Fly, You Fools
Back in Khazad-dûm, things similarly look dire—as falling debris smashes a bridge to pieces, sending people scattering. Like we said, Rings of Power is very much operating on a condensed timeline, so there is a chance that this could be a glimpse of the famed dwarven kingdom beginning to fall after their mining delved a little too deep for their own good.
But this could similarly just be a precursor to all that happening at some point, teasing the eventual doom the Balrog brings. Before all that happens, Durin IV and Khazad-dûm are major allies in the battle against Sauron, helping the survivors of Eregion’s fall and eventually participating in the Last Alliance to push Sauron back in Mordor at the climax of the Second Age—there’s plenty to get through before its fall into shadow and flame just yet.
