Warning: SPOILERS lie ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2!Galadriel and Sauron's ties finally came to an end in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2. The final season of JRR Tolkien's prequel show followed Morfydd Clark's Elf who, after having created the titular rings with Celebrimbor, has visions of the forger's death and the subsequent fall of Eregion, leading her to run across Earth -mean in hopes of saving him from the Uruk. Charlie Vickers' Sauron, on the other hand, infiltrated Eregion initially in his Halbrand form before transforming into Annatar, manipulating Celebrimbor into making more rings.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power The Season 2 finale saw several conflicts come to a head as Adar and Uruk successfully invade Eregion, while Galadriel attempts to flee with the Nine Rings of Men from Sauron, who killed Celebrimbor. Successfully posing as a key figure of Uruk, Sauron kills Adar and has a climactic final fight with Galadriel, failing to convince her to join his side and leaves with the Nine Rings after she jumps off a cliff to escape him. Having narrowly survived death, Galadriel and the other Elves settled in the valley that would later become Rivendell.
Alongside Clark and Vickers, the ensemble Rings of Power The Season 2 cast saw the return of Elrond's Robert Aramayo, Durin IV's Owain Arthur, Isildur's Maxim Baldry, Celebrimbor's Charles Edwards, Arondir's Ismael Cruz Córdova, Disa's Sophia Nomvete, and Gil-galad's Benjamin Walker, among many others. Effectively raising the stakes for its wide roster of characters while bringing them closer to their book counterparts, Season 2 keeps the prequel series exciting and unpredictable.
As the show gears up for awards season, TelaRant interviewed Morfydd Clark and Charlie Vickers to discuss The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2, Galadriel and Sauron's epic climactic fight and what the outcome means for both of them going forward, why Elrond kissing Galadriel might not be as romantic as the audience thinks, and how Sauron feels about Uruk destroying Celebrimbor's work .
Clark was moved and surprised by Elrond and Galadriel's kiss
“…I kind of wanted the Elves to kiss each other on the mouth all the time from the beginning.”
ScreenRant: It's great to catch up with you guys again and dive deeper into this season's spoilers because, my goodness, there was so much to talk about. Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2. Morfydd, I'd like to speak to you first. One of the big surprises was seeing Galadriel and Elrond kissing. I've always looked at them as a kind of unrequited love dynamic on Elrond's part. Do you think maybe Galadriel reciprocates that feeling of affection, or do you think she's just as surprised as the audience?
Morfydd Clark: Well, I kind of wanted the elves to kiss each other on the mouth all the time from the beginning. I kind of see it as a definite show of love and admiration, but in a platonic way. And I really like that. It felt, to us, as humans, like, “[Gasps] It's romantic.” I really like the idea that elves move through the world in a very different and slightly bohemian way. But when I read it, I thought: “[Gasps] Oh.”
But I also think that this idea that romantic love is the greatest and most important form of love is not something that I necessarily consider – it's wonderful, but there are also so many different types of love, and the love that Elrond and Galadriel have at least a another, which has lasted millennia and is filled with respect, loyalty and admiration, is something that I find so beautiful.
Sauron agrees to the destruction of Celebrimbor's work for an important reason
“…as we know, there's another ring he needs to make.”
Charlie, I'll pass this on to you next. The last time we spoke, we mentioned Celebrimbor's death, and Sauron was very sad about it. We also see the Uruk destroying all of Celebrimbor's works, and since Sauron is trying to build these Rings to manipulate the world, how do you think he will view the Uruk now that they have eliminated his means of doing so?
Charlie Vickers: I think they destroyed the books, I saw it more as them destroying a lot of elven traditions and ancient scriptures and stuff. I don't think Sauron cares much about this, because although he loves Middle-earth, he hates the Elves, and I think they could be wiped off the face of the Earth as far as he's concerned. But I think him being a Maiar, everything he learned from Celebrimbor, he still has a lot of affection for, and it's there now.
I think a lot of this was crucial information that he needed because as we know, there's another ring he needs to make. And I think his work with Celebrimbor probably informed a lot about the process he needs to go through to make the next ring. But I think we saw a gradual [progression]the way this was presented is that he is putting more and more of himself into each ring as he makes them. And you would think that a lot of yourself would have to go to the next person.
Galadriel will always have”A little shadow in your heart of all the blame“Of your actions
“…I feel like it's a great new chapter…”
Morfydd, I'll come back to you, because I also loved that at the end we see the first days of Rivendell when the Elves get there, and it's a really beautiful and hopeful moment for the audience. But for Galadriel, I'm sure she's still dealing with a lot of the trauma of having fought Sauron again and losing the Nine Rings. What do you think is going through her head as they head to Rivendell? Do you think she has the same sense of hope that the audience does, or do you think she still carries some of the guilt for what we just saw?
Morfydd Clark: Yes, I think she will always carry the kind of [guilt]there will be a little shadow in her heart of all the guilt for what she did. But I think, in that decision where she decides the door is closed to Sauron, and she jumps off that cliff, she's ready to commit to care and love and hope. So I feel like it's a great new chapter where she's becoming much closer to the Lady of Light that we know, which is what will separate her from Sauron, and means that no matter how much he reaches and gropes for her, she is untouchable. I think she is very inspired by those around her in a way that she wasn't before she lost the ability to be inspired.
Sauron Will”Be more encouraged” Upon breaking ties with Galadriel
“…he is getting closer and closer to reaching his peak power.”
I see I have time for one more question, so, Charlie, I'll get back to you. We know that Sauron has recovered Uruk, in a way, so how do you think he'll go into next season now that he can't really manipulate Galadriel like he used to? Do you think he'll feel more encouraged, or do you think he'll be a little directionless, in a sense?
Charlie Vickers: I think he'll be more encouraged. I think in the sense that he's getting close, if you look at his power on a graph, he's getting closer and closer to reaching his peak power. I think we could get a form, or a version, of Sauron where he's Sauron the Terrible, like he's more externally powerful at least. Because, I don't know, Tolkien wasn't very specific about the form he took when he went to Númenor, but there's a lot of psychological stuff there, interaction between him and Pharazôn. But I think that's a little further down the road, in terms of our show. I think he's on a vendetta against the elves.
Morfydd Clark: And he hates limits, so he will continue to push them. [Chuckles]
Charlie Vickers: Yes, exactly. He's a little innovative. He's a little ahead of his time.
On The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2
In season two of The Rings of Power, Sauron returned. Driven out by Galadriel with no army or ally, the rising Dark Lord must now rely on his own cunning to rebuild his strength and oversee the creation of the Rings of Power, which will allow him to unite all the peoples of Middle-earth to his sinister will. . Building on the epic scope and ambition of the first season, the new season plunges even its most beloved and vulnerable characters into a rising tide of darkness, challenging each to find their place in a world that is increasingly on the brink of destruction. calamity. Elves and dwarves, orcs and men, wizards and Hairfeet… as friendships grow strained and kingdoms begin to fragment, the forces of goodwill fight ever more valiantly to hold on to what is most important to them. … each other.
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