‘Rings of Power’ Finale: The Cast Reacts To ‘Unexpected And Satisfying’ Conclusion To Season 1 (Exclusive)

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The first season of “The Rings of Power” has officially come to a close with an “unexpected” finale as the “Lord of the Rings” prequel series explores the lives and events that took place thousands of years before J.

R. R. Tolkien’s trilogy of books (and subsequent films). And along the way, audiences learned how Mordor was created, that the elves were in danger of dying, and there were plenty of signs that evil was, in fact, reemerging.

As showrunner Patrick McKay previously teased to ET, “Some mysteries may be answered, so answers may provoke new mysteries.” And that’s exactly what the final episode of the season does, making good on those “several big booms” he promised were coming later in the season.

Not only that, but Morfydd Clark (Galadriel), Charlie Vickers (Halbrand) and Benjamin Walker (High King Gil-galad) react to the revelations offered in episode eight, including the true identities of season 1’s most mysterious characters who will have a deep impact on where things are headed for Middle-earth. “I read [the script] and it blew my hair back,” Walker says. [Warning: Spoilers for “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” season finale, “Alloyed,” written by Gennifer Hutchison and directed by Wayne Che Yip.] Upon reading the script for “Alloyed,” Walker says, “It’s one of those things where you go, ‘No, come on.’ And then it’s also like you’re gonna want to go back to the beginning, watching it and knowing what you’ve just learned.” “There are things that happen with our characters in the first and second episode that not only pay off at the end of the season, they’re gonna pay off in the series to come,” he continues, adding, “It’s so dense and beautiful and well orchestrated.” Leading up to the finale,