I have watched the second episode of the drama series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2” on the amazon prime video service. It is developed from J.R.R. Tolkien’s works. The story turns out to be threatening with an earthquake in Dwarf’s mine and the breakage of sacred bonds among the mountain and Dwarves. Sauron is controlling everything by showing unseen worlds to the residents of Middle-Earth. It is partially true he is a messenger from Valar, but in its strict sense from ex-Vala Morgoth’s Maia. Istar is also classified as a Maia, however, their attitudes to the residents are different. Sauron sneaked into one’s mind and gave one what one desires. On the other hand, Istar usually refused to reveal its magical characters. The difference of their cares of their powers is similar to that in Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series, i.e. the difference between The Mule and Second Foundation. To avoid harming the objective residents, one has to treat them in the most delicate ways. An Istar’s lack of control at the moment greatly described the situation. The effect of Sauron on Galadriel even remained until Third Age.
