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. KendraMorgan
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Passable and over used CGI. The characters are not recognizable from books I love so dearly. Bad writing and cringy dialog. Costume that stand out and looks cheap. This isn't Tolkien. It more like a generic fantasy then Tolkien high fantasy. There is so much lore breaking. If your a Tolkien fan. This isn't worth your time and you just end up angry
  2. Jeanmassa
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    A série deveria ter sido lançada para o YouTube, eles nem deveriam ter gastado nada com Cgi ou atores, seria bem melhor se algum canal de sátiras tivesse feito a série, o nível é muito baixo, é decepcionante.
  3. IgrokU
    Sep 2, 2022
    2
    Hot garbage meets the CW. the show starts slow and stays that way, the characters are terrible, Galadriel is the most Mary Sue/ Karen that has been written, she is meme-worthy how shallow and stupid her story is. The show is just one bad story after another- I'm giving it a 2 for effects.... but this is not Tolkien in any way shape or form= terrible.
  4. nikt1
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    cgi isn't all. but you have all the tokens required. stay tuned for more. btw - ep2 is worse than ep1. but it doesn't change anything.
  5. ardast
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Fan fic level of writing, bad acting, short hair elves without any trace of their grace and ethereal, otherworldly aura. Complete mess to be honest. Had a hard time to sit through the whole first episode.
    Sad days for us Tolkien fans.
  6. helgethalappar
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I cant finished first episode so i rate this: 0
    This is not Tolkien this is SJW fantasy it deserve to be deleted    … Expand
  7. BarryZhian
    Sep 2, 2022
    10
    Perfect, Tolkien would be proud! This is the best adaptation of the century. What a great show!
  8. sneikiusas
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    My girflriend and I were waiting for this show for so long, but after watching were in such bad mood, that we had a fight, my girlfriend left me, because of this trash. Really, politics? Jesus christ, so bad it destroyed Tolkiens work and my future ex wife.
  9. freedwretch
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    This show is complete woke garbage. It was made only to indoctrinate people into this communist system that media and entertainment wants to transform this country into
  10. Oldboimo
    Sep 2, 2022
    2
    it's badly acted, the dialogues are bland as **** the casting is bad, the music is bad, I still don't know what the plot is about, everything is all over the place, everything feels very restricted.
  11. NorbertoTrujill
    Sep 2, 2022
    10
    Amazing! La serie está a un nivel cinematográfico muy alto. Con ganas de una nueva temporada.
  12. GroinyGroin
    Sep 2, 2022
    2
    This surly isn’t a 0 or even a 1, it’s got some effort put into the cinematography, costumes and set design. Definitely no where near a 10, your just kidding yourself if you think this is perfect. It’s a boring, overly political mess. This feels like fanfiction, or another fantasy setting wearing the clothes of lord of the rings.
  13. AXZO
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    My overall verdict:
    - this is not Tolkien.
    - it's not Lord of the Rings. - This is a made-up world sick fantasy 2 directors who in place of trying to reproduce the screen world and events described by the original, they in turn have decided to simply under the famous brand name and the name of the great Tolkien, to shove their crap. Do not watch, better read the Silmarillion or watch    My overall verdict:
    - this is not Tolkien.
    - it's not Lord of the Rings.
    - This is a made-up world sick fantasy 2 directors who in place of trying to reproduce the screen world and events described by the original, they in turn have decided to simply under the famous brand name and the name of the great Tolkien, to shove their crap. Do not watch, better read the Silmarillion or watch the trilogy of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings.    … Expand
  14. Kyrusha
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    Anybody giving this tripe a score beyond 3 is a paid shill, especially the daily beast reviewer giving it a perfect 100/100. These people have financial incentives to give this garbage a positive review. The Dialogue, acting and casting is mind-bogglingly terrible for such a grand budget ($1bn last I checked). It looks like a group of college larpers were given a budget to re-enact someAnybody giving this tripe a score beyond 3 is a paid shill, especially the daily beast reviewer giving it a perfect 100/100. These people have financial incentives to give this garbage a positive review. The Dialogue, acting and casting is mind-bogglingly terrible for such a grand budget ($1bn last I checked). It looks like a group of college larpers were given a budget to re-enact some poorly written fan-fiction. The black elves/hobbits also take you completely out of the show since the only reason they are present is due to political ideology as well as corporate pandering.

