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'The Rings of Power' Episode 8 Deep Dive. Plus, Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay | House of R

The Ringer-Verse

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Tolkien - Light and Darkness

"We're never going to, you know, out Machiavellian shows that have masteredMachiavellian mess," says co-creator Tom Charity. "The battle of struggle between light and darkness is endlessly rich to explore in Tolkien's works and worlds" In the writers room early on, they talked about the idea of variations of goodness being the subject of the show.

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