Here is Dr. Scott Masson’s in-depth analysis of Amazon Prime’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power‘s fourth episode, “The Great Wave.”
In this episode: Queen Regent Míriel’s faith is tested; Isildur finds himself at a crossroads; Elrond uncovers a secret; Arondir is given an ultimatum; Theo disobeys Bronwyn.
If you missed his analysis of the first episode, A Shadow of the Past, you can find that here, the second episode analysis is here, and the third episode here.
Dr. Scott Masson is an Associate Professor of English Literature at Tyndale University, Toronto. He did his PhD at the University of Durham, where C.S. Lewis delivered the lectures eventually written under the title The Abolition of Man. He has taught courses on C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien for over a decade, some of which have been uploaded to his YouTube channel. He also hosted a series of literature podcasts called Paideia Today.
He’ll be back with more analysis each week as the series goes on.