Though interestingly, the latest episode mentioned the city of Armenelos.

You’re not wrong, and in the context of the parent comment, it’s worth noting that as far as the Appendices are concerned, the other two silmarilli ‘were lost at the end of the First Age. Of these things the full tale, and much else concerning Elves and Men, in The Silmarillion.’

Sure, I’m not claiming any comprehensive knowledge. The only Tolkien I’ve read in the last 10+ years have been the Appendices and most of the Silmarillion. But Hurin, when freed, went around spreading that curse like it was his job.

(of Eressëa or Lindon, it’s not established), there were no more at any point in Middle-Earth, or at least none are ever mentioned.

And the show has shown surprising amounts of lore accuracy in matters where it really didn’t need to.

Hurin wasn’t so much ‘physically and emotionally scarred’ as straight-up cursed. Gwindor’s the person we see most as an example of somebody broken but not corrupted by his time in Angband; when Turin finds him he looks like an elderly man, and when they return to Menegroth, his former love Finduilas starts making eyes…

TBF, there’s not much ‘summary’ about a judgment if it involves witnesses and multiple days of arguments.

Yeah, I more meant to keep it in terms of the politics of the show since it’s not clear what the changes from the text mean.

If she’d just told that she’d learned of orcs invading Southlands, I’m fairly sure that Míriel could have gotten her off the island the very same day.

I assume the reason they had Galadriel take a detour into Numenor was to setup seeing Ar-Pharazon eventually usurp the throne.

I’m guessing this is taking place around year 3230-3250 or so of the Second Age.

I have no idea why he’s a deposed king rather than a dead one, but the political split in Numenor is such that the side currently in power is the one that allies with Sauron. That’s the context behind Miriel’s taunting Elendil about the White Tree and his only speaking Quenya in the Hall of Lore.

I guess? Tbf it’s been ages since I’ve read any of it, but I was always under the recollection that after Earendil (or perhaps after the Noldor were forgiven), the Enchanted Isles either didn’t exist or didn’t matter anymore, which is why the Numenorians were simply banned from trying to reach Aman.

They don’t call it that, no, but I’m not sure how else one’s supposed to interpret it—it’s a light in the sky that that the boat’s approaching before Galadriel jumps, and she’s still looking up when the clouds close and hide the light and the elven ship.

FWIW, I think they’re sort of trying to get at that with the Elrond/Durin and Galadriel/Miriel exchanges. The show needs to spend too much time establishing the different races to deal with much of the subgroups within, but these elves are dickish.

- Since Pharazon is a character in the show, I’d like to see his ill-fated invasion of Valinor at some point. Maybe season 3-4 ...

I’m guessing this is taking place around year 3230-3250 or so of the Second Age.

FWIW, I don’t think it’s that the writers are lazy. They’re just not given much to work with, both in terms of the core premise and how much space they have to make for MCU crossovers.

There’s no reason to talk about ‘these kinds of situations’ as a generality. If LaBoeuf genuinely feels like he’s ready to own his shit, he should settle with/not contest Twigs’ lawsuit.

FWIW, I thought the mutant tag was deeply cringe and I wonder if it wasn’t part of the original script. Bruno’s earlier explanation (that it was genetic rather than entirely the bangle) was plenty for narrative handwavery.