
Before his death, though, the king confuses Eärien for his own daughter and tells her about the doom that is coming for Numenor if they don’t reforge their alliance with the Elves. The episode also features a few moments focused on the Numenorians, including Miriel and Elendir’s return to Numenor and the news that Miriel’s father, the king, has died. The last we see of Halbrand/Sauron, he’s making his way toward Mount Doom. Elrond ultimately discovers that Halbrand is not the king of the Southlands, and their story ends with the forging of the Elven rings of power. Galadriel manages to convince both Elrond and Celebrimbor that they should not work with Halbrand, and she tells them to forge three rings instead of one or two. His temptation ultimately fails, and Halbrand leaves Eregion.īefore doing so, though, he helps Celebrimbor unlock the power of the Mithril that Elrond managed to smuggle out of Khazad-dûm in last week’s episode. Sauron attempts to convince her to join forces with him by showing Galadriel a vision of her long-lost brother. Galadriel discovers that he is not the lost king of the Southlands, and Halbrand a.k.a. In the season finale, titled “Alloys,” we get our answer: Halbrand, Galadriel’s human companion and close confidant throughout much of the season, is in fact Sauron. The mystery at the heart of the first season of The Rings of Power was whether Sauron was somewhere amongst the show’s sprawling ensemble. Warning: The following article contains spoilers for the season finale of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
