And though all of the plots are solid, The Rings of Power is doing too much. The show has to carefully spread out time, sometimes leaving a central character out of an episode entirely and ruining the momentum.

The 'Lord of the Rings' drama's second season is a Top 5 season for the streamer. Amazon released some viewership numbers for the second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

According to Amazon, “The Rings of Power” Season 2 now sits among its top five most-viewed television seasons ever behind “Fallout” and Season 2 of “Reacher.” 2022’s “The Terminal List” has been bumped down to No. 6.

Despite a drop in ratings, Amazon stays dedicated to its ambitious plan for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Five episodes into its second season, The Rings of Power has finally come into its own. The huge budget Amazon Prime prequel got off to quite a slow start in season one. However, unlike Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, season two of this show has really sprung into action.

This week’s focus was largely on the deepening political drama in Numenor and Khazad-dum, where things have gotten predictably messy.

The company reports that the Prime Video series has reached 40 million viewers globally in 11 days, which certainly sounds impressive.

Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 5 is a tragedy – the good kind, though. It’s the kind where, even though you know everyone’s going to end up miserable and only terrible things lie in store, you can’t help but feel a yearning for events to play out differently and even a tiny sense of horror over

The stakes are higher in Halls of Stones as Sauron's rings have started manipulating the Dwarf king, while Numenor sees a massive power shift.

The Rings of Power Season 2 continues with new weekly episodes every Thursday on Prime Video. Episode 6 releases on September 19, 2024. The finale will air on October 3, 2024. The season has eight episodes like Season 1.