The series is set thousands of years before the events of The Hobbit, and so most of the characters we know and love from previous adaptations of J R R Tolkien\u2019s work are absent from the show.<\/p>\n
However, there are a couple of familiar figures that do feature prominently \u2013 chief among them younger versions of Galadriel and Elrond.<\/p>
Morfydd Clark and Robert Aramayo take over from Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving respectively in the roles, and both actors spoke exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a> about whether those previous performances influenced their approach.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t approach her as a different character \u2013 I think even if I\u2019d tried to I\u2019ve watched those films so many times that it\u2019s deeply embedded in my psyche,\u201d explained Clark.\u00a0 \u201cAnd I really just liked to know where my character was going.<\/p>\n \u201cI read a lot \u2013 I kind of grew up with The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings but hadn\u2019t kind of delved into like The Silmarillion or the Appendices or The Unfinished Tales,\u201d she added. \u201cSo I learned a lot about lots of the mess that the elves made in the First and Second Age and that was kind of the key.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd I was trying to find what would it mean to be a younger elf, and I think it\u2019s the arrogance of not learning yet that you don\u2019t have all the answers. And I think also the most wise and serene people I know usually went through quite a lot to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Aramayo explained that he did not \u201cconsciously\u201d incorporate any of Weaving\u2019s mannerisms into his performance, in part because there are so many changes in the intervening years between the series and the iconic film trilogy.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s different, he\u2019s young,\u201d he explained. \u201cAnd he\u2019s at the beginning of the things that will make him the Elrond in the Council of Elrond or something. So he\u2019s got a lot to go through.\u201d<\/p>\n Additional reporting by Steve O\u2019Brien.<\/em><\/p>\n The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power episodes 1 and 2 arrive on Amazon Prime Video in the UK on Friday 2nd September 2022 \u2013\u00a0you can sign up now for a free 30-day Prime Video trial<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019re looking for something else to watch in the meantime, check out our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or visit our dedicated\u00a0Fantasy<\/a>\u00a0hub.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Patrick Cremona Published: Thursday, 01 September 2022 at 12:00 am Amazon Prime Video\u2019s mega-budget Lord of the Rings prequel The Rings of Power finally gets underway this week \u2013 with the opening two episodes debuting on the streamer on Friday 2nd September in the UK. 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