Tom Bombadil Revealed for Rings of Power Season 2!

Tom Bombadil has been confirmed to appear in Season 2 of Amazon's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, played by Rory Kinnear. Four first look images, and an article, were dropped today by Vanity Fair.
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A new edition of The Adventures of Tom Bombadil releases on August 20, 2024. LINK: amzn.to/4dXUVT7
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[@jeremypowell9260]

Tom Bombadil running an airbnb in Rhûn is like Treebeard throwing a rave in Moria

[@GrabnokTD]

I now desperately want to see an underground ent rave. They could even invite Durin’s Bane

[@katelikesrectangles]

@@GrabnokTD with extremely slow EDM

[@auntlynnonline6206]

🤣😂🤣

[@tboyer86]

I am so nervous for season 2. I want it to be good but I am not very confident

[@zoltanposfai3451]

I can totally imagine Treebeard headbanging and air-guitaring in Moria.

[@michaelkelleypoetry]

Actually, from what Gandald says of Tom at the Council of Elrond, it implies that he has gone to other places in the world before, but in the Third Age he no longer does so, saying, "And now...": “And now he is withdrawn into a little land, within bounds that he has set, though none can see them, waiting perhaps for a change of days, and he will not step beyond them.’”

[@Chessnuts-tl7zq]

Good point

[@Nerd_Detective]

An excellent point! And I agree. I like the idea of Tom having traveled the world for as long as it's existed, and simply likes to be where Goldberry is.

[@Ishkur23]

Reportedly after the Quest of the Ring and before the Grey Havens, Gandalf visited Tom in the old forest and spent some time with him. One wonders what they talked about. Perhaps the Valar gave Gandalf a secret mission as a condition for his return to Middle Earth (ie: a request for Tom and Goldberry to come to Valinor).

[@MC-810]

I wish that they would just not include him at all.

[@Golden_Rule_Truth]

THANK YOU. People literally are mad that this dude didn’t stay in the Old Forest for 50,000 years. Close minded…smh

[@BoundInHumanBones]

Someone once said how funny it would be if Tom Bombadil was played by Jack Black and now I can't get that out of my head.

[@francescogiovannimura7621]

I have been thinking about this for weeks...and I did not see anyone say that! 😅

[@JeannetteSolimine]

From FOTR: But I had forgotten Bombadil, if indeed this is still the same that walked the woods and hills long ago, and even then was older than the old. That was not then his name. Iarwain Ben-adar we called him, oldest and fatherless. But many another name he has since been given by other folk: Forn by the Dwarves, Orald by Northern Men, and other names beside.... And now he is withdrawn into a little land, within bounds that he has set, though none can see them, waiting perhaps for a change of days, and he will not step beyond them.’ Tom used to wander farther in previous ages.

[@Trendle222]

Exactly!! only real fans understand that

[@paulbyrne2893]

Exactly. Why does this serious Tolkien fan peddle this Amazon rubbish?

[@Zendrig]

​@@paulbyrne2893Because it's fun and people like to watch the videos?

[@adamswierszcz5586]

If there is no "ring a dong dillo!" song we riot!

[@auntlynnonline6206]

I carry a sword that glows blue when bad acting is present... 😆

[@professorx3060]

Be prepared to get blinded 😅​@@auntlynnonline6206

[@marshillmike]

@@auntlynnonline6206 Hamdring, Glamdring's cousin?

[@auntlynnonline6206]

@@marshillmike ✨😂✨

[@Hamstringsgone]

Agreed, Tommy B is the Ned Flaunders of the world. He has to have is songs in the same way Ned needs "diddly"

[@PepeMetallero]

Old Tom Bombadil is a serious fellow, dark blue his jacket is, and his boots are brown.

[@sajjadalhachami7574]

They will turn him into kratos

[@Sam_T2000]

and he’s woke.

[@broadie42]

Too bad nothing rhymes with fellow.. 😂😂

[@auntlynnonline6206]

@@broadie42 Tolkien was only born 5 years before Jell-O was invented. Could have been a near-miss! lol

[@GrabnokTD]

@@Sam_T2000I don’t mean to be rude, but can you explain what you mean by this? That makes no sense to me.

[@De_Influencer]

So, the same people who decided that Celebrimbor, the greatest craftsman of the First Age, was mystified by the concept of alloys, are tackling Tom Bombadil, the single most enigmatic character in Tolkien's universe? I wonder if Tom will know what wood is.

[@skuripandaburns3489]

I can't wait for Tom Bombadil to put on his ninja gear and go assassinate Sauron but kill Celembribor instead, which Galadriel catches him do, then they together pin the blame on Sauron, and after hooking up for a night, Bombadil goes back to Goldberry who is actually at this point still a man, pre-transition.

