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ok more over-analyzing of *that* scene between annatar and celebrimbor in 2x08 because i cannot be normal about them
the intensity and intimacy of their dynamic is on a whole other level. post gentle cheek touch which celebrimbor rejects (flinches away from)- you see annatar’s expression close off. then by bringing up the orcs’ blood lust, he implies that suffering at the hands of the orcs for weeks would be a much worse alternative to the torture that annatar himself is inflicting. i don’t think it’s a coincidence that he brings up the orcs right after celebrimbor flinches away from him. this is more manipulation to get celebrimbor to accept annatar’s touch and presence (and of course give up the location of the nine). and while he’s delivering this horrifying threat he’s fucking *caressing* that goddamn arrow in the most sensual way possible.
if we had a more canonical timeline, with months (years?) of torture instead of days or weeks, might we have seen celebrimbor be handed over to the orcs eventually? only for annatar to then “rescue” him before he was too close to death or fading…
All I have done has been for you. Yours was the fire that crafted the marvels of the age. I wish only to share them with the world. Please. Let me. But the Rings are beyond your reach. As I shall be, ere long. For soon I shall go to the shores of the morning. Borne hence by a wind that you can never follow!
Charles Edwards as CELEBRIMBOR & Charlie Vickers as SAURON THE RINGS OF POWER (2022–)
i still can't get over how sauron got this huge ass hammer in his pocket like some looney tunes shit. why do you have that around. thinking of your boyfriend huh.
unknown by hozier is so celebrimbor / silvergifting coded…
“do you know i could break beneath the weight of the goodness, love i still carry for you? and i’d walk so far just to take the injury of finally knowing you.”
Finale thoughts ... Nothing to see here, just thinking about Celebrimbor's brilliance and heroism in his last moments, his prophecy, and the absolute crying rage-fueled tantrum Sauron is likely to have when he has a moment to sit and think about how and when, exactly, Galadriel got her hands on the Nine.
Because in that last scene Celebrimbor wasn't just playing their game of "whose will is mightier," he was stalling to buy time for Galadriel. (Which he said he would do and somehow delivered on. Honestly what a stellar badass.)
He wasn't thinking only of Sauron during his last moments, his thoughts were on Galadriel and the safety of his people too; Celebrimbor's last words were meant for Sauron, yes, but those words also goaded Sauron into killing him and bought a few extra seconds for Galadriel.
So during their last (precioussss) moments together, Celebrimbor was supposed to be focused on Sauron alone, but he wasn't; instead Celebrimbor deceived him, and in Sauron's mind that is not acceptable.
When he puts that together and really sits down to digest that timeline he's going to be even more difficult to be around. I pity the Uruk even more now.
The way I see it, Sauron wanted three things during those last few episodes: Celebrimbor's compliance (following the pattern, the abuser trying to win over the abused again), the Nine, and the Uruk army. He got two out of three, but at a huge cost that he's hardly aware of yet, even though Celebrimbor's last words are probably forming shadows and doubts in what passes for his mind.
Then there was the bonus fourth thing that he wasn't aware he wanted until close to the end: Galadriel's ring, Nenya. But that slipped through his fingers literally, in much the same way Celebrimbor's soul slipped from his grasp metaphorically. (I really like that symmetry too, even if it was absurdly painful to watch.)
And Galadriel was fantastic because she played him too! I didn't see that coming, thought she was just going to throw herself backwards off the cliff, but instead she taunted the bastard and, in a move that mirrored Celebrimbor's goading of Sauron, took a fall that could have killed her rather than cede a millimeter of her will to the Enemy.
So Sauron has his army, and he has the Nine, but he's not quite winning. Not at all.
And that look at Fëanor's hammer? Well. I just responded to another post about this where we were talking about how a theme this season is that Celebrimbor is (the original) preciousss to Sauron (for all the wrong reasons) but I do hope that future seasons give us a call back to the hammer, and to Celebrimbor's dying words as Sauron's inspiration for the forging of the One.
Because I think Sauron is going to be compelled by equal parts fear and grief to forge that ring, and I hope they show that the forging of it is not quite a consensual act.
I really love this version of Sauron so far, and I want to see him suffer through that forging, I want to see him try and fail to break out of the pattern of maladaptive attachment he fell into with Melkor, and to have many flashbacks and references to our beloved Tyelpë throughout that process.
https://screenrant.com/the-rings-of-power-sauron-love-interest-celebrimbor-not-galadriel/#:~:text=Celebrimbor%20And%20Sauron%20Developed%20A,for%20its%20Halbrand%2DGaladriel%20arc.
Hell yes.
mirdania so relatable crushing on her attractive older co-worker who’s actually a crazy gaslighting manipulator
…no just me?
