Season Guide
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3
Season 3 Review
⚠ Spoiler alert Season notes below reveal how the story develops.
Jumping forward several years from the events of Season 2, Season 3 takes place at the height of the War of the Elves and Sauron, as the Dark Lord seeks to craft the One Ring that will give him the edge he needs to win the war and conquer all Middle-earth at last.
Episodes
1
Our Take The season premiere spends most of its hour filling in Celeborn's backstory, and honestly it's about time the show addressed the missing husband question. The flashbacks look gorgeous…
2
Our TakeMiddle of the road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
3
Our Take This one splits its time between court intrigue and a slow march that never quite arrives anywhere. The dialogue scenes land better than the action, mostly thanks to…
4
Our Take A mostly plot-heavy hour that finally gives its title character some room to be genuinely menacing, and the show is better for it. The dialogue scenes still run…
5
Our TakeMiddle of the road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
6
Our Take A slow, shadowy hour that finally puts Sauron front and center, and it mostly earns the buildup. The dialogue-heavy middle section drags a bit, but the final ten…
7
Our TakeMiddle of the road. Watchable, but you'll forget the details by next episode.
8
Our Take This finale finally delivers the payoff the whole season has been circling, and the closing stretch lands with real weight after some middling middle episodes. The Sauron material…