Amazon’s Lord of the Rings show finally lived up to its subtitle in this week’s season finale.

But how do these new artifacts live up to J.R.R.

As any loyal reader ofJ.R.R.

Robert Aramayo (Elrond), Benjamin Walker (High King Gil-galad)

The elven king Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker) in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.'.Prime Video

While Sauron’s One Ring is built around domination, the elven rings are built around preservation.

These things the Elves of Middle-earth have in some measure gained, though with sorrow."