Throughout the first season of "The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power,"
fans have been trying to work out the identity of the character known as the Stranger.
In the first episode, he falls from the sky in a meteor and ends up befriending a Harfoot,
ancestor to the Hobbits, called Nori (Markella Kavenagh)
Across the first season, it becomes clear that the Stranger has magical abilities.
Across the first season, it becomes clear that the Stranger has magical abilities.
who has been played by Ian McKellan in previous adaptations.
The finale reveals that the Stranger is an Istar, the name for wizards in the "Lord of the Rings" world
which means it is still possible for the character to be Gandalf.
Until proved otherwise, all signs point to the Stranger not-so-secretly being the legendary Gandalf the Grey.
Until proved otherwise, all signs point to the Stranger not-so-secretly being the legendary Gandalf the Grey.