The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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  1. rotface666
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    There is literally nothing to like here. Bland, Dull Fan fiction at best. Consciously ignores the lore, and is so PC it hurts. I despise this rubbish ... I got the first episode down but felt dirty afterwards. AWFUL
  2. Spear_of_Balsa
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Didn't care for the Harfoots, didn't like the elf-human romance - fast forwarded through all the Lenny Henry/ Ismael Cruz scenes. The short hair styles looked so out of place. Bezos's Galadriel was unlikeable - but maybe that was just something to do with the actress. Overall I wasn't impressed and I won't be watching any more of it. I think they made this show to please Twitter users andDidn't care for the Harfoots, didn't like the elf-human romance - fast forwarded through all the Lenny Henry/ Ismael Cruz scenes. The short hair styles looked so out of place. Bezos's Galadriel was unlikeable - but maybe that was just something to do with the actress. Overall I wasn't impressed and I won't be watching any more of it. I think they made this show to please Twitter users and Mary Sue/ Hollywood Reporter readers i.e. the hyper woke. The left hated Tolkien's works during his lifetime, and now they're twisting it to their own political ends.… Expand
  3. Aletheia010
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    This didn't interest me and I didn't finish it. Lots of BLM politics and diversity being forced into places where it doesn't belong.
  4. Edwinlinarte89
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    For one of the most expensive shows it’s baffling to me on where the money went. Some of the **** are amazing though. The dialogue is extremely painful. Just tons of exposition. The main lead is a Mary Sue and just a bore
  5. Alekvo
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Very generic. Boring. Take out the LOTR name and nobody would be talking about it.
  6. Esquilax69
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    As a Tolkien fan this is quite frankly insulting. I just can't understand how on earth Amazon could release something like this. It is truly pathetic. Oh and they are also deleting bad reviews in other sites like IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes. Shameless
  7. TaylorPhoenix
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    The sun rises red because blood has been shed, Tolkien's universality has been stolen from us. They have disrespected us, they have deceived us, they have insulted us; they distorted the essence of Tolkien and it hurts deep inside. This is foreign to Tolkien, These uncritical creators have been given a poisoned gift because this series will be born in the rain in a mudflat surrounded byThe sun rises red because blood has been shed, Tolkien's universality has been stolen from us. They have disrespected us, they have deceived us, they have insulted us; they distorted the essence of Tolkien and it hurts deep inside. This is foreign to Tolkien, These uncritical creators have been given a poisoned gift because this series will be born in the rain in a mudflat surrounded by villagers with torches ready to burn the witch whatever her true form, identity or intent. As a true flame bearer I also want to kill this unclean creature. They want to erase Tolkien as if they could even come close to achieving such infamy.… Expand
  8. jcr12
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Looks terrible. No plot. Bad acting. Costumes look like they are off the shelf from Hobby Lobby.
  9. memas
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    This is an insult to John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's legacy. They not just disrespect the lore making it a way more confusing, but they even pevert the symbols behind the story.
    However, the worst of all was the pervertion of the Valinor's symbol: making Galadriel rejecting Valinor (which represents the Heaven, land of Light and Rest) to prefer accept the path of the Vengeance, Darkness and    This is an insult to John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's legacy. They not just disrespect the lore making it a way more confusing, but they even pevert the symbols behind the story.
    However, the worst of all was the pervertion of the Valinor's symbol: making Galadriel rejecting Valinor (which represents the Heaven, land of Light and Rest) to prefer accept the path of the Vengeance, Darkness and Death. What is their purposes to disrupt the story this way? What are they trying to say for us? that Heaven is a bad place? that Light represents evil? Certainly, this was not the symbols that Tolkien originally created for the story, and they are perverting it designedly...    … Expand
  10. luke490sky
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow, simply...wow. They created a show for a new audience and not for Tolkien fans. The characters are completely distorted and do things totally random. Galadriel punching ice walls .... Gil-galad commanding his aunt what to do. Elrond addressing Galadriel in a way never seen before. But then the elves are humans with pointy ears, only the dwarves I liked ...Very disappointed… Expand
  11. bobbieewilliams
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Poorly written Ill-conceived plot. A lack of interesting story or story development. Boring scenes that drag on without reason. Scenes that jump around and feel incongruous. Music doesn't fit what is on screen, swelling to denote importance while something mundane is being shown on screen. Unlikable protagonist.verly little upside to watching. I do not recommend.
  12. Virgil8olozzo
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    No point there is no sense in this series! Seriously nothing special. Tv show that has to be the best that audience have ever seen is actually the shame itself. Tolkiens world is destroyed. And main question why? Why? Why? Why did they do that? No one knows! That is a serious mystery. If u care about Tolkiens world please don't watch this nonsense. Period! period! period!
  13. Youshallnotpass
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    The visuals are nice, but the show is immensely Dull!

    I fast forward watched both episodes and still found it slow as a snail. No interesting characters here to make you want to continue watching and the story is basically non existent in these first 2 episodes. I would highly recommend to skip or drop this show, studios cannot keep getting away with these money grabs. This show is    The visuals are nice, but the show is immensely Dull!

    I fast forward watched both episodes and still found it slow as a snail. No interesting characters here to make you want to continue watching and the story is basically non existent in these first 2 episodes.

    I would highly recommend to skip or drop this show, studios cannot keep getting away with these money grabs. This show is clearly not made for Tolkien fans or LOTR movie's fans.

    This show is made for people with low expectations. And for some of the general audience that have no idea what Lord of the Rings is. Even they will end up being disappointed by this whole season of woke nonsense!

    People, Banish this show to the shadows!    … Expand
  14. Virgil8ollozzo
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Unfortunately that was expected. Amazon failed in everything except graphics, yes graphics are descent but everything else is bad. They had all the money in the world but they failed to create Tolkiens world that is written and already known for about 70 Years. How in god's name they could fall? They had only one job not to destroy the original but they did exactly opposite. Great jobUnfortunately that was expected. Amazon failed in everything except graphics, yes graphics are descent but everything else is bad. They had all the money in the world but they failed to create Tolkiens world that is written and already known for about 70 Years. How in god's name they could fall? They had only one job not to destroy the original but they did exactly opposite. Great job amazon you are not worth of anything.… Expand
  15. leomonteiro1980
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad adaptation of Tolkien. Stop with this. Follow the books please. Don’t change the original… Expand
  16. celemir
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    A complete and utter insult to Tolkien's legacy.

