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The conclusion of season two of The Rings of Power introduced groundbreaking development: the emergence of new elven forest land, which is theorized by many to be Rivendell. The second season is focused on Sauron played by Charlie Vickers(Medici) continues his conquest in taking over Middle Earth, and Galadriel played by Morfydd Clark(Crawl) and company forms a plan to stop him. According to Screenrant, the series director Charlotte Brändström (The Disappearance) and cinematographer Alex Disenhof (Code 8) go into great detail about the creation of the new land and that the finale had to land on a high note.
In an interview with Screenrant, Brändström said, “As you said, it was, it was about hope, they wanted to keep the hope. They were on their way towards a better world. They’ve found this sort of safe haven that we’ll know more about in season 3. Even her costume we changed, we made sure she was dressed in white, we wanted her to look totally different. And then, we wanted to hope for a better future for the Elves, so it was much softer lighting after all the crazy battles.”
Disenhof added, “Yeah, it was important to, it was important to establish a real visual departure from what we had just seen. So, we overexposed, we did a little bit of filtration, actually, which we don’t normally do on the show, so the highlights glow just a little bit. We wanted to feel like a reawakening a little bit, and I’m actually really happy with the way it ends, I think we did what we set out to do.”
According to Screenrant, whether or not the mysterious location is Rivendell, the introduction will surely create exciting possibilities in future seasons as it further connects to The Hobbit and The Lords of the Rings. It opens up new avenues for storytelling, character development and exploration of the mystery within Middle Earth. The entire two seasons of the acclaimed fantasy series are available to stream on Prime Video.