Ah it's all getting divided and split up again ahead of the finale. Some of the plots are just a little too slow moving. Sure they'll knock the finale out of the park but season 2 needs to be a bit more consistent.
Yeah, I think they’ll make some adjustments with season 2 in terms of pacing and other things. As for theories on the finale and such… now I’m starting to waver a bit on the Halbrand-as-the-Witch-King theory. I’m thinking that might turn out to be Theo while Halbs might indeed be Sauron. Guess we’ll see in a week (or maybe not lol).
This episode made me think more solidly that Halbrand is not Sauron, ha. Still not feeling certain, there's hints in either direction. It's funny to me how many people I've encountered who have said it is obviously the case, as well as how many have said it's obviously not the case.
At this point for me there has been so much built on Halbrand as a reluctant king of men with a dark past that to find out he is actually Sauron would be pretty deflating. I'm more interested in that potential than finding out he's pulling a long con.
Season 2 will certainly benefit from a lot less set-up required. They've probably taken too long doing so in this season, but that could all pay off long-term. I hope so. There's solid ground work here to build a really good show on.
For me it wasn’t just the battles but getting groups of characters meeting up together that I liked, rather than so many separate independent story threads needing continuous jumping about. That kind of thing can be good like in Return of the Jedi when all those characters already know each other and then split up, rather than focusing so long on the period before they all meet. Kind of like The Fellowship only meeting halfway through Return of the King after having all their individual adventures.Yeah. The pacing of the previous episode was pretty much perfect. Obviously not every episode can feel that way unless it’s nonstop battles but they need to pace these types of episodes better.
I also don’t want him to end up being Sauron after the way he’s been so far.This episode made me think more solidly that Halbrand is not Sauron, ha. Still not feeling certain, there's hints in either direction. It's funny to me how many people I've encountered who have said it is obviously the case, as well as how many have said it's obviously not the case.
At this point for me there has been so much built on Halbrand as a reluctant king of men with a dark past that to find out he is actually Sauron would be pretty deflating. I'm more interested in that potential than finding out he's pulling a long con.
Season 2 will certainly benefit from a lot less set-up required. They've probably taken too long doing so in this season, but that could all pay off long-term. I hope so. There's solid ground work here to build a really good show on.
I too think Halbrand is destined to be a Nazgul, mabe even the leader and most powerful one.Yeah; with Halbrand, I find myself not wanting him to be Sauron mostly because I really like the character and while I want to ultimately “like” Sauron (in the way that way all love a good bad guy), I think Halbrand would be more effective as a tragic hero. He clearly has a dark past, and I like the idea of him having an ultimately dark future as a Nazgûl.
But when it comes to Sauron, I’ve always viewed him as inherently cruel and brilliantly manipulative. While he might feel that he’s not doing anything wrong, there shouldn’t be any doubt in our minds as to his intentions. Halbrand seems to want to either redeem himself for past transgressions or at least leave them behind. For it all to have been a ruse would feel a bit disappointing, I think.
god thing they wrote Mordor on the screen…because no one saw that coming
I too think Halbrand is destined to be a Nazgul, mabe even the leader and most powerful one.
I thought that of the Nine one was a leader and a higher rank than the other eight. Is that not true?I forgot about that ha. My lord, that might be the dumbest single thing in the whole show.
Nazgul (or King of the Dead) >> Sauron
This episode did wound Halbrand and put him on route to meet the elves. Perhaps he'll come by a magic ring while he's knocking about.
What? We needed to be told that was Mordor like we needed to know the Joker was damaged.
I thought that of the Nine one was a leader and a higher rank than the other eight. Is that not true?