Anyone who thinks J.R.R. Tolkien had a black-and-white view of good vs. evil in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit has probably not understood Saruman well. The leader of the Istari (wizards) ...

The new season of The Rings of Power opens with Sauron, though you may not know it. The first episode starts with a flashback to the beginning of the Second Age when Sauron attempts to seize power ...

The Rings of Power takes some liberties with the timeline J.R.R. Tolkien established in his writing. Here's how the show ...

From The Stranger's identity reveal to Galadriel's fight and whether Sauron and Celebrimbor were lovers, 'The Rings of Power' showrunners break down the ending and look ahead to season three. By James ...

Focused on beloved Middle-earth adventurer, Bilbo Baggins, the prequel trilogy was not able to capture the imagination as its ...

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Jillian (she/her) is a writer for the Movies & TV section at GameRant. She's always loved writing and been a voracious consumer of all kinds of media, so writing for GameRant has been the perfect ...

Since 2019, she has been a film and television critic, lending sharp cultural context and relentless fangirl enthusiasm to everything from the MCU and Indian cinema to The Rings of Power, Bridgerton, ...