Here’s when episode 5 of The Rings of Power season 2 will drop in the US, the UK, Canada, Australia, India, and the rest of Europe.
Akhil Arora, a Film Critics Guild member and a Rotten Tomatoes-certified TV critic, who has been reporting on The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power since 2017. He has written for NDTV and SlashFilm.
Spoilers ahead for episode 4 of The Rings of Power season 2.
Wait, what about the new rings? After teasing rings for dwarves at the end of episode 3, The Rings of Power spent its entire fourth episode outside of Eregion. Elrond and Galadriel assemble a small crew to get to the elvish realm and figure out why Celebrimbor has been unresponsive. But after finding the Axa Bridge broken, they were forced into a detour—with Galadriel using the visions provided by her ring to pick their path—where they had to deal with nightmarish Barrow-wights. After surviving and burying their dead, they came across Adar and his army of orcs, marching towards Eregion to confront Sauron. With no way out, Galadriel gave her ring to Elrond and essentially gave herself up to Adar.
Elsewhere, in the deserts of Rhûn, Nori and Poppy meet Merimac, who looks like them but doesn’t turn out to be a Harfoot. He’s a Stoor and unlike the nomadic Harfoots, they live in permanent homes, as their leader Gundabale Earthauler explains. She helps hide Nori and Poppy when they are paid a visit by the Dark Wizard’s henchmen. Given the threat, she may be forced to give them up. Separated from the Harfoot duo, The Stranger meets Tom Bombadil, who claims to be very old and has magical powers. Bombadil tells him his task is to face both Sauron and the Dark Wizard. And we got to meet more giants in episode 4. Isildur and Arondir discover the truth about Estrid on their way to rescue Theo and eventually encounter a pair of Ents (voiced by the lovely Jim Broadbent and Olivia Williams).
What’s going to happen to Galadriel? And will we return to Eregion next episode? Here are the release times for The Rings of Power season 2 episode 5.
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What is the release date for episode 5?
The fifth episode of The Rings of Power’s second season is out on Thursday, September 12 worldwide.
Where can I watch The Lord of the Rings TV series? No matter where you live, The Rings of Power is available on Amazon Prime Video.
The Rings of Power season 2 episode 5 release time in the US and Canada
If you live on the West Coast—in cities such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Vancouver—you can start watching episode 5 at 12 am midnight PDT on September 12 on Prime Video (US) and Prime Video (CA).
For those in the Mountain time zone—in the likes of Denver, Calgary, and Salt Lake City—the fifth episode will drop at 1 am MDT.
For the Central time zone—for the likes of Dallas and Kansas City—the episode 5 release time is 2 am CDT.
And over on the East Coast—in places such as New York, Toronto, and Washington DC—The Rings of Power season 2 episode 5 will premiere at 3 am EDT on September 12.
The Rings of Power season 2 episode 5 release time in the UK and Ireland
For those on the British Isles—be it England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland—The Rings of Power season 2 episode 5 arrives at 8 am BST local time on Thursday, September 12 on Prime Video.
The Rings of Power season 2 episode 5 release time in France, Germany, Spain, Norway, Sweden and the rest of Europe
In Portugal, episode 5 debuts at 8 am WEST local time on Thursday, September 12 on Prime Video.
The fifth episode will be available at 9 am CEST on September 12 in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Netherlands, Serbia, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Belgium, Spain, Czechia, Germany, Italy and France.
In Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Romania and Türkiye, episode 5 of The Rings of Power season 2 drops at 10 am EEST on September 12.
What time is episode 5 out in Nigeria and South Africa?
In Nigeria, episode 5 is out at 8 am WAT on Thursday, September 12.
The Rings of Power fans in South Africa can start watching the fifth episode at 9 am SAST local time on September 12.
And if you’re on the East Coast—in the likes of Kenya and Ethiopia—episode 5 will be available at 10 am EAT on September 12.
The Rings of Power season 2 episode 5 release time in the Middle East
The fifth episode of The Rings of Power season 2 will be available at 10 am local time on Thursday, September 12 in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia.
For those in Oman and the UAE, episode 5 drops at 11 am local time on September 12 on Prime Video.
The Rings of Power season 2 episode 5 release time in India and Pakistan
The fifth episode of The Rings of Power season 2 premieres at 12 pm noon PKT on September 12 in Pakistan.
In India and Sri Lanka, episode 5 will drop at 12:30 pm IST on Thursday, September 12 on Prime Video.
The Rings of Power season 2 episode 5 release time in Australia
If you live on the Australian West Coast—in Perth or elsewhere—the new The Rings of Power episode drops at 3 pm AWST on September 12 on Prime Video.
For Australia’s Central time zone—in cities such as Adelaide—the release time is 4:30 pm ACST.
That leaves the East Coast—in the likes of Melbourne and Sydney—where The Rings of Power season 2 episode 5 arrives at 5 pm AEST on September 12.
What time is episode 5 out in New Zealand?
For most Kiwis, the fifth episode of the second season of The Rings of Power will premiere at 7 pm NZST local time on September 12 on Prime Video.
Unless you live on the Chatham Islands, then the release time is 7:45 pm CHAST.
Everywhere else
What about the rest of the world? If your region hasn’t been covered, please leave a comment below and I’ll make sure to update this piece with the answer.
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