    Amazon thought they could manipulate one of the most beloved pieces of western literature into their own corporate franchise while totally disrespecting the lore. Fortunately, we the true Tolkien fans will not allow this to happen. I am overjoyed that Amazon is being eviscerated for producing this abomination, and their hilariously    A complete and utter insult to Tolkien's legacy.

    Amazon thought they could manipulate one of the most beloved pieces of western literature into their own corporate franchise while totally disrespecting the lore. Fortunately, we the true Tolkien fans will not allow this to happen. I am overjoyed that Amazon is being eviscerated for producing this abomination, and their hilariously idiotic decision to make this the most expensive TV show ever produced will only multiply the effectiveness of this backlash.

    Let this be an example to every other production company in future. We have had enough of your disrespect and condecension. We will no longer tolerate your attempts to twist and pervert beloved worlds and stories - least of all LOTR, which is in reality no longer a story but a core part of the European mythos. I hope the incredible financial success of Top Gun demonstrates what happens when media respects its audience and its history.

    In the words of Tolkien:

    “Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made.”    … Expand
  17. Elvisb
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    I was so excited to read some strong reviews. Had the kids and family to watch it. Everybody went for the cellphone 5-10 minutes later. Hard to say if I have ever seen something more boring.
  18. Tharkun555
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    No he leído los libros aunque quiero disfrutar de una buena serie al igual que disfruté de la Trilogía de Peter Jackson. Es imposible. Pretende ser épica en cada escena. Personajes sin desarrollo y trama totalmente previsible. Diálogos sin sentido que intentan aportar una extraña solemnidad a cada escena. Una serie del montón con un gran presupuesto. Espero que mejore.
  19. Giaccomoquattro
    Sep 3, 2022
    3
    Visually was breathtaking. But there's no story here...Zero... Dialogues were not professionally crafted, characters were forgettable, I couldn't relate to any of them..And I was bored out of my skull. So, as much as I wanted to love this show...I cannot keep being lenient with incompetent story-telling just because the visuals were amazing. Yes, each shot was a master piece... with aVisually was breathtaking. But there's no story here...Zero... Dialogues were not professionally crafted, characters were forgettable, I couldn't relate to any of them..And I was bored out of my skull. So, as much as I wanted to love this show...I cannot keep being lenient with incompetent story-telling just because the visuals were amazing. Yes, each shot was a master piece... with a billion dollar budget that was the bare minimum. I knew the show was going to look good..I was here for the entertainment value... I was not entertained.

    Should I Keep an open mind? I mean be patient with a show based on the promise that entertainment will be delivered at some point in the future.. I suppose. Maybe at some point this season will pick up..on episode three or four or five... The fact remains that I invested two hours expecting to be entertained and I was let down. I do not have an obligation to invest two hours of my life, so a show would have the time to properly develop and to finally give me back my investment with enough dividends. Good shows deliver entertainment from the pilot episode. And many great ones reel you in from the first ten minutes and won't let you go. The first scene reminded me of the child scenes of Maleficent..Actually the whole show remind me more or less of the first Maleficent film. A lot of magnificent digital visuals but the film was soul less. This is a heart-less, soul-les copy of Lord of the Rings. Had this show not had the Lord of the Rings label pasted on front I wouldn't even had past the first 20 minutes, which is what usually give new pieces of entertainment to grab my attention. I gave this one 2 hours just because of my appreciation of the Tolkien universe. Two hours wasted...Not going to give this show one more minute of my time. There is so much more and better content in streaming entertainment to keep wasting my time miserably.    … Expand
  20. Shikarnik
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Bravo Amazon. You killed my favoriet universe. You discriminate me with this serial
  21. LCarreiro
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Detestável, totalmente fora do material original. Estava tão ansioso por essa série e quando comecei a assistir, houve momentos de doer a alma. Protagonista toma algumas atitudes irracionais e segue um caminho diferente do material original. Ridículo.
  22. HarryFlames
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Boring bad acting bad writing not Tolkien Galadriel is a Mary Sue and Karen all rolled into one if you are a fan of bad television this show is for you
  23. steak329240
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    They shouldn't have used a character with every bit of background they didn't buy the right for as main heroine. A random elf/human or w/e is better than Galadriel. And it's not about "strong female lead" either. If anything the show makes Galadriel looks weak af compared to the source.

    Source and story aside the acting is also pretty ****
  24. donnie_dorko_
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Disrespectful to Tolkien. Soulless eye candy that doesn't deserve to exist.
  25. Nils_Kaczmarek
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    It's lore polluting, pseudo deep, qannabe epic **** This show despises the works of Tolkien. Don't watch thus crap.
  26. Setherialreign
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This was a big gamble for Amazon Prime Video.
    OMFG close to nearly a Billion dollars to make.
    God help the investors.    … Expand
  27. Fpitt
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    The problem is mostly the main characters especially Galadriel. For whatever reason, the writers have written these character to be soulless and completely unlikable and for me that’s a deal breaker. The other problems is the editing, makeup, costumes, pace, and the hit you over the head injection of politics — though, I ignored the politics in an effort to like the show… and I reallyThe problem is mostly the main characters especially Galadriel. For whatever reason, the writers have written these character to be soulless and completely unlikable and for me that’s a deal breaker. The other problems is the editing, makeup, costumes, pace, and the hit you over the head injection of politics — though, I ignored the politics in an effort to like the show… and I really wanted to like this show.

    The editing - was so jarring that I couldn’t tell where we were in the timeline — characters seemingly had magical teleportation capabilities. The makeup - had the harfoots and humans look like they lived in a dumpster, yet the female harfoot had impeccable lipgloss and rouge. The costumes - were so generic for most of the characters … just made them dingy on the humans and harfoot. The elves smilingly don’t change closets at all for long stretches of time, yet still look pristine. The Pace what killed me was the pointless dialogue that dragged on and never really made a point that drove the plot. And finally The Politics - I try to avoid using the term “woke” because it’s so over used and with Amazons ROP the problem isn’t unique to entertainment. The problem is the inability to support strong female characters without diminishing and ridiculing the male characters. Amazon has managed to make all of the make elves look like feckless tools. And they’ve managed to make the human males come off as stupid and bad (bad guys) only to contrast the greatness of the female or POC characters. When Amazon claps back at critics by calling them racists or sexist, they fail to look inward and see how they’re depicting certain people and themselves eliciting the negativity… or maybe that’s the entire point of their actions.

