#trop kemen

[crazyaboutto]

1 punch to Kemen 1 soul healing

Here is a gif version

Rip Valandil, you were too good for Númenor

Bonus: Elendil is smiling just before punching Kemen

[fukutomichi]

The Rings of Power - Season 2 OST | Part 3 Composed by Bear McCreary template by @wilmontouch

[sugurugetos]

Mightier than Este is NIENNA, sister of the Feanturi; she dwells alone. She is acquainted with grief, and mourns for every wound that Arda has suffered in the marring of Melkor. So great was her sorrow, as the Music unfolded, that her song turned to lamentation long before its end, and the sound of mourning was woven into the themes of the World before it began. But she does not weep for herself; and those who hearken to her learn pity, and endurance in hope. All those who wait in Mandos cry to her, for she brings strength to the spirit and turns sorrow to wisdom.

The KING'S MEN were those among the Númenóreans who were hostile to the Eldar and will of the Valar throughout the history of Númenor during the later half of the Second Age.

THE RINGS OF POWER — 2.05

[aureentuluva70]

How heartbreakingly jarring is it that in a shrine dedicated to Nienna, the Vala of Sorrow, Mercy and Compassion, we see a numenorean spitefully destroy a relic of her, mock those who are there to honor "those for whom she weeps", and then murder another numenorean for the first time in the show, and one of the Faithful at that. And not just any faithful, but Valandil-whose very name means friend of the valar-who chose to show the kingsman mercy, which Kemen instantly proves himself undeserving of by literally and metaphorically stabbing Valandil in the back.

Kemen then washes his sword, now stained with the blood of one of the Faithful, in the waters of the shrine of Nienna the Compassionate as if bathing the blade in her tears, defiling them. I've heard that as a kind of ritual, swords were once dipped into water in order to receive the blessing of a deity, so with that point of view it feels very much like a deliberate inversion of a divine ritual, a mockery of that which is sacred, the complete desecration of a holy space.

And then Kemen has the gall to lie straight through his teeth, saying that Elendil-the one who convinced Valandil to grant Kemen mercy in the first place-"was the one who started the uprising."

If Kemen is supposed to be a kind of representation of the Kingsman alike to his father, he has sent one message and one message only: that mercy for the Faithful is dead in Numenor.

How incredibly tragic and yet how fitting that in the defiling of a temple dedicated to the Vala of Mercy we see the fruit of violence and the beginning of a kingdom's end sprout. With Nienna's love and compassion gone, it's only inevitable that Morgoth's shadow of terror and of hate is soon to come, and Numenor's doom with it.

[olessan]

"Together we can put this right."

"You must remain calm at the storm's eye."

[mistandshcdow]

“the pelargir storyline is boring who cares about these random men”

ME. I CARE. I CARE THAT BRONWYN WAS THEIR LITERAL MATRIARCH, AND THEY STILL HONOR HER. i CARE that men of the southlands took the mark of adar to survive and that shouldn’t be a mark of moral failure. i CARE that the ents and the humans made a promise to each other. i care about these refugees trying to sift through the ashes of their lives. i care ABOUT THEO SON OF BRONWYN AKA THE CHOSEN LEADER OF PELARGIR

[wormcoin]

The Rings of Power The Eagle and the Sceptre 2x03 | Halls of Stone 2x05

[sauronism]

one of the scariest thing charlie vickers ever said in an interview is how sauron put kemen on the top of his list for his recruitment. like. do you know how fucked up you have to be for the literal tyrant of middle earth to take a look at you and be like "ur so fucking twisted and i want to study you in my lab but also be my lieutenant pls."

[elswing]

The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power character posters via Instagram (part one) (part two) (part three)

[lands-of-fantasy]

The Rings of Power

Season 2 Character Portraits

[crazyaboutto]

I also think Sauron will have human looks or maybe even Halbrand era again since Pharazon in the show along with his court seem to hate the old faith and elves.

Him keeping Annatar form for Numenor mischiefs wouldn't work for him imo

I thought of casting someone new as well since it gives perfect opportunity but since Pharazon trusted Sauron in Halbrand form which led him to the throne, I think it'd be better if Sauron keeps Charlie's Halbrand look

The only questions would be with or without chest hair, and long haired Halbrand or that regular one we saw.

there is one more thing I am looking for in Numenor era as well

I can imagine Kemen getting jelly of how close Pharazon is to Halbrand

Halbrand would be righthand man of Pharazon - something clearly Kemen craves for. To make things worse, it'd be better if Kemen sees the relationship between Pharazon and Halbrand as a father-son relationship Kemen wanted but couldn't get.

[fukutomichi]

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Season 2 – Official Trailer

[sugurugetos]

VALANDIL & KEMEN The Rings of Power — 2.05: Halls of Stone

[goodsirs]

The Rings of Power 2.05 "Halls of Stone"

[ringsofpowersource]

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power / S2 / Aug 29, 2024 - Oct 3, 2024 Colors & Scenery Episode 5 - Halls of Stone

[deus-sema]

Thinking about Kemen and how this character who was, until yesterday, considered mildly annoying and spoilt but mostly harmless and irrelevant, ended up leaving the audience in shock and furious at him, for valid reasons.

No longer is he insignificant but has proved to be a petty, envious and dangerous individual although, in the grander scheme of things, he remains a small fry. He was able to elicit emotions - albeit mainly repulsion - for himself within the audience. We care for him now or,more like, we care enough to see where he eventually ends up. We can curse him, give him virtual thrashings and imagine his death in different ways. But he cannot be ignored. We also made an effort to understand the reasons behind his behavior and what shaped him to be the person he is. Infact I came across two superbly written metas on him today itself: 1 and 2

It's character development for, even though it's for the worse, Kemen has changed irreversibly and has our attention. This turn in his personality feels organic and makes complete sense too.

That is another instance of how well written and thought out RoP is and how much effort and consideration has been put into shaping every single character and giving them their own distinct personality. No one exists for the sake of existing. We were promised a season dedicated to villains and it was delivered accordingly for its not just the primary antagonists like Sauron and Adar who are making their moves on the board but the secondary characters in subplots aren't in a statis either. They have sowed the seeds of anticipation for Akallabêth properly.

I am really excited to see how Ar-Pharazôn's character is portrayed in future for he is meant to be a formidable villain and the chief architect of Numenor's eventual downfall.