Does the Halbrand/Sauron Twist really make sense? ScreenRant's Rings of Power Podcast is heavy

The biggest twist The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power It didn't disappoint in terms of turning the whole story on its head, confirming that Sauron had fooled everyone in the guise of Halbrand. But as fans looked more closely at the story and tried to fit Sauron's new timeline into the Tolkien canon, the question divided many viewers: Does the Halbrand/Sauron twist really work? And ScreenRant The Rings of Power Podcast he has a lot of ideas about what it offers, what it changes, and what it promises for the future of the show.

Where did Galadriel spend her first season Rings of Power Audiences who wondered if Sauron was still alive benefited from knowing the answer. What they didn't know was the disguise Sauron wore in the first part of the story. The mystery was revealed in spectacular fashion as Halbrand, King of the Southlands, confessed to being Sauron and lent it to Galadriel to restore her in the season one finale. And immediately, detractors called out “plot gaps” and flawed logic, citing Tolkien's own writing or a broken timeline.

But does the twist work perfectly? Does it fit into existing Tolkien lore? And most importantly, why was Sauron on that boat at all? These answers were found in the last episode of the show The Rings of Power Podcast: “Halbrand is Sauron: Does the twist make sense or is it a plot hole?” installed below:

Hosts Andrew Dyce and Stephen Colbert take an in-depth look at the existing lore, ideas and potential stories that JRR Tolkien sketched or discussed during his lifetime. Rings of power writers have a place to fill their fiction. But one question remains unanswered about Sauron's story: How did Halbrand end up on that raft with Galadriel? Does the story really make sense? What missing pieces will the show hopefully answer?

Sauron was killed long before many viewers thought

When the show begins, the site of Sauron's death has been abandoned for centuries

Viewers are sure to have their issues with any storyline Rings of Powerwhether based on its merits or how the tale contributes to existing Tolkien lore. But one of the biggest pieces of Sauron's puzzle is easy to misunderstand at first glance. Especially when the show's opening story suggests that Galadriel and her Elves are anywhere close to “pursuing” Sauron or reversing the steps in his master plan. When Adar finally claims to have killed Sauron himself, the audience may not fully grasp what is revealed.

Since both Sauron and Adar only describe the events immediately following their master's defeat, It is possible that Sauron's death occurred years, months, or even days or weeks after the fall of Morgoth.. Assuming the northern fortress where Sauron gathered the surviving orcs was the scene of the crime, the area had been completely abandoned for centuries before Galadriel found it. But what was Sauron doing all this time? This is a question that Tolkien fails to allude to, let alone fully describe.

How did Sauron spend the 1000 years before the raft?

How Sauron ended up on the boat and raft remains a story for the show

As Tolkien fans know, Rings of Power's events cover the events of the Second Age, spanning the millennium between the defeat of Morgoth and the defeat of Sauron himself (the One Ring is cut from his hand). While the main events of Sauron's journey in the Second Age are known and sure to be covered in the series, the intervening centuries are wide open for the writers to fill. Tolkien defined what Sauron did. But he didn't say that those were the only things the Dark Lord raised.

To those viewers who see Sauron's presence on the raft (or earlier shipwreck) as too much of a coincidence and therefore part of his plan, we regret to say that clairvoyance or foresight is not one of Sauron's gifts. . If it really was a coincidence or a coincidence, then so be it The audience should care less about how he crossed paths with Galadriel and focus on how Sauron spent the previous centuries after his death at the hands of Adar..

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