Common Misreadings of the Dark Lord Sauron | Part 2

This three-part series was created before I understood what Screenrant was: a clickbait website designed to generate as much traffic as possible. Some viewers have told me they enjoy this series, so I have chosen to keep it available. However, I want to make it clear that I would not have created this series if I had known about Screenrant's content style beforehand. Comments are disabled, as these videos are years old and I no longer wish to engage with this topic or the discussion surrounding it. In this second installment, I continue addressing Screenrant's article on Sauron's supposed "plot holes" and "confusions." Using Tolkien's own writings, I clarify the deeper logic behind Sauron's actions, the purpose of the Palantíri, and why the Dark Lord's power and perception are often misunderstood by modern audiences. 📰 Original Article: https://screenrant.com/lord-rings-sau... 📖 Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 01:11 – Number 10 (Release the Fellbeasts) 06:15 – Number 9 (Sauron Can’t Sense His Own Soul) 11:10 – Number 8 (Why Did Mount Doom Erupt?) 14:00 – Number 7 (The Palantíri Aren’t Cell Phones) 17:11 – Number 6 (Sauron Takes Too Long to Realise Saruman Fell) 22:51 – Outro 📕 Support the Channel: Patreon –   / theredbook   YouTube Memberships –    / @theredbook   Members-Only Videos –    • Плейлист   🤝🏼 Supporters: Callisto_Arcas (Patricia), Brandon Neil Howells, Dovid Nachshon Albright, Wavesailor, Victus Shmmidtt, Seraphim38, ncv199, Moses Gunn, Lynn Seguin, Master of Dungeons, Gundero, steve b, Michael Nørrelykke, Joe Raffurty, Grant Erickson, Inge Marie Schmidlin, John Piccolini, Kevin Blanchard, Mike, amazingmuffinman, boi sophies, Lucy Edling, Brendan Tormey, Bianca Hagenberg, Puddle210 📚 On-Screen Notes & 🎨 Artwork: All on-screen notes, references, artist credits, images, and links are listed here: 👉 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... 🖼️ Thumbnail Art: "Sauron" Gus Hunter (Weta) https://conceptartworld.com/artists/g... 🎵 Audio: Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... “Autumn Walk” – Alexander Nakarada https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com “Fantasy Ambience” – Alexander Nakarada https://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com ❗ Disclaimer: All videos are based on my own research into Tolkien’s works unless otherwise stated. Permission and/or licenses have been obtained for all copyrighted materials. All scripts and editing are my own work and property. No AI tools were used in the creation of this video.