Gandalf the Grey cannot be ignored ... certainly been a number of movies and shows that have given us versions of the mythical wizard known as Merlin, NBC’s two-part, 1998 miniseries saw Sam Neill use ...

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Reflecting on the fact that the name "Grand Elf" will stick leads to the slight tweak of "Gandalf," the name The Stranger already senses will be his fate. The "mystery" of Gandalf's identity in ...

The Stranger on Prime Video’s “Rings of Power,” played by Daniel Weyman, finally revealed his identity– as some viewers guessed, he is indeed a younger version of Gandalf. Weyman told the ...

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The Rings of Power‘s “The Stranger” is Gandalf, the most beloved wizard in all of The Lord of the Rings. How did we finally learn his true identity in the season finale? In a very silly ...

After almost two seasons of speculation – and so many hints it was starting to become overload – we know now he is Gandalf after all. He encounters the Dark Wizard in the finale who hints that ...

In the eastern lands of Rhûn, the Stranger (Daniel Weyman) has finally assumed the name of Gandalf along with the mission to stand up to Sauron and Ciarán Hinds’s mysterious “Dark Wizard.” ...

There’s a lot to cover, starting with the confirmation that The Stranger is, yup, Gandalf the Grey… I was relieved that you didn’t stick with “Grand Elf” because I was thinking ...