Warning! This article contains spoilers for The Rings of Power season 2!
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power may tell a different story, but there are still very clear influences from Tolkien The Lord of the Rings. The Prime Video series is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before Frodo set off from the Shire with the One Ring. Again, this is where the Hobbit's adventures took place, and the juxtaposition of characters allowed for many familiar scenes and events. In some ways, Rings of power Season 2 repeats only the best parts The Lord of the Rings.
Rings of power Season 1 spent eight episodes introducing viewers to the Second Age. A common complaint about the debut installment is that it's cheesy The Lord of the Ringsthis is completely valid. However, all this slow exposure is out of the way, Rings of power 2 seasons are free. It's great Lots of lovely features and dynamics thrown into the mix that make the Prime Video series finally feel like it's set in Tolkien's world.
8 The Strange and Dark Wizard Replay The Lord of the Rings Gandalf and Saruman Speaker
This Wizard is Familiar with Dynamics
Get inside Rings of Power Season 2 follows Rhun in search of answers about his role in The Strange Middle-earth. In Part 4, he encounters Tom Bombadil, who states that he will train Istar in magic to face Sauron and the Dark Wizard, who are not allowed to join forces. There's still a lot to learn here, including the true identities of the Strange and the Dark Wizard. However, how is it built? feels like another Istari relationship The Lord of the Rings.
The idea of the stranger preventing this evil wizard from joining Sauron, regardless of his true identity, echoes the dynamic of Gandalf and Saruman in The Lord of the Rings.
It has been heavily hinted that the Stranger is Gandalf, and there are some hints that the Dark Wizard who runs a cult in Rhun is one of the Blue Wizards sent to Middle-earth in the Second Age. However, the idea of the Stranger preventing this evil wizard from joining Sauron is a repeat of the dynamic of Gandalf and Saruman. The Lord of the Rings– regardless of their true identity.
7 Poppy following Nori makes her more like Sam Gamgee
Nori and Poppy are the New Frodo and Sam
Prime Video's decision to show the halflings in the Second Age was controversial, as Tolkien had not talked much about the Hobbit ancestors during this period of Middle-earth history. However, it has really started to pay off Rings of power season 2. Nori's relationship with the Stranger is one of the emotional high points of the series and The generic nature of Hobbits makes the Second Age feel more connected The Lord of the Rings.
An important way Rings of power Season 2 made this happen through Poppy following Nori and the Stranger in Rhûn, despite initially being held back. This loyalty is mind-blowing The Lord of the RingsDespite his initial fears and reservations, Sam stuck by Frodo through thick and thin. since this kind of love is at the heart of Tolkien's workPoppy and Nori's relationship took a big turn Rings of power.
6 The Rings Of Power Season 2 Adapts The Fellowship Of The Ring Willow Scene
Tom Bombadil rescues another soul from the naughty tree
When Stranger Tom finds Bombadil's house Rings of power In season 2, episode 4, he quickly spots a tree whose branch looks perfect for a wizard's staff. But when the Stranger tries to tear it away, the tree's trunk begins to wrap around him until it completely surrounds him. As escape seemed hopeless, Tom Bombadil entered and cheerfully encouraged the tree to release Istar. Although this has little to do with the plot of season 2, it does have an important connection The Lord of the Rings here.
Stranger's situation Almost identical to what Frodo, Merry, Pippin and Sam face The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring book. Shortly after leaving the Lion, the Hobbits passed through the Old Forest and became absorbed in the giant roots of a tree called the Old Willow. Like the stranger, they were saved by Tom Bombadil.
5 The Rings Of Power Season 2 Includes The Barrow-Wights Friendship Of The Ring
The Kurgan-Wights of The Fellowship of the Ring Are Back
Rings of power In season 2, Galadriel, Elrond and their team of elite elves found themselves unable to continue on their way to Eregion. Instead, they were forced to go into the forest, where they came across ancient tombs being cleaned. One of the Elvish companies identified it as the Burrows, where the Humans once buried their kings and nobles. This is familiar ground to fans The Lord of the Rings books. Of course, the same is true for monsters emerging from graves.