    That said, it wasn’t all bad. The dwarfs were really well done and had great personalities… The character Disa made those scenes enjoyable… though she did benefit from unusual good editing and writing. …. Also, the visuals were quite good and looked like piles of cash, but that’s the most tacky part of it all — it’s indicative of the times we live, money buys everything but good taste and talent.    … Expand
  28. Kiefer
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    Subpar writing and characters. Pretending to be Lord of the rings. Would have been a slightly below average fantasy series without misusing a great IP.
  29. Xeskene
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    if you are not gonna respect lore just dont use the name of lord of the rings. lotr > amazon
  30. Nejenatik
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Отвратительно! Как так можно не соблюдают каноны!… Expand
  31. galarchik
    Sep 4, 2022
    3
    Локации, графика, в целом картинка 8/10. Было занятно посмотреть, глаз порадовался.
    Саундтреки 7/10.
    Приятно слушать, но почему их так много? У меня в памяти не осталось ни одна мелодия. Актеры 4/10 Галадриль, цветной эльф прямо таки дно. Почему она себя ведет как сильная независимая женщина? Посмотрите в трилогии джексона. С эльфом, закрывая глаза что он не белый и не длиноволосый, его    Локации, графика, в целом картинка 8/10. Было занятно посмотреть, глаз порадовался.
    Саундтреки 7/10.
    Приятно слушать, но почему их так много? У меня в памяти не осталось ни одна мелодия.
    Актеры 4/10
    Галадриль, цветной эльф прямо таки дно. Почему она себя ведет как сильная независимая женщина? Посмотрите в трилогии джексона. С эльфом, закрывая глаза что он не белый и не длиноволосый, его мимика практически одна и таже. Повествование 2/10.
    Я понял что Саурон зло, мне не нужно 2 часа это объяснять.
    Отдельно:
    Зачем Галадриэль прыгает с корабля в надежде проплыть все море?
    Почему эльф не побежал к стражникам доложить об увиденном, а полез в нору, если очевидно что нечисть пробралась?    … Expand
  32. RonnyPeterson
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Like finding a 10-dollar bill in the lavatory.

    Dialogue, script, some casting- and costume choices, story lines and cutting makes it so. There is no story to hook the viewers interest on.. Why should I follow Galadriels vengeance, when she so keen on to leave stray fellow soldiers behind? And that she can defeat threats well enough on her own? Or argue with her friend Elrond? Or see her jump to her death in the middle of the ocean? The feminist message writing shines through (Too much on the nose), like an infested wound and I keep thinking: "Why is this in Tolkien-fantasy?".

    It is "Star Wars 8 Last Jedi" all over again. People saying stuff - it sounds cool, but makes no sense. People doing cool stuff and the visuals looks grand... but it makes no sense.

    And let me be first to point out that the Harfoot-Hobbits depiction seem to be a mix of Ewoks and European gypsies (Wide-waist skirts, moving- not wrong whit that, says Borat). I liked the scene when they ate berries and being a cheap copy of the Shire hobbits. A 2 minute glimmer of a much greater past... And I didn't hate the dwarf scenes ether. Disa is the only happy-go-charming character in this saga, 2ep. in, and the only one I can relate to, ether thou I'm white and she's black.

    The relationship of Bronwyn and Arondil does not make me intrigued. Their mix race/ethnicity story is also on the nose and the obvious modern-racism still makes me wonder: "why is this in my Tolkien-fantasy??". And Theo (not Theon) looks quite like a young Anakin Skywalker: half curious, half orphan, half disappointed... Like me.. is he gonna turn EVIL?.. But (again) the scary bits and the orc looks grand.

    So watching this show as a fan, was like diving into a outhouse finding a 10-dollar bill: "I discover at least something that I didn't expected". The rest is constipated confused figures pissing dark blood. I've got a greater understanding now why some Muslims get angry when infidels desecrates their religion and try to portray Mohamed.To compare Lord of the Ring with this series is to compare Taj Mahal to a Neanderthals dung house.

