Theres a lot of veryLord of the Rings-ian things inThe Rings of Power.
Theres elves, dwarves, orcs, and hobbit-adjacent smallfolk.
Theres tales of hope,rising darkness to be fought, and, well, rings of power.
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But with Tom Bombadil, it feels like its been flipped.
Obviously they have their own differences, but theres definitely similarities there which causes their intrigue.
It really kind of opens her eyes to what her purpose might be outside of her helping the Stranger.
Indeed, it seems that no storyline this season will be able to escape the rising darkness.
Rings of Powerreturns to Amazon Prime Video later this week, on August 29.
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