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Galadriel is searching for Sauron, whom she believes is still hiding and plotting. Her entire plot is about everyone telling her the threat is gone but she (and
by tshaddox 4y ago
Galadriel is searching for Sauron, whom she believes is still hiding and plotting. Her entire plot is about everyone telling her the threat is gone but she (and the viewers) clearly see that’s not the case.
Elrond is trying to recruit the dwarves to help build the forge to create the rings.
The comet guy I’ll grant you is the show’s one mystery, granted, but I have a feeling he’s going to have something to do with the reemergence of Sauron and the creation of the rings.
- adastra22 4y agoOr he is Gandalf.
- Tagbert 4y agoThat would be my guess
- adastra22 4y agoBreaks continuity with the official timeline, as Gandalf doesn't come to middle earth until thousands of years later. But with the hints they dropped (e.g. the names he mutters and the speaking to insects), I don't see who else it could be. And bringing Gandalf in early for this series would be a good change imho. It would balance out the cast of characters and be an interesting plot development.
- midoridensha 4y agoMaybe it's Radagast the Brown. He always had a way with animals.
- Tagbert 4y agoMaybe but Gandalf spoke to moths. I just can’t see them with a narrative that prioritizes Radagast over Gandalf.
- midoridensha 4y agoProbably not, I was being glib. Perhaps it's Saruman... it would be interesting to see some backstory on him.
- adastra22 4y agoOnly in the PJ films. But yeah I just can't see them using Radagast over Gandalf.
- cygx 4y agoPer Tolkien's later writing, the blue wizards arrived during the 2nd age to oppose Sauron in the East, but as far as I know they aren't mentioned directly in the material Amazon has the rights to. Having that role filled by Gandalf might be an acceptable compromise...
- tshaddox 4y agoThat’s pretty clearly what they want people to think, so it’s either that or a big twist.
- adastra22 4y agoFireflys dying is a bit ominous though.
- tshaddox 4y agoYeah, I interpreted most of the symbolism as being pretty ominous too. I know Gandalf is something of a fire wizard, but crashing to earth in a red comet as signs of evil are popping up everywhere? Controlling and then killing a bunch of fireflies?
- adastra22 4y agoHis fire power comes from his great ring, but it’s not a stretch for the writers to say he had some nascent fire powers which the later ring just enhanced. They are already breaking from canon if this is Gandalf. The death of the fireflies could be an accident. He doesn’t control his power well yet. I don’t want to over analyze though as they are obviously trying to be ambiguous for suspense.