The Rings of Power episode 6 makes one Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring death much more tragic, thanks to the backstory of the Second Age.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is already making one of The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring character’s death much more tragic. The Rings of Power episode 3 introduced the island kingdom of Númenor to the series, along with many characters who inhabit the kingdom. One of these characters was Isildur, son of Elendil, both of whom are characters showcased in the prologue for Fellowship of the Ring.
Elendil is introduced as a sailor in the Númenórean Sea Guard, with his son Isildur training to take the Sea Trial in order to become part of the institution himself. However, over the last few episodes, it is made clear that Isildur’s heart yearns for more than the Sea Guard, and he gets himself intentionally dismissed. In The Rings of Power episode 6, Isildur joins the company of Númenóreans traveling to Middle-earth to lift the siege on the Southlands by Adar and his orcs.
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Throughout episode 6, alongside the first five episodes, Isildur is already being made a much more tragic character given his death in the prologue in Fellowship of the Ring. In the prologue of Jackson’s first film, Isildur is briefly portrayed as a hero before being used as a catalyst for the remainder of Aragorn’s story in the trilogy, that being that men are easily corrupted by power. Through The Rings of Power though, the show is providing Isildur with the necessary backstory to make his death in Fellowship hit harder emotionally, as opposed to simply being the power-hungry man who succumbed to the One Ring.