Episode 5 of Rings of Power: Was that Sauron?

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[{"selector":"#anim-33ad9556-4ed1-4840-a559-1119778b19c5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-50.91358590061057%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google The impact site piques the curiosity of one individual in particular, who has fair skin, nearly white hair, and icy blue eyes.

[{"selector":"#anim-37d2a039-6ce8-41c4-8208-a0597b66cb07 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-47.75670935956447%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google They are silent the entire time, but when the camera is focused on this camera, menacing whispers and music become more audible.

[{"selector":"#anim-8bd599b0-b7e2-4b4a-b44e-b764f9026f5c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-34.179687404002955%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google There are some indications that this might not be Sauron right now. For starters, the episode establishes through a mountain monument that the armour is a symbol of the character even though the iconic armour isn't present.

[{"selector":"#anim-2e16b42f-02e9-4ebb-bdda-808850e83b8f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-21.874999829338588%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Credit by Google Even an established character who we would never anticipate as being Sauron could eventually be revealed in a major twist.