Additionally, Rings of Power had Elrond - Galadriel's future son-in-law - kiss her passionately, albeit as a diversion. But the pairing in Middle-earth: Shadow of War makes these flirtations ...

In the latest episode of The Rings of Power season 2, two major characters kiss – and the moment is a little stranger than it might appear, once you take the works of J.R.R. Tolkien into account.