Warning! Spoilers for Rings of Power Season 2 , and specifically Nori and Poppy’s story, are ahead! If you aren’t caught up, you can stream The Lord of the Rings prequel series with an Amazon Prime subscription . The first Stoor Poppy and Nori meet after getting separated from The Stranger is Nobody. However, his name is actually Merimac.
The thing is though, it took his parents so long to pick a name, that by the time they did, Nobody had stuck. So, considering the unique nickname and the intriguing amount of time it took to choose it, I had to ask why it took so long when I interviewed Poppy actress Megan Richards, and she broke down the philosophy behind it. For a bit of context, in Episode 6 of Season 2, Poppy asks Nobody why that’s what everyone calls him, and in response, Gavi Singh Chera’s character says: My folks aren’t the most decisive.
Took them a long time to settle on a name. When Poppy asked how long a “long time” was, he said “one or two years.” Then, when the Harfoot noted that that’s not too long, he clarified that they only made the decision “one or two years ago,” and “by that point, Nobody had stuck.
” Now, as I mentioned, his name is actually Merimac, not Nobody. But because it took so long for his parents to choose it, the Stoors don’t really call him that. So, when it was time for my follow-up Rings of Power interview with the Harfoot actress who plays his friend and love interest, I had to ask about this process and why it .