#rings of power actor

[queen-daya]

Happy 43rd Birthday Nazanin Boniadi (May 22, 1980)

[greenleaf4stuff]

I cannot get over the little detail of Adar actually releasing Elrond's hand in that scene. (We can see some of it at the bottom left corner of the 1st gif, his grip is already loosening after Elrond drops his weapon; see the 2nd gif for comparison.)

My interpretation is that he is so sure of his greater strength and advantage, and that Elrond doesn't have the ability to fight back/no more knives up his sleeve (so to speak), that he lets Elrond have full autonomy of both of his hands. Mind you, Adar hasn't even lifted Elrond up yet and Elrond could have still fought back multiple ways (using his legs to struggle etc) at this point.

And then Adar proceeds to lift him up, hold him up, choke him and throw him aside like it is nothing. One-handed. Showcasing his physical strength but also retaining the ability to defend himself should Elrond suddenly manage to fight back.

imo, this and his fight with Arondir really show what a unit he is in battle. And that he is aware of it.

[hodunkpodunk]

Adar season one to season two

[highly-flammable]

Annatar’s scheming against Celebrimbor is so hilarious and infuriating to me because it’s clever but also pathetic at times, and at the same time annoyingly close to reality. Pretty much anyone who has ever been gaslit by a narcissist knows how sinister this kind of behaviour can be.

[transmasccofee]

if u put saiki in a haunted house with this telepathy blocker ring on he would 98% kill someone by accident

[apoloadonisandnarcissus]

I mean this is where it started; these two [Charlie Vickers and Morfydd Clark] were auditioning […] and these two were doing chem[istry] tests and, like you know, little reads for months and months together before, you know, before anyone else was in the cast. This is kind of where we built the whole thing. Source

Not Patrick McKay confirming they built the entire “Rings of Power” series around Sauron and Galadriel dynamic, how that's the core of the show, and how important it was for them to find the right actors for this duo.

[lordgrimwing]

just saw a post saying Charles Edwards is 'too old' to play Celebrimbor. That is entirely wrong.

[carnation-damnation]

Sketches from the AU I'm cookin' over on Discord.

Faker AU - Shadow wakes up in an artificial world powered by the phantom ruby where he and Sonic have switched places within the story, and Shadow is seemingly the only one who knows something's wrong.

[fmd-jade]

Her gesture is already heartwarming but did you see his hand? I can't even...

Gifs by @letthefairyinyoufly

[beautifullytragic6]

[draethius]

[queen-daya]

Happy 34th Birthday Morfydd Clark (March 17, 1989)

[varda-starqueen]

For no reason other than I love his smiley face!! (And Morfydd is adorable too)

[perhaps-relax]

maaan idk i really like both of their takes on the character, but i kinda wish they weren't so different.

Like...Joseph Mawle's Adar is so sad and meek and gentle, the embodiment of grief and violation that hurts to look at. He can't be anything other than a mistake, so all he can hope to do is protect himself and his kind from the violence their very existence seems to permit. Yet he doesn't begrudge the rest of the world from rejecting the orcs or trying to wipe them out. He knows there this is the inevitable conflict he will have to live with, forever. So he hides his ugliness from the world that would punish it, even if he's made peace with the half-existence it brings.

But Sam Hazeldine's Adar is not even slightly apologetic. This Adar wants the world to look at him and know him and fear him. Why should they have to hide, what is so special about the Valar's creations anyway if they can be so easily corrupted? Even if his motivation is still only to provide a home for orc kind, there is unshakable charisma and confidence in the pivot towards revenge. Maybe its just the direction of his character arc as of the last episode, but that righteous fury seems in opposition to the seclusion he's promised his children.

There's a tainted elf who wants to find a hole to die in, and there's an orc who wants to kill the world for its hypocrisy. The transition would have been really interesting if it was actually intentional.

[highly-flammable]

Charlie Vickers on Sauron’s emotions throughout episode 2x08 of The Rings of Power. The crying when he killed Celebrimbor was improvised.

Source: https://nerdist.com/article/the-rings-of-power-charlie-vickers-sauron-interview/

[wowthosearebigears]

I just want to ask Ben Walker what it’s like to have so many correct opinions.