The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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Season 1
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  1. RVandini
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    Un insulto a la obra de J. R. R. Tolkien, una manera de deformar una historia.
  2. bino1191
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin good forces have invented or made
  3. Cristianfuentes
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    2 episodes in and we're already overwhelmed by the whole brainlessness of this project. We are fed up to be subjected once again to the insanity of political correction like seeing black and ethnically "right" characters filling many roles just to adjust to the insanity of the times. We Tolkienists disapprove this farce, seeing in discomfort how the impertinent people in charge of the show2 episodes in and we're already overwhelmed by the whole brainlessness of this project. We are fed up to be subjected once again to the insanity of political correction like seeing black and ethnically "right" characters filling many roles just to adjust to the insanity of the times. We Tolkienists disapprove this farce, seeing in discomfort how the impertinent people in charge of the show leaves heavy stains on a formerly respected saga. In addition, the story and subplots are riddled with so much incoherences and poorly written threads, the show frankly looks ridiculous and feels tedious. Once, I had the slight hope they would make a worthy spectacle translating The Silmarillion to the screen, now I can just realise what a wasted opportunity this is.… Expand
  4. majmaster15
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    Poor casting choices. Could be a good tv series, but followed on the imposed standards. Also creators are racists - I didnt find any asian character
  5. Adramelech_cpr
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    This is not LOTR!! Amazon took the name to force woke indoctrination,don’t waste your time watching this,this es the most expensive woke garbage ever made
  6. AAWarren
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    It’s got nice visuals. The music is so-so…..everything else? Poor dialogue, dull acting….and dear God!!! Grace Randolph was so right about the character of Galadriel, it was painful!!!! She is quite possibly the worst thing about all of this!!! She’s so bland, obnoxious and one-dimensional, it’s depressing. It amazes me that somehow Amazon is doing everything to protect what’s essentiallyIt’s got nice visuals. The music is so-so…..everything else? Poor dialogue, dull acting….and dear God!!! Grace Randolph was so right about the character of Galadriel, it was painful!!!! She is quite possibly the worst thing about all of this!!! She’s so bland, obnoxious and one-dimensional, it’s depressing. It amazes me that somehow Amazon is doing everything to protect what’s essentially a vanity project, completely disrespect the world Tolkien built and came up with something so creatively bankrupt that it can’t present a world (shamelessly hijacked as it is) where both men and women can be layered, compelling, and strong without crapping all over each other. This show is essentially self-aggrandizing fan-fiction.… Expand
  7. Axwel
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    I leave my review of the first two episodes of the series.
    In my personal opinion the beginning of the series is quite weak. The interpretation of some canonical characters are far removed from their literary counterpart. Lady Galadriel shows an unseemly and annoying rebelliousness, adding that she shows no wisdom. Especially the fact that she lived in the kingdom of Doriath in Beleriand    I leave my review of the first two episodes of the series.
    In my personal opinion the beginning of the series is quite weak. The interpretation of some canonical characters are far removed from their literary counterpart. Lady Galadriel shows an unseemly and annoying rebelliousness, adding that she shows no wisdom. Especially the fact that she lived in the kingdom of Doriath in Beleriand years ago and it seems that all teachings of Melian were left aside in this version. In reference to Lord Elrond and Celebrimbor, there is not much to say, except the physical appearance that is not very successful. The story of the elf Arondir and the woman is completely unnecessary; the argument that tries to bring the couple closer is bad and relapses into cliché. In the case of hobbits, I quite liked it. It brings freshness to the slow central argument, despite the fact that no character is canonical. Likewise, the contribution of the meteorite character generates additional intrigue. Finally, the most redeemable so far are the scenes of Kahzad dum. The characterization of the male dwarfs is very well done, even the challenge invented in the series, winks at Vala Aulë himself, the one who created the Naugrim; more resilient in all deadly physical sorrow than other races. In the end, the series does not promise what it announced, however, there may be further development as it progresses.    … Expand
  8. Duergh
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Garbage serial
    They think it's enough to call on some other creators great name and throw $$ and everyone will buy your crap. If this will be some other NOT LotR serial not pretending to be Tolkien work serial it will be probably 4/10 but as it dare to call itself Lord of the Rings and only thing it have is political correctness it don't deserve even 1/10.
  9. orionstarr
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    This woke trash is an absolute slap in the face to Tolkiens legacy. The characters are bland, the casting choices for literally everyone haven been poorly chosen, especially the lead Morfyyd Clark who plays Galadriel and turns her from a gorgeous elven sorceress who commands power and respect just by merely existing, into a pissy little Karen who needs to speak to a manager. It doesn't endThis woke trash is an absolute slap in the face to Tolkiens legacy. The characters are bland, the casting choices for literally everyone haven been poorly chosen, especially the lead Morfyyd Clark who plays Galadriel and turns her from a gorgeous elven sorceress who commands power and respect just by merely existing, into a pissy little Karen who needs to speak to a manager. It doesn't end there as each subsequent character that turns up in this dumpster fire is as equally talentless or tedious. Save your time and just enjoy the original Jackson films.… Expand
  10. jorgebg
    Oct 18, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Plotholes, flat characters, meaningless shots, a random balrog that just hates a tree leaf for a few seconds. Horrible.… Expand
  11. Bohenbube
    Oct 24, 2022
    0
    Tolkien would rotate in his grave! No Isildur dont live during the creation of the Rings of Power and Gandalf didnt come to middleearth as an metroid. Galadriel is a Mother and Protector not a Warrior Gil Galad is tge Warrior. And no Sauron didnt come over as Halbrand to the elves. This show is just crap!
  12. PlacidDragon
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    To keep it spoiler free..well.. nobody is ever likely to read this, so i'll just sum it up by the show being an absolute abomination, there is nothing Tolkien'esque about this.. nothing.. I'll give it an extra point for its effects, which are (mostly) very good, but everything else about the show.. the cast, the story, the dialogue (massive cringe) is catastrophically bad...
  13. ozmox
    Sep 7, 2022
    2
    Given the budget this adapation of Tolkien's work looks very stunning. Many of the scenes are beautifully rendered. Unfortunately it suffers from very lazy writing, shallow characters, strangely paced plot development, and bad costumes. Some costumes look okay, a few uninspired, and others are literally painted chain on cloth.

    Additionally the showrunners for some reason ignore pretty    Given the budget this adapation of Tolkien's work looks very stunning. Many of the scenes are beautifully rendered. Unfortunately it suffers from very lazy writing, shallow characters, strangely paced plot development, and bad costumes. Some costumes look okay, a few uninspired, and others are literally painted chain on cloth.

