So where does that leave us now, in Season 2?

Kicking off witha three-episode premiere, of course.

Let’s dive in.

Morfydd Clark riding a white horse in Rings of Power Season 2

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Cast

Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R.

Accepting the deed as done, the Orcs name Adar their new leader instead.

But their celebration is premature, as Sauron isn’t dead, but merely transitioning into a new form.

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Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.

Now back in human form, Sauron who I’ll just call Halbrand in this form strikes out alone.

On the road, he encounters a group of humans, refugees from Orc raids in the Southlands.

One man, Diarmid (Nicholas Woodeson), cautions him against going, though Halbrand is determined.

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That someone is Master Cirdan (Ben Daniels),an Elvish ship-builder living in the Grey Havens.

Elrond confesses he had nowhere else to go.

The series returns to Prime Video this August.

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Galadriel goes to speak with her old friend before Gil-galad gets involved.

Back in the desert, Nori and the Stranger learn who’s been following them: Poppy.

In Mordor, Halbrand wakes up to Adar hovering over him.

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This is enough for Adar to have Halbrand followed as he leaves the camp.

He goes from curious to alarmed to learn that it’s Halbrand who has arrived.

There’s no time to breathe, though, as we launch right into the next episode!

Charlie Vickers as Halbrand in The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 1

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The first three episodes ofThe Rings of Powerare streaming on Prime Video now.

Morfydd Clark looking over a map in The Rings of Power Season 2

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Markella Kavenaugh sitting in a desert in The Rings of Power Season 2

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Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) raising a sword in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.'

The three Elven rings in The Rings of Power Season 2

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