Ring of Power Thread

[Rich]

I have to say I'm really liking that they're introducing characters that aren't mentioned at this part of the story but not actually messing up the lore.

I have strong suspicions who the evil elf is and if I'm right, I love it.

 

[Rich]

Well I thought the Stranger was Bombadil but that "not all who wander are lost" song does strongly point to it being Gandalf, can't lie.

Gonna stick with Bombadil though.

 

[Ohio]

This show has become really good.

And now I need to know the lore/history between Galadriel and

Spoiler

Sauron

. Anyone got any good sources for that?

 

[The Human Q-Tip]

This show has become really good.

And now I need to know the lore/history between Galadriel and

Spoiler

Sauron

. Anyone got any good sources for that?

If what I read is accurate, then the writers made it all up out of thin air. In Tolkien's Middle Earth, she was happily married, with a not-dead husband and daughter (Elrond's wife, actually) when she/they first encountered

Spoiler

Sauron in disguise.

While he fooled a lot of other elves at first, she was suspicious right from the start and never trusted him.

So I suppose next season, they might decide to have

Spoiler

Sauron

engage in a torrid love affair with Gandalf to salve his broken heart. I mean...why not?

 

[Ohio]

If what I read is accurate, then the writers made it all up out of thin air. In Tolkien's Middle Earth, she was happily married, with a not-dead husband and daughter (Elrond's wife, actually) when she/they first encountered

Spoiler

Sauron in disguise.

While he fooled a lot of other elves at first, she was suspicious right from the start and never trusted him.

So I suppose next season, they might decide to have

Spoiler

Sauron

engage in a torrid love affair with Gandalf to salve his broken heart. I mean...why not?

There's bold and then there's reckless haha.

With that said, I can certainly understand and appreciate why purists hate this show.

It's a shame the first couple episodes were as bad as they were.

 

[Adam]

I really enjoyed this. Thought the reveal was great in the final episode and can't wait for season 2. I'm a moderate Tolkien guy so I think the show is aimed at my level of familiarity