DGHCaretaker
Nargothrond
Oct 6 2024, 2:40am
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The Dark Wizard can still be a Blue, but I really hope he isn’t Saruman because that just makes a mess. You might have missed the show runners' clear statement that it's "impossible" that he's Saruman. That interview has also been quoted right here on these forums. So you can be comforted that I also believe it can't be Saruman. That would so egregiously undermine his timeline and story in all incarnations (movies, books, etc.) that the writers could never get away with it. Whether they came to such decision or realization post hoc, however, is anyone's guess. Yeah, I don't trust any such statements from Payne & McKay or from the Marketing Department. Or don't you remember being deliberately trolled in regards to Season 2? If Gandalf can be placed in the Second Age then there's nothing stopping the same thing being done with Saruman, whether it makes any sense or not. I wasn't surprised when it was confirmed that the Stranger was Gandalf, just disappointed.
If there's some sort of tricksy loophole that gives double meaning to "it's impossible," I'd believe you, which would mean they're being clever again with a Mystery Box, both of which they've denied doing. Heh. In that case, they're be liars any way you look at it, just like Benedict Cumberbatch lied to the press prior to release of "Star Trek Into Darkness," stating unequivocally that John Harrison wasn't Kahn. Payne & McKay were disciples of JJ Abrams, infamous for his Mystery Box (and lens glare). All that said, I'm leaning toward the guy being a "blue" wizard - not Saruman.
(This post was edited by DGHCaretaker on Oct 6 2024, 2:42am)
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