In “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy,” season 1 launched a exceptional friendship between Elrond (Robert Aramayo) and Durin (Owain Arthur).
Their bond offered a few of the lightest and most enjoyable moments of the season, and that constructive vitality has continued into Season 2. Nonetheless, one other friendship develops on the present that, whereas much less lighthearted, turns into simply as necessary.
In a latest interview, Collider’s Carly Lane spoke with actor Ismael Cruz Cordova, who performs the Elf Arondir, and so they mentioned his character’s surprising friendship with Maxim Baldry’s Isildur.
The 2 characters discover one another after the autumn of the Southlands, because the survivors settle within the desolate space of Pelargir. Cordova stated that this on-screen friendship was stunning, even to him, though he and Baldry are good mates off-screen. He stated:
“It was such an surprising pairing and sort of humorous as a result of I solely know Maxim as a buddy, as a result of we by no means labored collectively on the present. So I used to be like, ‘I do not understand how that is going to finish.’ I used to be teasing him, too.
I believed, ‘I do not know if he is straightforward to work with.’ I used to be pleasantly stunned. He was nice to work with. He is such a cool man and laid again and really devoted as an actor, however has a very nice steadiness of lightness and focus.”
Cordova additionally joked that the friendship between Arondir and Isildur might check the bond between Elrond and Durin
“The bromance, I’ve teased Elrond and Durin once we have been requested in an interview, ‘So what was this like? What was that like?’ I used to be like, ‘I do not care what Elrond and Durin do.’ (Laughs) I began to create animosity between us, as a result of I feel we’re competing for that spot now.”
Regardless of the potential competitors, Elrond and Durin’s friendship stays robust in Season 2. Each Aramayo and Arthur emphasised that their characters proceed to share a deep connection. Arthur defined that regardless of coming from totally different backgrounds, they see the world in comparable methods:
“They’re each from totally different worlds, however they’re each fairly totally different from the worlds they’re from. I feel they’re each wanting outward, whereas within the kingdoms the place they each grew up or the place they grew up, everybody’s wanting inward.
However these two, for some cause, be careful, and I feel that is the place they discovered one another. Regardless that they’re very totally different, their spirits join. I do not know if it is a chemical factor — once you bond with somebody, that is it. You are mates without end. They’re like brothers.
They’re like brothers and I really feel like they actually love one another. Regardless that they arrive from totally different worlds, totally different upbringings, totally different mindsets, I feel they simply need to see the world as an alternative of wanting into the world, which is what connects them.”
Aramayo additionally expressed his gratitude for the connection between Elrond and Durin:
“Elrond and Durin are thus far aside in virtually all the pieces, however I’m so grateful for that relationship for therefore many causes. Owain is simply so extremely gifted as an actor, so each time you’re employed with him, he brings a lot to a scene. He’s additionally grow to be one in all my finest mates, in order that’s an added reward of working with him.”
He added that their relationship supplies a significant house for storytelling that many can relate to:
“When it comes to the connection, we each acknowledged from the start that it’s a very attention-grabbing house to inform some tales that we will all resonate with. As we all know, once you see your self in a world or a relationship or one thing, you hear.
In that relationship, I undoubtedly have relationships like that, or comparable relationships, the place I really feel like they’re fairly totally different. Additionally, we actually loved, particularly within the first season, exhibiting the connection and actually exhibiting how a Dwarf would take a look at one thing and the way an Elf would take a look at one thing and the variations between them. Creatively, it was a very fruitful factor.”
The primary three episodes of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Energy” are actually accessible to stream on Prime Video.
