Good episode! I really like giving Huan his moment with the wargs.
I like the discussion of the various Feanorian sons' personalities. I think two of them could use some more work.
Caranthir could be more of a loose cannon. We don't have a lot of characters like that. Caranthir could inherit that part of Feanor's personality that causes him to burn the ships.
Amras could be more interesting. We have to remember that we have to apply elf-psychology and not human-psychology to the character. Does he react to the death (see below) of Amrod like a human twin would? Maybe he could turn into a drunk.
Disregard remainder of this post if you have an aversion to dead horse beating.
Regarding Amrod:
I'd like to reiterate that my stance is that Amrod dying in one of the burning ships is a mistake. Furthermore, showing the death on screen during the burning (or hearing screams) is worse. Now we're twisting in the wind to find out what to do with Amras as a consequence of Amrod's unnecessary death (what mighty webs we weave). In total, I think killing Amrod in this way takes a lot more away from the story than what we are adding. Some points:
1. Putting Amrod's death on the ships is is supposed to show immediate consequences to the Feanorians for breaking the Oath. This undermines the Feanorians' zeal for taking the Oath in the first place. They don't reaffirm the Oath because they're afraid of what happened to Amrod. They want to avenge Feanor. They want the Silmarils. I think it would work best for the sons of Feanor to be united in their zeal for the Silmarils until after Feanor's death. The catalyst for their interpersonal conflicts will be the arrival of Fingolfin's host and Maedhros's desire to make peace.
2. Cirdan's reaction is a tool to show how bad the burning of the ships is, but it's not strong enough to compete with a dead character. It won't work.
3. How do we show the Oath's effect on the Noldor? We just tell as much as possible of the story as it is written. It will make sense in the long run.
4. How do we voice the Oath as a motivation for the characters? I think this is the best reason to kill off Amrod here. We need to show why the sons of Feanor decide to attack the Beleriand refugees at the havens in season 24, and why Maedhros and Maglor steal the Silmarills after the War of Wrath in Season 47. However, I don't think killing Amrod accidentally actually accomplishes this. What Maedhros and Maglor fear isn't death, but something worse. If Maedhros thought that he could escape the Oath by dying, he would jump off a cliff. I don't know the answer to this issue, though, but I think we can come up with something less destructive to the story than Amrod's death on the ships. For example, the book accomplishes this partly using dialog. This ought to translate to the screen. We have multiple seasons of episodes to establish this, though, so we don't have to do it with a bang.
5. What do we do with Amrod and Amras? They don't do anything in the book, so it might work to kill them off. But it would be much better to do it in a way that doesn't undermine the story we're trying to tell. For instance, we have been talking about spending time expanding on tantalizing sections of the book that Tolkien never finished such as the voyages of Earendil. Why not make them characters in these parts of the story? For example, the "Of Beleriand and its Realms" season could use some conflict. Why not put Amrod's rebellion there? We could have Caranthir kill him. Or since we don't have anything for Sauron do to after Beren and Luthien, why not have a story involving Amrod and Sauron? Or we could just keep them alive. Not every character needs to be interesting. Or we could just save their deaths for some time we need someone to die.
There is still time to repent! Let Amrod live past Feanor's death. We can find a way. Don't let our bloodlust ruin the rest of Feanor's sons' character arcs!
And if we must keep it in, for the love of all that's good, don't show the death on screen or let the audience or any characters hear Amrod's cries. No amount of Cirdan emoting could overcome this, even if he were played by Charlton Heston himself! What might work is if there is no evidence at all of what happened to Amrod. This would leave the characters open to speculation and doubt.
