it fit for the orcs it was a brutal orc battle cry song. it was an orc anthem of darknessGood episode but that closing song was horrid.
it fit for the orcs it was a brutal orc battle cry song. it was an orc anthem of darknessGood episode but that closing song was horrid.
it's got all the action.So episode 7 is the one to watch?
You're obviously well-versed on all things Tolkien but I'm guessing that 99% of viewers (myself included) are only familiar with The Hobbit and the LOTR trilogy and have never delved into his other writings. Given that, I think it's somewhat understandable to have the Stranger be Gandalf in his early days, as Amazon is betting a lot on this show and he gives it some name recognition. Also, I don't recall any mention of an actual name for Ciaran Hinds' Dark Wizard, so perhaps we'll find out he's one of these blue wizards you mentioned and they're combining 2nd & 3rd Age events to flesh out the story?Spoiler regarding the Stranger:
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I’m definitely bummed that the Stranger is Gandalf versus a blue wizard. I get that it’s an adaptation for a TV series and that creative liberties can and should be taken where appropriate. But I distinctly recall that the deal that Amazon struck with the Tolkien estate is that the story of the series would faithfully follow Tolkien’s canon and not break it or deviate from it. And that where the series could be creative to fill out details and create more granular plot lines and arcs and so forth, it would be allowed to do so.
Tolkien never wrote that Gandalf, aka the Maiar named Olorin, incarnated in Middle Earth during the Second Age. He *did* however write in a letter in 1958 a revision to his earlier writing about the two blue wizards. He stated that he believed that they arrived during the Second Age rather than the Third. And he said that rather than falling into creating dark magic cults in the East and forgetting their mission, Alatar and Pallando likely played a decisive role in sufficiently thwarting Sauron’s efforts to seduce the free peoples of the East (Rhun) and South (Harad). Which essentially saved Middle Earth at that critical time!
That’s the story I wanted to see! That is per Tolkien’s writings.
I kinda don’t think we’re getting that. It’s looking like Gandalf (who per Tolkien’s canon wasn’t there in the Second Age) will play the role that Tolkien said the blues had. And the blues will be stereotypical evil wizards. Ugh. I’m very disappointed. I’ll probably be able to roll with it as I keep watching. But this is such a departure from canon that it’s actually breaking immersion for me.
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