In Peter Jackson’s Fellowship of the Ring, Galadriel describes the forging of the rings of power, and how Sauron, in secret, forged the One Ring. “And into this Ring he poured all his cruelty, his malice and his will to dominate all life,” she narrates. Now, The Rings of Power has revealed that maybe Sauron was literally pouring something into the mix.
In a pivotal scene in the penultimate episode of The Rings of Power Season 2, one aspect of Sauron’s creepy new powers has an onscreen justification. Thanks to this scene, the logistics of how Sauron made the Nine Rings for Mortal Men are much clearer. Plus, what seemed like a very random new version of Sauron at the start of this season suddenly makes a lot more sense.
