𝗜𝗚𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗗𝗬𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗖𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗚𝗔𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗟, 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗨𝗞𝗛 & 𝗔𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗥 𝗜𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗣𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝟯 The trio seem like an intentional callback to another unlikely group of travelers from Rings lore. “It's a little bit like Frodo, Sam and Gollum,” McKay admits. “Galadriel had this very grudging respect that developed between her and Adar so she's maybe a little more willing to maybe believe there's something to what Marnouk is saying.” But while Galadriel may be willing to give the Orc a chance to prove himself, her Elven partner is not. “Arondir's interactions with Orcs have been terrible. They basically killed the woman he loved,” McKay points out. “So he's like, ‘I don't believe him. I think it's a lie.’ And so you've got this dynamic from the three of them where the audience will constantly not be sure that they can trust this guy. Is he out for himself? Is he working on Sauron's [behalf]? And that becomes a journey of a big part of the season, and there's quite a few twists and turns along the way.” #TheRingsOfPower