Rings of Power: You Won't Understand Season 2 If You Don't Have These Plots in Mind

“The Rings of Power&amp ;nbsp;: you won't understand anything about season 2 if you don't have these plots in mind”

Season 2 ;from the “Lord of the Rings” spin-off series is released this Thursday, August 29 on Prime Video. But do you remember the last episodes well??

The Rings of Power is back. The prequel series to Lord of the Rings is back for a season 2. This Thursday, August 29, three episodes are put online for subscribers to the streaming platform. Thereafter, one episode will be broadcast each week, until the scheduled finale for October 3rd. But the series released two years ago is rich in characters and plot. You don't have all the elements in mind ? We recap all the plots to know before launching season 2.

During season 1 of the Rings of Power, at the Elves, Elrond has made a deal with his old dwarven friend Prince Durin to allow Middle-earth to stock up on mithril, a mineral with mysterious qualities. The smith Celebrimbor can then use it to forge rings of power, with the aim of defending himself and preventing the decline of the elves. Only three rings have been created at the end of season 1.

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On her side, Galadriel allows Halbrand, a shipwreck survivor who has become his traveling companion, to be cared for in the elven realm. But when he takes an interest in Celebrimbor's work, Galadriel begins to have doubts about her friend. She then discovers that Halbrand is not an ally, but an enemy: he is Sauron, disguised as in human. She then understands that she has allowed him, without knowing it, to take power. Sauron, from now on, goes to Mordor.

On the side of the kingdom of the Dwarves, King Durin withdraws his son, Prince Durin, his right to inherit the throne upon learning that he has negotiated with the elves behind his back. He still retains the trust of his wife, Disa, who still hopes to rule the mountain kingdom by his side.

One of the major events of Rings of PowerSeason 1 was the invasion of the Southlands by the Orcs. Led by Adar, they also triggered a volcano eruption that completely devastated the Southlands, transforming it into a place where they could thrive as it was deprived of of sunlight, a place now known as Mordor. The survivors of the Southern Lands (Bronwyn, her son Theo, and Arondir) are now refugees. The inhabitants of Numenor, they failed to save the Southlanders. Elendil believes his son, Isildur, died in the volcanic eruption that gave birth to Mordor. The legendary queen, Miriel, has been blinded and weakened by her political rival, Pharazon.

There is another people that we followed during the first season of Rings of Power, The Piévelus, who saved an amnesiac man with mysterious powers known as the Stranger. While Sadoc did not survive the confrontation with three black magicians, Nori decides to leave his community and head towards the eastern lands of Rheinland with the Stranger, to discover his true identity. We then discover that the latter is an Itsar, a sorcerer.

The first three episodes of the second season of the series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was released on Thursday August 29, 2024. The producers of the series have indeed taken the time to offer a sequel that lives up to the first season, released two years ago. An episode is broadcast every week on Thursdays, until the finale scheduled for October 3.

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The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power series is set in the heart of the Second Age of Middle-earth, a time when the famous Rings of Power were forged, before the events of The Lord of the Rings books and films. The plot takes place in several locations, including the Elven kingdoms of Lindon and Eregion, Khazad-dûm the Dwarven Realm, the Southern Lands, and the legendary island of Númenor.

Since the start of the Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power series, viewers have had plenty of theories about the identity of “The Stranger” played by Daniel Weyman. Episode 8 confirms that the character is none other than an Istar, a magician, which could potentially make him the interpreter of Gandalf millennia before the Lord of the Rings trilogy. However, fans wonder about the relevance of this choice and the writers themselves did not want to confirm this theory. The identity of The Stranger and the potential presence of Gandalf in The Rings of Power is therefore more than ever in question for the rest of the series! Perhaps we will learn more when season 2 airs ?

• Morfydd Clark: Galadriel
• Charlie Vickers: Halbrand/Sauron
• Robert A ramayo: Elrond
• Owain Arthur: Prince Durin
• Charles Edward: Celebrimbor
• Peter Mullan: King Durin
• Daniel Weyman: The Stranger
• Joseph Mawle: Adar (season 1)
• Sam Hazeldine: Adar (season 2)
• Markelly Kavenagh: Nori
• Megan Richards: Poppy
• Sadoc: Sir Lenny Henry
• Nazanin Boniadi: Bronwyn
• Tyroe Muhafidin: Theo
• Ismael Cruz Cordova: Arondir
•  Benjamin Walker : Gil-Galad
• Cynthia Addai-Robinson: Queen Miriel
• Trystan Gravelle: Pharazôn

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&Thanks to a video published on social networks, Amazon Prime Video has lifted the veil on the creative team working on the series adapting the universe of the Lord of the Rings. Director Juan Antonio Bayona (Jurassic World 2) has shot the first two episodes. He has also chosen to work with the same executive producer as for his previous films, Belén Atienza. Bruce Richmond, producer of Game of Thrones, Westworld and The Leftovers will also be executive producer of the series, as will Gene Kelly, (Boardwalk Empire,  Westworld) as Lyndsey Weber (Star Trek Without Limits, 10 Cloverfield Lane). 

Responsible for adapting the original signed material. J.R.R. Tolkien : J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay  will be surrounded by a team of experienced screenwriters  ;eacute;s. Among them, we find authors who have worked on on Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, 13 Reasons Why, Game of Thrones, The Sopranos or Stranger Things< /em>.  Among the creative teams that will have the heavy task of setting up the universe of the Lord of the Rings, we find the costume designer Kate Hawley (Suicide Squad, Crimson Peak), Oscar-winning production designer Rick Heinrichs (Sleepy Hollow, Star Wars 8), Oscar-winning special effects supervisor Jason Smith (Avengers 1, Super 8, The Revenant). Finally, let us note the presence in the credits of John Howe, who notably illustrated numerous editions of the Lord of the Rings books and worked ; as a concept artist on Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The first season of the series The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power was filmed between New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It must be said that New Zealand ;lande had already been the setting for Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. The series was therefore part of this tradition of using the south-east Pacific country as a backdrop. Season 2 began filming in the UK in late 2022 and is also expected to see sequences filmed in New Zealand.