    But it's not a complete Serbian Film in the Willow Room, Your Highness... so while the dumpster fire burns, I'll keep watching.    … Expand
  33. Lm79
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    "Stolen Valor" is a term applied to the phenomenon of people falsely claiming military awards or medals they did not earn, service they did not perform, Prisoner of War experiences that never happened, and other tales of military actions that exist only in their minds. To buy rights to a book for the sole purpose of adapting to screen, and then not including one thing from the book in the"Stolen Valor" is a term applied to the phenomenon of people falsely claiming military awards or medals they did not earn, service they did not perform, Prisoner of War experiences that never happened, and other tales of military actions that exist only in their minds. To buy rights to a book for the sole purpose of adapting to screen, and then not including one thing from the book in the screen adaption is not only Stolen Valor, but gaslighting.
    Not one thing from the appendix Rings of Power made it to the films. Not one. Ungoliant killing the trees, kinslaying, flight of the Noldor, Crossing of the ice death of Morgoth, Galadriel leading her kingdom with Celeborn, Elrond finally being born and marring her daughter... nothing. Literally nothing that is in the book made it to screen.    … Expand
  34. Swalpo
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    A very poor and invented script with a poor development of the characters, the visual production is the only good thing that can be seen
  35. Mjando24
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No this isn’t racism, or bigotry or any other stuff being thrown at negative reviews. Putting Lore issues aside (it’s clear why they have taken this route with Galdrieeeeel) the CGI is very good in parts, musical score could be the best thing to come from this. Beyond that - the script…..dear god the script and dialogue. They literally had a child write this for them. Morfyyd Clark up to episode two - dull dull dull. Celeborn anyone?? Or the lining up some live interest for the warrior princess. Lastly what have they done to Elrond???… Expand
  36. mathewmwthew
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    Sadly this show suffers from a number of afflictions, some of more obvious are pacing, story and dialogue which are really one of the lowest quality procured on screens in the latest decade. Acting is a decent level below acceptable especially the main cast. That being said Sophia Nomvete should be pointed out as an actress who, in contrast to other stars, managed to deliver a warm andSadly this show suffers from a number of afflictions, some of more obvious are pacing, story and dialogue which are really one of the lowest quality procured on screens in the latest decade. Acting is a decent level below acceptable especially the main cast. That being said Sophia Nomvete should be pointed out as an actress who, in contrast to other stars, managed to deliver a warm and refreshing performance especially with half-assedly written lines she got.
    Why rating of 1? To be honest RoP deserves rating of around 3.5 however looking at the IP which was used as a stepping stone for marketing and reach, makes the viewer more painfully aware of how incompetent creators of this show were. The hate on dissapointed audience also doesn't help with optics.    … Expand
  37. Klaudyah
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    Sou admiradora da obra do Tolkien e infelizmente essa série não respeitou a obra e a essência. Não basta ter um visual atrativo sem envolvimento dos personagens e a origem da história.
  38. LordMaster1980
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    This show has nothing to do with J.R.R. Tolkien's work. It's an atrocious piece of television with tragically bad acting, poor writing and utter disrespect for the fandom. Sheer hubris.
  39. vlajko
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    First two episode are pure and utter garbage! Its 1bil dollars disaster.
    Maybe in 3rd ep we will see Optimus Prime fights T1000, cant wait...
  40. Sk12
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Trash, dont waste your time definetly not worth watching !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  41. doordebate
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Eowyn showed fear. She wasn't the perfect fighter. She was feminine. Yet she still battled the Orcs despite her fear. That's what made her so admirable and gave her the amazing ''I am no man'' scene. It wouldn't have had any impact at all if she had instantly been a super duper perfect ninja with a constant scowl looking down her nose the whole time.… Expand
  42. Matabufale
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    Le doy un uno por el cariño que tengo ala saga verdadera acabo de ver el segundo capítulo i lo más seguro que no vea el tercero
  43. Dirricvirru
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    Honestly could not make it half way through the first episode. I am an avid fan of the Peter Jackson Trilogies (10/10 LOTR and 5.5/10 for the Hobbit) and love the books, but the Amazon series does not capture the magic of the world.
  44. Wannamoredamn
    Sep 6, 2022
    2
    актерская игра на нуле, практически у всех.
  45. dougpss
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    Beautiful show, that's all the good about it. It's ruining a great history with a very bad plot. The show is boring and hard to keep watching. Total disappointment.
  46. Wildheart187
    Sep 4, 2022
    3
    The show has nothing to do with lord of the rings except for the title and character names. While i only have seen ½ of the first episode, is it very clear amazon not respect the source meterial, names of various locations has been changed. The hobbits looks like vagabonds in the forest

    There are so much wrong with this i can't wait to see the rest! But it is still made very    The show has nothing to do with lord of the rings except for the title and character names. While i only have seen ½ of the first episode, is it very clear amazon not respect the source meterial, names of various locations has been changed. The hobbits looks like vagabonds in the forest

    There are so much wrong with this i can't wait to see the rest!
    But it is still made very beautiful...which also is the only positive

    i give it 3/10 for now    … Expand
  47. EpicAdde
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Two episodes in and I want my two hours of time back. It's a CW show, with a bigger budget but directed by someone who thinks "bitter" and "salty" can be a characters entire personality.

    Music: neither good nor bad, it doesn't stick with you but it's not badly performed.
    CGI: decent, except the birds when the Elves were sailing.
    Acting: is more wooden than an Ent, save Markella Kavenagh (Nori) who at least delivers some character, even though her introduction was like watching Disney's the Little Mermaid: her friend, Flounder/Poppy even gets stuck and has to be pulled out. Elrond (Amayo) leaves a greasy feeling on the tongue after he speaks, but at least he can make more expressions than Morfydd Clarke who only has one: eyes wide open, or lips pursed.
    The story: VERY loosely based on Tolkien's works, but if you removed/changed the names like Valinor, Galadriel, Elrond etc, to something else, I'd never have thought it was Tolkien-inspired.

    I can understand with them wanting to do their own thing, but the casual racism thrown about with Elves acting like watchers over Men as far East as the Southlands, the slang "knife-ears" (very modern slang for Elves btw), the very weird pronounciation of Morgoth and Galadriel (Morrrrgoth and Galadrrrriel), the weird fakeness of the sea, the scene where handmaidens start to strip the Elves headed to Valinor... it's just so off. Like they wanted to create a deep pool of culture and tradition, but we get a puddle instead.

    Two episodes in and we're already getting a sense of Women Are Right, Men Are Dumb, but some decisions seem dumber than others: Galadriel leading her team, all wearing mail and plate in temperatures cold enough to cause frostbite, or Galadriel jumping ship in the middle of nowhere...

    I did like the orcs we've seen so far though.

