The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
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3.0

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 2938 Ratings

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  1. caungardh
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Arda is a sacred place in the hearts of many. One can enter there with love and respect, like Peter Jackson did with The Lord of the Rings movies, trying to adapt to cinema what made the books beloved by so many.

    Or you can enter there with the hubris of an imposter creator to pervert things, like Melkor did with his unquenchable envy towards what was created by Eru Ilúvatar. Уou can    Arda is a sacred place in the hearts of many. One can enter there with love and respect, like Peter Jackson did with The Lord of the Rings movies, trying to adapt to cinema what made the books beloved by so many.

    Or you can enter there with the hubris of an imposter creator to pervert things, like Melkor did with his unquenchable envy towards what was created by Eru Ilúvatar.

    Уou can see where I stand on this one.    … Expand
  2. Hason94
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    I dont know what to say, and i now realized that what some guy told me that Facebook and Twitter is full of bots is right! and in this case tons of bots are complementing how good this show is, and oh my god.. Its an abomination, the guys in charge should honestly be charged for something
  3. Jgo77
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Garbage, made up story, boring and slow. Don’t believe the critics, this show is trash…
  4. Zootopia_News
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    very bland, couldnt even finish the first episode. noting but minority characters to satisfy woke cults and shareholders
  5. cudgelrunner
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    Episode 1-2 only
    I have had 0 expectations that this show would be faithful adaptation. 0 expectation for wel written characters. But hey its LOTR at least I would be entertained marvel-style you know? How bad can it be?
    The story is all over the place, there are lots of characters who seem to serve no purpose for the story, instead the story seems to bend over backwards to serve the    Episode 1-2 only
    I have had 0 expectations that this show would be faithful adaptation. 0 expectation for wel written characters. But hey its LOTR at least I would be entertained marvel-style you know? How bad can it be?
    The story is all over the place, there are lots of characters who seem to serve no purpose for the story, instead the story seems to bend over backwards to serve the justification of characters being there. I thought Galadriel was supposed to be the main character, but after the introduction she just seems to drift from scene to scene doing stuff that serves no purpose to the development of the story while we are watching some b-plots that spawn from unnecassary fabricated conflict and go nowhere. I would be %100 ok if this show did not jump to conflict and took the time to show us characters in their daily lives (its supposed to be an "era of peace") so we get to know them, and the world. But no characters are stuck trying to overcome pointless obstacles in arc that lead nowhere.    … Expand
  6. gabrielsrc
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Amazon is incapable of doing anything that's not evil and soulless.
    This series is as good as New World was a good RPG.
    This is not Tolkien, not Lord of the Rings, neither a decent series. The evil unionbuster company that punishes employers for using the bathroom wants to wokewash this reputation by making expensive series. They'll need actually good series for that. Censoring IMDb    Amazon is incapable of doing anything that's not evil and soulless.
    This series is as good as New World was a good RPG.
    This is not Tolkien, not Lord of the Rings, neither a decent series.
    The evil unionbuster company that punishes employers for using the bathroom wants to wokewash this reputation by making expensive series. They'll need actually good series for that. Censoring IMDb reviews won't so.    … Expand
  7. Versalador
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Quem leu os livros sabe como mudaram os eventos, sem contar os personagens não-canônicos. Isso não é uma adaptação, é um fanfic do tipo que feminista de cabelo colorido faria.
  8. Araset
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This is why don't give fanfiction a 700mil. budget, it's just awful how they managed to butcher a classic masterpiece and how they seem to like doing it. One of the worst adaptations ever seen, the Disneyfication of Lord of the Rings. Let's just forget it exists alongside Disney's star wars.
  9. Puato
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    I am tempted to suggest that this series could have been a lot better, but I don't know if that is even true. I believe that if someone had tried to make it more in the mold of Boorman's Excalibur rather than a Harry Potter dramatic mystery then the obvious lack of ready-made source material would be easier to forgive. Manny have pointed out that the screenplay writers do not have anyI am tempted to suggest that this series could have been a lot better, but I don't know if that is even true. I believe that if someone had tried to make it more in the mold of Boorman's Excalibur rather than a Harry Potter dramatic mystery then the obvious lack of ready-made source material would be easier to forgive. Manny have pointed out that the screenplay writers do not have any successes to their name; that really shows. It would also behoove Amazon to hire a lead actor who had the ability to present a likeable heroine the next time they attempt something with a scale anywhere close to this enormous.… Expand
  10. IsraelZeroX
    Sep 3, 2022
    3
    Lo mismo de siempre inclusión forzada y ningún respeto por Tolkien lástima que Amazon haya gastado tanto dinero en algo que no está al nivel.
  11. SpookyGG
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    When the proud brown elf stood up to that chud white man who told him to "let go off the past" and he clapped back saying "the past is with us all" I CLAPPED.

