The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has finally stopped playing coy about one of its biggest mysteries: the identity of the Stranger (Daniel Weyman).
Ever since the Stranger fell to Middle-earth in Season 1, he and his Harfoot traveling companion, Nori Brandyfoot (Markella Kavenagh), have been trying to figure out who he is. But while they’ve been in the dark, viewers familiar with J.R.R. Tolkien’s work and Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies will have recognized several not-so-subtle hints at the Stranger’s true nature. From his gray robes and beard to his status as an Istar, or wizard, the Stranger has been giving off Gandalf vibes since day one. Need more proof? How about his affection for Harfoots, aka ancestral Hobbits? Or the fact that he full-on quotes Gandalf from The Fellowship of the Ring in the Season 1 finale?
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Now, in its Season 2 finale, The Rings of Power finally confirms what the audience has guessed for quite some time, officially revealing that he is Gandalf.
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