Since he's in the East now on The Rings of Power, it will be interesting to see what happens to make him vehemently claim he won't be returning in The Two Towers. It will also be interesting to see if we will hear any of those other names on the series. We now know why Gandalf loves hobbits so much. So what's next?

The Rings of Power has finally stopped playing coy about one of its biggest mysteries: the identity of the Stranger (Daniel Weyman). Ever since the Stranger fell to Middle-earth in Season 1, he and his Harfoot traveling companion,

In the season finale, the mysterious, gray-haired wizard, played by Daniel Weyman, finally learns his name, acknowledging, “Gandalf. That’s what they’re going to call me, isn’t it?”