    I have refrained from making too many, of any, lore comparisons: this review would never finish if I did, but suffice to say is that this is merely standing on the shoulders of giants to even be noticed. You think anyone would even tune in if it didn't have "the Lord of the Rings" in the title?    … Expand
  48. Anthol
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Basically they perverted the lore so they could pump the show with woke ideology. If you enjoy watching tolkiens fantasy world through a radical left lens with a mary sue main character then you might enjoy but if you don't see the world through that lens you will hate it.
  49. SirGalrim
    Sep 4, 2022
    3
    Pretty scenery and nice visuals. There is a few good scenes with good dialog than feels Tolkien. But that is about it. The rest of the show has a generic fantasy feel and tries to remove itself from Tolkien works and change his mythos.
  50. RyanBlackwood
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    It is one of the worst adaption ever created. If not the worst one. It has nothing to do with a world of Tolkien. I can't watch it anymore, one episode is enough.
  51. Ewiril
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    The music is the only thing decent in this... In the first two episodes, most of the musical score was meh, forgettable, and even not fitting ( the scene when Galadriels crew refuse to continue with her ), but the themes for Hobbits and Khazad Dum were really good. Not Howard Shore-level good, but I can't really dwell on one a time masterpiece. Listening to the rest of the OST on YT, IThe music is the only thing decent in this... In the first two episodes, most of the musical score was meh, forgettable, and even not fitting ( the scene when Galadriels crew refuse to continue with her ), but the themes for Hobbits and Khazad Dum were really good. Not Howard Shore-level good, but I can't really dwell on one a time masterpiece. Listening to the rest of the OST on YT, I believe Bear McCreary did a good job on this. I do tell you that I am a sucker for a good score, and can elevate a piece of media for me despite all the **** the media might have... Not here. Not because the score wasn't good, but because almost EVERYTHING ELSE was absolute garbage.… Expand
  52. Marcau
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Not worth wasting your time watching more woke trash like this show.
    Another Karen Sue protagonist who’s just an unlikeable b!tch.
    Watch the Lord of the Rings movies instead.
  53. Ragnarok666
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Otra producción nefacta progre, hasta donde vamos a llegar? Se están cargando todas las franquicias estos woke
  54. georgemery
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    I tried, and failed to finish this. Dry dialogue and writing that seems to have been done by children. Boring boring boring
  55. Josesu
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Muito ruim cara para quem foi feito isso é um cuspe na cara dos fãs e um soco na cara do novos… Expand
  56. ginger_pusycat
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    The casting here is awful. You know very well what I mean. I couldn't enjoy any of this because so many of the actors just didn't look like they belonged there. The whole show is just meh. If you hate white people then it might appeal to you, but otherwise it's best avoided.
  57. HDDVD
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    How they managed to make this show less interesting, less entertaining, than a made with spare change piece of fan fiction that you could pick up for free on a quick internet search is, quite frankly, amazoning. And why would you watch this over a re-watch of any one of the excellent movies? You Just wouldn't.
  58. Click33
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    Rings of Girl Power looks good, sounds pretty good, but is slow and boring. Amazon Studios butchers the timeline and lore of the few established characters in the books and movies. It is filled with dialogue and scenes that make no sense, which also doesn't progress the plot, wasting the viewers' time. The fight choreography is non-existent, which results in the editing of the rare actionRings of Girl Power looks good, sounds pretty good, but is slow and boring. Amazon Studios butchers the timeline and lore of the few established characters in the books and movies. It is filled with dialogue and scenes that make no sense, which also doesn't progress the plot, wasting the viewers' time. The fight choreography is non-existent, which results in the editing of the rare action scenes to be jittery and all over the place. Most of the new made up characters are unlikable and unmemorable. This show is such a disappointing mess so far, but it might appeal to people who don't know any better with its nice visuals they see on screen.… Expand
  59. gazmo
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Not worth the time, I was really hyped after hearing this was coming and you can tell they've spent a lot of money on it, but the writing and acting is just dreadful, all the stuff about inclusion and diversity leaves a sour taste too, why does everything have to centered around this these days?
  60. Karen_Kujo_desu
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Garbage show. Painful to watch. This is pretty much the Kalergi Plan in action. They're erasing us from our own stories, our own culture.
  61. Fairom
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Mais um trabalho feito por parasitas que nao são capazes de criar nada por si só, então tomam posse do bom trabalho alheio e ainda se desfazem de seus criadores.
    O que vocês merecem é o esquecimento e a chacota.
    "O mal não é capaz de criar algo novo, só pode distorcer e destruir o que foi inventado ou feito pelas forças do bem." J.R.R Tolkien
  62. Thiagosl27
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Ridículo a fala desses caras falando que vão consertar a obra de Tolkien, quem são vocês , não conseguem fazer nada certo , poderia ser a maior e melhor série da história mas não virou bancada política de ideias pessoais pra agradar a uma minoria que gosta desse assunto , enquanto a maioria só quer assistir a estória e tirar o estresse do dia dia , infelizmente não foi pensada para oRidículo a fala desses caras falando que vão consertar a obra de Tolkien, quem são vocês , não conseguem fazer nada certo , poderia ser a maior e melhor série da história mas não virou bancada política de ideias pessoais pra agradar a uma minoria que gosta desse assunto , enquanto a maioria só quer assistir a estória e tirar o estresse do dia dia , infelizmente não foi pensada para o público.… Expand
  63. Cuka34
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The horrible dialogue that tries so hard to be Tolkienish but is just generic pomp and mixes styles seemingly at random.
    Celebrimbor: "you are here to achieve the 'how'"
    Finrod: "I won't be around forever" (no Elves ever used contractions like that in all of Tolkien's writings, do I even need to explain?) So casual, so bad.
    None of the Elves look Elvish to me, square jaws and all. What a waste of the talent of some good actors? Galadriel swimming in the damn ocean like the Brecca from Beowulf!
    Everything looked so cheap and without background and real reason!
    Too much cringe to mention all but watch the elf woman extra half-arsedly stab the thin hot CGI air before the troll gets her. Aule is Mahal to the dwarves but they naming him by elven name!
    The whole Elrond the Dwarf friend is so cringeworthy.
    Everything seems so wrong!    … Expand
  64. Dluerssen
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Galadriel is over the top Karen in command of a company she needs not. She single handily took down a snow troll then her company abandoned her. So she returned with them? What ever she a super elf nothing can stop her. Such an over the top character poorly acted nothing but resting Karen face the whole time. What a disappointment.… Expand
  65. KnightPower
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Sadoc Burrows, Arondir, and princess Disa,
    These characters were not created by Tolkien but by Amazon for the needs of wokes.
    These are characters that don't exist in the book and serve no purpose.
    Arondir's story is just lame and cheesy.
    Galadriel's story is wrong and inconsistent.
  66. Rcuba
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Esto no es el señor de los anillos, me da pena en lo que se están convirtiendo las series de hoy en día con el tema de la inclusión...
  67. Ayzen8
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Merda demais, simplesmente não tenho o que dizer além disso, é uma vergonha para Tolkien e seu legado!… Expand
  68. Pherring1
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    Good cgi! The acting and actors leave much to be desired. I felt bored after 30 minutes. The elves with short hair and velour capes soured me. Hopefully Amazon takes note and makes a decent second season.
  69. MauiNowie
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    The acting is terrible other than the black elf. The writing is also terrible.
  70. 2daaria
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    The first episodes just confirmed what I feared before - this is not Tolkien, this is not Middle-earth. This is a generic fantasy with wokeness and current agenda. Galadriel is some Mary Sue from a fanfiction.net story written by a teenage girl. This is bad. And totally disrespectful towards Tolkien lore.
  71. MrJPrime
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Imagine this board meeting. Remember when we did a bunch of stuff fans hated for the beloved ring of time? Let's do all that same stuff, but worse, for a more beloved property.
    It's obviously gotta be a political agenda cause on what planet would they think this is a good idea?
    Too bad cause the production quality is good. If they'd have given the FANS what they want they'd have had a slam dunk.
  72. omiranha57
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    “Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made"

