This week's episode of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power finally delivered an answer to a question fans have been asking since the show premiered: where in Middle-earth is Celeborn?
In J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, it's revealed that Galadriel and Celeborn met during the First Age in the elven realm of Doriath. They are still together, ruling over Lothlórien during the events of the LOTR trilogy.
Since The Rings of Power takes place in the second age, Celeborn's absence seemed like a pretty significant alteration to the established lore, but we learned that the character does exist in this show during "The Eye." Or at least, he did!
While hiding from the Orcs on their journey across the scorched Southlands (soon to be known as Mordor), Theo asks Galadriel if she's ever lost someone. The Elven general tells the lad about her brother Finrod, but also reveals that she lost her husband when he went to war and was never heard from again.
Galadriel believes he's dead, but we can't see this series deviating that much from canon, so we'd say there's a good chance Celeborn will return at some point during the second season.
Of course, this raises another question: if he is alive, where has he been all these years? Be sure to share your theories in the comments section.