    It's impossible to see a black elf and not immediately see the corporate string pulling behind it, taking you completely out of the world every time he's on-screen. This is an abomination to Tolkein and to Jackson's LOTR trilogy. This series is to LOTR what modern art is to Da Vinci. A soulless, pretentious travesty.

    The dialogue in particular is very bad, it's the type of crap you see boomer's share on facebook that 'sounds' deep on a surface level but it's actually genuinely meaningless drivel, taking up screen time.

    “Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made”

    ― JRR Tolkien    … Expand
  15. Holo_0f_Yoitsu
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    If you were thinking about watching this show, don't waste your time. The actors are pretty poor, the casting is weird, the writing is worse than season eight Game of Thrones and the costumes just feel wrong. They do a pretty bad job of adapting Tolkien's works too. The writers, actors and producers obviously see Tolkien as some kind of 'problematic' hack whose ideas need to be improvedIf you were thinking about watching this show, don't waste your time. The actors are pretty poor, the casting is weird, the writing is worse than season eight Game of Thrones and the costumes just feel wrong. They do a pretty bad job of adapting Tolkien's works too. The writers, actors and producers obviously see Tolkien as some kind of 'problematic' hack whose ideas need to be improved upon by Hollywood and Big Tech. In fact, there's something very Saruman-like about this show and the anti-Tolkien activists involved with it. The 2009 independent film Born of Hope does a much better job at adapting Tolkien and being true to his spirit and works than this turd does, so go watch that instead.… Expand
  16. DantoMocny
    Sep 2, 2022
    8
    After 2 episodes. I loved visual aspect of the series, there was not much time to give us whole story so Im waiting for more to come
  17. Rocker9800
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    This show is a waste of time and money, the dialogues are dull and boring, they are nothing in comparison to LoTR or anything that Tolkien has ever written, the graphics are good but of course they are good, they wasted a enormous quantity of money do make them. The story so far is, in my opinion, not intersting nor something apart from the typical 2020 tv series or action movie, there areThis show is a waste of time and money, the dialogues are dull and boring, they are nothing in comparison to LoTR or anything that Tolkien has ever written, the graphics are good but of course they are good, they wasted a enormous quantity of money do make them. The story so far is, in my opinion, not intersting nor something apart from the typical 2020 tv series or action movie, there are the same tropes and dialogues. Imo its a 0/10 because the writers could have come up with a better story, less money wasted and something more in line with Tolkien's lore.… Expand
  18. prayformojo33
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    Lamentable que se llegué a esto de tomar un producto de calidad y destrozar la idea original del autor.
  19. azzakazam
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Completely disrespectful to Tolkien's legacy. Full of woke and political propaganda that Peter Jackson would never have inputted into the show. Written and presented without any creative integrity. If you have any respect for the lore of Tolkien's work, don't even watch this.
  20. Burrowski
    Sep 2, 2022
    2
    I feel like this is a shameless attempt to tick diversity boxes. Sure the CGI looks good but not sure it’s worth the money they must have shelled out. Any thing with dwarves in looks good but that’s about it… honestly struggling to find positives. Just watch house of the dragon or the last kingdom instead.