    Decolonize Tolkien!

    In all seriousness don't waste your time with this trash.
  12. nhdangkhoa21395
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    where is the lore, this is not Galadriel in Tolkien book or P.J movie, this is Marie Sue and Amazon change all the lore for overwhelming feminism and diversity , yeah, that is insult Tolkien work
  13. Willdaddy
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    "The Shadow that bred them can only mock, it cannot make: not real new things of its own. I don't think it gave life to the orcs, it only ruined them and twisted them..."
  14. Hyperbole86
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    It's rises to the level of Tolkien fanfic. It fails to capture the standard of Tolkien. His otherworldly setting, character designs and mythic storytelling or nowhere to be found.
  15. Inoue87
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    The show seems to lack any understanding of what Tolkien's universe is, or what Tolkien set out to create. They have tried to substitute the soul of Tolkien's middle earth with extremely expensive CGI, flashy Matrix-esque fight scenes, and quippy one liners.
    However, none of it feels like Lord of the Rings or Middle Earth, just a dressed-up, gaudy imitation. Amazon has merely made a    The show seems to lack any understanding of what Tolkien's universe is, or what Tolkien set out to create. They have tried to substitute the soul of Tolkien's middle earth with extremely expensive CGI, flashy Matrix-esque fight scenes, and quippy one liners.
    However, none of it feels like Lord of the Rings or Middle Earth, just a dressed-up, gaudy imitation. Amazon has merely made a cheesy, generic action show and spent hundreds of millions in order to obtain the right to put the "Lord of the Rings" name on it.

    For such a beloved franchise, with as much cultural importance as it has, Middle Earth deserves more respect and love than this farse.    … Expand
  16. Gamerps4rev
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Terrible writing. Terrible cast. Woke garbage. No respect for the lore, a disrespect for the original source.
  17. Arkane7
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This is not the Lord of the Rings. It is very very loosely based on Tokiens fantastic works. Imdb has actually deleted hundreds of review below 6 out of 10. The visuals are decent but the script, characters and action are terrible to behold. You should watch this just to see how bad it is. Its also super woke and cares more about social politics than entertainment. Everything theThis is not the Lord of the Rings. It is very very loosely based on Tokiens fantastic works. Imdb has actually deleted hundreds of review below 6 out of 10. The visuals are decent but the script, characters and action are terrible to behold. You should watch this just to see how bad it is. Its also super woke and cares more about social politics than entertainment. Everything the characters do does not make any logical sense. The main female lead is also a Mary Sue who is always angry at everyone. Rather than watch this, go back and re-watch the actual Lord of the Rings movies and the Hobbit, check out the extended versions which have many hours of added integrated footage and scenes.… Expand
  18. Mojorisin7
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Visually nice, but the story is bad fan fiction very loosely based on Tolkien’s work with no regard for even the spirit of the books. Several lore breaking changes (hobbits and istari in the wrong age, zena warrior princess Galadriel, etc) and the worst are the changes against the spirit of the books. Galadriel bullied in Valinor, old man elves, boring new characters, etc. All for the agenda of making Galadriel something the protagonist of the 2nd Age due to identify politics and the belief that Tolkien’s work needs updating for a modern audience. The arrogance is jaw dropping.… Expand
  19. Cliff99
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Это творение ужасно. Зачем это нужно , когда есть отличная трилогия?
  20. Azzajkd
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Il male non può creare nulla di nuovo, può solo corrompere e rovinare tutto ciò che le forze del bene hanno inventato o creato. Cit.
    Evitate questa serie come fosse la peggiore delle malattie, perché questa serie di Tolkien e delle sue opere non ha nulla, usa solo il nome per lucrare selvaggiamente su un prodotto altrui, distruggendolo dalle fondamenta e inserendo al suo interno politiche    Il male non può creare nulla di nuovo, può solo corrompere e rovinare tutto ciò che le forze del bene hanno inventato o creato. Cit.
    Evitate questa serie come fosse la peggiore delle malattie, perché questa serie di Tolkien e delle sue opere non ha nulla, usa solo il nome per lucrare selvaggiamente su un prodotto altrui, distruggendolo dalle fondamenta e inserendo al suo interno politiche folli e attivismo da estremisti decerebrati.
    Il fantasy, soprattutto come lo intendeva Tolkien, serve ad evadere dal mondo, ad immergersi in una realtà totalmente nuova, in cui le nostre leggi e regole non valgono, in cui il bene e il male sono distinti, in cui l'amore è puro.
    Questa serie non ha nulla di tutto ciò, distrugge cosmogonia e personaggi, snatura ogni singola cosa dalle razze ai biomi, riassume in attimo migliaia di anni sminuendone l'importanza, rende Galadriel, (una delle creature più belle e potenti a livello magico della terra di mezzo), una semplice guerriera sporca e neanche tanto carina, che imita qualità maschili anzi che essere lo straordinario e potente personaggio dei libri che con le spade al massimo ci taglia il pane elfico tanto non gli servono.
    Vi lascio con un' ultima citazione, la più importante a mio parere quando vuole rovinare ciò che amiamo e corrompere la società con il proprio attivismo fasullo.
    Non tocca a noi dominare tutte le maree del mondo; il nostro compito è di fare il possibile per la salvezza degli anni nei quali viviamo, sradicando il male dai campi che conosciamo, al fine di lasciare a coloro che verranno dopo terra sana e pulita da coltivare.
    Con questa frase spero di invogliarvi a fare nel vostro piccolo il possibile per sradicare questa serie dalla memoria del mondo, affinché Tolkien venga ricordato per il grande uomo che era, e le sue opere vengano rispettate!    … Expand
  21. goindpn
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Sam: Do you remember mister Frodo, when entertainment designed as protohistories of Europe didn't have to have African and Asian ancestry peoples? Do you remember when stories designed to appeal to and inspire men men didn't have to have female leads doing all the fighting and being the only brave ones?

