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The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 1: All our episodic reviews

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By Jack Shepherd published 20 October 2022

Watching The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 1? Then watch along with our episodic reviews

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The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 1 is available now on Amazon Prime Video in full – and what a season that was. Harfoots, Elves, Dwarves, and a Balrog all showed up in the opening eight episodes of the epic new fantasy. 

Of course, there was a lot to take in, and you may have missed various Lord of the Rings references, or you may simply want to watch along with an expert's opinion on each episode. That's where we come in – we reviewed every episode of The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 1, offering our analysis on each hour of television. Each review and recap contains spoilers for what's happened in that episode and the ones before, but not future episodes, so you can read along without fear of having the future spoilt. Just click on the links below for the episode you want to read about.

  • The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 1, episode 1&2 review
  • The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 1, episode 3 review
  • The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 1, episode 4 review
  • The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 1, episode 5 review
  • The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 1, episode 6 review
  • The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 1, episode 7 review
  • The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 1, episode 8 review

That's a wrap on The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power season 1. We've also done in-depth reviews of The Sandman and The Midnight Club, both on Netflix, so you can follow along with us while you watch those series. If you're after more on The Rings of Power, we have some in-depth analysis from the showrunners about that Sauron reveal, plus our pre-season deep-dive into the making of The Rings of Power with the cast and creators.

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