Showrunners Talk About Tom Bombadil’s Debut in ‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2: “There’s a reason why he hasn’t been done before.”
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power became a huge hit series on Amazon in spite of a lot of anger and criticism. The show was renewed for a second season, which ultimately debuted on August 29, 2024, and is seen as a major improvement by both fans and reviewers, as we have previously stated in several of our reports. It will be intriguing to see how everything turns out, particularly in light of the recent major revelations made by the showrunners.
Among the new characters that will be featured in Season 2 is Tom Bombadil, who will be portrayed by the renowned Rory Kinnear, whose interpretation of the character we have already shared. Tom Bombadil is one of Tolkien’s most fascinating characters, and the fans are looking forward to seeing what the show does with him.
You may remember that we’ve already reported on what Kinnear and part of the crew said about the character, and in this report, we will reveal what the showrunners said about Tom Bombadil and why he is such an amazing character.
In a big interview for GQ, showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay discussed the upcoming season of The Rings of Power, revealing that we are, indeed, in for something very different. The whole interview was much longer, but in this report, we are going to reveal what the two of them said about the impact that Tom Bombadil and Rory Kinnear are going to have in the second season:
P: There’s a reason why he hasn’t been done before, because in some ways his character defies drama. He’s an anti-dramatic character.
M: He’s not interested in the adventure. He’s just there to hang out! It was a challenge to incorporate him but we found that he fit right in as someone who can help the Stranger realise his own potential. I cannot wait for fans to see that episode, because I think what Rory Kinnear does is magic!
Source: GQ
As you can see, the showrunners are quite excited and this is in line with an earlier interview they gave about Bombadil, in which McKay said the following about the character:
M: I wouldn’t say pressure so much as an opportunity. Tom Bombadil is enigmatic, whimsical, eternal being, and he’s around during this story. The idea that our characters might stumble across him, hopefully in the most delightfully unexpected way, was always appealing to us. (…) We have to throw love to our amazing casting director Theo Park. We described what we wanted to do with this character, how we saw them fitting into the story, and she was like, “Rory Kinnear.” We had one conversation with him, he was in Cornwall directing an opera. Tom Bombadil’s his wife’s favorite character, and he’s just a delight to work with. He’s funny but he has these dramatic chops, he sings – he sings a couple times – and really he’s sort of exactly what you want.
Source: The Wrap
All of this has us looking forward to Tom Bombadil’s debut in the series, as it promises to be a great one!
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