But there is one key difference between the Stranger's use of the fireflies and Gandalf's interactions with other animals in the time of the War of the Rings the fireflies did not survive the meteor man's magic, as though he drew the very life energy out of them when he bent them to his will. This has led some to theorize the meteor man is Gandalf, given he often used his magic to interact with living creatures as well. His initial reaction to Nori seemed very threatening indeed, and in a later scene he used fireflies to show his interest in the constellations.
This was not the only moment when meteor man's magic seemed sinister. It seems like deliberate foreshadowing, hinting the Stranger too is so evil fire does not warm in his presence. There, dialogue established that the evil of the place was so great torches could not generate heat. This clearly signified they were magical in nature - and it corresponded with an earlier scene from The Rings of Power's premiere, where Galadriel raided one of Mogroth's old outposts in the Forodwaith. To her surprise, though, when Nori fell into the crater she realized those flames did not feel hot. Nori first discovered the meteor man in an impact crater, with flames flickering around him for an uncertain reason. Right from the start, though, there have been hints the magic they are seeing is dark in nature. The Stranger has landed among proto-Hobbits, who have never seen anything like him, and who have been staggered at the magic he wields.
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