Patrick McKay: Well, that’s a big question.

The show is an adaptation.

It would have also severely slowed the overall pacing down.

Sauron in The Rings of Power

Is this over there?

And then ultimately, like, here he’s hiding in plain sight.

And that was a really fun thing to be able to do in Season 1.

Sauron in Rings of Power

And says, look, Galadriel figured out I wasn’t who I thought I was.

He’s like, ‘No, I’m this guy, Anatar, a messenger from the Gods.

And we really loved the opportunity to reinvent everything about him.

Sauron in Rings of Power

Suddenly, he’s got these pointy elf ears.

He’s dressing in this sort of Old Testament, sort of prophetic garb.

So it really felt like a totally new angle for him.

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But it felt commensurate with the Sauron that we met before.

You know, as his costume sort of darkens, his whole kind of demeanor sort of shifts.

It’s delightful as writers and showrunners.

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Patrick McKay: It’s the gift that keeps on giving.

We’re very, very lucky to work with somebody like Charlie.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Poweris now streaming on Amazon Studios’ Prime Video.

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