{"id":22134,"date":"2022-09-16T04:30:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T02:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1707653"},"modified":"2022-09-16T05:10:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-16T03:10:33","slug":"rings-of-power-episode-4-recap-is-numenor-doomed-by-the-great-wave","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/rings-of-power-episode-4-recap-is-numenor-doomed-by-the-great-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"Rings of Power episode 4 recap: Is N\u00famenor doomed by the Great Wave?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 16 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It would appear that a dark future awaits the kingdom of N\u00famenor.<\/p>\n

Last week\u2019s third episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/a> on Amazon Prime Video<\/a> saw Galadriel<\/a> (Morfydd Clark) and her enigmatic human companion Halbrand<\/a> (Charlie Vickers) arrive at the island kingdom of N\u00famenor \u2013 but they did not receive the warmest of welcomes.<\/p>\n

However, an unlikely ally emerged in the form of the sea captain named Elendil<\/a> (Lloyd Owen).<\/p>\n

The previous episode introduced an antagonist named Adar<\/a> (Joseph Mawle) who is ravaging the Southlands with Orc tunnels, and soon the Elf Arondir (Ismael Cruz C\u00f3rdova) is to be brought before him.<\/p>\n

Will the people of the Southlands survive what coming darkness awaits them? And will Sauron<\/a> finally show himself?<\/p>\n

Be warned: spoilers are coming<\/strong>.<\/p>

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power episode 4 recap \u2013 The Great Wave<\/b><\/h2>\n
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Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Lloyd Owen as Captain Elendil, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Queen Regent M\u00edriel in The Rings of Power.<\/span><\/figcaption> Matt Grace\/Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In N\u00famenor, Queen Regent M\u00edriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) blesses some of the children of the Island Kingdom when a catastrophic rumbling is heard. A great wave then approaches and smashes through the kingdom, soon engulfing the palace and M\u00edriel. The Queen Regent then awakens, for it was a dream.<\/p>\n

In the streets of the city, complaints about Halbrand and Galadriel are heard. Pharaz\u00f4n (Trystan Gravelle) walks the streets and connects with people, speaking on statecraft with his son Kemen (Leon Wadham). Meanwhile, complaints are made about Elves in the kingdom and M\u00edriel being friends with an Elf.<\/p>\n

However, a mighty speech from Pharaz\u00f4n quells the resistance as he shows skills as a mighty orator and offers drinks to the people. Elendil\u2019s daughter E\u00e4rien (Ema Horvath) listens intently among the crowd and is approached by Kemen.<\/p>\n

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Maxim Baldry as Isildur in The Rings of Power.<\/span><\/figcaption> Courtesy of Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Galadriel and Elendil pay a visit to M\u00edriel with the scrolls and warnings, noting her theory that Halbrand is the heir to the throne of the Southlands. Galadriel suggests M\u00edriel joins the Southlands and have N\u00famenor aid in the fight against Sauron. M\u00edriel turns her down, so Galadriel asks to see the Queen Regent\u2019s father, prompting an argument. She is imprisoned in a cell beside Halbrand.<\/p>\n

On the boat during his sailing cadet test, Isildur<\/a> (Maxim Baldry) hears a voice calling his name again, and he then drops out of the cadets, prompting his friends Ontamo (Anthony Crum) and Valandil (Alex Tarrant) to be disqualified from the cadets, too. They all argue afterwards and Isildur walks away from them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the Orc camp in the Southlands, Arondir witnesses Adar hold a dying Orc and finishing it off. Adar recalls his own life as an Elf. Arondir asks Adar why the Orcs call him \u201cFather\u201d, but Adar responds that Arondir has been fed many lies. Adar reveals that he is no God \u2013 not yet. He frees Arondir to go to his old Watchtower with a message.<\/p>\n

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Theo (Tyroe Muhafidin, centre-left) and Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi, centre-right) in The Rings of Power.<\/span><\/figcaption> Courtesy of Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In the Watchtower, Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi) speaks with Tredwill (Peter Tait) and Waldreg (Geoff Morrell) from the Southlands as they realise they are low on food supplies. Bronwyn\u2019s son Theo (Tyroe Muhafidin) suggests they sneak back to the village of Tirharad to get supplies, but Bronwyn suggests foraging first. Theo is angry at not acting.<\/p>\n

