Do you remember the first time you witnessed the Balrog? I do. First, a distant flicker, an orange hue cascading down the pillars deep within Moria. Then, a rumble, deep and guttural. A pan to ...

The Balrog is an important creature in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium and Khazad-dûm's history specifically. Still, the changes The Rings of Power made to this particular story create an extra plot ...

In season one, we learned the Balrog makes an appearance in The Rings of Power‘s Second Age. Though this messes with Tolkien’s timeline, it’s an inevitable part of the story as we watch the ...

But, in his final moments, we saw the king remove the ring and return to himself, as he bid farewell to his son and took on a fiery Balrog. Now, if season 3 of the show is confirmed, we'll likely ...