Yes, it was love in a twisted way (because Sauron does not know what exactly love is, I guess). But it was close. And that's why Celebrimbor's words hurt him the most.
Maybe that's what Morgoth was doing to him. Torturing and caressing after.
Fuck me, I'm not crying, you are.
i can’t believe this is a real article (also can’t believe the showrunners genuinely acknowledged the ship-we’ve come a long way since johnlock/destiel/etc days). first thought- i was surprised by how much queer subtext we already got. i’m talking arrow stroking, clear abusive relationship dynamics, “all our suffering”. that being said i 100% agree that if we had more episodes and they had more screen time, adding in additional scenes between the two showing their partnership and genuine emotional connection would have been fantastic. follow up thought- and I may be proved wrong- amazon is too cowardly to include queer relationships in rings of power. they already have a very tiny but vocal group of tolkien-worshippers slandering the show on the daily, they won’t want to risk it. and yes unfortunately it is a “risk” still in 2024 especially among the lord of the rings demographic which does have a lot of older conservative fans.
https://screenrant.com/the-rings-of-power-sauron-love-interest-celebrimbor-not-galadriel/#:~:text=Celebrimbor%20And%20Sauron%20Developed%20A,for%20its%20Halbrand%2DGaladriel%20arc.
Hell yes.
i’m sorry but I laughed when Mirdania fell from that wall💀i did the crying later AFTER the episode sunk in
my sadistic danger muffin, off to corrupt Men🥺🥹
S01X01 Screenshots
Was anyone else super upset about the tragic fate of Celebrimbor's first age bottle
build a dynasty
annatar/sauron x fem!elf!reader
summary: you have to watch eregion fall and with it your world, because the man you start to have feelings for, is not who he seems to be.
warnings: angst, blood, reader gets caught in an illusion, mentions of war and death, mind control, sauron being manipulative, maybe some sort of fluff?
word count: 1.3k
author’s note: i‘m glad you found your way here! <3 this is my first fanfiction on tumblr, so likes, reblogs and feedback are really appreciated. but since english is not my first language, please be nice to me. xx
The sound of the siege sirens could be heard throughout Eregion, sending goosebumps all over your body.
You stand on the balcony of the tower where Lord Celebrimbor's forge is located and you could feel the wind blowing through your hair. But there was no cold at all. Only the rising fear, because what you see in front of you, is the sight of pure horror.
From the edge of the forest across the river, cannons were fired, destroying the stone walls of the city you love so dear, as if they were made of sand.
The screams of the desperate elves reach your ears and you wish for nothing more, than to finally wake up from this nightmare.
But when you turn around to Celebrimbor, you see him working on the Nine without a care in the world. The Nine. The one thing that was the reason for Eregions downfall.
And there was only one person to blame.
“My Lord, we must leave immediately,” you call out as you hurry back inside, but Celebrimbor still doesn't move an inch. “My Lord!” you repeat, this time with more force.
Finally, the elf turns his head in your direction, but he doesn't seem disturbed at all. There is a slight smile on his face as he slowly stands up from his chair and walks over to you.
“Don't you hear? We are being attacked,” you try to explain to him, but he just takes your hands.
“My dear, you must be exhausted. Maybe you should take a break and get some rest?” he says quietly, raising his eyebrows.
You can't help but stare at him in disbelief, then take a small step back. “Maybe you’re right, I should take a break,” you say, turning away from him and starting to rush down the stairs, out of the tower.
As you step outside, the world around you seems to be coming to an end.
There was fire everywhere, rubble lay scattered on the floor and in the middle of it were the lifeless bodies of many elves.
Tears well up in your eyes, but you don’t have time for that now because you run straight into the chaos of the attack.
It doesn't take long to discover him. The reason for the downfall of Eregion and the boiling anger inside you.
“Lord Annatar!” you call over the loud noise around you and watch as he turns his face in your direction. His blue eyes immediately meet yours as he comes towards you.
“What is it? Is something wrong with the rings?” he asks and furrows his brows.
Without giving him an answer, you grab his wrist and pull him with you to the side. “Please tell me, what’s going on. Celebrimbor seems to have lost his mind, he just doesn't realize what's happening out here,” you begin, but Annatar puts his hands on your shoulders to calm you.
“You are right to worry about him. Let me look after him. You will stay here and defend the city until I return,” he orders you in a calm voice and strokes your cheek with his knuckles, leaving you no choice but to swallow the anger inside you.
You no longer know why you felt it and all you can do is to look at Annatar, who takes your hands in his and gently squeezes your fingers.
He breaks away from you moments later, but at that very second the siege sirens fall silent, making him stop.
“What’s happening?” you ask quietly as goosebumps spread across your body again.
A few other elves approach next to the both of you, looking worriedly towards the walls.