    Additionally the showrunners for some reason ignore pretty much all of the Tolkien Legendarium, except for character names. The characters themselves are very different than how they are in the books. They add a bunch of new ones, unclear why, while eliminating a variety of important ones. If you're a fan of Tolkien you'll be a little confused and or frustrated.    … Expand
  14. Steyraus
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    We are so lucky to have you got the Lord of the Rings trilogy when we did. Before woke politics right a time when CGI was pretty good. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the best trilogies ever and this new TV show is one of the worst TV shows ever. To call it boring is understatement to call it stupid is an understatement this show is so dry and full of the dumb actions and dumbWe are so lucky to have you got the Lord of the Rings trilogy when we did. Before woke politics right a time when CGI was pretty good. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is one of the best trilogies ever and this new TV show is one of the worst TV shows ever. To call it boring is understatement to call it stupid is an understatement this show is so dry and full of the dumb actions and dumb writing it's hard to fathom they paid so much money for it.… Expand
  15. skepticck
    Sep 6, 2022
    2
    Looks good but writing is terrible, this script seems written by people who never read a book in their lives and were more interested in injecting themselves and their politics into the script instead of writing a good story, not that they would even know how to. Scored 2 for the visuals because the rest is abysmal, the story and the acting are just bad.
  16. Rabullione
    Sep 6, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The first episode was nothing special, but it wasn't bad. I honestly looked forward to watching the second episode.

    But after two episodes, the series has already devolved into contrived silliness, closer to what I'd expect from a low-budget network TV show than from from a high-budget blockbuster.

    *S1:E2 - Elrond enters a high stakes rock smashing competition(?). Meanwhile, Galadriel jumps the shark.*

    And it was jumping the shark, wasn't it? The protagonist, a leader among the wisest people of Middle Earth... tried to swim across a friggin' ocean. Are they even trying?!

    Call me when they bring in Peter Jackson.    … Expand
  17. HughMBehavior
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    In lieu of slagging this abomination, here's HOW TO PUT BLACK CHARACTERS IN A TOLKIEN SHOW:

    1. One does not simply tokenize Tolkien. 2. Instead, GO FOR IT and make The Wire: Tolkien Edition (greatest television show of all time. >50% black cast.) 3. Set the show in the Tolkien South. Harad I believe. 4. Thus most of the characters will be black/Semetic/Arabic. 5. Since the    In lieu of slagging this abomination, here's HOW TO PUT BLACK CHARACTERS IN A TOLKIEN SHOW:

    1. One does not simply tokenize Tolkien.

    2. Instead, GO FOR IT and make The Wire: Tolkien Edition (greatest television show of all time. >50% black cast.)

    3. Set the show in the Tolkien South. Harad I believe.

    4. Thus most of the characters will be black/Semetic/Arabic.

    5. Since the Haradrim are allies of Sauron in The Red Book, I suggest a tragic story of how the good Haradrim were eventually overcome by Sauron's entreaties & Game of Thrones style evil vizier types... yet the good Haradrim score a victory in defeat & escape to form a better society elsewhere. Or die tragic hero-style. Whichever et cetera

    6. You'll need a better Tolkien scholar than I (and I am a better Tolkien scholar than any of these DESPICABLE hacks.)

    7. Hey, who's a great Tolkien scholar one might employ? TOM SHIPPEY? Too bad the hacks fired him eh?

    Final thoughts: a. Make it more Wire by writing the villains somewhat sympathetic & the heroes occasionally villainous.

    b. Say the damn dialogue out loud & make it sound like something... what do you call those thingies?... oh, HUMANS. Make it sound like PEOPLE talking.

    c. Bring in Red Book Tolkien with characters evocative of the original & guest stars: human traders, dwarven emissaries, Legolas on walkabout, maybe even Aragorn makes it down. He's OLD AF & probably ranged that way eh? Aragorn could help for half a season & suggest where the good Haradrim flee, then take his leave 'cause the Dunedain will need him. Etc.

    I'm just spitballing here, and already I've HALF-WRITTEN A BETTER SHOW that's WAY MORE DIVERSE but not TOKENIZED. That's how bad Amazon F'd the pooch. Wow. You SUCK Amazon. You SUCK Bad Reboot.

    It might fail... but at least it would not be an ABOMINATION in failing. Amazon is gonna lose a LOT of money here. GOOD. They've lost $5,000 in spend from me already. I was a HEAVY Prime buyer. Now I'm not a Prime buyer. F OFF Amazon. You are being gatekept. F OFF "new religion" fake Tolkien fans. You are being GATEKEPT. We protect what we love from evil cultists like yourselves.

