The Rings of Power is an essential plot point in the show, and also important to the history of Middle-earth. However, since ...

Middle-Earth is changing as Mount Doom's shadow covers the land, and Sauron worms his way into the Elves' good graces.

In episode 1's opening prologue we get a flashback to the moments following Morgoth's death in the First Age, and Sauron's rise among it. However, given how long it's been since season 1 was on ...

The first episode starts with a flashback to the beginning of the Second Age when Sauron attempts to seize power after the defeat of his master, the dark lord Morgoth, at the hands of angels ...

The series begins with the elves bloody victory over the eminently evil Morgoth. During that war, Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) loses her brother Finrod in a battle with Sauron. Despite reports that ...

Adar kicks off the attack by plunging the sharp spikes of Sauron's intended crown down into the Dark Lord's neck and back — wounding him severely enough for the surrounding Orcs to swarm and finish ...

In his first conversation with Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), Adar (Sam Hazeldine) brings out Morgoth's crown, a powerful symbol of the first Dark Lord, now coveted by the second one, Sauron (Charlie ...

This is the form of Sauron that existed about 1,000 years before the events of The Rings of Power, immediately after Morgoth’s defeat in the War of Wrath. Jack Lowden’s Sauron seems intent on ...

The second season opened with a harrowing look at how Sauron — briefly played by “Slow Horses” star Jack Lowden — was betrayed by Adar (Sam Hazeldine) following Morgoth’s defeat.

Before we get into Sauron, it’s best to start with his predecessor and the first Dark Lord of Middle-earth: Morgoth. First known as Melkor, he was a Valar—or one of the most powerful beings in ...