Lore Vs Story in Ring of Power | S2, Ep4: Side Characters & Side Quests

Welcome Back Earthlings!
After a very boring episode filled with side quests and minor characters, we give you our hot takes from this thoroughly mundane episode!

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Recap
01:49 Galadriel & Elrond
06:18 Drama
07:08 Calls Back to LoTR
08:04 Stoors, Harfoots, Wizards
09:05 Barrow-downs
11:18 The Dark Wizard
13:30 Arondir (Tuvok the Elf)
14:11 Estrid & Isildur
16:00 Feeling Rushed
17:57 Tom Bombadil
18:57 The Rest of the Wizards
19:20 Heavy Handed Romance
19:57 Orcs
21:59 Rooting For the Good Guys
23:09 Worst Episode? Too Many Callbacks!
24:12 Outro