We have a strong sense from Durin III of how risky it is to mine so deep, and we know there might be a Balrog down there from Gil-galad’s story in episode 5.
It also works especially well because even if you aren’t familiar with The Lord of the Rings, it’s a scary image.
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The shot of the Balrog awakening is the best use the series has yet made of nostalgia for the Peter Jackson movies or references to The Lord of the Rings in general. Their storyline progresses the least in this episode, but it does culminate in a really chilling image. Thank goodness we still have Disa and Durin, who manage to combine humor and seriousness in a more effective way than any other characters on the show. RIP Ontamo, your comic relief moments will be sorely missed. Unlike poor old Ontamo, the funny one of Isildur’s group, whose fate was sealed the moment he said he’d had enough of fighting last episode. Bronwyn, Arondir, and Theo are all new characters, but since they are the only three Southlands characters (except Halbrand) that we’re following, they are unlikely to be killed off either – there are no redshirts left in their storyline. We can’t feel Elendil’s worry for Isildur because we know what happens to him, and the same goes for Galadriel, who is apparently impervious to volcanic eruptions.
The series still, inevitably, suffers a little bit from the curse of the prequel – most of the characters’ fates are known. The Númenoreans and the Southlanders are counting their losses after the cataclysmic eruption of Mount Doom Durin and Elrond is facing Durin III’s (well-founded) opposition to his plan to save the Elves by mining mithril and the Harfoots have exiled the Stranger/Probably-Gandalf from their group and had all their belongings destroyed by our new, silent character, the Dweller, who is probably Sauron. Having worked up to a major development in the action in the previous episode, “The Eye” takes a breather before the season finale to present a dark night of the soul for all our major characters. Think Mathesar being tortured in Galaxy Quest, Khan setting off the Genesis Device in The Wrath of Khan, or the disappearance of Fantasia in The NeverEnding Story.
It’s often an “all is lost’”moment when it seems like the hero has completely failed.
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The most common storytelling structures for novels and films feature a moment of crisis before the hero works out how to get themselves through the climax and reach the story’s resolution. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 7 This Lord of the Rings review contains spoilers for The Rings of Power.
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