    We welcome new fans. We GATEKEEP subverters in a new fan skinsuit. It confounds you that I am literally asking for a MOSTLY BLACK TOLKIEN SHOW, does it not? I'd explain, but I do not bandy words with witless fools.    … Expand
  18. Nando95
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    This show is even worse than the hobbit if someone can put a mark higher than 4, it´s only because they don´t have read anything of Tolkien or even seen the movies of Jackson. Some random consumer guy who rates another **** of Hollywood a lot of political issues put in the movie.
    And even worse is not respecting anything of the world of Tolkien, not the elf, Galadriel is older than    This show is even worse than the hobbit if someone can put a mark higher than 4, it´s only because they don´t have read anything of Tolkien or even seen the movies of Jackson. Some random consumer guy who rates another **** of Hollywood a lot of political issues put in the movie.
    And even worse is not respecting anything of the world of Tolkien, not the elf, Galadriel is older than CELEBRIMBOR, not the dwarf not because is black but because she doesn´t have a beard. I can continue eternally with the number of flows this show has. Dialogues that try to be smart but aren´t... Don´t waste your time with this show    … Expand
  19. mastershay
    Sep 5, 2022
    4
    This makes the Lord of the Rings cartoons look like Gone with the Wind. Mediocre directors + mediocre writers + mediocre actors = mediocre show. Feels like it was written by kids in middle school. Why did they not hire veterans with proven track records? Also throw in the fad politics that permeates TV and movies these days for extra annoyance, along with characters that constantly makeThis makes the Lord of the Rings cartoons look like Gone with the Wind. Mediocre directors + mediocre writers + mediocre actors = mediocre show. Feels like it was written by kids in middle school. Why did they not hire veterans with proven track records? Also throw in the fad politics that permeates TV and movies these days for extra annoyance, along with characters that constantly make dumb decisions. All the money in the world means nothing if there's no soul. I want this to succeed and be good because I like LOTR, but so far it does not. Please upgrade the team for season 2, if it's not too late.… Expand
  20. RoJoelGoat
    Sep 6, 2022
    2
    --Looks Pretty (usually), But That's All--
    Atrocious writing. The dialog is especially awful. Implausible plot, character actions, et al. Embarrassing, amateurish, pseudo-intellectual sludge. Comparable to a paper that would receive a C grade in a High School creative writing class. Just, no.
  21. jaijai09
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Honestly, a huge LOTR fan, read the books, watched the movies, extended and normal, Hobbit, extended and normal, over and over again. Was very excited when I heard about Amazon making this show... then heard about all the bad ratings and when I heard that Amazon removed ratings, I was already sceptic but I really, and I mean it, REALLY wanted to give it a chance and started watching it without any prejudice. What can I say? It's a disgrace and a bad joke. It's not about the obviously woke selected characters, that so many people mention, middle earth was a wild mix of creatures and people and hobbits and whatsoever... but wtf? No story, generic and bs plot, the characters unlikeable, the dialogues stupid and constructed like they were created by Mrs. Mastersons for the school theater. Galadriel looks like some average and boring Karen from New Jersey on her way to Walmart... the other characters, gosh... and of course SHE alone will do it, the evil men are all against her while she is brave blah blah. The CGI sucks, sorry and this scene where the king stands next to Elrond you see how cheap the ears have been attached, it looks like there are 2 office workers standing next to each other on a boring office party and chitchat about their colleague Peter, who again is too drunk. 500M USD ... why not hire Peter Jackson? Ah yeah, he would have sent Karen to Walmart instead into this show. Elon was right, when he twittered about Tolkien turning in his grave. Nonetheless interested why pal Jesus crashed into the scene at the beginning of episode 2 :)))… Expand
  22. jubjub92
    Sep 6, 2022
    2
    I can spend all day picking put the blatant lore inaccuracies, but at the end of the day the show is just boring. Poor script, poor cinematography, soundtrack is decent but bland, a few good visuals, plot is convoluted and dull. 2/10
  23. joechang2022
    Sep 6, 2022
    2
    Looks great, but the story is uninteresting. We all know what's going to happen in the end, but I haven't been convinced that I want to know how.
  24. NPinto
    Sep 7, 2022
    2
    A soulless interpretation of the franchise, using only bits from the Appendices, and mixing a great deal of bad fan-fiction. Bad script, wooden acting, and overall boredom. Only thing that doesn't make this a complete disaster is the special effect (and even then, there are scenes where the transition of SFX and real actors are obvious). There are here and there small nods to the originalA soulless interpretation of the franchise, using only bits from the Appendices, and mixing a great deal of bad fan-fiction. Bad script, wooden acting, and overall boredom. Only thing that doesn't make this a complete disaster is the special effect (and even then, there are scenes where the transition of SFX and real actors are obvious). There are here and there small nods to the original story, but since the showrunners don't have the rights to the time period they decided to write, a great deal is contradicting the lore, to the point of distorting topics that were fundamental to the story in general. All in all, its a train wreck that can only be enjoyed if you don't know the original story (or if you don't care).… Expand
  25. MyDriveMyHome
    Sep 7, 2022
    2
    A new form of energy was found, unlimited in scope and power. Spinning so fast, immeasurable rounds per minute Tolkien's grave has become a source of heat that can power cities, who knows even nations. This digital compost of show is smelly and laughable, only a blind bat will say this abomination has any merit. After watching the first 2 episodes, a pure gold comedy done so bad it'sA new form of energy was found, unlimited in scope and power. Spinning so fast, immeasurable rounds per minute Tolkien's grave has become a source of heat that can power cities, who knows even nations. This digital compost of show is smelly and laughable, only a blind bat will say this abomination has any merit. After watching the first 2 episodes, a pure gold comedy done so bad it's actually funny. Plot - 0/10
    Acting - 3/10
    Dialog - 0/10
    Pacing - -1/10
    Music - 4/10
    Direction - 2/10
    Camera - 4/10
    CGI - 7/10
    Post - 2/10    … Expand
  26. Rawhead
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    This is not a good series, seriously. This is the second time i try to write a review, and I´ll summarise what i wrote before: great ost, great photography, poor script and worse rhythm.
  27. Liambrown
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    I find the show quite dull and boring, very hard to feel invested in the characters as a lot of the acting seems very wooden. The story doesn't flow, it seems disjointed and the pacing also seems off, very difficult to remain engaged.
  28. dasdsad
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    This is happening when somebody who is not a Tolien fun creates something like that. Its pure evil to destroy such a masterpiece with woke culture. Even the actings is so bad and fight scenes. One thing that is good here are only the places. They look good.
  29. COSMIN410
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    I tried to ignore the hate but I can't give it a better rating based on the content. Look the show is a 6 but keeping in mind the reach content is based on and the sum invested this dose not deserve better than 1. Sorry ...
  30. Hallblithe
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    I set out to give this show a fair shake of the stick because I love LotR, Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales and Tolkien's other works. His Beowulf is even my favourite prose translation, and although I'm not a big fan of self-proclaimed 'Tolkien Scholars' I have read the two works about Middle-earth by Tom Shippey - the only Tolkien 'scholar' who is actually worthy of the name. I'm currentlyI set out to give this show a fair shake of the stick because I love LotR, Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales and Tolkien's other works. His Beowulf is even my favourite prose translation, and although I'm not a big fan of self-proclaimed 'Tolkien Scholars' I have read the two works about Middle-earth by Tom Shippey - the only Tolkien 'scholar' who is actually worthy of the name. I'm currently working my way through th History of Middle-earth (the Cottage of Lost Play!) and it is fascinating - especially with Christopher's commentary.

    This is why this show was such a slap in the face. The casting, actors and writing were awful. If you're going to race-swap characters for the sake of your diversity-at-any-cost agenda then at least get some that are competent and likeable. I turned the show off halfway through Lenny Henry gurning his way through his lines - yes, the same Lenny Henry who is always complaining that television is too white - and I doubt I'll bother with the rest of the series at all.

    As for Galadriel, you'd have thought they could get a natural blonde to play her instead of someone with distractingly dark caterpillar eyebrows and swarthy skin. I love female protagonists and prefer them to men, but this Welsh actor is completely unsuited to the role.

