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Payne didn’t decide to lean more heavily into J.R.R.

Tolkien’s beloved works following criticism from sections of the author’s fanbase.

Celebrimbor looks concerned as he stands in Eregion�s forge room in The Rings of Power season 2

The Rings of Power’s latest chapter is more faithful to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings literature than its forebear

McKay’s response comes almost two years after the hitPrime Videoshow’s first season launched.

What made McKay and Payne wait an entire season to deliver on that promise, though?

Why didn’t they just dive headfirst into the written material and adapt it verbatim from the get-go?

An armor-clad Elrond fights on the battlefield in The Rings of Power season 2

Season 2 will depict the Siege of Eregion in all of its epic and brutal glory

And did the fan ire force them to change tack from a storytelling approach?

Merry #TheRingsOfPower season 2 Eve!

That blueprint, although divisive amongThe Lord of the Rings' fanbase, is certainly taking shape now.

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