[@RobKlarmann]

@@skuripandaburns3489 🤣🤣

[@zweihanderr221]

Feanor was the greatest craftsman of the FA. His grandson, Celebrimbor was the greatest of the SA.

[@MrPablosek]

@@skuripandaburns3489 This would arguably still be a better plot than what happened throughout the entirety of season 1

[@mattvanlandingham8034]

@@zweihanderr221 And they both had Bob Vila to guide them in the crafts, and the wizard of plaid, Norm Abram.

[@collinhawkins4857]

Tom gives the Stranger, dressed in rags, his blue jacket and brown boots. Tom gets a new wardrobe and bam, blue wizard.

[@user-ds8rj2vc4v]

That would be better than him being Gandalf.

[@user-lj1qy6nw8s]

I am afraid of what they'll do to Tom Bombadil

[@sw-gs]

He is Morgoth, cursed by Iluvatar.

[@grizmileham7029]

You are not alone.

[@fett713akamandodragon5]

Don't be afraid, just start working on your eulogy now.

[@peterga3658]

she looks great. i think they will treat her great it he whatever this days the genederowokness tell them to do

[@jimmeth7748]

@@peterga3658 Exactly. Lore be damned! Tom is now a furry!

[@aflemish4616]

In my opinion Tom doesn’t need to be in a series or movie. We all have our own imagination about him and thats just fine.

[@EmblemParade]

In my opinion none of the Tolkien-inspired media is necessary. :) I find it all quite bad, to be honest, including the Peter Jackson films that many fans seem to enjoy. I enjoy them in that they are "about" (or "around") the books, but they have all been a disappointment to grumpy old me.

[@Mexicutioner0516]

Exactly.

[@patfrat666]

Absolutely correct.

[@zStC1]

​@EmblemParade you can have a wrong opinion, that's fine 😂

[@sajjadalhachami7574]

And this is why he's my favourite character

[@brunobengala2766]

- Finally we are getting to meet Merry Tom! Oh, joy! - He’s appearing in Rings Of Power. - Oh. Oh no.

[@thatguy2244]

Ya hopefully he gets changed a lot from the books. I dont really care to see a character originally written to entertain tolkiens 2yos

[@brunobengala2766]

@@thatguy2244 I get your point. But then, why put him in at all? He’s a really hard character to nail down, why die on that hill? Because die they will…

[@thatguy2244]

@@brunobengala2766 because hes a very cool and interesting character without all the ring a ding dillo

[@brunobengala2766]

⁠ok, but then Tom Bombadil would be quite a somber fellow: his clothes would be all drab, without a tint of yellow. 😉

[@thatguy2244]

@@Albanus35 terrible.

[@austinfrykas6696]

"things are now in motion that cannot be undone" -some guy. (it seemed appropriate)

[@JavierMoreno-my4mg]

His whole character arc is finding boots! That made me laugh so hard 😹😹

[@Nerd_Detective]

We joke, but I could see old Tom finding the perfect pair of boots, being satisfied, and walking home.

[@naosouumpatopoha7861]

i wish robin williams could play tom bombadil

[@auntlynnonline6206]

Robin would have been the absolute embodiment of Tom!!! Agreed.

[@pacotera]

Daaaaaaaaaamn! He would be the perfect actor to play tom bombadil

[@Arbfor]

why cant he?

[@auntlynnonline6206]

@@Arbfor He's been dead for ten years, Honey. It makes getting a great performance out of an actor slightly more difficult. 😂

[@stylishskater92]

His nature, expressions and demenour wouldve been a perfect fit, but in my mind Robin Williams had a too high pitched voide for Tom Bombadil imo. There is depth missing to the round laugh and soothing bass in Bombadil's voice in my headcanon lol.

[@charleshiga4655]

Do not underestimate Amazon’s ability to screw this up.

[@Utaeru]

Can you even name a single personworking on the series ? They are plenty of Tolkien entousiasts behind the project, it's not "aMaZoN"

[@charleshiga4655]

@@Utaeru aMaZoN bought the rights, aMaZoN is spending over a billion on this series, aMaZoN has hired and paid every single person working on the series, ALL OF THEM, the good, the bad and the ugly. Mostly the bad. This series is mostly panned by Tolkien enthusiasts, so yes, do not underestimate aMaZoN’s ability to screw up the beloved enigmatic character of Tom Bombadil.

