Adar

Episode aired Sep 9, 2022
TV-14
1h 9m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

43K

YOUR RATING

Action Adventure Drama Fantasy

Arondir finds himself a captive. Galadriel and Halbrand explore a legendary kingdom. Elendil is given a new assignment. Nori faces the consequences.Arondir finds himself a captive. Galadriel and Halbrand explore a legendary kingdom. Elendil is given a new assignment. Nori faces the consequences.Arondir finds himself a captive. Galadriel and Halbrand explore a legendary kingdom. Elendil is given a new assignment. Nori faces the consequences.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

43K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
The painting Galadriel examines in the Númenórean Hall of Lore appears to depict Elrond's brother Elros, the first King of Númenor, with a beard, perhaps as a visual indicator of his choice to live as a Man. In J.R.R. Tolkien's writings, all human males with Elven ancestry, no matter how remote, are beardless. This means that Tolkien even imagined Elendil, Aragorn, Boromir and Faramir as beardless.

Goofs
Two actors credited in this episode's scroll are incorrectly listed. Robert Strange is miscredited as "Other Orc," but actually played the role of "Lurka." Edward Clendon, who actually played the role of "Other Orc" is miscredited as "Lurka."

Quotes
Poppy Proudfellow: What sense is it sticking your neck out for him any more than you already have?
Nori Brandyfoot: There's head-sense, Poppy, and there's heart-sense.
Poppy Proudfellow: There's common sense and nonsense. And if you're all out of the first, then you can borrow some of mine.
Nori Brandyfoot: Rather borrow some star charts out of that book instead. And you're gonna help me. Or would you rather I let slip to Malva it was you who put fireweed in her toe cream?

Crazy credits
"This production contains dialogue, characters, and places that were inspired by, though not contained in, the original source material."

Connections
Referenced in Pop Culture Crisis: Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 'Adar' Review (2022)

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Sometimes feels like an advert for middle-earth

There are a lot of slow motion shots exploring the beauty of middle earth or the sets that have been built or just Galadriel horse riding. It feels like the show runners think they are selling holiday packages to middle earth. Almost every scene starts with a beauty shot, and the visual are stunning. So I guess I will take the deluxe package please.

This episode was better. The story has finally started moving. Loved the scenes of Numenor, that story arc was awesome. Must admit, every time they cut to the harfoots, it was annoying. I'm not enjoying watching these ancestors of hobbits.

Its been a long, slow buildup for almost 3 episodes. Please, please let there be some payoffs soon. If they have a great action packed Episode 8, my rating will jump from 7 to 8 or even 9. I am hopeful.