sauron's army as it marches across Middle-earth.

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Thanks for joining us for our podcast all about The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 8. We're hoping we'll have a wrap up podcast later this year with our friends Penny and Anwen over at podcastica.com. We will of course be back for The Rings of Power season 3 when it eventually comes to Prime Video in a few years.

Thanks so much for joining our circle fellow Ringers we hope to see you again soon.

Keep watching, Keep Listening and don’t stray from the path.

John, and Derek

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It's time to chat about the penultimate episode of The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episodes 7 "Doomed To Die". We discuss the episode in spoiler filled detail in this podcast.

Season 2 Episode 7 "Doomed To Die"

Episode Written by J.D. Payne & Patrick McKay and Justin Doble

Episode Directed by Charlotte Branstrom

Episode 7 Synopsis

In peaceful Eregion Celembrimbor happily toils away at the nine rings of power for mortal men. But he notices signs that he is trapped in an illusion. He confronts Annatar, who ends the illusion and reveals that Celebrimbor has made the nine rings using Sauron's blood rather than mithril.

Needing support to take on Adar’s army, Elrond comes to Khazad-dûm and asks Prince Durin to send aid to Eregion. Durin agrees and inspires the Dwarfs to rise up to stand side by side with the elves. But when his father King Durin attacks his own men, Prince Durin calls off his support of Eregion to defend Khazad Dûm.

Elrond, Gil-galad, and the Elves of Lindon arrive at Eregion to attack the Uruk army. But Adar reveals his prisoner, Galadriel, stopping them in their assault as they discuss terms but Adar only offers an ultimatum to Elrond. Galadriel will only be exchanged for her ring of power, Nenya. But Elrond refuses to give up the ring. He bids farewell to Galadriel, kissing her to cover up the lockpick he secretly passes to her.

That night, Galadriel escapes with the help of Arondir, who has arrived in Eregion after following the trails left by the Uruks'. And they both sneak into the city of Eregion. Celebrimbor attempts to escape with the nine rings and finds Galadriel. Celebrimbor insists that Galadriel take the nine rings far away from Eregion while he stays to delay Sauron from getting his hands on them.

Meanwhile Adar sends wave after wave of Uraks to their death to break through the city walls of Eregion. Glûg, his closest supporter, pleads with him to call a retreat. But with a glimmer of victory in sight, Adar sends in Damrod the Hill Troll who sacrifices even more Uruks in his assault on Eregion’s wall. He is attacked by Elrond, Arondir and High King Gil Galad, who working together, fell the Troll just in time.

As the sun rises, a small number of Elves outside the city are faced with a new wave of Uruks led by Adar. Elrond and his small force held out all night but when Prince Durin does not arrive to support them, their group are overwhelmed. Arondir tries to attack Adar but he is cut down and left for dead.

Adar confronts the heartbroken Elrond and takes Nenya from him with ease as Celebrimbor is left to face Sauron alone.

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Thanks for joining us for our podcast all about The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 7. We will be back next time with our podcast all about The Rings of Power Season 2 finale.

Thanks so much for joining our circle fellow Ringers we hope to see you again soon.

Keep watching, Keep Listening and don’t stray from the path.

John, and Derek

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All images and audio clips are copyright of Prime Video and their respective copyright owners. The intro music for our Rings of Power Podcast is an edit of Humanity and our outro is an edit of Cinematic Trailer both by Scott Holmes Music and used under Creative Commons attribution 4.0 license