[@user-ds8rj2vc4v]

@@Utaeru Sh*t rolls up. Amazon are financing and producing this at every level. They are 100% directly responsible. And no, there's not a single Tolkien enthusiast, otherwise it'd actually some some resemblence to Middle Earth.

[@DorisDay-lw4xs]

@@Utaerubet theres at least one person called Karen.

[@Danskadreng]

@@Utaeru damn you got owned

[@HelioFox75]

The poem at the end just sealed it - loved this video! I'm excited (and nervous) to see what they do with Tom. Like many others, he's my absolute favorite character in the whole series, and I definitely want him done justice.

[@duncanfromunderthebridge]

I’m so sorry.

[@RedPixelMage]

The only man alive who should play Tom Bombadil is Brian Blessed

[@dalelinney8437]

Hahaha, that would be so good. Tom Jones is too old for it.

[@ColinJA]

Agreed!!

[@PLF...]

Same thing with Beorn though

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

That's who I pictured him as when reading the book.

[@caolanod2261]

Agreed. TB is not my favourite character but Brian Blessed should play him for sure.

[@teevor1]

Why isn't Tom smiling in any of the live action pics?

[@TheMotb91]

because he too knows what a mess the show is LOL

[@Sam_T2000]

because _ROP_ is a dark, gritty, serious show 😑

[@broadie42]

Maybe he ate a bad batch of bungle berries (just made that up like Amazon made this story up)

[@101Waylander]

Purely to wind up the self appointed gatekeepers, lmao.

[@tiestofalljays]

“Self-appointed gatekeepers.” Sure dude. Throw yourself back into the Lotr_on_Prime subreddit and rid us of your stupidity.

[@chrisg8989]

Oh I'm sure they will do an excellent job with Tom and all the fans will be pleased. (Sarcasm)

Yeah, that stupid Morgoth/Ungoliant idea would be the absolute stupidest choice of all. Which is probably why people believed the Rings of Power might go that route…

[@danielstride198]

Tom Bombadil has previously appeared in the 1971 Swedish adaptation, 1991 Soviet adaptation, and 1993 Finnish adaptation. All live action.

[@BloodthirstyAcademic]

Ok, but they weren't made by Amazon

[@arkivuo5284]

What there is a swedish adaptation?

[@nunogoncalves1802]

the amazon pull has much power over these shills.

[@jasonlee6180]

Those adaptations are evil and tainted

[@Santsa92]

@@jasonlee6180 I think Gollum is presented very well in Finnish Hobitit 1993.

[@carlosdcpcg]

The Great Late Robin Williams Would've of Been PERFECT!!!

[@chiak333]

Yes, Robin Williams had range with the abstract What Dreams May Come to all his other shenanigans, he might have been a good fit here

[@moguera]

Tom Bombadil’s a character that’s very close to my heart for reasons not related to anything in the books or movies. A long time ago, back in the nineties, when my family and I went on vacation in Kona, Hawaii, there was a little pizzeria, just across the street from the condo we always stayed at, a Middle Earth-themed joint named Tom Bombadil’s. We used to go there, whenever we were in Kona, though it closed a long time ago (and the owner of it passed away not too long ago as well). So thinking about Tom always gets me nostalgic. Not entirely relevant to the topic at hand…but a fun little bit. Anyone else ever been there?

[@g.belanger8302]

Every single drawing of Tom Bom I have ever seen he’s smiling or laughing with joy. Every screenshot of him in RoP: Serious as fu*! Prime is going to massacre him…

[@NerdoftheRings]

What are your initial thoughts? While I've long thought it would be cool to see TB in live action, I'm nervous about his whimsical nature being lost if he is shown having too much interest in world events. Very curious how this plays out in August/September!

[@kiffermachon]

I am honestly excited. No more no less

[@joshuaprice1]

I want to see how they bring his uncaring jovial character into the plot which is almost guaranteed to be action packed. I'm excited but nervous that amazon may not do him justice

[@Minifutzi_o.O]

not excited, just careful. I think if they made him like traveling in rhun would have been better

[@dlxmarks]

Rory Kinear: "So I sort of knew instantly then that it had a cultural heft to that I was going to have to be sensitive to." RoP Producers: "Don't sweat it. We never have."

[@stewartryable]

@@dlxmarks Exactly my reaction to that line

[@edejay6507]

This show really isn't much more than a corporate fan fiction, huh. There is SO much backstory to the entire universe Tolkien created and we get a Marvel-esque mash-up of characters playing hide and seek with the audience. All for some quick profits

[@MacDiggity]

Quick profits? Isn't this free with my Amazon Prime membership?

[@closeben]

@@MacDiggityye I literally have no idea how this show could be actually earning its money back. But it’s Amazon they make their money by exploiting workers, not by making good products.

