The Lord of the Rings：The Rings of Power season two

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Yet if this can feel like a series almost drunk on its budget and running time, there is still the intimate, twisted dance of Sauron and Celebrimbor (Edwards really is superb here).-Critic’s Name
Carol Midgley

When we return to the Second Age of Middle-earth, in the Season 2 premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we’re treated to a little bit of backstory—Sauron’s backstory, specifically, and it’s probably not what viewers versed in J. R. R. Tolkien’s supplemental material were expecting. The dark lord Sauron, scourge of Middle-earth, is giving a pep talk to his army of orcs when he is betrayed and seemingly slain by one of his lieutenants.

Sauron’s spirit survives, and he lingers in Middle-earth for a few thousand years until he takes on the form we all recognize, but the scene is indicative of the central issue confronting The Rings of Power. Even before it began, the show faced a nearly impossible task: How do you turn a few pages of novel appendices into compelling television with exciting plot arcs, lovable characters, and a scary villain? Two seasons in, the show still doesn’t have an answer, partly because of what I’ll call the Sauron Problem: Viewers know how the tale ends, so the series is trying to manufacture suspense by dragging out the story.-Emma Stefansky

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Executive Producer：J.D. Payne, Patrick McKay, Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, J. A. Bayona, Belén Atienza, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Bruce Richmond, Sharon Tal Yguado, Eugene Kelly
Screenwriter：Glenise Mullins, Helen Shang, Nicholas Adams
Rating：TV-14
Genre：Fantasy, Drama
Original Language：English
Release Date：Aug 29, 2024