Galadriel is disturbed by signs of an ancient evil's return. Arondir makes an unsettling discovery. Elrond is presented with an intriguing new venture. Nori breaks a deeply held community ru... Read allGaladriel is disturbed by signs of an ancient evil's return. Arondir makes an unsettling discovery. Elrond is presented with an intriguing new venture. Nori breaks a deeply held community rule.Galadriel is disturbed by signs of an ancient evil's return. Arondir makes an unsettling discovery. Elrond is presented with an intriguing new venture. Nori breaks a deeply held community rule.
- Sadoc Burrows
- (as Sir Lenny Henry)
- Arondir
- (as Ismael Cruz Córdova)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGaladriel's brother Finrod addresses her as "Galadriel" while she is still a child. In J.R.R. Tolkien's writings, Galadriel's husband Celeborn gave her that name as an adult. Her original names were "Artanis" (chosen by her father) and "Nerwen" or "Nerwendë" (chosen by her mother).
- GoofsA scene featuring Galadriel and Elrond in Gil-galad's realm shows them walking on the southern shore of the Gulf of Lune. However, Gil-galad was the ruler of Forlindon, located on the northern shore of the gulf.
- Quotes
Bronwyn: I heard you were leaving.
Arondir: We are.
Bronwyn: Where's the rest of your company?
Arondir: Most likely searching for me at this very moment.
Bronwyn: Then why are you at my home?
[he comes closer]
Bronwyn: Say what you wish to say.
Arondir: I have said it already. A hundred times over, in every way but words.
- Crazy credits"This production contains dialogue, characters, and places that were inspired by, though not contained in, the original source material."
With the great love I have for Tolkien's novels, I was ready for this to be a different tale than what he ever wrote. And while the show is definitely not a one-to-one adaptation of his stories, it feels like a piece of Tolkien writing. J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay definitely brought out the big guns and wrote to the strengths of the characters, coming up with a first episode that sets up this giant world with multiple characters that I am excited to follow over the next few weeks. The beginning was great and kinda jumped over what I thought the show was, but the fact that I'm not sure what we're going to see is actually what makes me even more excited to tune in every week. For all the pacing issues that this episode had been accused of, I saddled in for a long ride, but actually found it to be rather smoothe. Sure, there are certain scenes that could have been a little shorter, but they never bothered me as I was fascinated by all the conversations the characters had and the level of detail the writers put into the language. The Elves take up a big part of this episode, but the Harfoots get some screen time and they are adorable. I'm glad that Morfydd Clark is getting a big role that people will see, because she is a massive talent and someone to look out for. She did great as Galadriel and is a promising lead for this.
"A Shadow of the Past" is a promising start to this show and sets the stage for whatever's to come and I'm here for it. All the characters feel like Tolkien creations and the world seems as ripe for stories as it did when Peter Jackson's films came out, so I'm very happy right now.
- lassegalsgaard
- Sep 1, 2022
Details
- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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