[@jimbeaux89]

@@MacDiggity go and lookup how much they’re making from your prime memberships

[@user-ds8rj2vc4v]

@@MacDiggity Do you not pay for your Amazon Prime Membership?

[@VoicyZA]

How they chose NOT to go with Brian Blessed for this role is beyond me...

[@SHODANFreeman]

I mean, the book doesn't say that Tom only wears literally one outfit in his entire life. He happened to sing about the outfit he wore that day perhaps?

[@bambulkomccloud3983]

Nah, one of the oldest living things in Middle Earth has to wear every day of his life the same clothes. And if he dares to wear a slightly different color a few thousand years ago, people will riot.

[@Silverbirchleaf]

First thought seeing the title 'Please, Eru, not Tom! Leave him alone, Amazon!'

[@MobiusTrigger7]

cringe...

[@bentlohse1715]

Yeah they should have cancelled the show after the first season. They got one more try :)

[@dv6342]

The amount of disrespect this show has is borderline funny.

[@ernestoa.jimenez3206]

Those who can't write their own poems or sing their own songs, will never grasp Tom Bombadil. Their greed and idolization of violence is thin and empty. Nothing but a shadow with a stolen name. We can ignore it and make merry with the real Tom enjoying a hearty meal of lyric and song while the fools drink from the empty cup of corporate shallowness

[@Scroll_Lock]

You can avoid all of this garbage by not watching it or acknowledging anything character or story wise that they attempt to force on you. There are only three Star Wars movies, only two Teminators, only three Indiana Jones movies, etc.

[@dhaudio8897]

Cool idea but I have reservations about execution for obvious reasons

[@user-ds8rj2vc4v]

Don't know what you're talking about. Season 1 felt just like Middle Earth. 100% lore accurate.

[@elishanahir]

They nailed the casting for Tom Bombadil! Rory is going to steal every scene he’s in. He is an amazing talent AND he can sing. His character in Penny Dreadful was heartbreakingly beautiful.

[@gavriloking5637]

a positive comment is nice to see but your hopes are based purely on the actor, which was not the problem with season 1. The actors weren't that bad, it was the writing which was awful from the plot to the lines themselves. The best actors in the world would look like dogdoo in the Rings of Power so long as the clowns that did Season 1 are at the helm.

[@julianblake8385]

Good actor, but surely they will definitely ruin the character. As they have done with all the rest.

[@jobehlendorf]

@@gavriloking5637 nobody in your real life loves you

[@elishanahir]

@@gavriloking5637 I respectfully disagree. I thoroughly enjoyed season 1 and was elated to hear that a season 2 was in the works. Clearly we disagree and I believe we’re all entitled to our own opinion. There is no sense in debating because in the end it is all irrelevant.

[@pinktribble]

He was incredible in that show. I'm kind of astonished that he hadn't read the book, though!

[@benroden1944]

Pumped to hear Tom Bombadil sing a song about boats floating because they look up

[@thebearska]

Just because they call it Lord of the Rings and they call him Tom Bombadil doesn’t mean it is Lord of the Rings or Tom Bombadil.

[@NancyDLaw]

Yes.... My man... that how I thought about it and made me to stop caring disliking etc about it very good way of dealing with this ❤❤❤

[@BloodthirstyAcademic]

👏👏👏👏

[@jerrdan100]

this show is complete garbage

[@jimpanse3089]

If it ducks like duck it probably is a duck 🦆

[@Kookanoodles]

You are right, The Lord of the Rings is a book published in 1954-55, and this is an adaptation. What's your point?

[@orrointhewise87]

He's not even smiling in any of those pics 😅 I already smell a mess 😂

[@bradleyc328]

Seriously. I’m afraid they just want him to fill a role of a different character but give us the “fan service” of making him look like and be named Tom Bombadil

[@orrointhewise87]

@bradleyc328 most likely that's the case. But I'm gona give the actor playing him a chance. I don't blame him, at least not yet 😅 and with all the money they spent on the show u think they'd brighten his colors a little 🤣🤣🤣

[@KororaPenguin]

@@bradleyc328 If season 1 is any indication, he'll probably be Iarwain in name only.

[@niklastorshagen6365]

Shouldn't a woman play Bombadil, we need more women in cinema

[@stanleyfranks9891]

I smell Morgoth🫣😉

[@bilesbilinski9239]

That picture of live action Tom looks like a kid with a beard and wig on at a middle school play

[@tayzk5929]

Lol so true

[@rogeebear10023]

That poem at the end is a masterpiece that Tom himself would be proud of 🤌👏

[@ForFrodoOfficial]

Tom Bombadil Plot Line will be a Happier singing version of Beorn in The Hobbit! Give them shelter, pointing them in the right direction and that is it.

