'I haven't felt this much hatred for a fictional character': The Rings of Power fans are furious with season 2's slimiest individual, and it's not even Sauron

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Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:01:05 +0000

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The Rings of Power viewers want justice after the death of a popular supporting character in season 2's fifth episode.

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Full spoilers follow for The Rings of Power season 2 episode 5.

The Rings of Power season 2 has passed its midway point and the stakes have certainly been raised in Nmenor after what transpired in this season's fifth episode.

Indeed, with the release of season 2 episode 5, titled 'Halls of Stone',
early online discussions surrounding the hit Prime Video series' latest entry have been dominated by one sequence in particular: the death of a minor but
no less popular character.

This is your final spoiler warning: do not read past the image below unless you've seen The Rings of Power 's newest episode! Kemen (left) has infuriated fans with his actions in season 2 episode 5 (Image credit: ross)

So, who dies in 'Halls of Stone'? Valandil, a Nmenrean soldier who not only served under Elendil, but who was (until his death) also the best friend of Isildur.

Some fans, including myself, had sensed that Valandil might not be long for this world after his tense run-ins with Pharazon's son Kemen throughout
season 2. Nonetheless, his demise at Kemen's hands in the Amazon show's
latest installment was shocking. That came after Valandil had spared Kemen's life albeit after Elendil pleaded with Valandil not to kill Kemen following a bruising scuffle between The Faithful Nmenreans who are still friendly
with the elves and The King's Men, who are jealous of the immortal elven race. #tropspoilers #TheRingsOfPower VALANDIL September 12, 2024

As I mentioned, Valandil isn't a major character in Amazon's The Lord of the Rings prequel series, but the fact that he perished at Kemen's hands has infuriated the high-fantasy show's global audience. Indeed, Kemen has slowly become one of the fanbase's most resented individuals, and this latest act
has only fueled viewers' hatred for the fictional being.

Need proof of that? Just head over to The Rings of Power 's official Reddit page , where viewers are already demanding that Kemen meet a particularly horrible end for what he did to Valandil. Ahmadthepianoguy led the charge on that front, writing "I need Kemen to die the worst possible death and I want them to spare none of the budget on the gore", while Home-Furnishing said
they "havent felt this much hatred for a fictional character since GoT [ Game of Thrones ]". A similar sentiment was expressed by hanburgundy , who simply stated "Middle earth finally has its Joffrey" Joffrey being the detestable Lannister teen who inflicted misery on many of GoT 's other houses before he met his end in season 4 episode 2 of the hit HBO series. Comment from r/LOTR_on_Prime

Numerous other fans on Reddit, plus other social media sites like X/Twitter, also hit out at Kemen's life-taking act, but a lot and I mean a lot of them are expletive-laden comments telling him where to go, so I'll refrain from posting those ones here. On the non-swearing front, some Redditors, such as Jayk_Dos31 and snostorm8 , theorized that, given his malicious tendencies, Kemen seems like an obvious candidate to receive one of the nine rings for
the Kings of Men. As The Rings of Power 's creators recently told me, these rings are "more seductive and sinister" than their elven counterparts , so
the embittered and wicked Kemen is certainly ripe enough to be corrupted by them. You know, if he's gifted one, which seems like a stretch because, well, he's not a king.

But I digress. While Redditors reacted with fury over Kemen's actions, many X/Twitter users spent their time mourning the loss of one of the best Prime Video shows ' most notable side characters. Users including cauldrononfire , boldlybookish , and eshiehoshi were just three of many individuals who lamented Valandil's demise, and I suspect more viewers will do so once
they've watched 'Halls of Stone'. Dont even talk to me about Valandil.#tropspoilers pic.twitter.com/HbSVdX4yrw September 12, 2024

As always, I plan on bringing you even more news, exclusives, and fan reactions for The Rings of Power season 2 between now and its finale on October 3, so stay tuned to TechRadar for more. In the meantime, read some of my previous coverage in the section below. You might also like 'There has to be a cost': The Rings of Power season 2 stars tease how Khazad-dum's
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