We finally get a song!

Another mysterious stranger shows up, and Gil-galad tells a weird story.

Thankfully, they have someone very tall to help them along.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

The Harfoots travel on ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.'.Ben Rothstein/Prime Video

He still does have that power, though.

Is the Stranger Gandalf?

The evidence is certainly piling up as is the evidence for his presence in Middle-earth.

The Stranger may not have a staff yet, but someone else does.

I think that’s a really cool way of conveying his evil.

So what’s the deal with this newcomer, then?

Saruman, or “Curunir” in elf language, would be there already.

So that’s a possibility!

This show is avoiding easy answers.

As his army of orcs marches across the Southlands, Adar is willing to accept any and all converts.

It makes sense that an elf already working with orcs would be amenable to furthering his multi-racial coalition.

But he might be even angrier when the Numenoreans showed up.

but it was also nice to get a little more time with everybody on the island.

Will that be for good or bad?

Guess we’ll see soon enough.