[+] The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - SPOILERS ALLOWED

[Nikosandros]

JRRT disliked film and TV in general (and gramophones, and any new-fangled media). So it's fair to say that he would not have enjoyed any TV or movie adaptation of his work (or anyone else's work). If it's not a quiet evening down the pub chatting with mates, JRRT would have hated it.

Very true. He was a staunch conservative in many ways besides politics.

 

[Ryujin]

The Stranger will be the Miai Olorin I think.

That was my thought, too.

 

[MarkB]

This show is more for us LoTR movie fans, not entrenched Tolkien nerds. Folks who quote from the Silmarilion are probanly not the target audience.

I feel quite fortunate in that regard, although I'm a big fan of the novels and I definitely read through The Silmarillion and The Book of Lost Tales during my teens, at this point when it comes to anything specific from those sources, I'm

 

[reelo]

That was my thought, too.

Olorin/Gandalf doesn't arrive in ME until 1000TA, well after the Battle of the Last Alliance, though, when the Elven Rings had already existed for over a millennium.

 

[Nikosandros]

Olorin/Gandalf doesn't arrive in ME until 1000TA, well after the Battle of the Last Alliance, though, when the Elven Rings had already existed for over a millennium.

I don't think that they felt particularly constrained by the "official" timeline.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Olorin/Gandalf doesn't arrive in ME until 1000TA, well after the Battle of the Last Alliance, though, when the Elven Rings had already existed for over a millennium.

I don't think that they felt particularly constrained by the "official" timeline.

Whilst they might be adjusting the timeline (and I have no problem with that), it's also possible that the separate storylines are not in fact contemporaneous, but are actually happening in three separate time zones. The Witcher series 1 did this. Note that no dates are given. They could use dates, since the timeline is in the LotR appendix.

It's also possible that "Gandalf" is a fake-out. That's what you are supposed to think.

 

[reelo]

It's also possible that "Gandalf" is a fake-out. That's what you are supposed to think.

That's my guess as well. At least I hope it is a fake-out. The wizards are supposed to arrive in Lindon by boat, iirc.
Círdan hands Gandalf the Ring of Fire on that occasion.

 

[Nikosandros]

Whilst they might be adjusting the timeline (and I have no problem with that), it's also possible that the separate storylines are not in fact contemporaneous, but are actually happening in three separate time zones. The Witcher series 1 did this. Note that no dates are given. They could use dates, since the timeline is in the LotR appendix.

They certainly could show different stories separated in time, I hadn't thought about that. I have a vague recollection that I've read that the authors stated that they would compress the timeline in order not to have all the non-elf characters die off of old age, but I'm not positive.

It's also possible that "Gandalf" is a fake-out. That's what you are supposed to think.

I agree that we don't know yet. He could be many different things at this point and, certainly, the audience is meant to be kept guessing.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Olorin/Gandalf doesn't arrive in ME until 1000TA, well after the Battle of the Last Alliance, though, when the Elven Rings had already existed for over a millennium.

Right ... I seem to recall some explicit text about Cirdan giving Gandalf his ring when Gandalf arrives on the shores of Middle Earth. Having Gandalf/Olorin show up in the second age would explicitly contradict that.

Ah! Found the text I remember in the Appendices:

For Círdan saw further and deeper than any other in Middle-earth, and he welcomed Mithrandir at the Grey Havens, knowing whence he came and whither he would return.

'Take this ring, Master,' he said, 'for your labours will be heavy; but it will support you in the weariness that you have taken upon yourself. For this is the Ring of Fire, and with it you may rekindle hearts in a world that grows chill. But as for me, my heart is with the Sea, and I will dwell by the grey shores until the last ship sails. I will await you.'

 

[Zardnaar]

I'm not familiar with the source material. Read the hobbit a long time ago, never finished LOTR I find it boring.

Show so far is alright better than WoT, not as good as House of the Dragon, Witcher or Shadow and Bone. BUT it's early so see how it goes.

5 fantasy shows, 4 of them are good or better imho.