I knew something was up a couple of weeks ago when the icon for The Rings of Power suddenly returned to the front of “Amazon Originals” on my TV (after being conspicuously absent for some time).  Earlier this week, Amazon release the teaser trailer for the show’s second season, which will drop in late August.  Check it out:

The most noticeable thing to me is the absence of the Harfoots and the Stranger Who Fell From the Sky at the beginning of season one.  I’d have no problem if that storyline was shelved for a while.  I’m more interested in seeing how they make the creation of the remaining rings plausible after the end of season one.

Visually, this looks great.  As with season one, I am hopeful.  More tentatively so, I’m afraid.  But it’s almost always good to dip your toes back into some part of the ocean of Tolkien’s work, even if the water isn’t “just right.”