Octoburn
Active Member
Just a few random thought on my end... and yes, I know much of this is putting the fellbeast way ahead of the Nazgul... or is it the other way around? Nevertheless.
I don't personally feel that an entire season is needed for the Nirnaeth. On the other hand, it would feel weird to tack it onto the end of the Beren and Luthien season, or the beginning of the Turin/Tuor season(s).
In my original personal outline, I did 8 episode seasons, and had a half-season that covered the Nirnaeth in four episodes. That's probably not an option here.
There's really not a lot that isn't connected to the B&L story that is recorded about what happens outside the story. Mostly just Nargothrond-related stuff. So I think Season six will be mostly Beren and Luthien related, outside of some villain stuff, and just some stuff catching up with various characters.
Most of Turin's childhood occurs after B&L story, I believe. Lalaith's death, which is at a fairly early age for Turin, is three years after the B&L quest. Turin is only two when the quest is finished, and Tuor isn't born until afterwards.
So, I see Season 6 focusing almost exclusively on B&L, including the Nargothrond/Orodreth/Celegorm&Curufin stuff.
Season 7 could go several directions. We could try to get a 13 episode season out of the Nirnaeth, but I feel that would be stretching it out a lot. Or, we could take the first half of the season to show the leadup and Nirnaeth, which wouldn't be as bad. Every season has had that "turning point" at episode 7, and ending the Nirnaeth could be a good way to go there, and use the second half to set up seasons 8/9, with Turin's childhood, Tuor's enslavement by the easterlings, etc.
Season 8, I would begin or pick up with Turin in/leaving for Doriath, follow both Tuor and Turin's stories concurrently. I would continue those storylines to the point where Turin arrives in Brethil and Tuor arrives in Gondolin.
In Season 9, I'd follow both these stories until Turin's comes to its tragic end, and then follow Tuor until the fall of Gondolin at the end of the season. The Ruin of Doriath would also be interspersed with the Gondolin story once Turin's ends.
As for Earendil, I would probably split that season with the "turning point" of Earendil arriving in Valinor. Spend the first half establishing all the refugees in the Bay, the third kinslaying, getting Elwing and Earendil together, Tuor leaving, etc. And the last half focusing on the War of Wrath itself.
I know this is just some touching points, and a lot of smaller minutiae is left hanging, I just wanted to get some broader strokes down while I was thinking about them.
I don't personally feel that an entire season is needed for the Nirnaeth. On the other hand, it would feel weird to tack it onto the end of the Beren and Luthien season, or the beginning of the Turin/Tuor season(s).
In my original personal outline, I did 8 episode seasons, and had a half-season that covered the Nirnaeth in four episodes. That's probably not an option here.
There's really not a lot that isn't connected to the B&L story that is recorded about what happens outside the story. Mostly just Nargothrond-related stuff. So I think Season six will be mostly Beren and Luthien related, outside of some villain stuff, and just some stuff catching up with various characters.
Most of Turin's childhood occurs after B&L story, I believe. Lalaith's death, which is at a fairly early age for Turin, is three years after the B&L quest. Turin is only two when the quest is finished, and Tuor isn't born until afterwards.
So, I see Season 6 focusing almost exclusively on B&L, including the Nargothrond/Orodreth/Celegorm&Curufin stuff.
Season 7 could go several directions. We could try to get a 13 episode season out of the Nirnaeth, but I feel that would be stretching it out a lot. Or, we could take the first half of the season to show the leadup and Nirnaeth, which wouldn't be as bad. Every season has had that "turning point" at episode 7, and ending the Nirnaeth could be a good way to go there, and use the second half to set up seasons 8/9, with Turin's childhood, Tuor's enslavement by the easterlings, etc.
Season 8, I would begin or pick up with Turin in/leaving for Doriath, follow both Tuor and Turin's stories concurrently. I would continue those storylines to the point where Turin arrives in Brethil and Tuor arrives in Gondolin.
In Season 9, I'd follow both these stories until Turin's comes to its tragic end, and then follow Tuor until the fall of Gondolin at the end of the season. The Ruin of Doriath would also be interspersed with the Gondolin story once Turin's ends.
As for Earendil, I would probably split that season with the "turning point" of Earendil arriving in Valinor. Spend the first half establishing all the refugees in the Bay, the third kinslaying, getting Elwing and Earendil together, Tuor leaving, etc. And the last half focusing on the War of Wrath itself.
I know this is just some touching points, and a lot of smaller minutiae is left hanging, I just wanted to get some broader strokes down while I was thinking about them.