The Rings Of Power Season 2 Vividly Demonstrates A Sauron Power Tolkien Kept Vague

This article contains spoilers forThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.As its titular character, Sauron is very important inThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, so we get to see his paranormal powers portrayed in detail. DespiteSauron exposing his Ainur identityto Celebrimbor, his duplicitous nature revealed itself as he offered Celebrimbor “Lord of the Rings” status. I know that Sauron intends to be the realLord of the Rings, with his technological talents building to his forging of the dominant One Ring....

July 26, 2025 · 5 min · 980 words · Leslie Smith

The Rings Of Power's Charles Edwards & Charlie Vickers Talk Sauron's Manipulation Of Celebrimbor In Season 2

Sauron’s rise to power begins inThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Powerseason 2, and he’s aided by an unsuspecting Celebrimbor. Season 1 of the Prime Video show frequently teased Sauron as the big bad, as Galadriel hunted him down with the assistance of a shipwrecked human named Halbrand. Thinking she could trust him, she brought Halbrand to Eregion, where he convinced her and Celebrimbor of the need to create the Rings of Power to keep the Elven land of Lindon alive, only for her to realizeHalbrand is actually SauroninThe Rings of Powerseason 1 finale, a fact she keeps to herself....

July 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1239 words · Kathryn Richard

This 2003 Clint Eastwood Movie Has A Great The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly Reunion You Probably Forgot Happened

Although the duo don’t appear onscreen together in the movie,The Good, the Bad, and the UglystarClint Eastwoodbrought back one of that classic Western’s biggest stars for a later hit.The Good, the Bad, and the Uglymight be one of starClint Eastwood’s best Western movies, but the classic wouldn’t work if it weren’t for all three title characters. AsThe Good, the Bad, and the Ugly’s endingproves, Tuco, Angel Eyes, and Blondie all play pivotal roles in the labyrinthine plot’s tangled web of double-crosses and betrayals....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 554 words · Amanda Mckee

This Gritty 90s Dungeons & Dragons Campaign Setting Would Make An Awesome Part Of A Live-Action D&D Show

The 1990s were a strange time in the world of gaming, as gamers' tastes evolved beyond the basic fare of the ’80s and demanded new and innovative settings and sourcebooks. TSR Inc., the publisher ofDungeons and Dragonsat the time, met that demand with a campaign setting that flew in the face of everything it had released before. In doing so,it created a dark horse of a setting that still influencesDungeons and Dragonsto this day....

July 26, 2025 · 4 min · 749 words · Antonio Powell

Today's Connections Hints & Answers For August 07, 2025 (Puzzle #663)

If you are looking to get the right answers in today’sConnectionspuzzle, you may need a few tips and tricks to help you out as this one can be trickier than it appears. You will want to figure out exactly what is going on before you touch any buttons,but you may also find that there is one category where an extra bit of knowledge would help. Use my hints to get closer to the right categories, or move past them to the category names and spoilers to have a fast solution....

July 26, 2025 · 5 min · 864 words · Samantha Jimenez

Walking Dead Has Already Set Up Its Second Zombie Apocalypse. Sorry, Folks.

The zombie apocalypse inThe Walking Deadchanged humanity forever, collapsing every existing world power and killing off the majority of the species. The franchise follows the few survivors trying to build a new life and a new world, fighting against both the undead and their fellow humans whose worst impulses have run riot. It’s therefore devastating to know thatno matter whatWalking Dead’s heroes accomplish, the franchise already set up a second zombie apocalypse to destroy it all again....

July 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1208 words · Angela Woodard

Welcome to Plathville: "Ex-Factor!": Signs Ethan's Still Brokenhearted After Brutal Olivia Divorce (His Relationships With Olivia & Selfish Mom Kim Are So Troubled)

Welcome To Plathvillestar Ethan Plath is going through a lot following his tough divorce from his ex-wife, Olivia Plath. The former couple tied the knot in 2018, but later took some time apart.The two Plaths re-evaluated their marriage,and then moved out of their shared home. Ethan and Olivia eventually reconciled, but not for long, announcing they were separating in October 2023. Four months later, in February 2024, the pair officially filed for divorce, filing joint paperwork in Carver County, Minnesota, to end their five-year marriage....

July 26, 2025 · 4 min · 672 words · Erica Wilson

What Carolyn Lawrence Learned About Sandy Cheeks In Saving Bikini Bottom

Summary After 25 years of being a supporting character to the iconic yellow sponge, Sandy Cheeks is now getting her own adventure inSaving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie. The Netflix animated movie serves as the fourth feature-length installment in the Nickelodeon franchise, which began with the 2004 hitThe SpongeBob SquarePants Moviebefore continuing with the 2015 sequel,Sponge Out of Water, as well asthe 2020 threequelSponge on the Run. It also marks the second spinoff of the show, with the first beingKamp Koral: SpongeBob’s Under YearsandThe Patrick Star Show....

July 26, 2025 · 6 min · 1222 words · Joseph Carr

Why Black Myth: Wukong Still Isn't On Xbox Explained By Director

As one of the most popular new games of 2024,Black Myth: Wukonghas garnered a large fanbase that helped it win the Player’s Choice award at The Game Awards 2024, multiple category wins at The 2024 Steam Awards, and more. Heading into 2025, though, there’s still the question of if, or when,Black Myth: Wukongwill release on Xbox. Currently, the game is only available on PlayStation 5 and PC, but a new statement from the game’s director has shed some light on the status of an Xbox release....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 614 words · Krista Reese

Why Doesn't Matt Smith Have Eyebrows? The Disappearance Explained

Matt Smithhas a face made for film and TV, one that the camera can’t help but focus in on, which has ensured fans have gotten a good look at the actor’s mug, and many have noticed that Smith’s eyebrows have thinned to the point they’re almost not even there. Smith has had a meteoric rise to stardom, beginning in the 2010s. First, he became known to a select, but fervent, group of fans when he took on the role of the Eleventh Doctor, one of the morelikable variants in theDoctor Whofranchise....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 617 words · Donna Cox

You Can Laugh, But One of Spider-Man's Best Memes Has Depressing Roots

No one is going to argue thatSpider-Manstories make for some of the best memes. The internet is still getting mileage out of the Spider-Man pointing meme, which grew so popular that it was canonized within actual Marvel lore and made its way into the movies long after its origins on television. However, when you dig deeper into the background behind some of these memes, you’ll find that a few have surprisingly depressing origin stories....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 507 words · Adam Bender

“Somebody Made A Bad Choice”: Annie Potts Reveals Meemaw’s Unexplained Trait In Young Sheldon Was Due To A Real-Life Accident

Summary One particular trait of Meemaw inYoung Sheldonis due to a real-life accident, Annie Potts reveals.The Big Bang Theoryprequel focused on Sheldon and his nuclear family’s life in Texas. As an extension of the clan, however,Mary’s mother, Connie Tucker, also became an integral playerin the spinoff. Besides the role she played as part of the Coopers, Meemaw also got her own storylines, and sometimes, they were even more compelling than the main plots in the series....

July 26, 2025 · 3 min · 616 words · Brittany Alvarez

10 Actors With Famous Parents (That You Probably Didn’t Know About)

The idea of “nepo babies” hasgrown in popularity over recent years, ascending to the status ofrecurring Internet joke. While most nepo babies memes aren’t anything more than just that, memes, they do reflect something that has always been present in the entertainment industry. It has actually been there for way longer than TikToks about it—children of well-known people in the industry getting an easier entry into it than people who have absolutely no initial connection with it....

July 25, 2025 · 9 min · 1765 words · Chloe Decker