The Rings of Power: In-Depth Analysis with Dr. Scott Masson – Season 1, Episode 8: Alloyed

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Here is Dr. Scott Masson’s in-depth analysis of Amazon Prime’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power‘s eighth episode, “Alloyed.”

In this episode: New alliances are forged. This is the finale of season one of the show.

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, the third episode here, the fourth episode here, and the fifth, sixth and seventh episodes as well.

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.