    J. R. R. Tolkien
  73. TmatoCE
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    This is not Tolkien material, it's a story based on 2 sentences in LotR. They don't have the rights over the books so they can't use any sentence from the hobbit, the silmarillion or LOTR itself.

    Not Tolkien nor Christopher would have allowed this show, they would have protected the books. It's not just bad on the merits of acting, scripting, and plot, it's actively an insult to Tolkien's    This is not Tolkien material, it's a story based on 2 sentences in LotR. They don't have the rights over the books so they can't use any sentence from the hobbit, the silmarillion or LOTR itself.

    Not Tolkien nor Christopher would have allowed this show, they would have protected the books. It's not just bad on the merits of acting, scripting, and plot, it's actively an insult to Tolkien's memory. Amazon should be ashamed of what they've done.    … Expand
  74. DeeJayE
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    What an absolutely terrible, disrespectful **** show. We all knew this series was going to be awful, but this series is actually worse than i myself, and many, many others had expected. What a phenomenal piece of **** this show is. The only reason i have given it a 2 is because of the special effects, everything else, literally everything else is just **** awful.
  75. kokoG
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Don't listen to the paid 10/10 reviews of people claiming to be "real" Tolkien fans. This fictional tale of the second age contradicts almost everything canonical Tolkien wrote. From the elves only Gil-Galad is portrayed faithfully and fells like an elf. All of the elves act like humans with the slight difference that they speak overly complicated, in fact so complicated it's hard to understand them sometimes. GalaDRiel gets bullied in the beginning. The worst offence is certainly GalaDRieL if you know what I mean. Nothing about her character is canon starting from how her brother died and how she is a commander of the northern armies to how she is commanded to go to Valinor ??? (as if you can be commanded to go there) and then refusing at the last minute and deciding to jump off the ship(I guess her genius plan is to swim back to Middle Earth). The funniest thing was when Elrond the actual commander of Gil-Galad's armies told GalaDRieL how she is the commander of the northern armies and she replies with something of the sort of spoken like a true politician. I kid you not I totally expected Elrond to respond with "What is a politician my lady?". It was so stupid how they showed the darkening of Valinor and The War of Wrath for like 30 seconds casually skipping 2 thousand years. For the amount of money they spent they could've at least shown us Morgoth, Eärendil, Gothmog, Ancalagon or at least the Valar throwing Melkor through the door of night. They didn't even bother to tell us the name of the war, like everyone is just supposed to know. Episode 2 was just very boring to be honest with you. I liked how they made Moria, although it seems like they copied DA Origins. I was expecting the dwarves to have a scottish accent, but I think they went overboard with it to the point where it seemed like they were just mindless/primal brutes who care only for drinking, eating and mining. And I spotted a scene at the end that troubles me a lot, I think we might get a plotline where there's conflict over a Silmaril in the second age?, but we'll wait and see. The whole plotline with harad and the southern lands is somewhat interesting which proves the point that they should've just made a series about the travels of the Blue Wizards in the East and South. Oh and we have a wizard in the second age as well now, how very original. Also I thought his fall as a meteor was very Tyrael-esque. All in all this is total fanfiction, and the acting and dialog aren't very good either. I only place 2 stars because the visuals are on a very good level.… Expand
  76. MentosFreshner
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    The only reason why I don’t like this show because everyone has dumb heads in it.
  77. dldavi0428
    Sep 4, 2022
    3
    The Rings of Power was boring. The first hour feels like two, and the second episode really does nothing to advance the plot. Come to think about it, I still don’t know what the plot is. It’s like they used every idea the writers came up with, so there is no clear focus. This show had nearly $1 billion budget, so they said “We can do whatever we want!” and they did. Plus every music youThe Rings of Power was boring. The first hour feels like two, and the second episode really does nothing to advance the plot. Come to think about it, I still don’t know what the plot is. It’s like they used every idea the writers came up with, so there is no clear focus. This show had nearly $1 billion budget, so they said “We can do whatever we want!” and they did. Plus every music you sounds like “The Rains of Castamere”.… Expand
  78. celtaheaven
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Soulless modern garbage. Also Amazon, just stop. You are a delivery computing company, nothing more than this.
  79. cruel_frames
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    Good cinematography and CGI ruined by absolutely attrocious screenwriting and insufferable main character. You had it all in your hands Amazon, well crafter world and a myriad of great characters... how could you F this up?
  80. PrinceSid
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    Gorgeous and Sonorous but a disgrace to Tolkein's legacy. The writers clearly hate Tolkein's work, and in their shear ******* hubris, they think they can improve upon his legendarium by shredding it into a billion pieces. The show is overflowing with current-year faddishness and the typical utter contempt for race, sex, class, and culture. I feel sorry for the artists who had to work soGorgeous and Sonorous but a disgrace to Tolkein's legacy. The writers clearly hate Tolkein's work, and in their shear ******* hubris, they think they can improve upon his legendarium by shredding it into a billion pieces. The show is overflowing with current-year faddishness and the typical utter contempt for race, sex, class, and culture. I feel sorry for the artists who had to work so hard to gild this rot. Wake up, Hollywood.… Expand
  81. kamgeforce
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    Golden turd. It is all we expected it to be, incredibly high production, visually stunning, woke as **** no soul, doesnt feel like Tolkien. Galadriel is a pouty boss **** soldier for some reason, not MC material, no desire to follow her a single season, let alone 5. Above average for a generic fantasy show solely for the production, but as a lotr show, its garbage.
  82. EverCore
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    I cant believe what I was just watching. I knew it was bound to be controversial and I wanted to give it a try, but thats unwatchable. If you want to watch anything "Lord of the Rings" related, you will not find it here. They have created a generic fantasy show, slapped some Names created by Professor Tolkien on it and called it "Lord of the Rings". Even if you take away their blatantI cant believe what I was just watching. I knew it was bound to be controversial and I wanted to give it a try, but thats unwatchable. If you want to watch anything "Lord of the Rings" related, you will not find it here. They have created a generic fantasy show, slapped some Names created by Professor Tolkien on it and called it "Lord of the Rings". Even if you take away their blatant piggybacking on more creative minds, this isnt worth watching. Its focus on controversial current year politics takes every bit of fantasy out of the script, their inaptitude to tell compelling stories denies all immersion, their disregard for character arcs ruins even the most unimportant original side character. It is not a Zero or a One, the visuals are sometimes stunning to behold. That is thanks to the visual effects artists, whose work is the only thing consistently great in modern Hollywood. If you must see for yourself, watch the first episode. But overall, there is sadly nothing in recent TV or cinema history I would recommend less.… Expand
  83. Naamtar
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Bad in every possible aspect: Script, plot, casting, music, cgi, comedy, clothes, action and adaptation. Everything is wrong in this series, dumb and boring. Souless product.
  84. MMM3
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Soooo boring. They made it a kids' show. Too much cgi. Bad dialogue, story is told incoherently, the harfoots are ridiculous and gratuitous childishness. Poorly cast actors for the characters they're meant to be. Story and dialogue is too basic, predictable and innocent to maintain adult interest.
  85. Chrogio
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    It's a fresh new modernized fantasy tale with only the cover of LOTR accompanied by a bunch of characters with known names but no semblance of the original ones.
  86. lordofthetrolls
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    its really disjointed with some bad acting, its a shame because the story is a muddled mess with absolutely overbearing marketing campaign put me off emails from amazon even though i dont have prime anymore
    Visually its great it looks good most of the costumes and sets are nice but the casting and acting really throw it off, then theres the media and social blitz about how woke it is    its really disjointed with some bad acting, its a shame because the story is a muddled mess with absolutely overbearing marketing campaign put me off emails from amazon even though i dont have prime anymore
    Visually its great it looks good most of the costumes and sets are nice but the casting and acting really throw it off, then theres the media and social blitz about how woke it is which is greatly exagerated the whole controvosy is all manufactured for buzz which will predictably start to die down now that its actually out.
    i hope the show improves becuase amazon deleting user reviews on imdb is disgusting i was gonna leave it a 5/10 but the behaviour of the cast crew and amazon leave much to be desired    … Expand
  87. Franmart
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Falta de respeto al legado de J. R. R. Tolkien y propaganda política progre.
  88. abhimanyumeta
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    The show's main hero – a young boy named Kaguya – is struggling to understand his newfound status as a teacher. He's no longer with the same company as his father, so it's up to Kaguya and his team of friends to fix his problems – only for him to find himself at odds with one of the most revered gods. As the series progresses, it gets to the core of the issue: how could Kaguya learn all ofThe show's main hero – a young boy named Kaguya – is struggling to understand his newfound status as a teacher. He's no longer with the same company as his father, so it's up to Kaguya and his team of friends to fix his problems – only for him to find himself at odds with one of the most revered gods. As the series progresses, it gets to the core of the issue: how could Kaguya learn all of the answers he needed, or not? In order to do that, our protagonist must learn from one teacher who's been making the same mistakes Kaguya made.

