{"id":23352,"date":"2022-10-07T07:30:28","date_gmt":"2022-10-07T05:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1718059"},"modified":"2022-10-07T08:00:28","modified_gmt":"2022-10-07T06:00:28","slug":"rings-of-power-showrunners-tease-sauron-reveal-in-emotional-finale","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/rings-of-power-showrunners-tease-sauron-reveal-in-emotional-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Rings of Power showrunners tease Sauron reveal in \u201cemotional\u201d finale"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 07 October 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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A major development surrounding Sauron<\/a> has been teased by the showrunners of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.<\/a><\/p>\n

Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay spoke to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press at a screening for the sixth and seventh episodes in September.<\/p>\n

When asked if the audience had already met Sauron and if the mystery surrounding his identity would continue, the pair teased a resolution to this in the finale.<\/p>\n

McKay commented: \u201cI would say there\u2019s one more episode in the season. Yeah, it feels very climactic. But there\u2019s, there\u2019s at least one strand, if not a couple more that are still lingering. And we\u2019ll have to watch the next one to find out.\u201d<\/p>

When questioned directly on whether Halbrand<\/a> (Charlie Vickers) could be the Dark Lord, McKay added: \u201cWhat I would say is, you know, Sauron\u2019s a deceiver. Sauron could be anyone and we always felt like it would be a waste to just have him be out in front at the beginning and that if there was a story that would engage people and let them lean in and let them read into things and have ideas and theories, that would be delightful and wonderful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnd if you think it\u2019s [Halbrand], it\u2019s one version of the show. If you think it\u2019s somebody else, it\u2019s another version of the show, and I just hope the next episode is exciting for you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Charlie Vickers as Halbrand in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.<\/span><\/figcaption> Amazon Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

When asked to further tease the show\u2019s finale, Payne also gave hints on what fans can expect.<\/p>\n

Payne revealed: \u201cI think we can say that there are some plotlines that will come together and that we\u2019ve sent some people off in some places at the end in terms of you\u2019ve watched the Numenoreans go home and there are surprises awaiting them there. You\u2019ve watched Halbrand and Galadriel<\/a> head off somewhere. You\u2019ve sort of left Elrond<\/a> in a predicament where all he has is this one blanket of Mithril<\/a> \u2013\u00a0 <\/span>what\u2019s he gonna do the Eldar\u2019s still fading and all these guys, one little piece of Mithril.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo, you know, that tees us up to have some things that have been brewing all season kind of come together and collide \u2013\u00a0 hopefully, in an unexpected and fun way.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sauron in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/span><\/figcaption> Amazon Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Then, McKay added of their finale: \u201cWe always like the idea of going underneath it. You know, it can become very tempting to end your season with a huge battle. We liked the idea of, first of all, a more intimate emotional battle, at least that was the aspiration. And then and then going deeper and deeper and deeper into character. And hopefully, you know, when you watch the eighth episode, you feel like that\u2019s what it feels like, you know, we want the stakes to feel bigger \u2013 not necessarily the scope or the special effects.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou know, a temptation and a pitfall we see quite a bit in movies and in some of these big shows is like, you gotta keep topping yourself. You got to keep Keeping Up with the Joneses. More aliens in the sky over New York. More giant lasers shooting up to the clouds. Like, no no no no no no\u2026go deeper in. And if it feels that way, awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n

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