The Rings of Power Season 2 Finale: A Shocking Death and a Balrog

In a stunning twist, The Rings of Power season 2 ends with the epic death of King Durin III! A powerful and sometimes tragic figure in The Rings of Power! The death occurred in a super intense battle, full of a unique style of action! In fact, it’s been the heart of this show’s season.

id="the-balrog-and-the-dwarves"> The Balrog & The Dwarves

What is so compelling is that it goes deep! With the Balrog showing up after years of being on everyone’s minds, in an amazing, super shocking, way! But it's not all about how the creatures showed up.

The episode features "King Durin," who sacrifices himsElf. His amazing bravery really helps keep his people safe. However, it comes at a high cost! All this action and emotional story-telling goes deep and gives everyone some incredible visual effects.

Also Read: Dwarven Rings Revealed! Sauron's Power Grows in The Rings of Power Season 2

The Ending of The Rings of Power Season 2

Owain Arthur looking shocked as Prince Durin in The Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power season 2 finale Image

While many may think, The Rings of Power will never give fans the iconic scenes and visuals from "The Lord of the Rings" films, but the show's creator "Patrick McKay" explained to Deadline just what they put together!

What made it so special for fans! This was truly a big project as the writers took a huge amount of time. Not to just create these moments but to do the technical parts.

It was five years of planning to bring these powerful characters and epic visuals to the big screen.
The cave where it all occurred!
The cave has a powerful, ominous vibe to it and the writers tried to take advantage of that!

For the cinematography they wanted everything to feel like "moonlight blue." They shifted colors from "blue" to "orange" for an effect that brought the scene to life, showing audiences how they brought everything together!

Also Read: Sauron's New Form Revealed in 'The Rings of Power' Season 2!

The Balrog & A Sacrifice

Gandalf and Balrog in Lord of the Rings Image

These filmmakers worked hard to show just what "King Durin" (played by Peter Mullan) had been through in this episode. The amazing part about this moment, and why many are touched is the way it showed this ruler really did care about his people! They gave his sacrifice meaning!

The creators talked in the "Deadline" interview about this special, heroic scene and how they were so proud of the show. The episode came at a price! In fact, the producers had even been considering ending season 1 with it! That would have had a big impact, but for those who enjoyed the show, the story felt a lot stronger after giving it a long breath.

The "Deadline" article revealed how they felt so strongly about their story that they wanted Peter Mullan to take this journey with the characters.

Also Read: Sauron's Plan: What's Next in The Rings of Power Season 3?

King Durin's Fate:

Peter Mullan as King Durin in a cave in The Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power season 2 finale Image

This was a special, important part of the Rings of Power and they put everything on the line with this major event in this season!

Fans will be wondering how it will all turn out.

While it seems like the story is over for King Durin III and everyone thought he was so powerful in The Rings of Power. There was more in store for the next season! In the interview with "Deadline," the writers of this epic series had big plans from the start, looking 5 seasons ahead!

Also Read: Sauron vs. Galadriel: Why Sauron Didn't Kill Galadriel in The Rings of Power Season 2 Finale

What to Expect For Season 3?

Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power Season 2 Poster Showing Charlie Vickers as Sauron Image

With the Balrog appearing, the creators gave audiences the big scare! It seems that "Khazad-dûm is about to get much scarier.

For "The Lord of the Rings" fans, the battle in the "Mines of Moria" with "Gandalf" and this awesome "Balrog." will come to mind.

What happens next? It appears there is something much, much more ancient about this amazing creature that will have a greater presence. If "The Rings of Power" takes its cue from those original stories the creators had an incredible idea for season 3 and to make things worse, this was created after "Durin III" was searching too deep and too greedily for a special ore in the cave!

There's another interesting detail from the series! It seems that "The Rings of Power" gave this awesome monster a special title:

The big bad will be known as Durin’s Bane!

This may be the very moment, the beginning of a brand new era for "The Rings of Power"! You can get your dose of The Rings of Power, an epic journey back to Middle-earth that has all of those epic characters we've loved and a huge array of stories to captivate fans and get them truly involved in this fantasy. This could be a series that has everyone wondering just what comes next, even if there might be moments that might remind people of a much loved movie franchise!

It's easy to see how The Rings of Power, which looks to be an amazing continuation for fans who loved the books "The Hobbit" and "Lord of the Rings." It seems this might have just brought to the screen the beginning of a grand tale! This gives us plenty to consider about just how powerful those rings truly are!

The Rings of Power Season 2 Finale: A Shocking Death and a Balrog

The Ending of The Rings of Power Season 2

The Balrog & A Sacrifice

King Durin's Fate:

What to Expect For Season 3?

Related Articles