Rings of Power Season Finale theories/prediction
WARNING possible spoilers: I COULD BE WRONG
So I have a bipolar relationship with this series. Love most of the visuals, except the costumes. Writing feels like a fanfic, butĀ Iām still entertained.Ā
Anyways, straight to the point. The season is gonna end with Orodruin (Mount Doom) erupting. When receiving refugees to Ostirith in this last episode #4, Bronwyn saysĀ āThat makes every village from here to Orodruin.ā
Just a handful of shots in the trailers give it away:
The Southlands is gonna become Mordor eventually sooner or later.
At this point, I honestly believe Halbrand is Sauron. Makes sense, his eyeing of the blacksmith forges, the manipulating of Galadriel who in turn persuades The Numenoreans to war. HisĀ āsupposed-Kingā backstory could just be a lie to get him back to The Southlands.
Adar doesnāt feel likeĀ Sauron. Iām sure heās just one of Sauronās high ranking servants. The Stranger/āMeteor Manā is Gandalf disguised as a red herring. I know the Istari arenāt supposed to arrive in Middle Earth until the Third Age, but the writers here clearly arenāt staying close to the source material. Plus, Gandalf is a popular favorite character of many. Easy cash-grab of a character.
The only character that I completely havenāt the faintest clue about is this one whom we still havenāt seen yet:
At first we all thought it was a guy but itās being played by an actress. The gender of the androgynous-looking character hasnāt been stated yet.
As far as the revealing goes, I have the feeling itās going to be a last minute revealĀ āshock-omg-this-is-supposed-to-be-a-twistā type deal with the fight ultimately leading up to Adar and Halbrand coming face to face with Adar kneeling before Halbrand who then does the dramatic big reveal. I wouldnāt be surprised if the whole season ends in a massive cliffhanger.Ā
Fans arenāt gonna be happy because it means weāre not gettingĀ āAnnatarā at all this season, but this ending really sets up a good intent from Annatar in the next/future seasons.
With the knowledge of Sauronās returnĀ confirmed to everyone AND with Mount Doomās eruption restarting, it will be a general assumption that Sauron himself is physically in Mordor. So while everyone is thinking heās there,Ā Annatar will then appear and basically tell everyone,Ā āHey, I have an idea on how to fight Sauron! Letās make these rings with Celebrimborās massive forge tower!ā
There is so much to cover in Tolkienās Second Age so it doesnāt surprised me that a lot of it hasnāt happened yet, even with the whole condensing of events. I really wanted to see what the forging of the Three Elven Rings were gonna look like but I had the feeling one season wasnāt enough time to get to it.
Anyway, thatās what I think is gonna happen. Take it with a grain of salt. I could be wrong. Weāll see as more episodes come out.Ā