#step-dadar

Adar and Step-Dadar Post🖤

Can we just talk about how Sam was so careful to match the same body movements, voice, and demeanor that Joseph Mawle brought to Adar's character in the first season?

Clearly they are different actors and that is so apparent, but I appreciate when I see one artist respect and preserve another's work so precisely. Losing the opportunity to have Joseph return for season two was a HUGE blow and I don't think I'll ever fully recover from that news. That being said, seeing what I've seen from teasers and interviews with Sam regarding his casting, I feel comfortable trusting him with Adar's character.

It's clear to me that Sam and Joseph (as also mentioned in an interview) know each other and have worked together before. Sam has ensured that Joseph's work in season one has carried over. And although obviously his interpretation of Adar may be slightly different than Joseph's, you can see he has paid attention to Joe's performance in season one and made it a part of his own.

Personally, I feel like Joseph Mawle was absolutely perfect for this role and I am still shocked with his exit from ROP. Adar was a new original character he put a lot of time and research into on top of his acting. Sam has my respect for stepping in as Step-Dadar, but I will always be partially biased in terms of who I prefer as my favorite uruk.

I. can't. Stop. Laughing.

For all my Adar and Step-Dadar friends.

This is a Joseph Mawle and Sam Hazeldine appreciation post!

I'm going to be completely honest and admit when I heard my beloved Joseph Mawle's Adar was being recasted, I was utterly heartbroken. Seeing Sam Hazeldine's cast photo along with the announcement made me so angry. Like "who is this guy and how dare you replace my Joseph!" Adar was and still is my favorite character from the Rings of Power series and when something you love changes, it's difficult to accept that change. I began to realize that whatever events led to this recast (eventually Joseph advised he was moving on to other roles), that it wasn't Sam's fault.

Still salty about it, I went back and forth of whether or not I really liked the recast. Once I got over my personal preferences and saw in online interviews how much Sam praised Joseph on his work and complimented him as an actor, I softened up to him a little. Soon new photos of Sam as Adar were released and then the trailer. It was clear Sam and the crew stayed true to Adar and what Joseph brought to this character. He looks fantastic, sounds wonderful. The fact that he,like Joseph, also advocated with the linguists on set for more black speech in the script, won me over. It is so apparent to me that Sam loves this character as much as Joseph and I have no doubt he will give a phenomenal performance as our favorite uruk this season!

I did NOT forget about the interest in creating a design for a T-shirt/hoodie for the Adar fandom!! I had someone DM me about perhaps putting "Adar" in elvish script on the design instead of the "Baddy Daddy Brigade" original design. We can change this or I can make both available and have people choose which one they want! Thoughts??

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Please repost or comment and tag anyone I missed!! I wanna get this going for us so we can have it made!