    I'm sure this show will make Bezos billions. A glance at the rabid 10/10 scores makes that crystal clear. I guess many Bezos supporters just want more generic D&D style fantasy. And it's a shame his didn't just spend his money making something else fantasy related - like an Elder Scrolls show - instead of ruining forever something that was beautiful and bright.    … Expand
  31. xSniper
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Nem sou tão fã de senhor dos anéis mas assistindo aos episódios, claramente da pra ver que essa série não foi feita para os fãs. Mais uma decepção
  32. LordNerevar
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    I was looking forward to this show so much and it's heartbereaking to see it ruined by its diversity hires. Woke identity politics befouls everything it touches.
  33. Sword4Durin
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Couldn't even get past the first 20 minutes. Everything was lackluster and mediocre.
  34. dangyosabyss
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    It is exactly the cancer we expected. I don't blame the people trying to get a paycheque like the actors but this is Tolkien in name(/s) only. Cynical political propaganda with the Tolkien label slapped on to buy some credibility. And yes it can't create. It can only destroy. Giving it a 1 for the efforts of the staff who had no say in this dumpster fire. Respect your audience Amazon.It is exactly the cancer we expected. I don't blame the people trying to get a paycheque like the actors but this is Tolkien in name(/s) only. Cynical political propaganda with the Tolkien label slapped on to buy some credibility. And yes it can't create. It can only destroy. Giving it a 1 for the efforts of the staff who had no say in this dumpster fire. Respect your audience Amazon. Don't think to preach at them with something they know FAR better than you ever will.… Expand
  35. Karma_police
    Sep 5, 2022
    4
    Woke of the Rings: Return of Mary Sue and the African Elves.

    This series reinterpret some things that should not be touched specially because there is already a cinematic representation of the books that people love, I know they might shield on the books, but even then some of the decisions they took are clearly ideological in the sense they probably have some kind of check list to fill    Woke of the Rings: Return of Mary Sue and the African Elves.

    This series reinterpret some things that should not be touched specially because there is already a cinematic representation of the books that people love, I know they might shield on the books, but even then some of the decisions they took are clearly ideological in the sense they probably have some kind of check list to fill with diversity and archetypes.

    I don't think it's worthless I actually had some fun watching, but most of the time I just feel this could have been a fan favorite representation of Tolkien's work, but as always with modern media, they just have to intentionally ruin what people love.    … Expand
  36. wboy8807
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Almost fell asleep. Typical Mary Sue story done with repeated and played out concepts. Stay far away. Over rated.
  37. Rbar
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Could only stomach the first 30 minutes then had to quit. Will not go back and watch this bastardization of classic works.
  38. pumpshaft
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    Visually, great. Characters are poorly written, plot is poorly written, casting choices seem out of place.

    To be honest it seems like it was written by a 14 year old, the dialogue between characters remind me of two NPCs in oblivion talking to each other. Such a shame because if they spent 1/10th of their CGI budget on competent writers this show could have been great. You have elves    Visually, great. Characters are poorly written, plot is poorly written, casting choices seem out of place.

    To be honest it seems like it was written by a 14 year old, the dialogue between characters remind me of two NPCs in oblivion talking to each other. Such a shame because if they spent 1/10th of their CGI budget on competent writers this show could have been great.

    You have elves behaving very uncharacteristically, like elf kids bullying other elf’s, elf soldiers disrespecting and disobeying their commanders. The main character Galadriel has an air of contempt towards everyone and is dismissive of Elrond (her own son in law, and somehow she looks much younger than him). Pacing is poor, in two hours of screen time we barely see any development in the plot and they fail see reel me in with any interesting characters.    … Expand
  39. Uriels
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Dear Amazon,

    Drop the names from JRRT's works and this dumpster fire will be a solid 2/10, suffering only from crappy story, terrible dialogue ("do you know why ships float and stones don't?") and shallow characters (Guy-Lad-Riel only failed to become the new Rey Palpatine of Mary Sues because the creators didn't notice they're making her a major Karen). Sadly, you insisted that your    Dear Amazon,

    Drop the names from JRRT's works and this dumpster fire will be a solid 2/10, suffering only from crappy story, terrible dialogue ("do you know why ships float and stones don't?") and shallow characters (Guy-Lad-Riel only failed to become the new Rey Palpatine of Mary Sues because the creators didn't notice they're making her a major Karen).

