‘Rings of Energy’ principle reveals a surprising timeline twist — and solves the present’s greatest thriller

Middle-earth is an enormous place. So huge, actually, that most of the characters in Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel sequence, The Rings of Power, could by no means really meet. However is distance the one factor preserving the present’s varied people, elves, dwarves, and harfoots aside? Or is there one thing else?

An intriguing new principle may reveal how Rings of Power is taking part in with timelines — and the way that might clear up one of many present’s greatest mysteries.

Is The Rings of Energy taking part in with timelines?

The Rings of Energy presents its varied plotlines as all taking place mainly on the similar time. In different phrases, Galadriel is visiting Numenor on the similar time that Elrond is in Khazad-dum and the Harfoots are coping with The Stranger. The present even makes use of the meteor crash that introduces The Stranger as proof that all the pieces is about throughout the similar timeline since a number of characters all see it streak throughout the sky.

However what if that’s only a large misdirect?

Don Marshall, who posts movies about Lord of the Rings on TikTok, has an admittedly “outlandish” principle that really makes a great deal of sense. What if there have been really two totally different meteors? This could imply that whereas among the occasions are taking place within the present’s “current,” others are within the “previous.”

Particularly, Marshall speculates that the plotline set within the Southlands following Arondir, Bronwyn, Theo, and the villain Adar may happen up to now. In that case, when Galadriel ultimately arrives within the Southlands to research, Theo could possibly be a grown man — and no matter evil magic that damaged sword possesses may have influenced him enormously.

This principle may additionally clarify what Adar and his orcs are doing digging all these tunnels. Might they be on the lookout for that second meteor? (Marshall additionally wonders if that’s what the dwarves are secretly mining for.)

Nevertheless, it additionally solutions an excellent larger Rings of Energy thriller…

Who’s The Stranger in Rings of Energy?

Marshall goes on to notice that if there are two meteors, that seemingly means two “Strangers.” This most likely guidelines out the chance that The Stranger is Sauron, but it surely does elevate one other fascinating possibility: What if he’s one of many Blue Wizards?

We all know little or no concerning the Blue Wizards, however Tolkien describes them as members of the group of beings despatched all the way down to Center-earth that features Gandalf and Saruman. They wore blue robes (therefore the identify) and arrived in the course of the Second Age with a mission to weaken Sauron’s forces. (Spoiler alert: they failed.)

Contemplating how little Tolkien ever wrote concerning the Blue Wizards, Rings of Energy has lots of artistic freedom right here to play with the characters. So not solely would this be a enjoyable twist, however it could additionally give the Amazon prequel an opportunity to run wild with two highly effective wizards we all know far much less about than Gandalf and Saruman.

Rings of Energy airs Fridays at midnight on Amazon Prime Video.