The all too early Season Two thread (possible spoilers)

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You know what, I'm just kinda along for the ride at this stage! I'm not apprehensive or excited, just kinda... there.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdwPsSjJLPo

EXCLUSIVE: NARVI THE DWARF
AND FRIEND OF CELEBRIMBOR
WILL BE PLAYED BY KEVIN ELDON
IN 'THE LORD OF THE RINGS:
THE RINGS OF POWER' SEASON [2]

Kevin Eldon can be currently seen in the Apple TV+ show Highjack. He is said to have a talent for comedy. He's also been in such films as Hot Fuzz and such shows as Shadow & Bone; Game of Thrones; Doctor Who; and Merlin.

EXCL: WE WILL SEE THE
CREATION OF THE DOORS
OF DURIN DURING 'THE RINGS
OF POWER' SEASON 2

I can't say that this is a surprise. I would be much more surprised if we didn't see the Doors of Durin crafted in Season 2. I just hope that they match Tolkien's description and illustration of them. It would also be great if Celebrimbor's personality was actually developed (like actually giving him one).

[Eldy]

It would also be great if Celebrimbor's personality was actually developed (like actually giving him one).

Hey, it's a tradition now for the first installment of a major Tolkien adaptation to feature a personality-deficient Elvish character whose name begins with Celeb-.

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In fairness Celeborn didn't have much personality in the book either.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

I never posted it here, but there was also some report some time ago about the actor who apparently is playing Celeborn, who reportedly was highly praised by all. Let me see if I can find that and post it here.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

First, from Otaku-sempai,

The latest from Fellowship of Fans involves Celeborn:

01:47:

EXCLUSIVE: Calam Lynch will
play 'CELEBORN' in 'THE LORD
OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF
POWER' Season 2

14:14:

Excl: Celeborn will be in
silver, dark blue and gold
costumes in 'The Rings of
Power' Season 2

20:18:

Excl: Calum Lynch during one
of the chemistry tests with
Morfydd Clark (Galadriel) before
filming was said to be in his entire
Celeborn costume and outfit.

There has been much speculation about how Celeborn would be introduced in Rings of Power. Galadriel, in the show, believes that her husband was slain in the War of Wrath as he has been MIA in all of the centuries since then. If ROP runs with this then Celeborn's fëa may have fled to the Halls of Mandos only for him to be reembodied and sent back in much the same way as Glorfindel (according to Tolkien). This is slightly reminiscent of Tolkien's revision of Galadriel and Celeborn's backstory. In The Lord of the Rings we read that Celeborn was a Sinda Elf and that he and Galadriel met and fell in love in Belariand. Tolkien later considered revising this story, instead making Celeborn a Telerin Elf (originally called Teleporno) from Tol Eressëa. In this version, he and Galadriel made the crossing to Middle-earth together.

And then from Deadrabbits,

Thanks for this!

There were some extra details revealed following this leak, in the subsequent AMA on the FoF Discord:
[ul][li]That Calam Lynch is playing Celeborn has been known to FoF for months and has been confirmed by multiple sources.[/li][li]Lynch has been spotted on some of the battle sets, but not all.[/li][li]He's wearing a (long) silver wig.[/li][li]He's part of the linear narrative, but there could be flashbacks explaining where he's been (but FoF has no information on that).[/li][li]He's been seen on many of the Elven forest sets.[/li][li]FoF has no information on Celebrían.[/li][li]Celeborn will be part of the "big reveal" for season 2.[/li][li]FoF will deliver news related to Celebrimbor and the original form of Sauron in the future.[/li][li]Calam has "star potential" and is "beloved on set", according to sources.[/li][li]Celeborn will interact with some of the villains (not specified which ones).[/li][/ul]Also, since Lynch reportedly has been casted as Celeborn since before season 1, do you think that Galadriel referring to him as a "silver clam" is a deliberate hint at the actor's first name (Calam)?

[Eldy]

(Compulsively fixing BB Code formatting because I'm like that.)

Thanks for this!

There were some extra details revealed following this leak, in the subsequent AMA on the FoF Discord:

• That Calam Lynch is playing Celeborn has been known to FoF for months and has been confirmed by multiple sources.
• Lynch has been spotted on some of the battle sets, but not all.
• He's wearing a (long) silver wig.
• He's part of the linear narrative, but there could be flashbacks explaining where he's been (but FoF has no information on that).
• He's been seen on many of the Elven forest sets.
• FoF has no information on Celebrían.
• Celeborn will be part of the "big reveal" for season 2.
• FoF will deliver news related to Celebrimbor and the original form of Sauron in the future.
• Calam has "star potential" and is "beloved on set", according to sources.
• Celeborn will interact with some of the villains (not specified which ones).

Also, since Lynch reportedly has been casted as Celeborn since before season 1, do you think that Galadriel referring to him as a "silver clam" is a deliberate hint at the actor's first name (Calam)?

I'm curious to see what ROP makes of Sauron's "original form." I hope he's a redhead; that's been a longtime headcanon of mine thanks to its prevalence in Silmarillion fanart.

[Voronwë the Faithful]

Thanks for fixing that, Eldy! Much easier to read.

(I like your new avatar!)

[Eldy]

No problem (and thank you!).