The show provides a lot of exposition to help the audience understand all the liberties taken for the world building:
- The pilot episode "A Shadow of the Past" has a few:
- In order for the audience to understand why the pilot starts with Galadriel and other Elves randomly climbing some mountain in the middle of a blizzard, Thondir, Galadriel's second in command, questions her in the name of the audience if it's still worth to continue their quest to find Sauron's whereabouts when the enemy hasn't been seen in centuries, offering an insight about the plot of season 1.
- The Harfoots are introduced discussing about how seeing hunters in Rhovanion this early in the year is a bad omen because last time when they traveled this far, it was during a bad meteorological event called the Great Frost, which made humans to migrate aimlessly. Their worries are actually a foreshadowing for something far worse.
- Elrond and Galadriel playfully discuss about Galadriel's monikers as the Commander of the Northern Armies and Warrior of Wasterlands.
- Medhor reminds Arondir that in the both occasions an Elf and a Human fell in love, it ended only in death and tragedy, as a warning for his secret affair with Bronwyn. Later, Arondir discusses with his warden about how they have been stationed in the Southlands for 79 years.
- "Adrift":
- Disa recounts to Elrond how she and Durin fell in love.
- Durin explains to his father that he would sense if Elrond had an ulterior reason for his sudden visit in Moria after 2 decades, because they've known each other for half a century.
- "Adar":
- In a dispute with his son, Elendil casually mentions Anárion being a bad influence on Isildur, to assure the viewers he is not Adapted Out despite his complete lack of screen time.
- Sadoc keeps a speech honoring all the Harfoots who perished during migrations.
- "The Great Wave":
- Valandil taunts Isildur about the death of his mother while having a fight with his friend.
- In prison, Halbrand lists all the things Galadriel did since she arrived in Numenor, which includes acting entitled, demanding ships, insulting the Numenorians, defying the Queen's orders. He wonders how none of those things quickened her pulse. Galadriel remembers that only after demanding to talk to the King of Numenor, Miriel sent her in prison for sedition.
- The pilot episode "A Shadow of the Past" has a few:
