The Rings Of Power Season 2, Episode 4 Ending Explained & Shocking Twist! What Happens To Galadriel?

we all have that friend who claims to be over their toxic ex but we know they aren't especially when we find them lying and breaking trust in the Friendship unfortunately Galadriel is that buddy which is a jerk to her despite her promise to defeat Sauron Galadriel continues to wear a ring that is part of sauron's grand plan throughout the episode elron remains skeptical and expresses his doubts about gadriel in the Ring episode 4 begins with gadriel being irritated that Eland is leading the task group she originally formed and she maintains this attitude throughout their Voyage with four other elves on their squad they journey to a region in a picturesque location that looks like a New Zealand tourism commercial and discover that the bridge connecting them to the city has been damaged as the Navigator proposes alternate paths gadriel detects evil heighten by her ring and warns them of the Southern path guards her concerns informs her as they continue South this company will not take counsel from that trinket nor will you burn the joke is on them they should have listen to her little trinket as they walk through T gorad also known as the Barrow Downs the elves come across the bodies of their Messengers who failed to convey Gil gad's word to Cel bmore they are subsequently attacked by Barrow rits the malevolent Undead who murder one of the elves the remaining crew defeats the Barrow rights and Mourns their loss gadriel tries to persuade her former bestie that the ring will help them destroy Sauron she starts to see other Visions including Elon being imprisoned and witnessing sauron's fiery Wicked Visage she makes Elon pledge that conquering Sauron comes first even over her own life and he agrees the elves discover Orcs marching towards a region and must return to Lynden to notify the high King about the oncoming Peril inadvertently hits one of the elves the orc was aiming at a wild horse as gadriel applies pressure to the soldiers wound her ring mysteriously heals him surprised by its power she hands Elon her ring while providing a distraction allowing the others to flee she fights multiple Orcs but is eventually caught by Adar as the Elven crew approaches lyen the soldiers believe gadriel sacrificed herself to save them but Elon says harshly it was to save the ring back with the stranger and the Haro foots the trio is separated due to the stranger failed magic spell as he hunts for Nori and Poppy he is captivated by a limb from a tree he tries to break it off but the tree gradually absorbs him the Jolly Tom Bombadil enters and instructs the tree to release the stranger which it does Tom then welcomes The Stranger inside his home where he bathes and eats many tolken fans will recognize Tom when he tells the stranger that he has been on this Earth for many years even before rivers and trees existed though he is an observer of the universe and does not get involved he possesses some magical abilities that allow him to manipulate the natural world The Stranger asks Tom to teach him this magic and how to use a staff but Tom doesn't believe he's ready Tom recalls meeting another wizard who turned dark and evil through power but required a powerful friend like Sauron to rule all of Middle Earth The Stranger realizes that he must confront the dark wizard in saon cut to the dark Wizard and the bronze skeleton Rider who informs him of the stranger whereabouts rather than confronting the stranger again the dark wizard orders the horsemen to capture the Haro foots instead Nori and Poppy awaken in the desert and are discovered by a store named miramac Who develops feelings for poppy he brings them to his Hamlet where Nori discloses that she is hunting for her wizard buddy no one wizard the dark Wizard and they don't meddle with him so the villagers resolve to banish Nori and Poppy until Nori remembers sadak burrow a villager tells the girls about a store named burrow who led a caravan of followers to find a permanent home for all stores and harf foots which they named the Souza also known as the Shire Nori tells them with tears in her eyes that the harfoot are still homeless the bronze skeleton Riders come into the stores Village looking for the harfoot but the stores refuse to hand up Nori and Poppy the writer leaves with a threat that the dark wizard will deal with the stores himself meanwhile back in the Southlands aand Deere and isor lead a search party to find Theo but return empty-handed estd with whom isor is constantly flirting advises moving North arender is skeptical of her and he reveals to everyone that estd is a adar's Wild Man follower back by the Revelation yet it is clear that he still has feelings for her isildur and arander have handcuffed her and are keeping an eye on her while they look for Theo she proves herself useful when isor and Ender are drawn into the mud by a beast and she tries to save them however Aaron Deere being who he is kills the beast from within its stomach freeing himself and iseler estd is released from her bonds and has a to me rather cringeworthy moment with isor before resuming survivor mode and threatening him with a sword just as the L struck isur swears to defend estd she is knocked out by an ient who sees the sword as a threat to the forest aend Deere addresses the ENT explaining that the blades are intended to battle Orcs not trees the Orcs have caused significant damage to the ant's dwelling leaving them devastated one of the ants even accuses all species in Middle Earth including Orcs man dwarves and elves to which arender begs pardon promising to keep the trees peace ful they accept and lead him to Theo and the other caught wild men including estrid's absent betrothed leaving isor devastated Theo feels grateful to aend Deere for maintaining his promis onwi and protecting him now that Theo is safe aend Deere has to make another commitment to stop the Orcs which may mean he will finally meet up with his fellow elf companions again