• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works
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    9 months ago

    Nah, the eye wasn’t Sauron himself. Nobody ever implied that in the movie that I can recall. It was an extension of his power

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      9 months ago

      It was the sole embodiment of his power shown in the movies after Isildur struck him down. It’s really quite reasonable that people would think that is Sauron.

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        9 months ago

        I mean I always assumed it was just the form his leftover power took in the physical world while his real body was slowly reforming in some dark shadow realm.

        Like a little window for Sauron to see the mortal plane through and push his influence through

      • Po Tay Toes@lemmy.sambands.net
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        9 months ago

        Pretty much this, from the perspective of someone not familiar with the lore from before the movie it 's like orcs, elves and a floating eye. None of that seem more or less out of place.