Partings (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power)

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"Partings"
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Cover art for the episode's soundtrack album
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 5
Directed by Wayne Che Yip
Written byJustin Doble
Featured music"This Wandering Day"
by Megan Richards
Cinematography byAaron Morton
Editing by
  • Stefan Grube
  • Cheryl Potter
Original release dateSeptember 23, 2022 (2022-09-23)
Running time72 minutes
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"Partings" is the fifth episode of the first season of the American fantasy television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . Based on J. R. R. Tolkien's history of Middle-earth, primarily material from the appendices of the novel The Lord of the Rings , it is set thousands of years before the novel in the Second Age of Middle-earth and shows several groups preparing for conflict with emerging evil forces. The episode was written by Justin Doble and directed by Wayne Che Yip.

Contents

The series was ordered in November 2017. J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay were set to develop it in July 2018. Filming for the first season took place in New Zealand, and work on episodes beyond the first two began in January 2021. Yip was revealed to be directing four episodes of the season that March, including the fifth. Production wrapped for the season in August 2021.

"Partings" premiered on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video on September 23, 2022. It was estimated to have high viewership and received generally positive reviews.

Plot

Nori Brandyfoot and Poppy Proudfellow are attacked by a pack of wolves. The Stranger uses magic to scare the wolves off, but injures his arm in the process. He uses more magic to heal himself and nearly hurts Nori, frightening her. Meanwhile, three mysterious women find the location where the Stranger fell from the sky.

At the tower of Ostirith in the Southlands, Bronwyn attempts to prepare for an attack from the Orcs. Waldreg thinks they will be better off joining the Orcs and convinces around half of the humans to leave with him. Waldreg is disappointed to learn that Adar is not Sauron, but still chooses to serve him. Adar orders Waldreg to kill one of the other humans, Rowan, to prove his loyalty. At the tower, Theo shows Arondir the broken sword and Arondir says it is a key designed to enslave the Southlanders.

Elendil denies his son Isildur's request to join Númenor's expedition to the Southlands. Galadriel tells Queen Regent Míriel that Halbrand will be accompanying them to claim the throne of Southlands. He accuses Galadriel of using him and says he wants to remain in Númenor. Chancellor Pharazôn's son Kemen attempts to convince his father to cancel the expedition, but Pharazôn sees potential in turning the Southlands into a tributary state. King Tar-Palantir warns Míriel not to go to Middle-earth.

High-King Gil-galad reveals to Elrond that he knows of the existence of mithril, an ore that contains the light from a lost Silmaril that he believes can counteract the fading power of the Elves in Middle-earth. Elrond refuses to confirm that the Dwarves have discovered the ore, out of loyalty to Prince Durin IV, and Gil-galad accuses him of putting the Dwarves before his own race. Elrond discusses the issue with Durin IV and the latter agrees to help. The pair return to Khazad-dûm to try convince King Durin III.

Kemen attempts to destroy the expedition ships and discovers Isildur stowing away. Isildur prevents the destruction of three of the five ships and saves Kemen's life. When questioned by Elendil, Isildur lies about Kemen's sabotage. He subsequently receives a spot on the expedition crew as a stable sweep. Galadriel apologizes for using Halbrand and opens up to him. He eventually decides to go with the expeditionary force, and the remaining ships depart for Middle-earth.

Production

Development

Amazon acquired the global television rights for J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings in November 2017. The company's streaming service, Amazon Prime Video, ordered a series based on the novel and its appendices to be produced by Amazon Studios in association with New Line Cinema. [1] It was later titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . [2] Amazon hired J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay to develop the series and serve as showrunners in July 2018. [3] [4] Justin Doble had joined the series as a writer by July 2019, [4] and Wayne Che Yip was revealed to be directing four episodes of the first season in March 2021. [5] The series was originally expected to be a continuation of Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies, but Amazon later clarified that their deal with the Tolkien Estate required them to keep the series distinct from Jackson's films. [6] Despite this, the showrunners intended for it to be visually consistent with the films. [7] Amazon confirmed in September 2019 that filming for the first season would take place in New Zealand, where Jackson's films were made. [8]

The series is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. [9] Because Amazon did not acquire the rights to Tolkien's other works where the First and Second Ages are primarily explored, the writers had to identify references to the Second Age in The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and its appendices, and create a story that bridged those passages. [7] The first season focuses on introducing the setting and major heroic characters to the audience. [7] [10] Written by Doble and directed by Yip, the fifth episode is titled "Partings". [11]