The Barrow-wights were left out of Peter Jackson The Lord of the Rings trilogy, but they were the fearsome monsters remembered in Tolkien The Fellowship of the Ring book. As with Old Willow, the Hobbits were saved by Tom Bombadil, whose singing drove the beasts away. The fact is Rings of power As Rory Kinnear's Bombadil makes his Rhun debut, the Elves face off against the Kurgan-Wights.
4 Elrond Recreates LOTR's One Ring Dilemma Not Trusting Elven Rings
The Dilemma of the Ring is a Tale as Old as Time
Little attention has been paid to the Three Elven Rings The Lord of the RingsThe clothes worn by Elrond, Galadriel and Gandalf. However, Rings of power He began to delve into the spiritually complex process that may have been the elves' original use of these rings. Elrond in particular fears their influence and is definitive Rings of power In season 2, Galadriel's Ring of Power is under Sauron's influence. The big question seems to be, “Can something affected by evil be used for good?”
It is the same question that dominates the Council of Elrond The Lord of the Rings. Boromir wanted to use Sauron's One Ring to change the state of Mordor, thus using the villain's own weapon against him. However, it was rightly determined that this would not be possible, as any action with the Ring would be as bad as the object itself. Of course, this won't be the end for the Three Elven Rings, as even Elrond is doomed to carry one of them. still, Rings of power He repeated the main theme of the movie Lord of the Rings.
3 Bronwyn's Death Reprises the Old LOTR Elf and Human Romance Dilemma
Death Is Always An Issue In These Romances
Although Rings of Power Season 1 was largely devoted to creating Prime Video's version of Second Age, with some details being direct repeats of The. The Lord of the Rings. An example of this is Bronwyn and Arondir's human-elf romance. Such connections are common in all of Tolkien's works The Lord of the RingsAragorn and Arwen are the most familiar. However, while these two have a happy ending, the trilogy presents a painful dilemma regarding this dynamic.
It was a price that Aragorn and Arwen were too afraid to pay in The Lord of the Rings, and one that was paid several times in Tolkien's legendary work.
In Rings of power It was revealed in season 2 Bronwyn didn't survive her season 1 injury. Arondir explains that it is difficult for humans to overcome the poison of Orc arrows, and Bronwyn is ultimately defeated. If he had the tenacity of an elf, things might have turned out differently. It was a price Aragorn and Arwen were afraid to pay The Lord of the Rings and one that is paid off several times in Tolkien's legends.
2 Tom Bombadil's debut recaps LOTR's interactions with the Hobbits
Tom Bombadil Is The Same Even A Thousand Years Ago
Bombadil saved the Stranger from the “Old Willow” version of Rhun, the character's debut wasn't the only way he could recur. The Lord of the Rings. So much for bringing the stranger home and helping him freshen up Bombadil's words and actions were a direct replay of his first interactions with the Hobbits. In fact, almost everything that happens in this sequence is an easter egg to Bombadil's time with the Hobbits. The Lord of the Rings.
The true nature of Tom Bombadil in Tolkien's works is unknown
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implying that his role is to raise the Istiris in Middle-earth.
When the stranger asked what Tom Bombadil was, the mysterious being said:You still don't know my name? That's the only answer.” This is exactly what Frodo said when asked the same question. Also, Bombadil can be heard singing all his songs. Rings of power written by Tolkien for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring book. Even the female voice the Stranger hears from the bathroom comes straight from Tolkien's books, as it is Goldberry, the river spirit and Tom Bombadil's wife.
1 Captured by Ents, Theo relives Merry and Pippin's Fanghorn Forest experience
The Ents Are Back (and Taking More Prisoners)
After helping to warm up Rings of Power Season 2, Theo mysteriously disappears, apparently possessed by some monstrous monster. Arondir and Isildur followed the boy and eventually found that it wasn't a wolf that caught him – it was a couple of Ents. These tree herders wanted to arrest anyone they found in the forest to prevent them from continuing to harm the trees. Of course, this also reminded me of a similar moment The Lord of the Rings.
Like Theo, Merry and Pippi were taken in by the Ents Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Similarly, Treebeard thought these hobbits were members of the Orc clans that were destroying the forests. After realizing that this was not the case (and encountering Gandalf the White), he summoned the Entmoot to help lay siege to Orthank in Isengard. As the Ents enter Rings of power You didn't join the fight against Adar and his orcs, maybe Prime Video can model itself further. Lord of the Rings in the future.