Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series returns next month and is gearing up for a big fantasy battle. The second season of The Rings of Power wants to change both its tone and its scale. After the battle episode in season 1 was very well received, the new season will see a war unfold like never before.
Weeks of fighting in season 2 of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series
Over a year ago, leaked images revealed the scene of a massive battle and the two showrunners Patrick McKay and John D. Payne hinted to THR that “huge, two-episode long battle” It is now almost certain that this is the Battle for Eregion the attack on the elven city where the first three Rings of Power were forged in Season 1.
Empire has now learned in advance to what extent the battle action will grow in season 2 of the Lord of the Rings series. McKay revealed the new images, which include a desperate fighting Elrond (Robert Aramayo) show:
We love a good battle. The plan for Season 2 was to do something bigger on a much larger scale. Something that would happen not just overnight, but takes place over several days, weeks, months and episodes.
Director Charlotte Brändström, who directed two episodes in season 1, added about the episodes she shot:
[Diese Schlacht wird] ten times larger [als die in Staffel 1]. It really is a battle of darkness against light – with some very dark and violent moments.
The promise that Season 2 of The Rings of Power will be much darker has been repeated over the past few months. The new images of Breaking Bad-inspired trolls and horror creatures skipped by Peter Jackson do the rest to reinforce this impression. Since the new episodes are dedicated to Sauron’s rise to power, the “Season of Villains” apparently wants to live up to its unofficial title in the most combative way possible.
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