The Rings of Power season 2, episode 7's big death was almost more gruesome but was cut for going too far: "They deemed it a bit too gory"
"In the script, it said she goes to him and he pushes her away, saying 'Leave me alone' and then Sauron's energy pushes her over the edge which is – essentially – how it comes across," Edwards says. "That was a melee, it happens – obviously he didn't mean to do it! It's a key moment."