Payne dish about Sauron’s journey from “Forodwaith Sauron” to Annatar in season 2.
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(Fans have understandably started referring to Lowden as Forodwaith Sauron.)
Its then that Sauron begins the next phase of his plan.
gods) to ask for the Elven smiths help in healing Middle-earth.
But there were a lot of things that I wanted to try with the Sauron of this season.
What would this great Elven smith respond to?
What would make him trust him?
Essentially, Vickers had to play a completely different character in season 2 while also remaining Sauron.
Saurons the ultimate method actor is the way I venture to approach it, Vickers explains.
I love this juxtaposition in playing the character in the light versus the darkness.
I would give a shot to intentionally give him a light touch.
Sauron, at least with Celebrimbor, is quite gentle and back footed.
But within that, theres a dark undertone.
He wants to try and heal Middle-earth, and rehabilitate Middle-earth, as Tolkien wrote.
But from an audiences perspective, the way that manifests is a dark energy.
Most importantly, the first appearance of the character had to make an impact.
The heavens open around Annatar in his first scene and Celebrimbors forge is covered in light.
A great cosmic power has graced Eregion and its lord quickly bows before the wise emissary in white robes.
So we found something with this Elven kind of beauty with the long hair and pointy ears.
Sauron reinvented himself but its the collaboration of many people coming together to make it happen.
Between Halbrand and Annatar, theres a huge change in dialect.
We worked with our dialect coach Leith McPherson in terms of honing that, McKay says.
The costume gets darker.
But is this actually Annatar were seeing or Sauron revealed to the Elves hes tricked?
Sauron arrives to stoke those doubts and bend them to his will.
By the end of episode 3, the seven rings for the Dwarves are well on their way.
In other words, Sauron makes pretty quick work of Celebrimbors mind.
Later episodes will show that theres more of a power struggle within the walls of the forge.
The power dynamic between the twoCelebrimbor needs Annatar and Annatar needs Celebrimborso there is a power play at stake.
Does Sauron actually have feelings for Galadriel?
I think there is sincerity.
The cosmic connection that Sauron and Galadriel have is what he felt towards her.
But he did genuinely care for her.
Shots in the trailers of a city in flames suggest that more chaos will spread across Middle-earth.
McKay describes the tone of the season best: Season 2 is a darker season than season 1.
[But] in Tolkien, even in the darkest moments, theres always a shaft of light.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is streaming now on Prime Video.