[@agustingomez1575]

As long as Tom and Goldberry aren't Morgoth and Ungoliant, my expectations are fulfiled and surpased.

[@michaeljebbett160]

That is a sadly low bar to clear, and I'm not opposed to it. Sadly, I feel they'll still ruin them.

[@richardwallis9374]

I feel the same…. Very low bar

[@cassandrabuitron427]

The bar is on the floor

[@purefoldnz3070]

Galadriel would have to have the hots for him first.

[@Concetta20]

😂😂😂😂

[@johnhighlighter4357]

What a roller coaster of emotions: (1) Excitement (because I love Tom), (2) Apprehension (as I remembered the choices the show-runners made in season one), (3) Hope (as I resolve to give them a chance and promise to reserve judgment), and the (4) Sorrow (the moment I hear Tom will somehow be in Rhûn). As enigma-y as he is, the one clear thing is that Tom belongs in Tom’s country. Darn.

[@keyser021]

Rings of Power is blasphemous nonsense and should be disregarded as trifles. Tom is the most powerful being in LOTR, he shouldn't be mashed through the DEI blender of an Amazon writers' room and shat out as some dull hued unoffensive yet somehow tragically misconstrued wood nymph who never understood his own sexuality and is now free to dance with the Harfoots in a new happy non-gendered world with no sharp edges and where true evil is a world where words hold more meaning than the mind of no-man. Tom is beyond this world because he is the fount of it. This show is a disgrace to a proud IP.

[@t.c.bramblett617]

@@keyser021 whoa somehow you managed to mash all teh shittiest cultural discourse into one rant that slipped off the rails. The show sucks for lots of reasons but if you are conservative snowflake who is afraid of the world outside his bubble.. don't drag it into your art criticsm K?

[@Enerdhil]

"enigma-y" is my new favorite word. 😂

[@1th_to_comment.]

Apparently the men of Rohan and the dwarves have their own names for Tom. This suggests that Tom has met people from Rohan, which means he's probably been outside of his forest.

[@blonder70]

Yes damn, why Rhun? A desert does not fit to Tom, what another big disappointment!

[@Hero_Of_Old]

A corporation such as Amazon could never understand the whimsical and pure nature of Tom

[@mickydubs9225]

They are going to ruin Tom

[@anthonyfmoss]

Of course they are. I can't bear it.

[@agnia85]

Of course, they can only corrupt

[@MobiusTrigger7]

womp womp

[@MobiusTrigger7]

@@agnia85 grow up lmao get a life

[@MarieS610]

Let’s all play a sad violin 🙄

[@Aemaryllis_the_Hobbit_Huntress]

If they screw up Tom Bombadil, I will not be happy. He has such a happy feature, but also serious. The Ring doesn't affect him, yet he knows of its power and its affect on Frodo. It would be interesting to see if the Amazon series stays true to the lore about this beloved character. If they're bringing Tom in, they can't forget his beloved wife - the River Daughter. Lillies for my love, hey dillo dillo!

[@TheChurlishBoor]

If... Lol

[@Trendle222]

as this is over 5000 yrs before the books, he might not have even met Goldberry yet, who knows

[@jimbeaux89]

It’s not if.. It’s WHEN they screw him up.

[@davidwade3950]

Zero chance they will respect the lore . Why start now ?

[@zakkmiller8242]

I cant wait!!!!!!! Been binging any and all Tolkien content getting ready. Cant believe im just now discovering this channel. And thanks for sharing the stoke for the RoP. All the negativity hurts my heart and its refreshing seeing others share the love of this magnificent world.

[@phill6504]

"Old Tom Bombadill is a merry fellow: Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow!" Amazon writers: I know we will make him grim and dark, scrawny and angry. Give him a grey jacket to tease that he is what Gandalf will become and give him brown boots to show how much dirt he has walked through!

[@LetsTalkHerps]

Was eager to hear your take on this.

[@kenthedeviltamer]

I still think my theory about Tom and goldberry is right. I think Tom is Father Time and Goldberry is Mother Nature.

[@crushedscouter9522]

lol nope. verifiably wrong.

[@chiak333]

They are beautiful beings not made for Middle Earth, but I reckon they play a small part keeping the creeping evil in the Barrow Downs and out of reach of the Shire. Goldberry danced on a hilltop to send the anxious hobbits on their way to destroy the ring… inspiring and a small sense of deep longing to know them and their peace more

[@user-ds8rj2vc4v]

There isn't a "Father Time" or " Mother Nature" in Middle Earth. Closest things would be Eru and the Ainur.

