While “The Rings of Power” Season 2 is certainly happening — Amazon renewed the series for a second season and the showrunners have planned out five seasons total, according to IndieWire — fans won't see it come to screen anytime soon.
The Lord of the Rings fans raise your goblets in celebration, because the television series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will be coming back for a second season. As we're sure you already know, this fantasy series is based on The Lord of the Rings novels and its appendices by J.R.R. Tolkien.
When will season 2 of Rings of Power come out? Five seasons are planned in total, with season 2 expected sooner rather than later—possibly even in 2023. As Salke revealed, the sophomore chapter is already in production. “We're going to get that out into the world as soon as we can,” she told Variety.
The vast majority of people who started watching this show quit despite all the money and production values. Some attrition is to be expected, of course. Casual viewers who may not be that interested in fantasy or Tolkien might be drawn in for an episode or two.
However, a portion of the fan base approached The Rings of Power with a more negative attitude. Most of the skeptical viewers were upset that the series was reportedly playing fast and loose with J.R.R. Tolkien's lore.
Portrayal of Galadriel in The Rings of Power is divisive among the fandom. Her character is criticized for many different reasons, from her self-righteousness and abrasive personality, to her inability to detect the very evil she is hunting right under her nose.
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Why are people upset about The Rings of Power? Tolkien fans whose imagined version of Middle-earth puts white people front and center have taken issue with the show's casting. They claim The Rings of Power is doing a disservice to the books, which Tolkien based on ancient European civilizations.
In one of the scenes that didn't make the final cut of the film, Gandalf pursues Sauron to the Sea of Rhun, a vast desert wasteland. The fact that this is exactly where Nori and the stranger are heading suggests even further that he is Gandalf.
As soon as the Mystics realize the Stranger isn't Sauron, they label him an "Istar." With this label, and several other hints throughout the episode and the season, The Rings of Power has all but confirmed that the Stranger is everyone's favorite wizard: Gandalf the Grey.
Will there be a Rings of Power season 2? Yes there will, and more besides. When Amazon bought the television rights to Tolkien's works in 2017, it made a five-season production commitment worth at least $1bn.
In a July interview with Screenrant during San Diego Comic-Con, actor Daniel Weyman had the following to say about his time as the Stranger. "They were pretty clear at the beginning that what they were bringing me was a character who had, at his core, a really deep and primal purpose.
Gandalf was one of the Maiar, a race of beings who assisted in the original creation of Arda (the location of Middle-Earth) and he was incredibly powerful. Originally Gandalf served as a divine emissary for the gods of creation, the Valar, and was tasked with defeating Sauron.
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The closest approximation of Gandalf's physical age is 24,000 years old according to Gandalf himself. Yet various dates of key events in other Tolkien texts show that Gandalf has actually only walked in his physical form for just over two thousand years.
While the upcoming TV series does have the chance to bring several beloved Tolkien stories to life on-screen, none of them include Gandalf. That's because The Rings of Power will be set primarily in the Second Age of Middle-earth, and Gandalf doesn't come to the land until its Third Age.
Legolas was portrayed by Orlando Bloom. In the "official movie guide" for The Lord of the Rings, a birthdate for Legolas is set to 87 of the Third Age. This would make him 2931 years old at the time of the War of the Ring.
In the concluding film, The Return of the King (2003), the final wearers of the Three Rings—Gandalf (Ian McKellen), Elrond (Hugo Weaving), and Galadriel, appear openly at the Grey Havens wearing the Three, with Galadriel proclaiming the end of its power and the beginning of the Dominion of Men.
The predominant theory about The Rings of Powers' white-hooded figures is that they are part of the Cult of Melkor sent to the area by Sauron. Melkor is one of Morgoth's monikers — the villain vanquished in the war in the First Age of Middle-earth and Sauron's mentor. The Cult has a large presence in the Second Age.
I think there are other actors of color who are doing a superb job, but there are four in particular in The Rings of Power who have been objected to. I think most of the objections have been against Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova), who is the Black elf. He's one of the immortal elves of Tolkien's legendarium.
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Some also praised the writing for both the dialog as well as the plot. There were many stories, such as Durin IV's, that were incredibly compelling and well put together. For many critics, it had more than enough good to look past its flaws and consider it a success.
Vilya, the Ring of Air
It is regarded as the most powerful of the three rings, although its powers are not specified. As it comes into Elrond's possession, though, it greatly enhances his abilities as a healer. Like Narya, Vilya was also sent by Celebrimbor to Gil-galad before the sacking of Eregion by Sauron.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, viewership for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power may reflect the critiques, with only 37 percent of viewers finishing the series domestically.