    Sadly, you insisted that your Xena Bezos needs to be named "Galadriel", your Dragonstone from Wish needs to be named Numenor and your Maester Tywin needs to be named Celebrimbor. These names are dear to me and if your show has to mock them, it cannot deserve more than a hard-worked-for 0.    … Expand
  40. Naterix
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    The story is boring and pacing is terrible I literally had to take a break and get a coffee so I would not fall asleep during the first episode and then just turned off the second episode 10min in and finished the rest this morning
  41. rumax
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    Peter Jackson is on the side of good, and Amazon is a fascist villain from the underworld, deleting objectionable comments and manipulating the ratings of the **** that they have created.
  42. Kyslar
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The scenery is amazing, with epic panoramic views and landscapes. Which is great....if I were at the Louvre. Pretty pictures, however, do not make a great tv show. Corny lines that try to be 'epic' but are just straight up foolish when you think about them; repeating story points or character behaviour patterns right after you literally showed them is poor writing skills; and making your main character utterly unlikeable in the first 2 episodes is a cardinal sin. Some acting is good, some is wooden as heck, so that is a wash. However, the biggest sin of the show is making your main character suicidal. Jumping out of a boat to swim across the sea is quite literally suicidal. This is not Marvel, we do not have super heroes in Middle Earth. Tolkien's statement that elves are immortal does not mean they can't be killed. They can be stabbed, they can be poisoned, they can drown, they can be run over by a cart and bleed out. So jumping into the ocean with no actual hope of survival is indeed suicidal, regardless if it was a 'spur of the moment' decision or not. Fans of Tolkien know Galadriel lives, characters who can break the 4th wall know they will live (but this isn't Deadpool, She-hulk, or Gwenpool); Galadriel the character does not know she lives. So then the writer has to use one of the weakest of writing forms, the '1 in a Million coincidence' of finding a raft in the middle of 100's of miles to save her. The actor herself should have refused to act out this part, it is completely insulting to the character she is playing.… Expand
  43. Jaimeaza
    Sep 5, 2022
    3
    Photograph and bso are fantastic but the narrativo is boring , i hope Up tbe Level in next episodes
  44. FatzJim
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    I really wanted this to be good: its not. Its awful. The good: some of the cinematography is visually good and some great, but others are cheap CGI. The bad: the writing is terrible. The character dialogue is weird and clunky. Lots of lines are written by Captain Obvious. Lots of scenes don't make sense as to why they are even there, I am so sad and disappointed, why Amazon?
  45. anthoni1234
    Sep 3, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. No puedo dar más estrella a una serie que me la venden como el mundo de Tolkien, y lamentablemente ésto no es el Señor de Los Anillos. Buena imagen y una gran banda sonora; tristemente pésima trama y tristes diálogos entre los personajes, Galadriel se hace odiar y se supone que es la protagonista. Horrible lo que han hecho, nada de ésto tiene que ver con ese mundo de fantasía de Tolkien… Expand
  46. imnml
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    It was really bad on all levels. Visually pleasing, but that's not enough to like it.
    1. To anyone calling those who didnt like it "racist", you are WRONG. I have no problem with any of that. I wish the didn't make those changes, but really not an issue
    2. Galadriel is a total Karen who wants to speak to Sauron. Awful acting by the actress 3. BronwynArondir romance is the most force    It was really bad on all levels. Visually pleasing, but that's not enough to like it.
    1. To anyone calling those who didnt like it "racist", you are WRONG. I have no problem with any of that. I wish the didn't make those changes, but really not an issue
    2. Galadriel is a total Karen who wants to speak to Sauron. Awful acting by the actress
    3. BronwynArondir romance is the most force thing I've ever seen on the screen. He is obviously gay and doesn’t like women. Looks so forced. Just awful
    4. Acting, script, story line, everything just feels forced, lame, and pathetic. I will give one more episode a chance. If they don't turn this franchise around big time, I am done    … Expand
  47. pepsipwns
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    Massive lord of the rings fan here, so sad to be majorly disappointed by this show. I tried my best to give it a shot despite everyones warning before the show came out. Every character that is cannon has been bastardized by amazon, and every new character is a characature. Bad irish accents being imitated by non-irish actors, the same for scottish, non-scottish actors trying to doMassive lord of the rings fan here, so sad to be majorly disappointed by this show. I tried my best to give it a shot despite everyones warning before the show came out. Every character that is cannon has been bastardized by amazon, and every new character is a characature. Bad irish accents being imitated by non-irish actors, the same for scottish, non-scottish actors trying to do scottish accent. Its incredibly cringe. Then you have galadriel my favourite character from the lore/books, now my least favourite character from the show. So annoying, horrible and angry towards her friends / soldiers 'one track minded', everything galadriel isn't. Then we come to the action scenes, a troll attacks the entire group one shotting multiple men on the way over, then galadriel has a 1v1 'dance sequence' spinning her sword about in front of a green screen until the troll dies instantly to just her attacking. Some of the worst combat choreography i've ever seen. The only positive is the visuals/sets and I feel sorry for the talented few who were in charge of these decisions while amongst the children writing the scripts. Feels like a fan fiction that has had 1b$ thrown at it.

    People who believe this is what fantasy is I feel sorry for you. Imitating poetic lines, costumes that dont make sense, characters never speaking normally to each other, only in riddles. When in reality the writing sound like children came up with the lines in their English imaginative writing essay for their highschool exam.    … Expand
  48. Cromsblood
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Well, I gave it a go just to see how bad it could get, but I was surprised at how trashy this show is. Especially the casting. I skipped the scenes with Lenny Henry and the black elf in them. I didn't like the sneering activist who played Galadriel either. This wasn't, as some Twitter leftists like to say, because I'm against female leads - I'd love to see more - but because the actorWell, I gave it a go just to see how bad it could get, but I was surprised at how trashy this show is. Especially the casting. I skipped the scenes with Lenny Henry and the black elf in them. I didn't like the sneering activist who played Galadriel either. This wasn't, as some Twitter leftists like to say, because I'm against female leads - I'd love to see more - but because the actor herself attacked fans and I loathe her. Disliking an actor =/= disliking female leads.… Expand
  49. vonan
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    It is horrible everything except graphics.
    I never wrote something bad about serials but this "art" pushed me up to leave a comment.
    I had never expected something extraordinary form this genre, but this piece left me really surprised of low quality of storytelling considering that the universe of setting was well developed before.
  50. samichsupernova
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    Hey Amazon, in case you haven't gotten the message, it as absolutely heartbreaking to diehard Tolkien fans how much they altered the characters into being borderline unrecognizable (Galadriel), butchered the story, changed the timeline by transposing characters and events thousands of years apart, and messed up on the script (and a lot of the acting), to top it all off. Call this season aHey Amazon, in case you haven't gotten the message, it as absolutely heartbreaking to diehard Tolkien fans how much they altered the characters into being borderline unrecognizable (Galadriel), butchered the story, changed the timeline by transposing characters and events thousands of years apart, and messed up on the script (and a lot of the acting), to top it all off. Call this season a wash and hit the reset button. Get a new showrunner and adapt the timeline properly ala the treatment Tolkien Untangled gives on YouTube. You threw a ton of money at the problem, but neglected the most important part of a story like this: staying true to the heart and intentions of the author. I know Bezos et al are arrogant. I don't expect them to right this ship, but I'm saying, it's not too late to try... you failed Professor Tolkien and his entire fanbase. Take the L and concede that you done messed up what should have been a home run. What a complete and total waste of money, talent, and the time and effort involved in moving the production around the world... I'm sorry to everyone involved in this mess. But don't let the door hit you on the way out. Beg Tom Shippey and Peter Jackson to return to help if it's not too late. Sincerely, a Tolkien fan.… Expand
  51. Adventurer69
    Sep 6, 2022
    3
    Even creators told us „its not tv show, its something new”. And so they did - boring, souless production with couple of nice shots (that saves this from 0).

    I forced my self to finnish 1st episode and will not make the same mistake with 2nd. Just watch new GoT its x100 better.
  52. The_Seaman_
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    When you are not true to the original lore, you can’t expect people to like it. It’s a disrespect to the original writer.
  53. CanalDoMimo
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Uma das piores series que eu já tive a infelicidade de assistir em toda a minha vida. O roteiro é vergonhoso a atuação beira a loucura, vários problemas de direção e cortes mal feitos e até o figurino da serie é mal feito. É a obra medieval mais medíocre que eu já assisti nos últimos anos, e olhe que eu acompanhei algumas series medievais da Netflix.
  54. ValorantIsTrash
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Why do modern studios and production companies insist on buying the rights to a story they have no intention of keeping true to? Then act surprised when the fan base is appalled by the butchering of said story? Everything about this abomination is wrong.

    Race switching that makes ZERO sense and ret-cons LOTR only to appease an extreme minority of SJW's. The abysmal writing and    Why do modern studios and production companies insist on buying the rights to a story they have no intention of keeping true to? Then act surprised when the fan base is appalled by the butchering of said story? Everything about this abomination is wrong.