[@matiasluukkanen7718]

Tolkien described Bombadil as “the spirit of the (vanishing) Oxford and Berkshire countryside.”

[@PhilosopherScholarPoet6272]

Best version of Tom I saw in video was him dancing to the safety dance that turns brings together Elves, Men, Orcs, and even Sauron.

[@paulloughlin3732]

"Hello, I like money!” “And what is it that inspired you to bring another beloved Tolkien character into your series?” “Money! ”

[@tylerpifer5966]

Confusing Old Forest with its river is such a blatant lack of attention to detail they continue to fail at.

[@anni.68]

Read the article.

[@stewartryable]

@@anni.68 From the article, quoting showrunner J.D. Payne: "he lives in this place called the Withywindle, which is this sort of almost enchanted forest.” So - @tylerpifer5966 is 100% correct.

[@tylerpifer5966]

@@anni.68 I did! Apparently you didn’t.

[@matthabir4837]

Exactly.

[@starhawk63]

​@@stewartryablenot really. Maybe that's what it was called thousands of years before the hobbits called it The Old Forest. (It wasn't so old back then....)

[@elainebenes7971]

Tom was also in the Russian TV adaptation

[@lajeit]

The fact that the actor doesn't/didn't know who he is playing is already a red flag tbh

[@ronaldalles]

Yes! Your poem at the end of the video was awesome haha! I do find it unfortunate that they didn't think to add a photo of Tom smiling or just being jolly in some way... makes me nervous about seeing him in the show.

[@andybertaut]

I'm calling it - tom will give gandalf his iconic hat

[@Trendle222]

Gandalf as we know him didnt come to ME until 1000 of the 3rd age, If this is Gandalf its him in another body in the middle of the 2nd age

[@andybertaut]

@@Trendle222 but i think they're going to ignore that fact

[@user-ds8rj2vc4v]

I was thinking the same thing.

[@TheCrazyCanuck420]

I still think Tom Bombadil is Eru Iluvatar pulling an Alanis Morissett in Dogma.

[@stanleyfranks9891]

Tolkien said that He Was Not Eru!! Although I always wished that as well!! I heard Someone theorize Tom as Father Time and Goldberry Mother Earth!! Which could work!! Even just a Song, Poem or Thought of Eru's in tge beginning which also works!! To Bad The Buffoon's at Amazon are definitely gonna make him Morgoth!!

[@tmtb80]

Tom is the music.

[@DeepfriedBaby]

Tom Bombadil was in the Battle for Middle Earth, he was a special power to use. He was awesome.

[@dznootz2018]

Since Tom is a neutral character I would love to see adar run Into him in the Forrest and Tom takes him into his home gives him food and water. I think a convo between Tom and a character like adar would be interesting. Like what advice or what subjects would they talk about

[@claret6937]

I should like for it to include some sort of knowledge about Tree Beard who is also eldest of the Ents. Also hope we find out more about his wife Goldberry. The woods don't look v lush, more mediterranean the plants etc. Always imagined the barrowrights being in a bronze age burial area. I would like to see his costume brighter, as if it were of the sky and sun as Goldberry is rushes and of the water ... difficult to capture that!

[@davidfwooldridge3430]

I’m not fussed about the costuming. You’ve got to make a choices there. If he had bright yellow rain slickers, that would be obviously goofy, and people are going to vigorously complain no matter what.

[@thomaskirk7582]

Honestly really wish they’d left this as a surprise

[@pamelageorge9260]

Thanks for your well-balanced coverage and views! Grest bit of verse at the end.

[@XX-sp3tt]

Tom Bombadil... the being whose as old as the world, who Tolkien purposely wrote as an enigma, the being so whimsical yet completely well meaning that he could wear the One Ring without being corrupted by it (or being pushed into the spirit world), that the council briefly considered just giving HIM the One Ring as its jailer, but he WAS so disconnected from earthly desires that they worried he'd let it slip past him.

[@mattmccartney5996]

They are going to Rhun it. Somebody wake me when they get around to making the Young Shelob Chronicles spinoff.

[@bradleyc328]

The Adventures of Young Shelob?? Can’t wait 😂

[@gavriloking5637]

hahahahah Young Shelob has me dying 🤣

[@reginaldcampos5762]

Cant wait for her to say "Bazinga!" randomly throughout the show.

[@stevenmcmullan409]

Well, regarding the live-action Tom, there is the infamous live action Soviet version of Fellowship of the Ring that was rediscovered a few years back. That had a live-action Tom.

