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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Recap: When Coronations Go Wrong


It’s the extremely rapid rise and fall of Míriel, the queen regent who seems destined never to be queen.

Meanwhile, a different sort of visit transpires in Eregion, where Celebrimbor plays host to Durin IV and Disa and makes them an offer: He’ll give the dwarves seven rings of power that will revive Khazad-dûm if they send some mithril his way. He tells Celebrimbor that Gil-Galad doesn’t like this give-rings-to-the-dwarves plan, which turns out to be exactly the piece of reverse psychology the smith needs to commit fully to the task of ring-making, even if he has to do it without the High King’s permission while lying about shutting down his forge. If he looks a little more sullen than usual, there’s a reason for that: Bronwyn, the forbidden love of his life, has died, leaving him behind and making an orphan of the young, troubled Theo (the last major character to appear this season).

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