The Rings of Power

[EugeneLesnov]

All I hope for is this "Fallen from stars man" is not Gendalf.
That would explain his special relationship with the hobbits, but lol (I mean, lore) haha..

[Nick]

Originally Posted by EugeneLesnov

All I hope for is this "Fallen from stars man" is not Gendalf.
That would explain his special relationship with the hobbits, but lol (I mean, lore) haha..

I'm kind of assuming it is.

[debo]

I think the man from the stars is Sauron. His magic killed the fireflies, and his lava vibes seem appropriate for a servant of Aulë.

Either that, or he's someone new. I don't think it's Gandalf.

[Pete Mack]

Yep. In the original text, the fall from heaven lasts nine (?) days and all of Book 1.

Originally Posted by debo

I think the man from the stars is Sauron. His magic killed the fireflies, and his lava vibes seem appropriate for a servant of Aulë.

Either that, or he's someone new. I don't think it's Gandalf.

[Nick]

Originally Posted by Pete Mack

Yep. In the original text, the fall from heaven lasts nine (?) days and all of Book 1.

Which text is that?

[Pete Mack]

Paradise Lost, Milton

[fph]

Wouldn't that conflict with the Tolkien canon if the Fallen Man were Gandalf? Not a Tolkien expert myself, just asking.

[Nick]

Originally Posted by fph

Wouldn't that conflict with the Tolkien canon if the Fallen Man were Gandalf? Not a Tolkien expert myself, just asking.

Well yes, he's not meant to arrive until the third age. But then they seem to be having the rings of power being forged in Ar Pharazon's time, which is about 1700 years too late, so sticking to the timeline clearly isn't a priority.

[tangar]

My comrade, fan of black speech - Un4givenOrc wrote:

"I've started collecting Neo-Black Speech from Amazon's "The Rings of Power" show. However, without translations yet. I'm afraid they will be published after closing the show, or at least the 1st season. Currently the list is posted on my closed forum."

http://blackspeech.ru/board/viewtopic.php?id=194

[debo]

-- Spoilers --

I like what they did with Adar. The idea that the initial mockeries of the firstborn were closer to Elf than to Orc is kinda neat. When I initially saw his elf-ears, I thought he might be a Maeglin-ish character, but not so much.

I didn't feel great about Dark Evil Sword being a key to a volcanic mouse-trap, but it looked cool nonetheless.

This most recent episode was a lot more watchable for me because it stuck to one of the plot arcs. It's harder for me to stay engaged in the episodes where they jump around between the groups.