    Race switching that makes ZERO sense and ret-cons LOTR only to appease an extreme minority of SJW's.
    The abysmal writing and dialogue… that sounds like it was written by a pubescent teenager.
    The tired Mary sue trope that plagues modern media, it's getting so tiresome.    … Expand
  55. LVVrunner
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    Jeff... Or the person who is in charge of Amazon for real work - you can't invest so much money and do such mediocre things. For the second time I suggest (the first was about the New World game), if no one really knows how to do the right things, then you can hire me - at least you won’t look so miserable and you could avoid major mistakes. And the quality of the series is still very low.
  56. spacecold
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    The "weird" cast choice disappointed me. The actors act like it's a school performance.
    In addition to the beautiful computer graphics of the show, there is nothing to surprise the viewer.
    Conclusion: a weak remake made from good books.
  57. DickDastardly
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    This is, the most expensive acclaimed series in history? It looks like just another generic fantasy series, because there's not much Tolkien in it. The only thing that can be saved is the technical performance and the music, the rest is terrible. A disaster and a nonsense. Go back to the books and be faithful to Tolkien's work. If you are looking for quality go back to the Lord of theThis is, the most expensive acclaimed series in history? It looks like just another generic fantasy series, because there's not much Tolkien in it. The only thing that can be saved is the technical performance and the music, the rest is terrible. A disaster and a nonsense. Go back to the books and be faithful to Tolkien's work. If you are looking for quality go back to the Lord of the Rings triology.… Expand
  58. Powllowl
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Awful

    This show should have never been made. Thankfully we have the books and the original films to fall back on.

    Evil cannot create it can only corrupt and destroy.
  59. cezarexi12
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    0% book. **** this disaster. I can recommend House of the Dragon, it's absolutely different, better tv serial. Showrunners should follow the example from H&D if they want to continue their work
  60. Taxidermista
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Mediocre generic fantasy with awful writing that use Tolkien's name to lure the unwary. A billion dollars? I can't imagine where all that money went.
  61. yassir5505
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    This show is a disaster, the worst part is they tried deleting people's reviews on other sites n hide the bad ones. I can't believe they ruined lotr. Don't waste ur time with this. Go watch Game of Thrones and/or House of the Dragon. This show is a disaster, the worst part is they tried deleting people's reviews on other sites n hide the bad ones. I can't believe they ruined lotr. Don'tThis show is a disaster, the worst part is they tried deleting people's reviews on other sites n hide the bad ones. I can't believe they ruined lotr. Don't waste ur time with this. Go watch Game of Thrones and/or House of the Dragon. This show is a disaster, the worst part is they tried deleting people's reviews on other sites n hide the bad ones. I can't believe they ruined lotr. Don't waste ur time with this. Go watch Game of Thrones and/or House of the Dragon.… Expand
  62. Orlando_Borges
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Infelizmente a série é uma decepção. Roteiro fraco. Forçando a barra sobre os personagens. Péssimas atuações. Elfos descaracterizados. Enfim, uma pena ver a tentativa de destruir a obra do Tolkien.
  63. CemenOne
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    Terrible cast, dialogue and storytelling. A typical strong and independent woman, stupid men and coals in Tolkien's adaptation. On imdb, they generally removed any negative ratings, somehow it's not nice. People are unhappy and very fair!
  64. JoSmir
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Темнокожий голубоглазый эльф со стрижкой из барбершопа почему-то не собирает хлопок. Мне не понравилось. А, ну и визуал цыганский. Декорации как будто сделаны из денег, но выглядят крайне безвкусно. Диалоги писали душевнобольные, но это нормально, ибо сейчас душевнобольные управляют странами, а тут всего лишь сценарий написали. Зена-Галадриэль постоянно ходит с таким лицом как будто наТемнокожий голубоглазый эльф со стрижкой из барбершопа почему-то не собирает хлопок. Мне не понравилось. А, ну и визуал цыганский. Декорации как будто сделаны из денег, но выглядят крайне безвкусно. Диалоги писали душевнобольные, но это нормально, ибо сейчас душевнобольные управляют странами, а тут всего лишь сценарий написали. Зена-Галадриэль постоянно ходит с таким лицом как будто на съемочной площадке кто-то напердел и она усиленно пытается понять кто именно. Про расовое многообразие писать ничего не буду, ибо судя по нему, действие происходит не в Средиземье, а в Нью-Йорке.
    - Знаешь, почему камень тонет, а корабль нет?
    - Почему?
    - Камень смотрит вниз, а корабль вверх!
    - ...    … Expand
  65. sixlink
    Sep 6, 2022
    2
    I love stuff like this, fantasy, heroes and magic..
    Unfortunately this is dull, devisive, copies almost every piece of cinema it has, formulated lacks any pace or intrigue..
    It's just loads of money and fancy cgi that's like candyfloss there's nothing left after the sugar melts... I really wanted this to be good, didn't even get to the bit where it was culturally diverse (which is probably    I love stuff like this, fantasy, heroes and magic..
    Unfortunately this is dull, devisive, copies almost every piece of cinema it has, formulated lacks any pace or intrigue..
    It's just loads of money and fancy cgi that's like candyfloss there's nothing left after the sugar melts...
    I really wanted this to be good, didn't even get to the bit where it was culturally diverse (which is probably the best thing it has going for it)
    . Managed 7 minutes 49 first sitting tried again and got another 3/4 minutes in.
    It's Dreadful..
    Besides it's a prequel prequel of blockbuster movie that was really good and actually engaged, this just feels like the boring bit at the back of a book no bodyreads appendix are dull, full, dull.
    This like Tolkiens list of who's related to who... No story at all    … Expand
  66. LogicalTomato
    Sep 6, 2022
    1
    Visually Rings Of Power is very appealing, but that's about it for me. Overall it's a BIG mess.. I wouldn't recommend this
  67. LeeAlon
    Sep 6, 2022
    0
    Makes me wonder why I still pay for Prime Video. Neo-Maoist propaganda that's no better than the stuff produced by the CCP and their attempts to rewrite history. This is on the same level. Will not watch a minute more and will consider my Prime membership.
  68. stevemal
    Sep 6, 2022
    2
    This is not a show for the Tolkien fan who is read the Silmarillion or Unfinished tales. The changes to the characters and lore is unforgivable. The story they give us is poorly written. The characters are unlikable and the dialog is terrible. Most people will not want to waste their time with this series. It's a shame as I really wanted to like this show.
  69. dbrooks4200
    Sep 6, 2022
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Bad writing
    Bad casting Things seem rushed
    No characters that are even remotely interesting.
    Tolkien would be rolling over in his grave if he saw this.