[@hmkingdavid]

The fact that Tom Bombadil is making his live film debut is probably the best news I've heard in years other than the New Peter Jackson film.

[@1rishpotat0]

Man, Tom Bombadil finally after all these years??

[@richcapitan5744]

I read this comment in the voice of the "old man" in Lake Town from the Rankin Bass Hobbit. IYKYK

[@1rishpotat0]

@@richcapitan5744 Why.

[@richcapitan5744]

@@1rishpotat0 He says, Old smaug, awake after all these years..." When you said after all these years - I immediately heard the voice from the cartoon!

[@1rishpotat0]

@@richcapitan5744 Ok cool! I've never actually seen the whole cartoon

[@planepantsgames1791]

It sure looks like Tom Bombadil's blue robe and hat looks like something that a blue wizard would where. Tom lent Blue some clothes?? Also in the last shot he's wearing just a smock..This would confirm the Stranger is a Blue Wizard.

[@NoFormalTraining]

I never would have expect Tom Bombadil to actually make any apperances in any adaptions, ever. I'd sooner have expected Monthy Pythons Spanish Inquisition to show up! That said, given Rory Kinnear is the son of the late character and comic actor Roy Kinnear, that's actually pretty inspired casting. If anyone probably could have played the character it was probably his dad, though granted, maybe a fair bit over the top, Roy would have been near the top of my list, had I ever thought anyone would actually put him into any show. I'm pretty sure Rory will do an amazing job thought, he's a pretty solid all round actor.

[@jeffreymackay4343]

Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition.

[@adpirtle]

Whether or not his boots are yellow enough matters a lot less to me than whether or not he's joyous.

[@Trendle222]

yea im sure he might have liked a different color as this is 5000 yrs before the books, i mean do u like the same pair of shoes you had at 10yrs old??

[@travismoore7938]

I wish Rings of Power would leave Tom Bombadil alone.

[@auntlynnonline6206]

I'm certainly open to giving Mr. Kinnear a chance, but I must admit that it is mildly disconcerting to know that he had no idea who Tom Bombadil was prior to being cast. We shall see...

[@jackwhorton6826]

he's an excellent actor.

[@auntlynnonline6206]

@@jackwhorton6826 He’d better be. 😂

[@foolishcommenter]

My thoughts are that I am going to do my best to watch this season with out any expectation of loyalty to the source material. I don't think they will completely ignore it, but it seems clear that they want to share a unique retelling of these events as inspired by, and not informed by. It will likely be fun to see ol' Tom Bombadilo no matter what, as long as he isn't Morgoth living with Ungoliant serving some penance on Arda 😅

[@BradyAmerson]

Wonderful verse at the end - always appreciate Tom’s meter being thrown in there!

[@Eventideschildiswickedandwild]

Im excited, but nervous as to why he is here and what he will do, hopefully they don’t butcher his character

[@angrycatalan325]

You can see Nerd’s struggle looking for some positive comments about this show.

[@johnhull6061]

That was a poetic benediction! I’m very much in hopes for a little Tom Bom sing song

[@micah06v8]

Considering that from the photos he looks more like their interpretation of the blue wizards rather than the actual Tom Bombadil...I don't hold out much hope. I don't understand their need to pull things out of different eras of the story and shoehorn them into their show. Tolkien has plenty of material to pull from without them inventing entirely new situations and storylines.

[@sparty710]

I can't wait till Bombadil shots it's Clobbering Time and gives a beat down to the Cylons!

[@Evenmoresteven]

YAASSSS to Morgoth Bombadil! I can't wait to watch this train wreck of a season. It's like when a 5 year old got handed the keys to his dad's mercedes. That's the writing of this show.

[@Techgnome21]

I like the idea of Tom having a second home. It makes sense that a primordial being would multiple houses. It'll be cool to expand the world and get more Rhun lore. It sounds like Tom will basically keep his same role as in the book. I'm excited to see how it plays out.

[@dragonfly1102]

The beauty of Tolkien has always been that the more you read: the more questions you have. This is why we're still here today discussing Tolkien and the meaning of .... It's something Peter Jackson's trilogy knew to follow - for years every time I watched it, I would have new questions. "What's up with the Reunited Kingdom. Why isn't he just king of Gondor. And why isn't he king already" etc etc. And I could go into the books and theories and read and read and read. Unfortunately Rings of Power does not follow this unspoken rule. Some things are better left a mystery. Let the people wonder. Let them ask question. Let them read the books!

[@baronfang]

Bending over backwards to avoid being critical of ROP as usual.

