{"id":1734587,"date":"2022-11-11T06:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T11:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1734587"},"modified":"2022-11-11T07:20:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T12:20:12","slug":"the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-showrunners-claim-2nd-season-will-be-canonical-after-repeatedly-lying-to-fans-about-the-1st-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-showrunners-claim-2nd-season-will-be-canonical-after-repeatedly-lying-to-fans-about-the-1st-season\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power\u201d Showrunners Claim 2nd Season Will Be Canonical After Repeatedly Lying to Fans About the 1st Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">50<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-showrunners-claim-2nd-season-will-be-canonical-after-repeatedly-lying-to-fans-about-the-1st-season%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1734587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><em>The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/em> showrunners promised the second season of their show will be canonical to Tolkien\u2019s work despite nearly a year of promising that for the first season and those promises ultimately being revealed as lies that anyone who watched the creatively bankrupt first season can attest.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180794\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180794\" class=\"size-full wp-image-180794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.14-10.15-boundingintocomics-63225275db92a-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.14-10.15-boundingintocomics-63225275db92a-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.09.14-10.15-boundingintocomics-63225275db92a-300x126.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.14-10.15-boundingintocomics-63225275db92a-1340x561-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.14-10.15-boundingintocomics-63225275db92a-768x322-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.14-10.15-boundingintocomics-63225275db92a-600x250-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-180794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ema Horvath as E\u00e4rien and Leon Wadham Kemen in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/rings-of-power-sauron-season-2-lotr-1235240809\/#!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter<\/a> ahead of the first season\u2019s finale, showrunner Patrick McKay detailed what viewers can expect of the second season.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201d\u00a0Season two has a canonical story. There may well be viewers who are like, \u2018This is the story we were hoping to get in season one!\u2019 In season two, we\u2019re giving it to them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_185607\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-185607\" class=\"size-full wp-image-185607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.17-10.31-boundingintocomics-634dd7cdc40aa-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.17-10.31-boundingintocomics-634dd7cdc40aa-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.17-10.31-boundingintocomics-634dd7cdc40aa-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.17-10.31-boundingintocomics-634dd7cdc40aa-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.17-10.31-boundingintocomics-634dd7cdc40aa-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.17-10.31-boundingintocomics-634dd7cdc40aa-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.10.17-10.31-boundingintocomics-634dd7cdc40aa-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-185607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Charlie Vickers as Halbrand in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/10\/24\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-writer-continues-to-double-down-on-being-immersed-in-the-text-the-actual-show-tells-a-vastly-different-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power\u2019 Writer Continues To Double Down On Being \u201cImmersed In The Text,\u201d The Actual Show Tells A Vastly Different Story<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a clear admission that season one is not a canonical story despite their repeated claims that they were constantly going back to the book and the source material as they attempted to justify their perversion of Tolkien\u2019s work.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe the biggest lie they told in this vein was during San Diego Comic-Con during the show\u2019s Hall H presentation, showrunner J.D. Payne was asked by host Stephen Colbert, \u201cThere are characters played by actors who will be out here in just a moment who are not canonical to Tolkien, that must be one of the greatest challenges, how do you fill out that world with characters that are implied \u2014 they are implied cultures that you are drawing from, but they are not necessarily described to the depth that you are going to represent them. What guidance did you take for those characters\u2019 creations?\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As part of his answer, Payne said, \u201cSo, one, always back to Tolkien. And two, when Tolkien was silent, we tried to invent as Tolkienian a way as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Payne\u2019s fellow showrunner Patrick McKay would add, \u201cGo back to the book. Go back to the book. Go back to the book.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/08\/16\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-showrunner-responds-to-criticism-the-show-is-only-vaguely-connected-to-j-r-r-tolkiens-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power\u2019 Showrunner Responds To Criticism The Show Is Only \u201cVaguely Connected\u201d To J.R.R. Tolkien\u2019s Work<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>They told a similarly lie in August at the Television Critic Association\u2019s press tour panel. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/lord-of-the-rings-power-amazon-show-tolkien-1235198137\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to The Hollywood Reporter<\/a>, a member of the media described the series as \u201cvaguely connected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response to this description, McKay said, \u201cI just want to sort of quibble with the \u2018vaguely connected.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then explained why, \u201cWe don\u2019t feel that way. We feel like deep roots of this show are in the books and in Tolkien. And if we didn\u2019t feel that way, we\u2019d all be terrified to sit up here.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_172987\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172987\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172987\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/2022.07.20-02.18-boundingintocomics-62d80ea11d3b4-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-172987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Patrick McKay and JD Payne on the set of Prime Video\u2019s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe feel that this story isn\u2019t ours. It\u2019s a story we\u2019re stewarding that was here before us and was waiting in those books to be on Earth,\u201d he elaborated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t feel \u2018vaguely connected.\u2019 We feel deeply, deeply connected to those folks and work every day to even be closer connected,\u201d McKay concluded. \u201cThat\u2019s really how we think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_178933\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-178933\" class=\"size-full wp-image-178933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.08.31-03.25-boundingintocomics-630f7d5e9f022-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.08.31-03.25-boundingintocomics-630f7d5e9f022-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.08.31-03.25-boundingintocomics-630f7d5e9f022-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.08.31-03.25-boundingintocomics-630f7d5e9f022-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.08.31-03.25-boundingintocomics-630f7d5e9f022-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.08.31-03.25-boundingintocomics-630f7d5e9f022-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.08.31-03.25-boundingintocomics-630f7d5e9f022-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-178933\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Morfydd Clark as Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/07\/29\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-showrunner-patrick-mckay-attempts-to-address-concerns-show-will-embrace-modern-woke-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power Showrunner Patrick McKay Attempts To Address Concerns Show Will Embrace Modern Woke Politics<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In another instance Patrick McKay attempted to address rumor that the show would include modern woke politics. