Considering Vickers is back as well, this recast had little to do with actor availability.
Instead, it fits the story the series has chosen to tell and even ties intoJ.
R. R. Tolkien’s mythology.
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But during the coronation, Sauron threatens and taunts the Orcs, whom Adar has such a love for.
In retribution,Adar initiates a rebellion, stabbing Sauron with his own crown.
It is only then that he looks completely different, now appearing as Halbrand.
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The sequence ends at the same placeSeason 1 introduced Halbrand, giving the once mysterious character a backstory.
Tolkien’s high-fantasy world is a lot more spiritual than you might believe.
Halbrand is the perfect form, as he looks nothing like the Sauron that Adar remembers.
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.
The best example is Sauron adopting the form of Annatar inthe Second Age, whichTheRings of Poweris adapting.
But Annatar is not the only time Sauron takes a new form.