    The finale of the anime series will feature two seasons, the first featuring a five and a half hour single episode of the series – which will be released later this year. However, in addition to the previous four episodes, two episodes of the sixth season will also be released through the streaming service Sushi Shinkansen (which will follow the end of the five-episode season).[1]

    Plot & Sound Composer/Storyboard

    The anime series is scheduled for release this year for various platforms. If you want to watch the two episodes (shown below), there's also quite a few other video game related information from the series below.

    Final Crunch

    (Japanese title) Episode 3 is a 10-episode season that introduces characters from Game Boy Color as they try new things.    … Expand
  89. BlueRed44
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    After watching the first episode I find myself wondering who this series was made for. It isn't for hardcore Tolkien fans because it destroys the lore. It can't be for casual Tolkien fans either because it's boring and soul-less. It isn't for fans of witty repartee, or fans of comedy, or those who want escapism because it fails to be engrossing. Perhaps there are people who want agendaAfter watching the first episode I find myself wondering who this series was made for. It isn't for hardcore Tolkien fans because it destroys the lore. It can't be for casual Tolkien fans either because it's boring and soul-less. It isn't for fans of witty repartee, or fans of comedy, or those who want escapism because it fails to be engrossing. Perhaps there are people who want agenda driven, boring stories with good visuals and decent music but I'm not aware that any exist… Expand
  90. CHIEFMEGADETH1
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    This show is without a doubt the most boring Fantasy show I have ever watched. WTF Amazon? If you didn't focus on Diversity and trying to redefine the powerful female characters. What you give us are the most cringe and boring dialogue and crappy stories.
    Got through half of the second episode and turned it off :(
    I'm not even going to watch it anymore. Time is precious to me. this is a    This show is without a doubt the most boring Fantasy show I have ever watched. WTF Amazon? If you didn't focus on Diversity and trying to redefine the powerful female characters. What you give us are the most cringe and boring dialogue and crappy stories.
    Got through half of the second episode and turned it off :(
    I'm not even going to watch it anymore.
    Time is precious to me. this is a waste of time IMO    … Expand
  91. Five_Arregate
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. terrible writing, unlikeable main charecter, and totally off when it comes to accuracy in relation to the books.… Expand
  92. Gabythedog
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Decepcionante . Guión nefasto . Galadriel es como capitana Marvel . Aburrida .
  93. NoelN
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    How did it come to this?

    This first two episodes were the worst pieces of tv or cinema i ever watched! Just another great franchise ruined through the continuing woke agenda that plagues the whole movie industrie. For example: in the first episode galadriel defeats a troll in like 10 seconds after 5 male elves had not a slimmer of chance. And of course there is a LOT of token casting    How did it come to this?

