As of Thursday evening, we’re halfway through The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s eight-episode first season. Here’s how Tolkien describes his fake identity in The Silmarillion: Men he found the easiest to sway of all the peoples of the Earth; but long he sought to persuade the Elves to his service, for he knew that the Firstborn …
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Steve Toussaint as Lord Corlys Velaryon in “House of the Dragon,” left, and Sophia Nomvete as Princess Disa in “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” When attacked on social media for having the temerity to play Lord Corlys Velaryon on “House of the Dragon” while Black, Steve Toussaint replied the only way a thinking actor could: “They …