Casting

The series' cast includes Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Míriel, [12] Robert Aramayo as Elrond, Owain Arthur as Durin IV, Maxim Baldry as Isildur, Nazanin Boniadi as Bronwyn, Morfydd Clark as Galadriel, Ismael Cruz Córdova as Arondir, Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor, [13] Trystan Gravelle as Pharazôn, [12] Lenny Henry as Sadoc Burrows, [14] Ema Horvath as Eärien, [12] Markella Kavenagh as Elanor "Nori" Brandyfoot, [15] Tyroe Muhafidin as Theo, [16] Lloyd Owen as Elendil, [12] Megan Richards as Poppy Proudfellow, [14] Dylan Smith as Largo Brandyfoot, [17] Charlie Vickers as Halbrand, [13] Leon Wadham as Kemen, [12] Benjamin Walker as Gil-galad, [18] Daniel Weyman as the Stranger, [15] and Sara Zwangobani as Marigold Brandyfoot. [17] Also starring in the episode are Beau Cassidy as Dilly Brandyfoot, Joseph Mawle as Adar, Ian Blackburn as Rowan, Geoff Morrell as Waldreg, Peter Tait as Tredwill, Thusitha Jayasundera as Malva, Maxine Cuncliffe as Vilma, Anthony Crum as Ontamo, Alex Tarrant as Valandil, Ken Blackburn as Tar-Palantir, Edith Poor as the Nomad, Kali Kopae as the Ascetic, Bridie Sisson as the Dweller, Edward Clendon as Grugzûk, and Ella Hope-Higginson as Mairen. [19] : 1:07:20–1:07:31 

Filming

Filming primarily took place at Kumeu Film Studios and Auckland Film Studios in Auckland, [20] under the working title Untitled Amazon Project or simply UAP. [21] Production on episodes beyond the first two began in January 2021, [22] [23] and Yip confirmed that he had begun filming his episodes by March. [5] Filming for the season wrapped on August 2. [24]

Visual effects

Visual effects for the episode were created by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), Wētā FX, Method Studios, Rodeo FX, Cause and FX, Atomic Arts, and Cantina Creative. [25] [19] : 1:08:57–1:09:02 

Music

A soundtrack album featuring composer Bear McCreary's score for the episode was released digitally on Amazon Music on September 22, 2022. [26] McCreary said the album contained "virtually every second of score" from the episode. It was added to other music streaming services after the full first season was released. [27] A CD featuring the music from the episode is included in a limited edition box set collection of the first season's music from Mondo and Amazon Music. The box set was released on April 26, 2024, and includes a journal written by McCreary which details the creation of the episode's score. [28] All music composed by Bear McCreary: [26]

Season One, Episode Five: Partings – Amazon Original Series Soundtrack
No.TitleLength
1."This Wandering Day" (featuring Megan Richards)2:09
2."The Perils of Migration"6:19
3."Númenor Prepares"7:18
4."Wolves"5:29
5."The Fading Light"8:13
6."The Saboteur"7:22
7."Only Blood Can Bind"4:03
8."Destined for the Darkness"4:42
9."The Confession and Sailing Into the Dawn"7:14
10."This Wandering Day" (featuring Janet Roddick)2:19
Total length:55:08

Release

"Partings" premiered on Prime Video in the United States on September 23, 2022. It was released at the same time around the world, [29] in more than 240 countries and territories. [30] For two weeks leading up to the premiere of the second season on August 29, 2024, the episode was made available for free on the streaming service Samsung TV Plus in the U.S., Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Germany. [31]

Reception

Viewership

Whip Media, which tracks viewership data for the 21 million worldwide users of its TV Time app, calculated that for the week ending September 25, two days after the episode's debut, The Rings of Power was the fifth-highest original streaming series for U.S. viewership. [32] Nielsen Media Research, which records streaming viewership on U.S. television screens, estimated that the series was watched for 977 million minutes during the week ending September 25. This placed it fourth on the company's list of top streaming series and films. Fellow fantasy series House of the Dragon was third for the week, the first time it was ahead of The Rings of Power on the chart. [33] Parrot Analytics determines audience "demand expressions" based on various data sources, including social media activity and comments on rating platforms. During the week ending September 30, the company calculated that The Rings of Power was 29.3 times more in demand than the average U.S. streaming series, placing it ninth on the company's top 10 list for the week. [34]

Critical response

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported that 73% of 30 critics gave the episode a positive review, with an average score of 7.1/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "The scenery is gorgeous as ever and the nods to Tolkien lore still dense, but The Rings of Power's momentum feels stuck as a Harfoot's caravan in the mud." [35]

Companion media

An episode of the official aftershow Deadline's Inside the Ring: LOTR: The Rings of Power for "Partings" was released on September 24, 2022. Hosted by Deadline Hollywood 's Dominic Patten and Anthony D'Alessandro, it features exclusive "footage and insights" for the episode, plus interviews with cast members Clark, Vickers, Addai-Robinson, Gravelle, Horvath, and Wadham, as well as Yip, Doble, and McCreary. [36] [37] On October 14, The Official The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Podcast was released on Amazon Music. Hosted by actress Felicia Day, the fifth episode is dedicated to "Partings" and features McCreary, Payne, and McKay. [38] [39] On November 21, a bonus segment featuring behind-the-scenes footage from the episode was added to Prime Video's X-Ray feature as part of a series titled "The Making of The Rings of Power". [40] [41]

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