  21. Matt13530
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    This show is an embarrassment and and insult to Tolkien and the world he created, the writing is terrible, the CGI is awful and the music does not fit. I hope they cancel this series
  22. IgorRolim
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    Horrible start. The characters are boring, boring, tiring, they don't inspire, they aren't captivating, they don't have charisma, they are all apathetic, with the exception of three, they are: elanor, poppy proudfellow, durin IV, these are in my opinion the best characters in the series . As for the look, everything is very generic, with no personality or identity of its own, just largeHorrible start. The characters are boring, boring, tiring, they don't inspire, they aren't captivating, they don't have charisma, they are all apathetic, with the exception of three, they are: elanor, poppy proudfellow, durin IV, these are in my opinion the best characters in the series . As for the look, everything is very generic, with no personality or identity of its own, just large and extremely saturated places created, which on screen look very fake. Galadriel is without a doubt the worst character. The series creates a warrior galadriel, who is extremely forced. Galadriel is the "character that owns" all virtue, the perfect person, the perfect warrior, full of virtues, who feels superior to everyone, which honestly is extremely forced and unconvincing.… Expand
  23. Rich87
    Sep 2, 2022
    2
    Not a fan of producers and studios who disrespect the lore, the legacy with forced woke ideology and who disregard the source material. Its very pretty ill give it that
  24. noyers87
    Sep 2, 2022
    10
    Morfydd is perfect. Beautiful show, grand in scope and intriguing. Season 1 focusing on world building but also the characters are very compelling.
  25. Saul_Tar
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    Fan fiction is ok, but when it comes to Tolkien, I want to see an adaptation of actual events from actual Tolkien books. Not a single moment in these series can be found in the book. All of it completely made up. They had rich source material, but decided to write their own story, which obviously can't compete.
    If they didn't use Tolkien character names, no one would even know it's Middle    Fan fiction is ok, but when it comes to Tolkien, I want to see an adaptation of actual events from actual Tolkien books. Not a single moment in these series can be found in the book. All of it completely made up. They had rich source material, but decided to write their own story, which obviously can't compete.
    If they didn't use Tolkien character names, no one would even know it's Middle Earth. But then no one would watch it, so I guess they had to. It doesn't have Middle Earth feel. Looks like a generic fantasy fan fic.    … Expand
  26. JonasCassel
    Sep 2, 2022
    0
    I really had my hopes up, but the characters and story are so empty. Very disappointed as I really believed this was going to be decent. I can't believe the critics are generally in favour of the show. I mean it looks impressive, but everything is artificial.
  27. sVarus
    Sep 2, 2022
    7
    The series is entertaining, the look is a little too slick for my taste. (-2P)
    The story seems OK, deviating from the lore here and there, but that was to be expected. (-1P)
    I find the whole negative vibe a pity. It feels like people are going in with an expectation that is Utopian, remember the Hobbit is in itself very weak filmed.
  28. bumble_bee
    Sep 2, 2022
    3
    It's anything but the Lord of the Rings
    Amazon could have easily created HER OWN fantasy saga for such money, but no.....
  29. DouglasNorkevic
    Sep 2, 2022
    10
    Realmente um marco na produção televisional de Tolkien! VIsuais, atuações e roteiro estão muito bem desenvolvidos. Animado para acompanhar a adaptação nos próximos episódios do seriado.
  30. Ninepaces
    Sep 2, 2022
    1
    - Music was alright, but not LOTR trilogy quality 6/10.
    - Writing 0/10. A joke.
    - Acting 1/10. Galadriel's actor is insufferable and lacks the gravitas and presence to play the character. See Matt Smith in HOTD or Henry Cavill in the Witcher to see what a main character should be in terms of acting chops. - Set 5/10. Some places were nice to see, some were disappointing. Costumes were    - Music was alright, but not LOTR trilogy quality 6/10.
    - Writing 0/10. A joke.
    - Acting 1/10. Galadriel's actor is insufferable and lacks the gravitas and presence to play the character. See Matt Smith in HOTD or Henry Cavill in the Witcher to see what a main character should be in terms of acting chops.
    - Set 5/10. Some places were nice to see, some were disappointing. Costumes were completely off and seemed fake or impractical.
    - Spirit of Tolkien/Lore Adherence - 0/10. Missed the point of the entire body of work. See NY Times Article on the subject.    … Expand
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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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