See: https://lotr.fandom.com/f/p/4400000000000242166
Amazon has newly expanded rights to plot points from The Silmarillion.
Good news... and if some of the below are true, it seems they got rights to the Ainulindalë. I do wonder how much it cost, since the Tolkien estate initially took them to the cleaners, big time.
S2E1 opening scene is Eru using the secret flame to create Melkor.
Pointless filler. Hopefully this is untrue.
Melkor (then) watches as Eru creates all the Valar and the Maiar.
Borderline fan fic and also mostly pointless filler. Hopefully this is untrue.
Eru is a disembodied voice vaguely human shaped but no characteristics can be made out.
As Nerd of the Rings mentioned, the less clearly identifiable that Eru is, the better. Hopefully they choose a good voice actor, if this is true.
The secret flame is golden, as are all the Valar and the Maiar.
Again, borderline fan fic. For most of The Silmarillion, the first colors of things are silver: Illuin (a Lamp of the Valar) and Telperion (The White Tree of Valinor) were probably created first and the Moon was was definitely created before the Sun. Silver is far more favored in Tolkien's writings than gold, so the choice of a golden flame seems to be one by the showrunners counter to precedent.
The Valar are larger than the Maiar, but are bathed in a golden light and completely naked (the scenes were filmed with nude figures in strategic lighting.)
I guess. There is really no need for them to be completely humanoid looking. I mean physical forms are like "clothes" to the Ainur, so they could easily be humanoid lacking secondary sexual characteristics... another demonstration of lack of imagination by the showrunners, if this is true.
Sauron will be played primarily by three actors in Season 2.
Whatever.
Sauron — in Mairon form, and called such — is NOT Halbrand (Charlie Vickers) or Annatar (Gavi Singh Chera).
Don't care.
After the fourth interruption of the Song, several Maia meet and discuss Melkor’s discordance.
As Nerd of the Rings points out, there should only be 3 interruptions, so whoever thought up this rumor is either trying to fool people or it is BS.
Mithrandir (Gandalf) is in this scene.
He should not be called Mithrandir (his Sindarin name), since Gandalf didn't get that name until very late in the Second Age or more likely the Third Age. His name should be Olorin or something Quenya at this point. Another sign of ignorance by rumormonger.
Mithrandir (Gandalf) is “almost” convinced to support Mairon’s (Sauron) agenda.
This sounds like trolling or introducing a fan fic-like story of Olorin to make Sauron/Mairon sound more persuasive.
Mairon gives an epic speech, “The One has blessed me more so than all of you to see the potential of His creations, and what better way to forge their mettle than by allowing them to face Melkor’s discord and grow beyond what they think capable!”
More fan fic. This rumormonger is a total Sauron simp. Also "forge their mettle" sounds like something badly mixing metaphors.
Sauron tells the dwarves he apprenticed under Aulë, so they welcome him with open arms.
More Sauron simping. This is also very fan fic, since the dwarves are not known to have allowed Annatar/Sauron into Moria/Khazad-dûm. They may have heard of him, but there is no evidence they ever worked with hime.
Sauron had a son who Adar killed.
Stupid. Melian had a daughter, but is the only known Maiar to ever have a kid. Sauron having as son is just super stupid and ultra-fan fic.
Horse lovers rejoice! A dedicated “bottle” episode with little dialog will tell the story of the first Mearas (Editor: these are the great horses of the Rohirrim), Felaróf, and introduce Shadowfax.
Stupid, unnecessary, and very fan fic, but I guess it wouldn't bother me to much to see. As Nerd of the Rings mentioned, Felaróf was not supposed to appear until the Third Age (tamed by Eorl in TA 2500-ish), so Felaróf would have to be thousands of years old when Eorl encountered the horse. If you buy that, then it really doesn't matter how old Shadowfax is... but also thousands of years old by the time Gandalf encounters the horse.
Gandalf (Meteor Man) meets Shadowfax.
Again, stupid and unnecessary. More fan fic.
Tom Bombadil and Goldberry are in an episode.
Fine.
They are played by the same actor and actress as Melkor/Morgoth and Ungoliant from Episode 1.
Whatever.
The pair, as Bombadil and Goldberry, are serving out a punishment from Mandos per “a long-held fan theory” (Editor: this “long-held fan theory” is news to us.).
Complete trolling. Only complete moron fans would have this theory.
The season will end with Sauron forging the One Ring.
Does it really matter at this point? They completely f'd the timeline for the Three Rings.
Even more:
Simon Tolkien is personally involved and overseeing this show’s expansion of the mythology.
No sure this is news. If S1 is any indication, this may not be good news.
Season 2 is mainly Sauron’s story, told from his perspective, and opens with his retelling of history.
Uhh... okay. Sounds like BS Sauron simping.
Episode 1 is primarily Sauron’s story leading up to the breaking of the first silence.
Could be interesting, fi done well. Odds are not great.
Sauron will try to deceive Galadriel again by taking the persona of Celeborn.
We finally get to see Celeborn and this is supposed to be how? Sounds like an impeding disaster... why not have have Sauron make Shelob look like their daughter Celebrian and have her show up too?
Sauron sneaks back into Eregion as Celeborn.
Whatever.
Season ending cliffhanger involves Galadriel making a choice to save Celeborn (Sauron?).
Kill Celeborn and put him out of the misery of this rumor.
Episode 6-7 is a huge 2-part Siege of Eregion.
This might actually be good. Not sure this rumor tells us much, though. The siege of Eregion was expected to show up at some point. I mean if TRoP only survives for 3 seasons and the fall of Eregion is supposed to happen in the middle of the Second Age... the timing is actually strangely appropriate.
