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Breaks continuity with the official timeline, as Gandalf doesn't come to middle earth until thousands of years later. But with the hints they dropped (e.g. the names he mutters and the speaking to insects), I don't see who else it could be. And bringing Gandalf in early for this series would be a good change imho. It would balance out the cast of characters and be an interesting plot development.



Per Tolkien's later writing, the blue wizards arrived during the 2nd age to oppose Sauron in the East, but as far as I know they aren't mentioned directly in the material Amazon has the rights to. Having that role filled by Gandalf might be an acceptable compromise...


Maybe it's Radagast the Brown. He always had a way with animals.


Maybe but Gandalf spoke to moths. I just can’t see them with a narrative that prioritizes Radagast over Gandalf.


Probably not, I was being glib.

Perhaps it's Saruman... it would be interesting to see some backstory on him.


Only in the PJ films. But yeah I just can't see them using Radagast over Gandalf.




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