Has Middle Earth ever been so full of dread? Forget the armies of Sauron trying to storm Helm’s Deep, or indeed Minas Tirith: if you want to cultivate a sense of building doom, season two of The Rings of Power is where it’s at.
There’s a lot to contend with. Sauron is finally on the loose, having successfully crafted three of the twenty rings of power he wants to use to rule Middle Earth, spreading darkness and evil across its lands. This promises to make the series more interesting than ever: Lord of the Rings fans have never witnessed this era of Sauron’s rise to power on-screen before, and it should be carnage.