[@1rishpotat0]

Oh no...What if the Stranger AND Tom are portrayed as the Blue Wizards, both of them being in Rhun???

[@B1gBoyPants]

While I would really like it if the stranger is a blue wizard, I think it’s pretty clear at this point that he’s meant to be Gandalf.

[@1rishpotat0]

@@B1gBoyPants Yeah that's true.

[@1rishpotat0]

@@B1gBoyPants Although, Gandalf in canon never explored Rhun. However, they could just be going off canon lol

[@DrWhoFan391]

I’ve always pictured Tom Baker (when he was younger) in that role.

[@windlife]

I tried to be very open minded when I watched Ring of Power season one so that I can say at least I watched it before I trash talk it and I actually did finish the season. I don't think I'd continue with season two even tho Tom will be there to be honest.

[@amvlabs5339]

Jack Black is the only person alive who could play TB. Him or...Tom Cruise. I'll never forget what he did in Tropic Thunder.

[@i_DONT_get_IT]

No way I can’t believe it… (both Tom bom and me actually being here first??) 😂

[@JulieMoran1832]

😂😂🤣😂 now all we need is a musical episode and a Christmas Special to round out the insanity!!

[@FrankieLunn]

Can someone explain to me the love for Tom Bombadil ? I’ve read the books , I’ve listened to the books , I’ve read articles about the books , I’ve watched videos about the books. I just don’t understand why everyone loves him so much.

[@dyeremi]

This is going to be a mess.

[@MarieS610]

To be honest, if he was wearing a bright blue coat and yellow boots I would think it would look campy in live action 🤷🏻‍♀️ I’m one that has never needed someone’s outfit to be 100% adapted. I want it to make sense and fit with the show

[@Glaaki13]

True

[@Phlickit]

Bright blue his jacket is, and his boots are yellow, AND he never changed his outfit once even in a thousand years. (apparently)

[@MrRobin1997]

i generally agree with this except for when there's a big deal about the outfit or if it's mentioned more than just once

[@Enchelada-sb4er]

If I don’t hear to Bombadil sing I am gonna lose it

[@ryankwon8785]

Tom Bombadil is always jovial and happy yet casually serious at times. I hope Rory Kinnear can bring the character to life albeit outside the stories already written about him.

[@jonber9411]

Even if people hated the harefoots in S1, they where quite a relief. S1 is also quite dark and gritty. At least if compared to PJs movies. So using Tom as a lightbringer is a good idea. (And no you do not need to compare. They can co exist without the hate)

[@rksnj6797]

RIP Tom Bombadil Died August 29, 2024 "He was a merry fellow"

[@willvanauger3273]

would be trippy if the blue jacket is shared by the stranger being a blue wizard. Like gives the stranger a spare one or something

[@Fortwuny]

I wished Peter Jackson would have casted Robin Williams for the part in FOTR.

[@ALECEREN]

Let's put Tom in the show, and in a place where he has never been

[@pyramidsong]

Nerd of the Rings, thank you for not sensationalizing this stuff and harvesting outrage with speculation. Rather, you have tremendous insight. Thanks for not adding to a toxic heap of rage bait

[@jonnysongs]

Well.. he accepted their free vacation and loads of free gifts, so it would be a surprise if he were overly critical

[@pyramidsong]

@@jonnysongs Feel free to make accusations of bias. But I’d prefer a measured, reasonable take prior to the show even airing over the pure trash that outrage-monetizing rage bait content producers crap out. I know everyone online is just miserable and wants to hate everything and grandstand about how everything is awful, but thankfully some people aren’t ushering in their audience together for an angry mob If you don’t like Rings of Power, don’t watch it. It has zero impact on the media that already exists that you love in this universe

[@jonnysongs]

​@@pyramidsong yes, and indeed I don't care about the other crappy shows around at the moment. But I and many others get exercised about this show in particular because of my love for the source material, and how I hate to see JRR's good name associated with this nonsense.

[@pyramidsong]

@@jonnysongs I don’t lose sleep over the Return of the King Rankin/Bass adaptation I don’t like! And I love the Peter Jackson films while I guess that Tolkien himself would have thought them abominations. If anything the Tolkien estate is giving more approval and permission to Amazon than they ever gave to PJ

[@rhysmcternan7027]

Finally get to see tom on screen can't wait!

[@TheFlazMan]

Thank you for sharing the facts, and informing us about the BBC adaptation for new ways to enjoy the works of Tolkien. I hope you are able to enjoy something of Season 2 for Rings of Power. My enthusiasm is not very high but I've enjoyed at least your take on the teasers and season 1.