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It’s not often that showrunners completely dismiss fan theories out of hand.

So, it should come as a surprise and potentially quite telling that The Rings of Power showrunners J.D.

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You have been warned!

“I’ll say something on the record.

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Payne chimed in, “If not impossible.”

“Tom Bombadil has told him, ‘You’re destined to face him.

And then destined to face Sauron.’

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That sure seems definitive.

If that’s the case, there are only three candidates left.

You’ve got a 33.3% chance of getting it right now that Saruman isn’t in the mix.

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