Along with his friend Rowan (Ian Blackburn), Theo heads back to Tirharad alone and collects food supplies. After Rowan refuses, Theo enters a tavern alone for more food, when the door closes.<\/p>\n

As the sun goes down, Rowan flees back to the Watchtower, leaving Theo inside the tavern when an Orc attacker emerges. Theo pulls out the cursed hilt and burns himself with it, prompting more of the weapon to emerge as a sword and he cuts the Orc\u2019s finger off. Theo flees and hides in a well as Orcs raid the village. Staring down the well, the Orc thinks he has found Theo, but he hides beneath the water.<\/p>\n

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Charles Edwards as Lord Celebrimbor and Robert Aramayo as Elrond in The Rings of Power.<\/span><\/figcaption> Ben Rothstein\/Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In the city of Elven smiths in Eregion, Elrond (Robert Aramayo) sits with Lord Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) and they discuss Elrond\u2019s father and how he once noted how Celebrimbor\u2019s future would one day rest in hands of his son. Elrond feels Prince Durin IV is hiding something from him, prompting Celebrimbor to suggest he seeks the truth.<\/p>\n

In the mines of Khazad-d\u00fbm, Elrond enquires about what is happening with Princess Disa (Sophia Nomvete) and he can tell something is being hidden. Elrond investigates the awe-inspiring mines and finds a suspicious Prince Durin IV (Owain Arthur) inside, who swears Elrond to secrecy and shows him a miracle ore named Mithril which could transform the lives of Dwarves with its valuable strength and properties. It is stronger than gold. The Prince lets Elrond keep some as a token of friendship before chaos breaks out in the mines as a collapse occurs, prompting them to go down to save four Dwarves.<\/p>\n

In N\u00famenor, Kemen and E\u00e4rien speak and grow closer, even agreeing to have dinner.<\/p>\n

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Robert Aramayo as Elrond and Owain Arthur as Prince Durin IV in The Rings of Power.<\/span><\/figcaption> Ben Rothstein\/Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In the dungeons, Galadriel is pacing and Halbrand advises her to identify what the Queen Regent fears the most and offer a way to provide it to her. Galadriel realises that the fear involves M\u00edriel\u2019s deposed father, the King in the Tower, Tar-Palantir. Pharaz\u00f4n arrives and reveals that the Queen Regent has decided to ship Galadriel back to the Elves under an armed escort. Galadriel is released but breaks free and beats the guards. Pharaz\u00f4n lets her go after Halbrand advises him to.<\/p>\n

On her way home from dinner, E\u00e4rien spots her brother Isildur drinking and he fills her in on what happened, when chaos erupts over Galadriel\u2019s escape.<\/p>\n

Galadriel breaks into the Tower and finds the sick Tar-Palantir (Ken Blackburn) in bed and M\u00edriel inside, advising her to go willingly from N\u00famenor. Galadriel is touched by the scene and apologises, agreeing to keep the King a secret. Galadriel asks why M\u00edriel is not loyal to the Elvish ways like her father. The Queen Regent explained how her father\u2019s strong beliefs prompted rebellion and the agreement for him to step down and her to rule as Regent.<\/p>\n

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Morfydd Clark as Galadriel before the Palantir in The Rings of Power.<\/span><\/figcaption> Courtesy of Amazon Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

M\u00edriel then shows Galadriel a Palantir. Galadriel touches it and witnesses the future destruction of N\u00famenor in a Great Wave, noting that her arrival is the start of the vision of N\u00famenor\u2019s downfall. However, Galadriel notes that trying to avoid this fate for the kingdom may bring it about. Galadriel begs M\u00edriel not to give in to fear and to show faith instead, but the Queen Regent does not believe it can be done.<\/p>\n

At the Watchtower, food has run out, but Rowan returns with supplies and Bronwyn notes Theo\u2019s absence.<\/p>\n

