Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) gave Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) one directive in the Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power Season 1 finale: Don't speak to Halbrand (Charlie Vickers) anymore. She left out the crucial information that Halbrand was just the human mask for the evil sorcerer Sauron, but as one of the eldest and highest-ranking elves in Middle-earth, she didn't really think she needed to explain herself for her orders to be followed. Well, that was a fateful overestimation of her influence on Galadriel's part, as the audience learned in the premiere episodes of Rings of Power Season 2.
Warning: The following contains spoilers for the Season 2 premiere episodes of Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power.
The first episode of the season ended with Halbrand returning to the gates of Eregion determined to finish the creation of the rings. Celebrimbor heeds Galadriel's warning at first, but by the end of the second episode, Halbrand is not only inside Eregion, but has transformed into Annatar, the "Lord of Gifts," and has Celebrimbor completely under his thumb.
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