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/lord-of-the-rings-of-power-politics-showrunners-tolkien\/?utm_source=twitter.com&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_content=total-film&#038;utm_campaign=socialflow&#038;s=09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">He told Total Film<\/a>, \u201cThis was one of Tolkien\u2019s debate points with C.S. Lewis, his friend and colleague. It was very important\u00a0that what he was creating was not an allegory. He was not commenting on historical events of his time or another time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was not trying to transmit a message that spoke to contemporary politics. He wanted to create a mythos that was timeless, and would be applicable \u2013 that was his word, \u2018applicable\u2019 \u2013 the applicability across times,\u201d McKay continued.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Numenorean blacksmith goes on anti-Elf tirade. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pEzg6XDn24\">pic.twitter.com\/pEzg6XDn24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rosary Warrior John F Trent (@jftrent) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jftrent\/status\/1572278935261696007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 20, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He elaborated, \u201cEvery single choice we\u2019ve made at every turn of making this show has been to be faithful to that aspiration, because that\u2019s what we want as viewers. We don\u2019t want to adapt the material in a way that might feel dated. We aspire to being timeless.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why these books still speak to people so much, because so much of what\u2019s in them has not aged a day. And we aspire to do the same thing,\u201d he claimed. \u201cAnd I think we feel that once people see the show, and see what the stories and characters and worlds are in context, they\u2019ll feel the same way.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_165924\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-165924\" class=\"size-full wp-image-165924\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.05.31-07.53-boundingintocomics-62967227aaa7a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1334\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.05.31-07.53-boundingintocomics-62967227aaa7a.jpg 1334w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.05.31-07.53-boundingintocomics-62967227aaa7a-200x300-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.05.31-07.53-boundingintocomics-62967227aaa7a-768x1151-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-165924\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ismael Cruz C\u00f3rdova as Arondir in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Credit: Ben Rothstein\/Prime Video Copyright: Amazon Studios<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/10\/20\/youtuber-creates-rings-of-power-parody-video-depicting-galadriel-as-a-karen-in-the-lord-of-the-karens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTuber Creates \u2018Rings Of Power\u2019 Parody Video Depicting Galadriel As A Karen In \u2018The Lord Of The Karens\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While there were repeated attempts to try and paint their show as following Tolkien\u2019s work in the lead up to its release, there were signs that the series would not be canonical in any way whatsoever including the numerous trailer and promotional materials they released.<\/p>\n<p>However, before they even released the first trailer, the showrunners <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/hollywood\/2022\/02\/amazon-the-rings-of-power-series-first-look\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told Vanity Fair<\/a> in February that their driving question for the series was, \u201cCan we come up with the novel Tolkien never wrote and do it as the mega-event series that could only happen now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The problem is Tolkien did write extensively on the Second Age in <em>The Silmarillion<\/em>, <em>Unfinished Tales<\/em>, and <em>The History of Middle-earth<\/em> series.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_172014\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-172014\" class=\"size-full wp-image-172014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.07.13-03.45-boundingintocomics-62cee87d2159c-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.07.13-03.45-boundingintocomics-62cee87d2159c-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.07.13-03.45-boundingintocomics-62cee87d2159c-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.07.13-03.45-boundingintocomics-62cee87d2159c-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.07.13-03.45-boundingintocomics-62cee87d2159c-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.07.13-03.45-boundingintocomics-62cee87d2159c-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/2022.07.13-03.45-boundingintocomics-62cee87d2159c-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-172014\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Lenny Henry as Sadoc Burrows and Beau Cassidy in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In that same interview, the show\u2019s executive producer Lindsey Weber stated, \u201cIt felt only natural to us that an adaptation of Tolkien\u2019s work would reflect what the world actually looks like.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTolkien is for everyone. His stories are about his fictional races doing their best work when they leave the isolation of their own cultures and come together,\u201d she claimed.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_180114\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-180114\" class=\"size-full wp-image-180114\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.09-05.27-boundingintocomics-631b779706a2b-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.09-05.27-boundingintocomics-631b779706a2b-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.09-05.27-boundingintocomics-631b779706a2b-300x200-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.09-05.27-boundingintocomics-631b779706a2b-1340x893-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.09-05.27-boundingintocomics-631b779706a2b-768x512-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.09-05.27-boundingintocomics-631b779706a2b-360x240-1.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022.09.09-05.27-boundingintocomics-631b779706a2b-600x400-1.jpg 600w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-180114\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 AUGUST 30: (L-R) JD Payne, Lindsey Weber and Patrick McKay attends \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power\u201d World Premiere at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square on August 30, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Tim P. Whitby\/Tim P. Whitby\/Getty Images for Prime Video)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>What do you make of this latest promise from <em>The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/em> showrunners? Is it just another lie in order to get people\u2019s hopes up about a course correction?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/11\/08\/new-rumor-claims-prime-video-to-completely-reboot-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-after-creatively-bankrupt-first-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Rumor Claims Prime Video To Completely Reboot \u2018The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power\u2019 After Creatively Bankrupt First Season<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunners promised the second season of their show will be canonical to Tolkien\u2019s work despite nearly a year of promising that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1734593,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1734587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1734587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1734587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1734587\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1734593"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1734587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1734587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1734587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}