@@AidilAfham pretty sure he was talking about an actor he enjoys collaborating and filming scenes with, as well as being able to play this character and explore what drives Sauron. That would be enjoyable for any actor, as well as simply having a great job that pays you to do it LOL
What an amazing cast. I love how much knowledge they all have but especially Ben walker! He’s so funny too! I love them all so much!!!! Great interview questions ps!
Season 2 was just fantastic 💚. Huge thank you for everyone involved who helped bring it to the screen! You can see how much the cast knows and loves their characters and the world they inhabit.
As a huge fan of Tolkien and the Jackson films, I'm really enjoying this series. It's fun seeing what the writers are doing with background and origin perspectives and how they imagine things could have transpired to lead to events in the Third Age, as well as ultimately the Fourth. It doesn't bother me that it may not be 'canon'; Tolkien was always revising his narrative elements; fiction is creative and fluid like that. Sometimes these writers go in directions I didn’t expect or that I wouldn't necessarily go, but that's cool. That's why it's a story. Looking forward to Season 3.
I don't know if you noticed, but after Tolkien died, his own son assembled and re-edited his ; not him. Fiction is inherently malleable; Tolkien keenly understood that, being a linguist himself and a literature expert. He took "canon" from Norse and Celtic mythologies and reworked them into a mythology about a place called Middle Earth, which is in itself a fictional mythology about England. What you're really trying to do is set a boundary for another author which the author himself never actually set. You are appointing yourself as the arbiter of what is acceptable or not for a fictional story that you yourself did not create. Again, creative fiction invites other people to imagine what other possibilities could come out of these characters and places and stories and legends. If you don't care for it, that's perfectly fine, but it you're in no way makes you the authority on what is acceptable or not. LOL Next.
IMO the actors know more about Tolkien's books than the writers, and they would have written a better show, a platonic relationship with Elrond and Galadriel despite the perversion of the writers and showrunners
I love that kissing scene because both Elrond and Galadriel are Adorable and Magnificent and Gorgeous. I don't mind if they change the lore a bit for Elrond and Galadriel. I want them to get married and love each other forever ♾️ I Ship Morfydd and Robert🖤💜🖤💜🖤💜🖤✨✨✨✨✨✨
Tbh, the showrunners knew what they were doing with that infamous kiss. They knew it would be controversial. But that's their game: generating headlines. There can never be bad press if they are free press. Not so much of a progressive creative creative choice as much as a marketing stunt.
I still don't understand why the elves would gain power through their rings if Sauron never poured his maia power into them, like he does to the dwarven rings, the nine rings of men, and the one ring, and how would said elves come under his 'influence' wearing the elven rings if there's no connection between Sauron and these elven rings? Plus Sauron is suppose to become 'more powerful' wearing the one ring than, say, he was before pouring his power into the one ring (which seems like he'd just be as powerful as before not 'more powerful'). So removing Sauron out of the equation, it must be mithril that gives the rings their power.
Magic is rather specific in Tolkien, basically any skill you perfect can be seen as magic (+ intention is a big influence). It was Sauron´s idea to create the Elven rings, so while they are not under his influence they are also not immune to him once he crates the one Ring.
@@eryniel95 it was his idea for the elven rings in the show, but no in the books. the writers screwed up big time by having the elven rings created first.
The cast ought to reconsider careers. I suggest something in maintenance at a fast food outlet. Maybe they'll clean up their act because actors they are not.
Yeah, Tolkien fan for...wow, like 45 years. I think it's a great show. If there's something that "doesn't make sense" to you, you'll have to be more specific.
@@Revelwoodie One could be generous and start with the corrupted timeline. You could ask where is Galadriels husband and daughter throughout whilst she is busy hooking up with Sauron and Elrond. You could ask why they've made the rings in the wrong order. You could question why every independent civilisation in middle earth is now multicultural. You could ask why there are 2 Durins when only 1 was ever alive at a time You could ask why the balrog pops his head up 1000 years too early and why he is hiding in a cave next to their busy market place and nobody noticed before. You could ask why the male characters have no agency at all. Look at dopey Isildur or even his father or the stupid elves. Then theres Isuldurs totally made up sister or the blind black queen who is totally not described that way by Tolkein. The laughable siege at Eregion. Oh dear. The list is endless Its total car crash tv but at least strangely watchable unlike Disney Starwars
@@simonpayne8252 Let's go through this list: 1) The "corrupted timeline": If they followed the timeline from the books exactly, there would only be 2 or 3 consistent characters throughout the series, and every single episode would have a totally new cast. That would be a horrible show. 2) Galadriel didn't "hook up" with anyone, what a strange thing to say. As far as why she isn't settled in Lorien by now with a family, I'm guessing because that wouldn't be much of a story. 3) If they made the rings in the original order, they'd also have to go with the book version of events where Sauron isn't discovered while he's there, but only after he leaves. Again, that's bad TV. You can't have events like that happen off screen and expect to hold people's interest. 4) Why is everything so "multicultural"? I need you to ask yourself why this bothers you. I'm not sure there's any point in continuing, because I expect this comment to disappear in a few minutes, but hey - I tried!
@@simonpayne8252 5) The two Durins -- Showrunners have hinted at a surprise reason for that, let's just wait and see. 6) Why is the balrog there early? Because he's cool. The wall is sealed up now from the fight, so he won't come up again. Let's not overthink it, especially since we both know that this doesn't really bother you. Because balrogs aren't male or female. 7) "Male characters have no agency"... Translation: Male characters don't order around the female characters, at least not enough to make you feel fluffy. Men having give-and-take relationships and real conversations with women = "no agency." And why don't you cut Isildur a break, he's supposed to be a teenager here, he's never even been away from home before.
@@TomOnTheTube no one asked kit harrington anything about anything until season 3 or 4 when GOT was clearly a smash hit. My agenda is my objections to pushing the actors in front of a bad show and then complaining about personal attacks when people confuse the actors with their characters. I would spare the actors, it's not their fault. And what are they honestly supposed to say? "My character was supposed to be married to galadriels daughter by now so LOTR can happen and, um, yeah, this show makes sense and everything's great"
@@KC-py5vqto say the show is not bad is ignorance beyond reason. You can enjoy it but by many standards it’s outright bad. The logic errors in the story itself proof that point
