The Rings of Power season 3 trailer shows Sauron becoming a real dark lord

It took almost the entire first season of Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power for any rings to be forged and the identity of the Dark Lord Sauron to be revealed. Showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay similarly took their time in season 2 as they strung along the identity of the Stranger (who, of course, turned out to be Gandalf) and focused on Sauron gaslighting the legendary elven smith Celebrimbor so he could get help making his rings. But the first teaser of Rings of Power season 3 demonstrates the series is finally getting to the good stuff in Tolkien’s epic fantasy series.