It's definitely Gandalf, they just aren't allowed to call him Gandalf.
aarswft
2022-10-27 18:12:34 +0000 UTC
Maybe the stranger is Gandalf, that's why he's so fond of hobbits. Maybe his Journey with Nori allowed him to see the courage of Hobbits.
Johnny
2022-10-27 06:32:11 +0000 UTC
Personally Im a bit tired of empathetic villains so there's comfort in a story with clear good and evil, BUT I do wonder if Sauron is kind of telling the truth. He tried to leave it all and she dragged him back in. With Morgoth dead he saw his first opportunity to be something different and tried it.