‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Premiere Recap: Return To Middle-earth

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SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of Episode 1 of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.Imagine a time of peace in Middle-earth — a time before the evil Sauron.The first few minutes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Prime Video’s pricey, long-awaited prequel to the LOTR trilogy that premiered its first two episodes of the streamer Thursday night, give us a glimpse of this world as well as the view of a child Galadriel (Morfydd Clark).‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 1 Photo Gallery (Spoilers)However, that peace doesn’t last long.

When Morgoth engulfs Valinor in darkness, the elves fight back. After hundreds of years of war, Morgoth is deleted but his army of Orcs have spread, now led by Morgoth’s successor, Sauron.

Determined to hunt him down, Galadriel’s brother is killed by Sauron himself, leaving Galadriel as a woman with a thirst for revenge.This younger Galadriel is from the start quite different from the character played by Cate Blanchett in Peter Jackson’s movies.

Of course she’s younger, but with youth comes a sharp tongue and rebellious spirit that drive her to take her company to the literal ends of the Earth in her quest for Orcs and their new leader.Other familiar faces — either from the trilogy or legendarium — introduced in the first episode include High King Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker), half-elf and future Elven-lord of Rivendell Elrond (Robert Armaya), and crafter of the rings Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards).‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Character Posters: 22 Stars Of Amazon’s Epic Fantasy SeriesStaying true to J.R.R.