“They are drying up the river,” Mirdanias’ voice sounds and you feel the elf take your hand, catching your attention.
So you don’t notice, how Annatar slowly walks back to the tower.
“Have you spoken to Lord Celebrimbor?” Mirdania asks, looking at you with her eyes full of worry.
You nod slowly and turn to her. “He is not in a right state of mind. It seems as if he has completely lost it,” you repeat the words you said to Annatar before. “He will not give us any orders,” you add quietly.
The sound of drums is the sign that the orcs prepare to run across the exposed ground, that had previously been the river and you run towards the archers positioned on top of the walls. “Prepare for the ground attack! Don’t let them get into the city!” you shout as loudly as you can, then look up at the tower.
“Please make sure that the walls don’t fall,” you say to Mirdania as you already turn away.
“What are you going to do?” she calls after you.
“Getting my answers,” you say, more to yourself, while you walk straight towards the tower you had to leave earlier.
A heartbreaking sob was heard as you run up the stairs, just in time to see Celebrimbor pushing angrily against the table in front of him.
“What’s wrong?” you ask, walking past Annatar towards Celebrimbor who raises his shaking hand, his fingers completely smeared with black ink.
Or with something which seems like that.
Now your eyes fall on the vessel that the Mithríl was in. The true core of the Nine. But it wasn't what you thought it was.
“Tell me this isn't true,” you whisper and turn to Annatar. He slowly raises his hand and reveals a cut in his palm, a wound from which pitch black blood is dropping.
“True creation… requires sacrifice,” he says slowly and a gasp is heard from Celebrimbor.
He seems to realize, what slowly sinks into your mind, and a single tear falls from your eye. “So… it was all an illusion? All of this?”
Your voice just a whisper, laced with pain.
“You are him, aren’t you? You are… Sauron,” you say, which is what Celebrimbor seems to be afraid of.
“I have many names,” he replies and you are about to attack him with nothing more than your bare hands.
But you don’t get the chance, because suddenly you find yourself in the forge. You can't see any of the chaos around you, only the embers burning in the huge forge, illuminating the room.
“Did you really think you could ever stop any of this?” you suddenly hear his voice behind you and you close your eyes.
You realize that this must be another illusion.
Taken back to the moment when you knew exactly what you were feeling.
“I might not have been able to stop it, but I believed in the good. I believed that you wanted the best for us. But all you had in mind was our downfall,” you hiss through clenched teeth and flinch when you feel his touch on your arm.
“You're wrong,” he begins, now appearing in front of you. “I only want the best for you,” he continues, raising his hand. He touches your hair with his fingers and one corner of his mouth twitches slightly upwards.
“Don't you remember how much you trusted me? When you revealed your deepest desires to me?” he asks in a whisper and you close your eyes again.
“I can give you all of that. Everything you crave.” His voice rings in your head like a beautiful melody.
But you couldn’t let him in. You could not give yourself to him.
“None of this matters anymore,” you whisper, and another tear falls from your eye. “You lied to us, deceived us all. Celebrimbor most. And now you think I'll just give myself to you like that?” you ask, finally managing to look him in the eyes.
“You will. You’ll have no other choice.”
With these words, the illusion vanishes and you are standing in the destroyed forge again.
Celebrimbor is gone and only Sauron stands in front of you. His gaze is on you as he holds out his hand.
“Come with me. There is nothing, that keeps you here anymore. Come with me and I promise, I will protect you. Come with me and we build a real dynasty together.”
His lips did not move, but the words inside your head still sound like a promise.
And no matter how hard you try to resist, you make a step towards him, taking his hand, leaving everything behind what you truly believed in.
2024 | notreallythatlost
SAURON with the Hammer of Fëanor RINGS OF POWER — 2.08: Shadow and Flame
This is what he actually said
makes me weak in the knees all the time 🫠
Sauron was greater, effectively, in the Second Age than Morgoth at the end of the First. Morgoth squandered his power of being in the endeavour to gain control of others. [...] Morgoth at the time of the War of the Jewels had become permanently incarnate; for this reason he was afraid, and waged the war almost entirely by means of devices, or of subordinates and dominated creatures. Sauron, however, inherited the corruption of Arda, and only spent his (much more limited) power on the Rings; for it was the creatures of earth, in their minds and wills, that he desired to dominate. In this way Sauron was also wiser than Melkor. Sauron was not a beginner of discord; and he probably knew more of the Music than did Melkor, whose mind had always been filled with his own plans and devices, and gave little attention to other things.
I AM SO EXCITED
THE RINGS OF POWER Season 2, Episode 6 · Where is He?
CHARLIE VICKERS YOU WONDERFUL MAN
Down bad for Sauron 🙂↔️
Charlie Vickers as ANNATAR THE RINGS OF POWER — 2.06: Where is He?