The Maiar exist throughout Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings—Gandalf the Grey (Sir Ian McKellan), Saruman ... Sauron had an innate need to expand his power quickly, and so he turned to Morgoth ...

While Sauron and Morgoth have similar ambitions ... Before being known as Gandalf, the wizard was Olórin, just as Saruman was once the Maia known as Curumo and Radagast was once Aiwendil.

Sound familiar? That's because these are the exact words Adar (Joseph Mawle) used to describe the power Sauron sought after Morgoth fell. Galadriel realizes that Celebrimbor only started talking ...