The Rings of Power Creators on if Tom Bombadil Is God in Lord of the Rings

The just lately launched Episode 4 of The Rings of Energy Season 2 marked the first-ever live-action look of Tom Bombadil, who’s a major a part of J.R.R. Tolkien’s unique novels. The character was notably absent from Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, making his on-screen debut much more intriguing. A preferred concept means that Tom Bombadil is definitely God within the LOTR books, and could possibly be enjoying an identical function in The Rings of Energy Season 2 as properly. In a latest dialogue, the creators of the present addressed this and shared their views on the character.

The Rings of Energy Season 2 showrunners on whether or not Tom Bombadil is God in Lord of the Rings

Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay acknowledged that Bombadil is as clever as he’s quirky whereas reflecting on his eternality.

The artistic duo highlighted the juxtaposed nature of Tom Bombadil’s character earlier than touching upon his suspected function as God in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “There are moments the place he’s very severe and really intense,” stated Payne. “Different moments he’s laughing and cracking jokes. The truth that each beings can exist in a single physique is once more a part of the delight,” he added.

Payne additionally make clear casting the younger Rory Kinnear in such a mature function of Tom Bombadil, who has lengthy been rumored to be God in Tolkien’s lore. “[Tom] has this everlasting youthfulness and a fountain of life that comes out of him. So the concept that he is perhaps previous and wisened felt a bit at odds with a personality who had this additionally kind of everlasting sense of life,” he stated.

The pair then addressed whether or not Tom Bombadil was, actually, God in The Rings of Energy. “We might haven’t any drawback if that query was being requested. As a result of folks say that concerning the character within the books,” Payne defined.

Nonetheless, with out giving a particular reply, McKay then reiterated Tolkien’s supposed tackle the comparability and acknowledged, “And I feel folks requested that of Tolkien himself. Tolkien selected to stay silent on it, and so we could.”

With 4 episodes nonetheless to come back within the second season, solely time will inform how the character of Bombadil will develop within the fantastical collection.