TheRingsOfPower showrunner Patrick McKay compares Sauron to the iconic and complex anti-heroes of Sopranos and BreakingBad. “Sauron can now just be Sauron. Like Tony Soprano or Walter White. He’s evil, but complexly evil.'
Warning: SPOILERS lie ahead for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunner Patrick McKay says Sauron's complexity makes him more like Tony Soprano or Breaking Bad's Walter White. With Amazon's The Rings of Power season 1 now complete, audiences have been gifted with plenty of answers to many of the show's biggest secrets.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY And while the revelation came as a surprise to a devastated Galadriel, Halbrand has shown throughout the season that he could be hiding a dark secret. Both The Rings of Power's version of Sauron and Tolkein's original description talk of the Dark Lord's deception skills - and that's something Halbrand has shown off throughout the series.
"Sauron can now just be Sauron. Like Tony Soprano or Walter White. He’s evil, but complexly evil. We felt like if we did that in season one, he’d overshadow everything else. So the first season is like Batman Begins, and the The Dark Knight is the next movie, with Sauron maneuvering out in the open. We’re really excited. Season two has a canonical story. There may well be viewers who are like, ‘This is the story we were hoping to get in season one!’ In season two, we’re giving it to them.
Can Sauron Be TV's Next Great Antihero? It's interesting that McKay compared Sauron to two of TV's most iconic antiheroes, especially as that doesn't align with the arc Sauron is known to take as the show approaches The Lord of the Rings. Sauron is less of an antihero and more of a villain that thinks he's right, which seems to be the route that the story is taking Halbrand.
Many viewers will breathe a sigh of relief hearing the showrunners describe season 2 as being more canonical, with The Rings of Power receiving much of its criticism from its different take on Tolkein's vision. Despite a rather rough ride, the show has managed to dispel many of its naysayers, with some starting to warm to Amazon's version of Middle-earth as the first season approached its endgame.
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