The Rings of Power Season 1 episode guide

Season 1 story overview

Galadriel’s pursuit of Sauron takes her from Lindon to Númenor and into the Southlands. Meanwhile, Elrond’s friendship with Durin is tested by the discovery of mithril, and Nori takes responsibility for a stranger who falls from the sky. These threads converge around the creation of the first Elven Rings.

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All 8 episode recaps

1. Episode 1 · A Shadow of the Past

   Galadriel refuses to believe the war is over while a strange arrival upends life for a Harfoot named Nori.

2. Episode 2 · Adrift

   Galadriel meets Halbrand at sea as Elrond asks an old friend for help and the danger beneath the Southlands comes to light.

3. Episode 3 · Adar

   Galadriel reaches Númenor, and Arondir learns that the Orcs are digging for something.

4. Episode 4 · The Great Wave

   Míriel weighs the danger of an alliance, while Arondir carries Adar’s ultimatum back to the Southlanders.

5. Episode 5 · Partings

   Númenor prepares to sail, the Southlanders divide over surrender, and Elrond learns why Gil-galad wants mithril.

6. Episode 6 · Udûn

   The Southlanders fight Adar’s forces as the Númenórean expedition arrives.

7. Episode 7 · The Eye

   The survivors reckon with the eruption, and Durin weighs his friendship with Elrond against his father’s orders.

8. Episode 8 · Alloyed

   Celebrimbor’s forge brings Galadriel’s suspicions about Halbrand to a head, while the Stranger learns whose side he is on.

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