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The Rings of Power, created by Patrick McKay and J.D.
Having enough was never the problem, Weber said.
It was the other way around: Theres a boundless sea of imagination here.
People will know a few of the big things that will happen, Payne said.
But were interested in how these characters get there along the way.
What were the small grains of sand that tipped the scales?
Its like piecing together these clues, McKay said.
I remember saying, Thats the show.
Tolkien talked about not creating Middle-earth but excavating it.
We felt like we were discovering things that were already there, Payne added.
People have heard about it in montages and flashes, but these are massive untold stories.
The Main Characters
1.Galadriel (Morfydd Clark)
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Cate Blanchett played theolder version of the Elven royalin theLOTRmovies.
Whereas that Galadriel was regal and reserved, Clarks version is younger and angrier.
Shes obsessed with hunting down Sauron even though most of her compatriots dont believe hes still out there.
According to Tolkiens letters, thats because she put her hair up while sparring as a kid.
We thought,Lets explore the warrior part of her, Payne said.
2.Nori Brandyfoot (Markella Kavenagh) and Poppy Proudfellow (Megan Richards)
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Together, they have a Frodo-and-Sam-like dynamic.
There, the Harfoots are mentioned among two other ancestor halfling groups known as Stoors and Fallohides.
3.The Stranger (Daniel Weyman)
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He has no idea who he is, but hes connected to something important to come.
Tolkiens always writing about the stars, McKay said.
Earendil becomes a star.
Bilbo sings a song about the man on the moon coming down to earth.
This felt like a branch of that tree.
Could he be Gandalf?
There is certainly something magical about him.
4.Elrond (Robert Aramayo)
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5.Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi) and Arondir (Ismael Cruz Cordova)
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Weve seen the human man with an Elf woman.
What if we invert that?
The source:These two are entirely invented.
Everything is based on the relationship of each kingdom to that war.
Nothing Doric, Ionic, or Corinthian here.
We have to do a very delicate dance, Payne said.
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