Fortunately, showrunnersPatrick McKayandJ.D.

Payneknew exactly what a good thing they had with the forbidden love between queen and captain.

And it just played really beautifully.

A custom image of Elendil (Lloyd Owen) and Miriel (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) with Elendil on the left and Miriel on the right

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There’s been a vibe there."

Sometimes, if it’s possible for you to get those two cameras going, then something can happen.

There was something, again, slightly instinctively, that happened, because it was there so long.

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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.

Sorry, you’re getting me back into that moment.

And then she obviously removes it at that point.

But never say never, I say.

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The first two seasons ofThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerare streaming now on Prime Video.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power