The sea masters of Middle-earth might believe they could be the rulers of everything, but once King Pharazôn of Númenor starts down a dark path of betrayal and domination, his destiny as a puppet of Sauron is almost totally assured. As deep-cut Tolkien Lord of the Rings lore goes, the fall of Númenor occupies a sizable space in the imaginations of hardcore fans. But in Season 1 of The Rings of Power, some fans felt the depiction of this island kingdom was an instance of the show treading water and not really doing justice to the full potential of this massive and tragic story.
