This interview contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2. While all eyes have been on Sauron and Celebrimbor in Eregion, the groundwork for an entirely separate tragedy is being laid in Númenor. In both cases, fans know that it is hopeless .
Eregion will fall and Númenor will flood, just as Tolkien wrote it. But the beauty of the Rings of Power and The Lord of the Rings franchise as a whole is that hope in the face of hopelessness is kind of the whole point, something that will likely remain true for the remainder of the season. And Season 2's sixth episode feels like the perfect culmination of that pathos as things continue to grow more and more complicated across Middle-earth.
But where the siege unfolding in Eregion is huge and bombastic, the undoing in Númenor is quiet and occurring at a smaller but equally important scale. With that in mind, I sat down with series star Cynthia Addai-Robinson, who plays Queen Regent Miriel, to discuss her kingdom's fate, bravery in the face of great defeat, her character's faith, and whatever the heck is going on between her and Lloyd Owen's Elendil. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, Episode 6 Gallery 8 Images Back in "Halls of Stone," we wondered if Miriel's faith would be what ultimately spelled doom for Númenor .
Now, though, we're seeing the Queen Regent drop her insistence on stillness as she steps up, while also taking ownership of her commitment to the Valar and her own destiny. When Elendil is faced with the trial of the Valar — a feeble attempt by Lord Pharazôn (Trystan Gravelle) to prove to the Faithful that said faith is absurd — Miriel intervenes, insisting that she be the one to face the trial herself in his stead. He is very noble, she is very steadfast, and it all culminates in one of the most powerful moments of Season 2 so far.
The true Queen of Númenor has abandoned her stillness, Palantír be damned. What Is the Palantír? Taken from the elvish word..
. Amelia Emberwing.
