The Hobbittrilogy was, in many ways, the ideal prequel.
R. R. Tolkien’s lore, specifically surroundingthe Istari.
However, the other two are brushed over.
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“This is an interesting line, especially as Tolkien did give them the names Alatar and Pallando.
It’s actually a nearly-fourth-wall-breaking reference to the film’s legal limitations.
Hopefully, here in this kingdom, he will endure.
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However, the Blue Wizards are the exception to that rule.
In this way, Gandalf forgetting the Blue Wizards is an inside joke for the filmmakers and fans.
But Who Are the Blue Wizards?
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In some ways, it makes sense that Gandalf wouldn’t remember the Blue Wizards.
Yet that is not to say they didn’t have their out journeys.
But Tolkien admitted they could have continued their work, perhaps even dying for it.
