Prime Video just debuted the official trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and Galadriel is still thinking about Sauron as much as he’s probably thinking about her.
In the new trailer, the peoples of Middle-earth are fighting back against Sauron and his army of orcs five years after the fall of Eregion. As if things couldn’t get any worse, the Nazgnagol are roaming Middle-earth clad in black with the fell beasts making an appearance. On the Dwarves of Khazad-dum front, familial ties are strained. And far out in Numenor, political factions have broken out and they’re on the brink of civil war.
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As for Sauron, he’s really just tinkering away in Mordor as his army destroys everything in its path. But no matter what power he tries to harness, there are pockets of Middle-earth that are still resisting him. And yes, I’m talking about the elves, particularly Galadriel. Her beloved Celeborn, played by new cast addition Jamie Campbell Bower, has returned to her. But Sauron continues to haunt her dreams and her waking moments, with the dreams probably being a manipulation by Sauron himself because he’s messy like that.
For this The Lord of the Rings fan, the visuals for Season 3 have taken a haunted tone that speaks of Sauron’s darkness infecting Middle-earth. But balancing that out are plenty of moments with Galadriel, Arondir, Gandalf and more fighting back. And I’m really enjoying how at the heart of Galadriel thinking about Sauron is grounded in the darkness he brought out in her and how that temptation burns. That just means she’s going to fight harder to tear him down and stop him. And I can’t wait!
Watch the official season 3 trailer below:
The first four episodes of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will premiere November 11th. Then episodes 5 and 6 will stream November 18th. The final two episodes of the season then drop on November 25.
