Why Can Sauron Change Form? | Rings of Power Season 2 Explained

[@alexandrostheodwris5004]

that shapeshift was nuts i could never tell it was sauron, next level plot twist :D

[@Zojalyx]

After a rewatch I definitely can see some hints for it but you don't catch it right away which I thought the show runners did well

[@chaddonaldson1928]

This is a great, quick explanation. Thanks.

[@Zojalyx]

You're welcome!

[@josephvisnovsky1462]

If Amazon skipped over Sauron's corporeal form being destroyed (The Lost Road), then he can still change shape. It is only after he puts too much of his energy into the One Ring and "dies" that he is too weak to form a pleasing appearance, only a hideous form of malice and hatred. So if he has not died ( again? in Amazon's timeline ) he should have the power to assume Annatar's form. Judging from the trailer, it looks like elves, and young Elrond are the group capturing Annatar at a disguised Barad Dur. In the lore, Sauron (Annatar) surrenders to the Numenorean king. Meaning if he has not returned to Numenor yet, Numenor has not been sunk yet.

[@jed_5124]

The real question is why would anyone watch rings of power?

[@redshed2020]

I watched season 1 to give it a fair shake and form my own opinion. Which is that it's hot garbage.

[@SamanthaBoooooooo]

​@@redshed2020Did you make it to the end? Most people didn't

[@beej5]

Haha

[@molnarsmovies]

I mean, the guy put on a wig it's not really rocket science.

[@weldenjon]

If you know any Tolkien lore Sauron was NEVER a being called Halbrand. The show runners of Rings of Power made it up! It's not Tolkien. What they are doing now is actually (finally) introducing the being named Annatar that Sauron did appear to the Elves as. Go a head and explain that! Halbrand is not canon and has no place Tolkien's works. The real question is why do some people want to entertain themselves with things that are obvious Middle Earth lore breaking??? The creation of Halbrand is not only lore breaking but totally and completely unnecessary! Here is why: The Elves are fooled twice by Sauron not once. Galadriel is not only fooled personally (twice) but is to be held responsible for saving Halbrand/Sauron's life. Sauron visits Numenor not once but twice. The canon says this only happens once. This is when the King of Numenor takes him there in chains after defeating Sauron's army without a fight. Yes, without a fight because the hosts of Numenoreans were so intimidating in all their armor, weapons and machines of war that the hosts of Sauron fled before them. Tolkien also states that Sauron was amazed beyond belief by what he saw in Numenor. That didn't happen nor never can happen in Rings of Power now. I could go on and on and on with all the things The Rings of Power horrendously changed. There are far too many to count. This is not Tolkien's Middle Earth and to even try to explain it as such is absolute gross neglect to what Tolkien actually wrote. For these reasons I have zero interest in further watching your commentary. For what you are commenting on is an abomination to the life and work of the greatest fantasy writer of all time JRR Tolkien!

[@Zojalyx]

I am just curious what is your thought on Peter Jackson's trilogy?

[@weldenjon]

@@Zojalyx For the most part I liked it. Yes, Peter Jackson took some liberties with the lore but overall the feel of Middle Earth was there. In my book the adaptation of the Tolkien trilogy is the best ever done. However, don't get me started on Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy. That should have been one film or two tops. But greed got in the way of good story telling and staying true to the source material.

[@Zojalyx]

So if you compare the creative liberties taken. Rings of Power does take more, but that's only because it had a lot more holes to fill in. There are a lot of gaps in the story of the Second Age and so they make the decision to compress the timeline. It really is not as big of a stretch in terms of book inaccuracies when you compare it to the LOTR trilogy Some examples: the complete removal of both Tom Bombadil and Glorfindel The elves never coming to Helms Deep to fight alongside the men of Rohan Aragorns character is almost a night and day difference between the books and the movies. All of those changes are considered to be accepted because it's Peter Jackson but if it's RoP its an abomination. That's the problem with the fan base when it comes to Lore Accuracy