    Frodo: No, Sam. I don't remember when Hollywood wasn't dominated by far left    Sam: Do you remember mister Frodo, when entertainment designed as protohistories of Europe didn't have to have African and Asian ancestry peoples? Do you remember when stories designed to appeal to and inspire men men didn't have to have female leads doing all the fighting and being the only brave ones?

    Frodo: No, Sam. I don't remember when Hollywood wasn't dominated by far left activists using the story as a vehicle for them to push their liberal pieties on the rest of us. I don't remember a time when every plot point wasn't viewed as an opportunity for the writers and producers to virtue signal to one another, rather than tell an interesting story or transport us briefly from the pain of living.

    This show has good special effects and cinematography. Everything else is a disaster.

    A question for Hollywood: Why does Wakanda (a fantasy construct of an African country) get to represent a fully black culture, but Asgard (a fantasy construct of an ancient Nordic country) or LOTR (which Tolkien specifically stated was a protohistory of Europe) has to be racially diverse?

    Tell me, by what mechanism would a little village in an era before cars and planes have people with skin adapted to both the climates of Ireland and the African savannah? Dragons and trolls are more believable than asking us to accept this absurdity.    … Expand
  22. Jashor
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    Dumb, boring for long stretches, most characters are unlikeable and the dialog is cringe worthy. Was hoping for so much more.
  23. JiggleWiggle
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Sauron made a show about the Lord of the Rings, and it's as good as you'd expect.
  24. PeterL111
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Constantly switching stories scenes. Wonder Woman has unrealistic survival skill. And the kids should have known better than talking/kidnap stranger. This just doesn’t feel like a very smart show.… Expand
  25. LeeLayfield
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    A huge misfire for the Lord of the Rings brand and name. Poor story & acting make this the bloated production impossible to watch. It also breaks the world created by the books.
  26. LiveFox
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Absolute clown show. Horrible writing. Horrible acting. This is not LOTR. Absolute bastardization. End of story.
  27. Erebus1986
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Respect the Lore. Hörprobe Greenscreen CGI mess with Standard blue orange colorgrading. Looks Like lotr Wish edition or every Eragon or smth else. Trys to Copy Jackson but fails. Poor attempt Jeff. Respect the Lore. Respect the Community. Respect the author. Give a sht about tha Message. Not Jeffs Game of thrones. Hast nothing to so with the Lore. Its non Canon Fanfiction woke BS aboutRespect the Lore. Hörprobe Greenscreen CGI mess with Standard blue orange colorgrading. Looks Like lotr Wish edition or every Eragon or smth else. Trys to Copy Jackson but fails. Poor attempt Jeff. Respect the Lore. Respect the Community. Respect the author. Give a sht about tha Message. Not Jeffs Game of thrones. Hast nothing to so with the Lore. Its non Canon Fanfiction woke BS about Warrior galadriel and smth with suaron. Boring. As expected… Expand
  28. AlekPavlo
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Good CGI. But there is nothing with the Tolken Lord of the Rings.
  29. Olyver
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    I watched the 2 episodes and I must say Amazon did not deliver on the plot side. I wouldn't even call it a fan fiction.
  30. shootinputin187
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    THis wasn't good. It was bady made and badly acted and I didn't enjoy wathing it.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 31 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  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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