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The Season 1 finale of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" finally showed us who Sauron is. Were you surprised?

Things will only get more intense from here.

The Rings of Power season 1 finale answers some of our biggest questions – but leaves others unresolved.

The Dark Lord will prove an unpredictable foe.

The Rings of Power’s episode 8 finale names Halbrand as Sauron, The Stranger as an Istar that’s likely Gandalf, and prepares Middle-earth for a different battle than Tolkien imagined in Lord of the Rings.

Major character deaths were to be expected on The Rings of Power, but which Lord of the Rings character actually died?

The real problem with Amazon's "The Rings of Power" isn't black actors or "woke" themes, but a disrespect for the realism of Tolkien's world.

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky...

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