The Rings of Power S2: Queen Miriel wants to feel the love
Actress Cynthia Addai-Robinson is ready to receive more love and listen to the fan theories as Season 2 of ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ prepares to drop on Prime Video.
The cast and crew were attending the Season 2 World Premiere at the BFI Southbank in London. The first three episodes of the new season launches on Prime Video on Friday August 29th, 2024. Report by Burtonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The cast and crew were attending the Season 2 World Premiere at the BFI Southbank in London. The first three episodes of the new season launches on Prime Video on Friday August 29th, 2024. Report by Burtonj. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Transcript
00:00Welcome to a massive red carpet in London.
00:02I would like to know where we find your character at the start of Season 2.
00:06Tell me about the journey you go on, without spoiling it for us.
00:09Yes, well, Midiel, at the beginning of Season 2, she's in a very, very low place.
00:15At the end of Season 1, she's lost her father, the King.
00:18She's lost her vision, so she's blinded.
00:20And she's lost a huge battle, and many of her Numenoreans have died in that battle.
00:26So she is returning to Numenore, a changed woman, a changed potential leader.
00:32And change is afoot, and people are very upset in Numenore.
00:38So you've got a political fracturing.
00:40And we're basically going to see how Midiel navigates all of these changes in Season 2.
00:45And she's got a few tough, tough days ahead, but I have a feeling she's going to be okay.
00:50It sounds almost as if you're playing a completely different character to who you played in the first season.
00:54You know, so much happens to her.
00:56Do you say she's lost her sight as well?
00:57Yes.
00:58So what training was involved for you to then go on set and portray a believable blind person?
01:03I mean, in Season 1, that was sort of my first opportunity to kind of do research.
01:09And I feel like I could absorb as much as I can in terms of what it is to sort of lose vision.
01:15You know, it would be different to be born blind versus having vision and having it suddenly stripped away.
01:21But as an actor, it was really about kind of heightening my other senses.
01:24Listening to my fellow actors, sort of feeling the energy in a scene, in a room.
01:29And having your vision sort of taken away when you can't connect with people visually.
01:33It's interesting as an actor, because it's something that I realized,
01:37oh, I normally rely on this quite a bit.
01:39And it means I really have to listen and feel, you know, even more so than I normally would.
01:45So it's a great acting challenge.
01:47And I think for the Queen, she accepts this situation.
01:52It's not about it diminishing her, weakening her.
01:54She accepts the fact that she has lost her vision,
01:56but she still intends to be the leader that she was meant to be.
02:00Season 1 has been out for two years now.
02:02Can you tell me a bit about how it's changed your life, perhaps?
02:04You get daily, weekly fan interactions with yourself.
02:08Are you hearing a lot from the Rings of Power fans?
02:10You know, I try not to lurk online, which is where I feel like a lot of this...
02:14You try not to.
02:15Yes, a lot of the theories and debates and things.
02:18But, you know, as I say, I hide in plain sight.
02:21I feel on the series.
02:23I have my long wig and my costumes and my dialect.
02:27And when I'm just walking down the street, I'm just Cynthia in my T-shirt and jeans.
02:32So, yeah, I can kind of get away with hiding.
02:34I don't think people always connect the fact that,
02:37wait, you're the Queen of Numenor.
02:39But I love the opportunity to engage.
02:43And I think, not that the show has been out a while,
02:45now we're coming out with Season 2 finally.
02:47It's time to sort of feel the love from the fans
02:50and even just hear their thoughts on what they think Season 2 is going to be.