Lore Question

Lore question

I don't know much of the lore from the Silmarillion and the second age, but I think the second age is supposed to be really long and Sauron is visiting a lot of places. So where is he actually suppose to be in this show? I dont understand the timeline , also they just keep jumping around from one place to another and have important stuff happening off-screen.

Since from what I have gathered ; He is in the Southlands building an army, in Eregion with Celebrimbor convincing him to make the rings, manipulation both the dwarves and Gil-galad, playing hide'n seek with Galadriel all over Middle-earth, maybe traveling with the harfoots and is also infiltrating Numenor. All at the same time. So yeah.....the question is where is he suppose to be?

Halbrand - bad plan

If Halbrand is Sauron, what do you think his plan was?

do some bad stuff -> get on boat -> get shipwrecked -> don't get eaten by giant sea monster -> Be only survivor on shipwreck -> randomly meet very important angry elf in the middle of the ocean -> become "friends" with angry elf -> Get saved by new important nice guy who also is in the middle of the ocean -> Join them to random place -> Great, it was Numenor -> just stay here and be blacksmith -> annoy angry elf some more -> make a lot of trouble -> get trown into prison -> NOT become king of the soutlands!! -> STAY -> infiltrate and watch them destroy themselves (on hold) -> gets bossed around by angry elf -> leave with angry elf and tiny army to destroy hisown army...... wait a minute.

he's basically just there randomly, no real motivation, just at the right place at the right time, or at the wrong place at the wrong time. depends on how you look at it. He just wants to be left alone and Galadriel keeps pushing him around and guilt-tripping him to do stuff. They are not really friends, they just happened to survive together for awhile and Galadriel won't let him go.

If this is Sauron, i'm either really disapointed by his planning abilities or really impressed.

" nobody goes off trail and nobody walks alone."

It may sound ok depending on the situation but It just takes up so much screentime. I think most of the hobbit story we have seen up to now is just about how bad things happens to you if you leave the trail. Also it's more like "nobody goes off trail and nobody walks alone …. unlesss something happens and you get hurt or you can't keep up, then you will be left behind without hesitation, every man for themselves, survival of the fittest and all that stuff..,bye". For someone with hearts bigger then their feet and who only wants to protect eachother, they sure can be cruel.

So, does anyone know why Sauron marked Finrod?? Does Sauron normally go around branding people?

I mean, if it was an eye; then ok. It is Saurons mark, it's been his mark the entire time. It's his signature. That is why it's in his castle/forge and on the sword he probably made. He marked Finrod to say it was he who killed him. This makes sense.

But now it's a map. A map of Mordor. But Mordor does not exist yet. If it was left as a clue in the castle so that poeple who came there later would know where too meet up, like a secret messege only some would understand, then that's also ok. Then the mark on the sword would just mean "made in Mordor" or something similar. But then it doesn't make sense why Finrod was marked. IF this mark is directions, then wouldn't it be a bad idea to send it to your enemies? like "hey, we moved, this is the adress for the new secret evil headquarter, see you there.."

Did Sauron just settle in the Southlands just bacause it matched up with his mark? Was it the plan all along?? I don't understand the writers of this show.

I don't know when Finrod died, but if it was before the plan to settle in the Southlands was made, then the mark is older than the plan. So the idea of it being directions dont make sense either.

I want to see Galadriel be a strong and independant woman while fighting together with the boys and not against them. Just back to back, suporting each other, all while kicking ass. Strong female characters AND strong male characters working together.

Just imagine young Galadriel and young Elrond being sassy and witty teenagers going around destroying people.

Them making strategical moves, collectiong evidence, countering Sauron's advances, knowing he is out there but not know where. Visiting the other cities and races to gather evidence and information, Elrond going to Numenor to ask for help since they are his brothers decendants. Them encountering the other main characters on their journey. Them bantering like best friends, making mistakes, fighting, making up, making tough choices and them growing together as characters troughout their travels as the story gets more and more serious. Just them being great friends without any romantic feelings.

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Finrod blep. :p

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