    This first two episodes were the worst pieces of tv or cinema i ever watched!
    Just another great franchise ruined through the continuing woke agenda that plagues
    the whole movie industrie. For example: in the first episode galadriel defeats a troll in like 10 seconds after 5 male elves had not a slimmer of chance.
    And of course there is a LOT of token casting like black elves black hobbits
    asian hobbits and black dwarves. The stupid thing is the southlanders are all white the ONLY people that have actually darker skin in the books! I guess they dont want all the people that were allied with morgoth to be black.
    The few good actors let the other actors seem even worse than they are, let me quote from an interwiew: "We are both offscreen activsts." Just look at the difference between critics score and audience score: at the moment it is 85% Critics to
    34% audience, that should tell you everything you need to know.
    Im just burnt out from all of this agenda and propaganda.

    I will now go back to reading the silmarillion once more, so
    Goodbye and Aurë entuluva    … Expand
  94. ZheakanRUS
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    Скучно, сюжет не очень, некоторые герои деревянные, графика только хорошая но слишком много ее (3 только за графику)
  95. TwoThe
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    An attempt of making a great TV show made by people who obviously have no idea how to do that. Attempts at epic dialogues which just sound cringe, massive plot holes, ridiculous character decisions, boring costumes, bad writing all over the place. The landscape shots are nice, the music is great, but that's about it. It feels like they didn't even try to make this a good show.
  96. Mystichydra
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    Where to begin with this predictable disappointment? Seriously... For starters, it feels amateurish through-and-through. I could just 'see' every scene getting shot, and the poor editing (it really is bad. No fluidity between cuts, often noticeable lack of background continuity, etc) and merely adequate acting only exacerbated that. It felt like a lesser homage to so many things. The sceneWhere to begin with this predictable disappointment? Seriously... For starters, it feels amateurish through-and-through. I could just 'see' every scene getting shot, and the poor editing (it really is bad. No fluidity between cuts, often noticeable lack of background continuity, etc) and merely adequate acting only exacerbated that. It felt like a lesser homage to so many things. The scene near the beginning which introduces the multiracial hobbits (sorry, 'harfoots'...) was taken straight out of Hook with the lost boys. Only very poorly done. This series so far is sappy, saturated, unengaging, unimmersive, and dismisses the source material in fundamental ways, only to replace it with unnecessary drivel. Totally formulaic, with undeserved swelling orchestral music over pretty and ultimately vapid imagery. Hope you like glittery shots of shimmering forests of soft lighting. So much soft lighting.

    They bastardized Galadriel, and basically turned her into a less charismatic Xena. In general, elves are cool. Or at least they should be. They were impressive for all kinds of reasons in Middle Earth. Rankin/Bass elves were amazing. Jackson's were... ok. For some reason nowadays, it's common to portray them as effeminate, preppy-emos. Well, they certainly did here. When not trying to force awe with a sledgehammer, the dialogue is just facile words coming out of a sad-puppy-dog-type face. Unless it's Galadriel, who's a neurotic-paranoid Xena, talking about the arbitrary evil she senses.

    And of course the polarizing issue - the rather inorganic multi-diverse representation. I don't have a problem with elves as whatever colored skin as a general concept. I think racism is anachronistic and disgraceful. I also think one can criticize the opaqueness of the casting choices, within the parameters of the Middle Earth universe, and not be considered racist. It saddens me that we are in a place where this distinction cannot be made. It breaks immersion, and totally thwarts the long-nurtured understanding of the ins and outs of how Middle Earth works.

    That universe happens to not really have any people of color in it, canonically speaking. Largely because Tolkien was inspired by Norse mythology and things like Beowulf. If there were a show about African mythology and had some Asians in it, i'd be making the same points. People love Tolkien. Serious fans who have had LOTR embedded in them since growing up might get reactionary if fundamental aspects are changed for the alleged sake of equality. And the ones who don't care about these common sorts of modifications or appropriations, in my opinion, are not truly fans. Probably of anything, since ideology supersedes any kind of taste refinement whatsoever.    … Expand
  97. Rozen21
    Nov 10, 2022
    0
    Why don't black people create something of their own, and not defile the established lore of existing projects? Surely Africa also has its own stories and legends, go ahead. But this is a rhetorical question, it is clear that the agenda is not controlled by black people .. the question is why this is being done .
  98. Biggun
    Oct 19, 2022
    0
    Série woke da A et Z cherchant plus à militer pour la représentation des minorité nous imposer le communautarisme que nous offrir une qualité artistiques aux fans de l'oeuvre de Tolkien.
  99. Lord_Volta
    Sep 4, 2022
    3
    I got bored and decided to do my homework instead.

    There are so many eye-rolling moments that you need to walk away to avoid a migraine. I'm not going to subject myself to this mess.

    Watch Jeremy Jahns' review if you want more details.
  100. aydarkh
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    This is not at all what the fans wanted, this is not Tolkien, unfortunately a cheap show without a plot, stuffed with all sorts of nonsense.
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  1. Positive: 31 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 40
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  1. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Jo Livingstone
    Sep 16, 2022
    80
    Adar’s début drips with signifiers. ... When Adar informs Arondir in Episode 4 that he has been told many lies, some that “run so deep even the rocks and roads now believe them,” it is still a thrill. Tolkien succeeded in creating a mythic world, one that has now grown vast enough through acts of typological repetition and imitation to conquer television, too.
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  2. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Chris Barsanti
    Sep 16, 2022
    63
    With war brewing and the forging of the rings seemingly still far off, the first half of The Rings of Power’s first season constitutes little more than stage-setting for the struggle to come. Given the lack of quests and central commanding figures, it often makes for less-than-gripping drama. However, given that there are four more seasons already planned, and potentially dozens of new characters to be introduced, the slow and throat-clearing build is possibly a good sign.
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  3. TV Guide Magazine
    Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    Sep 9, 2022
    90
    The Rings of Power is a reminder of what drew many of us to epic fantasy in the first place: wonder. ... This series set in an ancient realm displays one dazzling and painterly landscape after another. Power also doesn't skimp on action. [12 - 25 Sep 2022, p.10]
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