This article contains spoilers for “The Rings of Power” Season 2 finale

That explosive finale brought the battle of Eregion to a close, officially ending “The Rings of Power” Season 2 and beginning the days of waiting for news about the next chapter in Prime Video's fantasy saga

But before we bid farewell to the series for a moment, Tom's Guide was lucky enough to meet Sauron himself, Charlie Vickers, for a few minutes He talked to us about that pivotal scene in which he filled Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) with arrows, how happy he is with the role and the series so far, and what he hopes to tackle in “The Lord of the Rings” Season 3 if the series is renewed

Have you accomplished everything you wanted to in your role as Sauron so far?

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‘Some things I'm very happy with the finished product, and some things I think, ’Maybe there's something I could have done a little differently,‘ or ’Maybe there's an element in this part of the character that I haven't explored'”

“I think Charlie [Edwards] and I were really happy with our work I think we stayed true to Tolkien's work, and I think there are opportunities to explore more things that we didn't delve into as the characters grow throughout the show

Looking ahead to that moment when you fully, you turn on Celebrimbor, can you talk about building the dynamics with Charles Edwards and looking back at that pivotal scene?

“I think it was sort of his descent into madness He lets go of all the facades that he had been putting on for Celebrimbor, and it was the scene that we were most looking forward to filming

“It was no longer a subtle manipulation to get his way, and seeing that Celebrimbor resisted, the technique of warping his mind no longer worked I need to find out where the nine rings you created are, and I will torture you to tell me

“What is really powerful about this scene is that Celebrimbor won He does not give up the whereabouts of the rings even in death, and he endures Sauron's anger and grief And Celebrynbol utters some truly poignant words in his dying moments, which Charles plays beautifully”

Did you enjoy playing Sauron and were there any particular influences in creating the character?

“It's a cliché to say that evil characters are the most fun, but I think it's a cliché because of the truth factor And all of my references were in the text Especially with literary adaptations, I always start by reading the book

“A character like Sauron had so many things to refer to, that was my starting and ending point He was generalized as the eye that Peter Jackson used, but that is kind of a one-dimensional portrayal of Sauron What Tolkien's book actually says is much more, and we have the opportunity to explore his character, his love of the craft, and his desire for order and control”

Is there anything else you would like to share about playing Tolkien's villain?

“If we are fortunate enough to be able to continue, there are elements of this character that we would like to explore There are some very exciting things like the destruction of Numenor and the capture of Sauron by the Pharazones I have an image of Sauron's capture by Pharazôn and would like to explore Sauron's weaknesses in the future If I had the opportunity, I would like to explore Sauron's weaknesses I would love to “

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