What Is Shelob’s Role in ‘Rings of Power’?

He rides Berek out of the cave, and the spider cannot keep up.

Though many giant spiders exist in Middle-earth, the series confirms this as Shelob through specific details.

Shelob in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2

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The first hint is her choice to play with her food.

Second, the show suggests it is Shelob through her location.

And the injury Isildur gives herreflects an old wound Shelob has.

Shelob attacking Isildur (Maxim Baldry) in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2

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A real-life fight against evil changed this character’s fate on the series.

Shelob serves only herself.

However,Sauron allows her to stay, considering her a good guard.

Shelob hanging upside down in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2

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Though he uses her to his advantage,Shelob is not his ally.

Season 2 of TheRings of Poweris streaming on Prime Video in the U.S. New episodes air weekly on Thursdays.

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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.

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