The Rings of Power season 2 episode 5 release date: When is the next episode out?
The Rings of Power is back with a fourth instalment but there is still plenty more excitement to come in the remaining four episodes.
Rings of Power stars on Rory Kinnear playing Tom Bombadil
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is back on Amazon Prime Video with episode four introducing Tom Bombadil (played by Rory Kinnear). When the Stranger (Daniel Weyman) was busy looking for lost friends Nori Brandyfoot (Markella Kavenagh) and Poppy Proudfellow (Megan Richards), he stumbled across the mysterious wizard.
Tom, who comes from J R R Tolkien's 1934 poem called The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, has begun to help the Stranger realise his true destiny and wield his power. Fans are hoping this encounter will provide more answers regarding the identity of the Stranger.
Actor Rory opened up about his character's interactions with the mysterious wizard, telling Games Radar: "Even though he might not be present in all the scenes in the books, actually, he's always sort of there because he's so extraordinary.
"He's sort of keeping you company on your journey through the books and I think that's a great thing about Tom on this journey for The Stranger.
"His presence is so extraordinary that even when you're not with him, he's sort of in your mind because of how he's interacted with you."
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Episode five of the second season is set to air on September 12, with each episode dropping weekly on Thursdays.
Usually, Prime Video’s standard release time for its titles is 12am so viewers should be able to access the episode from midnight.
However, UK fans might have to wait until 1am for the episode to appear on the streaming platform.
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The series is made up of eight episodes with the rest of the release schedule as follows:
Episode 6 - Thursday, September 19
Episode 7 - Thursday, September 26
Episode 8 - Thursday, October 3
The second season sees Sauron's transformation into Annatar as his dark plan comes to fruition.
Sauron star Charlie Vickers admitted he didn't know Halbrand was Sauron until episode three of the first season.
He told Indian Express: "They (creators JD Payne and Patrick McKay) actually didn’t tell me until we were just about to start filming the third episode (of season one).
"Then they took me into a part of the set, which is the Northern Waste (also known as Forodwaith), where you see the opening sequence of this season, and they said, ‘This is your kingdom,’ and that Halbrand is Sauron,” he added.
“It was a big relief because I was sus (suspicious). I was thinking maybe there’s more to this Halbrand character. So, it was nice to finally be officially told."
The Rings of Power returns to Amazon Prime Video on September 12