In this episode of The White City Podcast, Philip, along with co-host Mark and guests Jared Stonefield, Nathan Danneker, and Maverick Dickson from A Lost Plot podcast , extensively reviews the Season 2 finale of "The Rings of Power." The group dissects the tightly packed storylines such as Numenor, Eregion, the Dwarves, the Harfoots, and Isildur’s crowd. They highlight the show's high points and critique its shortcomings regarding tone, character development, and adherence to Tolkien's lore. A synopsis is made on the overall worldview.

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00:00 Overview and Introduction of Guests

02:52 Introducing the Topic

03:23 Dwarves, Balrog, Fall of Moria

13:24 Elves and Battle of Eregion

16:25 Galadriel and Sauron's Character Development

20:20 Adar and the Nature of the Orcs

25:57 Finding Rivendell

27:42 Adar's Character Development

30:15 Necessity of Harfoots and Stranger

37:46 The Magic System: Soft or Hard

41:46 Chaos of Numenor

53:07 Isildur's Return to Numenor

58:07 Improvements to Be Made

01:09:45 Throw Back to LOTR Or Stick to The Silmarillion

01:19:03 Fan Reactions and Show Criticism

01:30:03 Final Thoughts

01:32:14 Conclusion

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