Anyone who thinks J.R.R. Tolkien had a black-and-white view of good vs. evil in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit has probably not understood Saruman well. The leader of the Istari (wizards) ...

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The new season of The Rings of Power opens with Sauron, though you may not know it. The first episode starts with a flashback to the beginning of the Second Age when Sauron attempts to seize power ...

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

Season 2 of The Rings of Power will feature multiple actors playing Sauron, showing his powers and motivations in a flashback setting. The biggest mystery of Season 1 was Sauron's identity, which was ...

Essentially, the issue a lot of people have with Sauron’s “One ring to rule them all” is that it doesn’t seem to follow its own rules. In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, we learn ...

From The Stranger's identity reveal to Galadriel's fight and whether Sauron and Celebrimbor were lovers, 'The Rings of Power' showrunners break down the ending and look ahead to season three. By James ...

In 1937, English author J.R.R. Tolkien penned a children’s book called “The Hobbit,” or “There and Back Again,” which ignited what would become one of the most popular franchises of all time across ...

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, ...