# The Dark Wizards true identity in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is a Tolkien deep cut > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/727870 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 4 outlets covering · First listed: Mashable, Nov 11, 2026, 2:01 AM · Read it: "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" confirms that the Dark Wizard is the Istar Pallando. Here's what that means. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 10, 2026, 2:00 PM: [‘The Rings Of Power’ Season 3 Review: Temu ‘Lord Of The Rings’]() — Forbes (Magazine, United States) Rings Of Power Season 3 serves up the same bland melodrama as the last two seasons, now with love triangles and even more divergence from Tolkien. - Nov 11, 2026, 2:01 AM: [The Dark Wizards true identity in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is a Tolkien deep cut]() — Mashable (Digital news, United States) "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" confirms that the Dark Wizard is the Istar Pallando. Here's what that means. - Nov 11, 2026, 2:01 AM: [‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Makes Its Supersized Return]() — Gizmodo (Digital news, United States) Four episodes of Middle-earth drama await in the season three kickoff of Prime Video’s J.R.R. Tolkien adaptation. Let's break them down. - Nov 11, 2026, 9:00 AM: [Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 3, A Thrilling Take on Tolkien]() — NY Post (Newspaper, United States) The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was always visually stunning to behold, but now it's a show worth watching.