    Pure trash, watch Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon if you want a Good medieval fantasy show    … Expand
  70. dntkrk
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    Except for the main character, all male characters are stupid. In this drama, PC and feminism are presented in a too simple form, preventing immersion.
  71. Jacob25
    Sep 6, 2022
    2
    A series based on Tolkien in which there is no Tolkien. The only good things about this series are the music and the special effects. The plot, acting and dialogues are a joke.
  72. chmonigahuesos
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Totally non-canon story, where even according to the lore most of the characters are blond white people, but in reality you see for yourself. Why shoot for trends and ruin such a great movie?
  73. adryanmihai
    Sep 5, 2022
    1
    A disgrace to Tolkien life work. Steer aways from this garbage woke nonsense. Cinematography is nice but aside that the first 2 episodes are shallow, boring and filled with bad dialogues and a cheesy script and a garbage plot. 2/10
  74. StazDBlood
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    They've ripped Tolkien legacy apart. Furthermore, they haven't even done a good fan fiction out of it. What a shame.
  75. LokiElis
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    It doesn't feel much like Tolkien's Middle Earth much like a CW vampire show!! The Elves are more like humans than Elves and nothing happens in the first episode. Might have to watch one more episode just to make sure but I really can't see this getting any better! Galadriel has turned into the an obnoxious woman that just wants to argue with everyone and not listen to advice. Not theIt doesn't feel much like Tolkien's Middle Earth much like a CW vampire show!! The Elves are more like humans than Elves and nothing happens in the first episode. Might have to watch one more episode just to make sure but I really can't see this getting any better! Galadriel has turned into the an obnoxious woman that just wants to argue with everyone and not listen to advice. Not the Galadriel Tolkien created. There numerous pointless scenes and the dialogue/writing seems CW bad!! Elrond seems to just be a very gay version of Tolkien's Elrond.. There is too much messing with characters to appeal to the very few but loudest rather than just making a really good show!!… Expand
  76. Prometheus_ts
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    A total woke race swapping disaster . Boring , uninspired , lore breaking and has nothing to do with Tolkien.
  77. MongoLloyd
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    I thought it couldn't get any worse than The Wheel of Time. I was wrong. Amazon Prime's the Rings of Power is poorly written, decently edited, cheap effects and the performances are... well; I shouldn't use that kind of language in public. Save yourself the irritation and watch literally anything else. Except for TWOT. That's exceedingly awful too.
  78. Rash3solis
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Cuando se le pone el nombre de una saga conocida y amada a una serie se espera y es un deber de la productora respetar dicha obra pues se quieren alimentar de sus base de fans. No se puede irrepetse la obra y esperar q los fans la aplaudan.
  79. taczki88
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    It has nothing to do with Tolkien. This series covers events that contradict what Tolkien described. The characters invented by the creators exist only to put a progressive message down your throat.
  80. Prime16
    Sep 4, 2022
    2
    This is honestly just so sad. I really had high hopes for this…the lore is all over the show, the characters act nothing like how they were written…the visual’s are good, i guess thats why it costed so much…but that can’t save it…Hollywood producers/show runner’s need too be stopped.
  81. Cipher-Jet
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    An abomination and a travesty. The positive reviews are from the woke corporate media who revel in entertainment media being a vehicle for their political agendas. A shallow and uninteresting take on a timeless classic. The user reviews currently sit at a 2 at the time or writing, let’s hope the number of seasons doesn’t reach such a lofty number.
  82. True-Gaming1
    Sep 4, 2022
    0
    Just another poorly written, woke garbage show. Amazon are even trying to hide its failures by deleting reviews.
  83. Uttershi
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    After an extremely unpromising promo phase and utter disgusting trailers lowering expectations to an absolute minimum I am deeply disappointed by the way the elves as well as the dwarves are represented. The story itself is boring and pointless and almost makes me vomit. This series already is a clusterfck after one and a quarter episodes and should never have been made! I will go and cry now :)
  84. Heze
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Such a dull disappointment. Maybe they should have put in the work to develop their own new world with their own new stories instead of throwing a bunch of money around to leach off of another's work.
  85. MiGrain
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Charters are far away from what Tolkien Imagined. Unnecessary added characters to add diversity. The dialogue looks like it is written by 10 years old. Too much CGI work and the music is not that good. I almost fell asleep watching the first two episodes. The lore is confusing and it seems like people are teleporting from timeline to timeline. Disappointing, imagine the potential of thisCharters are far away from what Tolkien Imagined. Unnecessary added characters to add diversity. The dialogue looks like it is written by 10 years old. Too much CGI work and the music is not that good. I almost fell asleep watching the first two episodes. The lore is confusing and it seems like people are teleporting from timeline to timeline. Disappointing, imagine the potential of this tv show with someone who cared about what Tolkien imagined and wanted it to be...… Expand
  86. EriksNewAngel
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Terrible. Do NOT watch. The only thing that was worth while in this trash filled abomination was: The music, and the scenery. Everything else, especially the audacity to call itself LORD OF THE RINGS needs to go. From the story, lack luster, with a completely forgettable cast and characters and the only thing that Amazon is trying to leech from a fan base of Tolkien, while attempting toTerrible. Do NOT watch. The only thing that was worth while in this trash filled abomination was: The music, and the scenery. Everything else, especially the audacity to call itself LORD OF THE RINGS needs to go. From the story, lack luster, with a completely forgettable cast and characters and the only thing that Amazon is trying to leech from a fan base of Tolkien, while attempting to bring woke, diversity into the realm of Fantasy.

    If I could give this a 0 star I would. I have never in all my years felt the need to leave a review but I am now. The joke that this show is, cannot seem to get worse but I guarantee it will. However once Amazon closed it's reviews to their paying customers to review the show, and also IMBD removing reviews, even here on Rotten Tomatoes deleting reviews and comments. Taking away the bad reviews but leaving the bot made 5 star reviews I will HOLD THE LINE of Middle Earth with old fans, new fans, and even non-Tolkien fans who were wise enough to see what $1 billion dollars of garbage looks like.

    FIXED critic scores that were higher than the Trilogy, when the show had not even been released, and news outlets crying and complaining that the show is being REVIEW BOMBED. Yet they do not review on the suspiciously high rated critic scorings. THESE COMPANIES MUST REMEMBER WE: THE PEOPLE. WE: CONSUMER. Are who they must cater to, who they must appease, who they must listen for feed back from, because WE ARE THE ONES OPENING OUR WALLETS AND PURSES to make these shows, movies, and projects profitable.

