Brad, B.A., is a freelance writer in South Florida. His published works can be read on Game Rant, Comic Book Resources, Sportskeeda, SmartScreens, and TheGamer. You'll find him playing video games, ...

From the moment he arrived on Middle-earth, all signs pointed to The Stranger secretly being Gandalf. And that’s exactly who he is. The same has been true of the Dark Wizard and Saruman since he made ...

Since 2019, she has been a film and television critic, lending sharp cultural context and relentless fangirl enthusiasm to everything from the MCU and Indian cinema to The Rings of Power, Bridgerton, ...

Why Could the Stranger Be Saruman? Ultimately, we don’t know who the Stranger is, aside from being an Istar, or a wizard. Five wizards came to Middle-earth, so the Stranger could be any of them. When ...

Makuochi Echebiri is a News Writer for Collider. He has been interested in creative writing from as far back as high school, and he would consume pretty much anything that’s film or TV. However, his ...

A fan theory connects Gandalf to a group whose origins were not fully explained either in Peter Jackson's films or J. R. R. Tolkien's novels.

The Rings of Power‘s second season is already teasing the Stranger’s true identity. Considering Daniel Weyman’s tall, unkempt magical mystery man wanders around in rags with halflings after arriving ...

It's not often that showrunners completely dismiss fan theories out of hand. After all, half the fun in watching a new series week to week is the theorycraft and speculation behind each scene and line ...

Gandalf the Grey seemingly met his end while dueling the Balrog in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, but he ...

The Rings of Power‘s season two finale saw the return of Ciarán Hinds’ Dark Wizard. His goals and allegiances turned out to be different than we thought, but in an episode that confirmed The Stranger ...