Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series hides dark plot twist in new video

Amazons Lord of the Rings series hides dark plot twist

Amazon’s massive fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is fast approaching. In two months, on September 2, 2022, it starts with Prime. But concrete information about the official action is rare. A new short promo video now gives one crucial hintthat not everything will be as it seems.

What Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Series Says in New Video (Disguised)

The 15-second TV spot for Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series doesn’t add any new images to the first teaser trailer. We see again the handout of the new hobbits, the combative Elf Arondir, Galadriel on horseback, Elf King Gil-galad and a port city, presumably in Númenor, which the trailer analysis brought us closer to. However, they are crucial Words accompanying the video:

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Nothing is evil in the beginning… – Nothing is evil from the start

In the simple sentence one slumbers hidden message: If nothing or nobody is born evil, then in Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series we can expect the An (unexpected) character turns evil. While Tolkien’s world is complex, his characters have always been either heroes or villains. Is this principle broken now? Who might be meant by this statement?

Who is the defector to “evil” in Amazon’s new Lord of the Rings video?

Who is meant by this ominous hint can be determined by taking a look at the great Lord of the Rings series cast assumptions lead into the field. We consider the following six to be promising:

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  • That Island kingdom of Númenor plays a central role in Amazon’s The Rings of Power. However, when the people around Ar-Pharazôn there became greedy for power (aka evil?) and turned against the elves, a devastating catastrophe ensued.
  • With Tolkien is Sauron, which could become the basis of the entire Lord of the Rings story arc for all 5 seasons, a servant of evil (namely Morgoth/Melkor) from the start. Could the series want to gain new (i.e. initially good) facets from him as the beautiful shapeshifter Annatar?
  • The spell may also allude to the mysterious figure of the Meteor Man (Daniel Weyman) to become the biggest mystery of Amazon’s series. His morals are still unclear.
  • Main villain of season 1 The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power should be the corrupted Elf Adar (Joseph Mawle) – maybe this is simply alluding to the novelty of an evil elf?
  • Conversely, we will orcs get to know better. Is it possible that the fantasy series shows us “good orcs” who later fall victim to evil?
  • Most intriguingly, the theory that has been circulating recently is that the new human protagonist half border (Charlie Vickers) is a human king who later through a ring to Saurons ringwraith (maybe even the Witch King leader). Following him from his (good) beginnings into the darkness of the Nazgûl would certainly be exciting.
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