LOTR: The Rings Of Power's Teaser Makes The Show's Title Confusing
Teaser footage for Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power turns the show's chosen title into something of a misnomer… by having virtually nothing to do with the Rings of Power. When late 2017 brought news that Amazon was plotting an incursion into Middle-earth, the immediate skepticism that follows any Lord of the Rings adaptation was broken by the happy prospect of J.R.R. Tolkien's Second Age playing out in live-action. No expense has been spared on this Jeff Bezos pet project, with the gargantuan fantasy scale and jam-packed ensemble of actors breaking new ground for a TV series, streaming or otherwise. After much anticipation, the title of this great endeavor was finally unveiled as Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
«Rings of Power» refers to the 20 creations devised by Sauron for the purpose of ruling Middle-earth — the Nine given to Kings of Men, the Seven to the Dwarves, the Three for the Elves, and Sauron's own One Ring. Made bang in the middle of Tolkien's Second Age, the Rings of Power proved instrumental in Sauron's rise, which spanned almost 2000 years before Isildur ultimately deprived the Dark Lord of his golden weapon. Titling its new Lord of the Rings project "The Rings of Power," Amazon promised to recount the Rings' creation, and chronicle their impact upon Middle-earth through the Second Age...
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Absolutely none of that can be found within The Rings of Power's Super Bowl teaser trailer — the first footage released by Amazon since filming wrapped mid-2021. The Rings of Power's teaser shows Númenor — the isle of early mortals whose rise and fall happens largely independent of the Rings of Power. Taken to Númenor as a
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