In Tirharad, the Orcs search for Theo who hides from them. They begin fighting amongst themselves as Theo attempts to escape the town, but is found by an Orc who begins to attack him. However, it is killed by Arondir and they flee through the forest as Orcs chase after them. Arondir shoots at their pursuers with arrows as he tells Theo to run. Bronwyn arrives and she flees with Theo while Arondir follows but shoots at the Orcs behind them.<\/p>\n

Arriving at a field, Arondir, Bronwyn and Theo are saved as the rise of the sun prevents the Orcs from chasing after them.<\/p>\n

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Orcs, as depicted in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.<\/span><\/figcaption> Ben Rothstein\/Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In Khazad-d\u00fbm, Princess Disa leads a ritual for the Dwarves beneath the rocks and hopes that they return alive. Disa fears that if Durin IV hadn\u2019t gone down there with Elrond, they wouldn\u2019t have died, but Elrond says she was loyal to her husband. Durin IV returns and he and all the miners are alive, but King Durin III is shutting the mine down, prompting the Prince to become furious. Elrond recalls the glorious actions and reward of his father E\u00e4rendil and how he could live up to him, but notes how he misses his father and how the Prince should not waste any time with his own. Disa asks Elrond how he met the Prince. Durin had claimed he saved Elrond from two trolls, but Elrond said he saved Durin from three trolls.<\/p>\n

Visiting his father, Prince Durin IV apologises for his stubbornness. The King (Peter Mullan) says how when a new Dwarven king is crowned, he takes on the thoughts and memories of his forbearers \u2013 but the King notes that he is forever with him, even in anger, and that there is nothing to forgive. The Prince reveals that Elrond has invited him to Lindon with apparently honest messages from High King Gil-galad, but both father and son feel there is more to it. The King tells his son to go to Lindon.<\/p>\n

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Sophia Nomvete as Princess Disa (centre) leading a ceremony in The Rings of Power.<\/span><\/figcaption> Ben Rothstein\/Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

At the Watchtower, Bronwyn thanks Arondir for saving Theo. Arondir reveals the message from Adar: the people of these ones swear fealty or he is coming for them all. Meanwhile, Theo pulls out the evil hilt from the barn when he is approached by Waldreg \u2013 whose barn it belonged to and who possessed the hilt \u2013 and reveals that he has the same mark from when he held it. The old man tells him it\u2019s the mark of the beautiful servant, Sauron, and he is returning. Waldreg notes that the fall of the star in the sky was a sign of Sauron\u2019s return.<\/p>\n

In the Orc camp, one approaches Adar and notes they have \u201cfound it\u201d and it lies in the Tower.<\/p>\n

At the harbour of N\u00famenor, Galadriel boards a ship and locks eyes with M\u00edriel and is bid farewell by Elendil. Pharaz\u00f4n notes to the Queen Regent that the people will be relieved and will be gathering for her announcement. The pair leave, but a conflicted Elendil watches. As M\u00edriel walks, the leaves of their White Tree shed as they did in the apocalyptic visions in the Palantir \u2013 meaning doom appears to be on the way regardless.<\/p>\n

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Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Queen Regent M\u00edriel and Morfydd Clark as Galadriel in The Rings of Power.<\/span><\/figcaption> Matt Grace\/Prime Video<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In a grand speech to her people in the palace throne room, M\u00edriel notes that the leaves symbolise the tears of the Valar and their judgment, and notes how they all now need to take action. On the city walls, Halbrand is seen walking free. As Galadriel emerges in the throne room, M\u00edriel comments that she will personally escort the Elf to Middle-earth and aid the Southlands.<\/p>\n

In the courtyard, Elendil reads the proclamation from the Queen Regent and asks for volunteers to fight in the Southlands, and they are led by Isildur\u2019s friends Ontamo and Valandil before Isildur himself volunteers too, to his father and E\u00e4rien\u2019s surprise. Many across N\u00famenor begin to volunteer to help aid M\u00edriel and Galadriel and venture to Middle-earth.<\/p>\n

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