Before it premiered in 2022, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brought with it an exciting promise for J.R.R. Tolkien fans. Rather than tackling the events of The Hobbit or Lord of the Rings trilogy again, The Rings of Power was going where no other live-action or animated Tolkien adaptation had before. Specifically, the series promised to explore the legendary Second Age of Middle-earth onscreen for the first time. In doing so, it was going to give fans a chance to finally witness some of the most important moments in the history of Tolkien's fictional world, many of which directly set the stage for Bilbo and Frodo Baggins' eventual encounters with the One Ring.