    To tell your viewership that we are all racist, bigots, homophobes, to their woke agendas and telling us to STFU will NOT be tolerated. Giving interviews and stating that they stayed TRUE to the books when none of them obviously picked up a single copy of the works.

    DO NOT BACK DOWN. Show these corporations what we will allow and what we wont, and what we want as they blatantly ignore it. WE ARE THE ONLY THING THAT CAN MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL.    … Expand
  87. Bobthebutcher
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    The series is not faithfull to Tolkien so instead of making something new the twist and subverted everthing Tolkien created. Even if you forget that it is based on Tolkiens work it is fundamentally still a badly written show. The only positive thing is that it sometimes looks nice. But it's definitely not worth watching and is in fact very boring to watch.
  88. AntonyDwight
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Why is there "Lord of The Rings' in the title? this show got nothing to do with Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Extremely cringy. Nonsensical plot. The dialogue was written by a 3 years old. Poor Costume & props.
  89. mattbonner67
    Sep 3, 2022
    2
    Soooo bad. So boring and it doesn't follow the lower I don't like Galadriel actor at all
  90. DrenNiEm
    Sep 3, 2022
    0
    Disappointing how they focused on changing the narrative more than telling a good story.
  91. XMourisse
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. MUITO RUIM para algo derivado de Tolkien.
    Personagens descaracterizados, adaptação nojenta e terrível de uma obra de Tolkien, cheio de ativismo ideológico lacrador, não tem compromisso com um bom enredo, mas sim em fazer militância política com a famigerada lacração de esquerda. A única coisa que presta é a parte técnica de cenário, efeitos especiais. Mas parte técnica boa com enredo esvaziado é casca vazia, não vale a pena assistir. A personagem Galadriel é toda forçada, uma "Mary Sue" : "A Mary Sue é um nome genérico para qualquer personagem fictícia com habilidades irrealistas e surrealistas. Este tipo de personagens são frequentemente entendidas como o autor a auto inserir-se na obra e/ou a realização de seus desejos/idealizações no enredo."    … Expand
  92. Art_K
    Sep 4, 2022
    1
    Terrible terrible terrible! I have been waiting for this show the entire year but after the first 2 episodes, it appears to be a huge disappointment. It has not much to do with Tolkien world and depth of story telling but rather is in line with current political correctness and modern TV writings. Huge Failure! The dialogs are mostly uninteresting and Elves don't feel like elves. Be awareTerrible terrible terrible! I have been waiting for this show the entire year but after the first 2 episodes, it appears to be a huge disappointment. It has not much to do with Tolkien world and depth of story telling but rather is in line with current political correctness and modern TV writings. Huge Failure! The dialogs are mostly uninteresting and Elves don't feel like elves. Be aware also that Amazon is removing all bad reviews from IMDb- this speaks for itself, how bad the show is.… Expand
  93. snes
    Oct 20, 2022
    3
    Bleh, what a travesty. The only reasons to actually like this show is if you have a wildly high tolerance for bad writing. As a Tolkien fan this show is a mockery of his work. As a LotR trilogy fan, this show is incomparable because the movies are TRUE to Tolkien's work, despite making changes. The trilogy did was this series could not with a BILLION dollar budget. Basically the only goodBleh, what a travesty. The only reasons to actually like this show is if you have a wildly high tolerance for bad writing. As a Tolkien fan this show is a mockery of his work. As a LotR trilogy fan, this show is incomparable because the movies are TRUE to Tolkien's work, despite making changes. The trilogy did was this series could not with a BILLION dollar budget. Basically the only good thing this show had going for it was the CGI. Because categorically everything else was terrible. The story is a terrible twisting of established lore. The dialogue is absolutely ATROCIOUS, it's a mangled mockery of Tolkien's poetic prose. The characters are poorly cast, with a billion dollars being thrown around you'd think they could get actors who can act. They made up way too much **** that had zero relevance to the show nor universe, simply because they could. The pacing of the show is horrid, and I LOVE slowburn shows. Oh and the final nail in the coffin? The TERRIBLE costume design.

    This is what happens when you hand a billion dollar project to a writer with not nearly enough experience, and two show runners with quite literally zero experience. People say you can't compare this to another currently running fantasy series, to which I say utter bull pucky. The other show has great casting, strong acting, strong writing, amazing CGI, good pacing, and it has amazing costume design. Went into RoP with no expectations, and discovered it sucks. Went into the other show expecting to hate it, and discovered it's awesome. RoP is an orange gone bad, while hot D is a perfectly ripe apple, two things you can absolutely objectively compare and comfortably conclude one is better than the other.    … Expand
  94. SpiralNexus
    Oct 19, 2022
    1
    Why I am giving it this rating is because of how terrible the writing is. The writers took notes from the Halo TV show using lore as they see fit in one episode and throwing it away the next episode making for inconsistent story telling. The overall plot moved at a snails pace giving tad bits of interest through some characters. This show has the quality if visuals but lack in a storyWhy I am giving it this rating is because of how terrible the writing is. The writers took notes from the Halo TV show using lore as they see fit in one episode and throwing it away the next episode making for inconsistent story telling. The overall plot moved at a snails pace giving tad bits of interest through some characters. This show has the quality if visuals but lack in a story causing quick disinterest and overall make you less likely to look forward to the next episode or the next season. Finally the creators kept on insulting the fans blaming everything on racism and how toxic the fandom is instead of improving themselves to make a show that captures the attention of the audience like HBOMax House of The Dragons.… Expand
  95. ifta
    Jan 26, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Leaving aside question of how it fits into Tolkiens’s world, it’s just a bad show. Badly written, boring, and much of it didn’t make sense. Characters and even fleets of ships seem to travel instantly. The orcs, who supposedly cannot stand sunlight, run around in the sun. The main characters survive a volcanic eruption which incinerates everyone else and transforms a huge area into a wasteland. The clothing doesn’t fit, and much of the armor is printed onto the cloth of the clothing. Crowd scenes digitally multiply people. The supposed diversity is merely tokenism, as there is no explanation for the smattering of different races, no black families. I may have missed asian characters. The sword teaching scene is a fiasco. The elves look like a boy band. Long hair as shown in the films would have been far better, but an article online explains how very expensive long wigs are. And so on and so on. Galadrial is unspeakable. Just a bad show, a bad fantasy, and justly a failure.
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  96. Notasonypony23
    Nov 15, 2022
    0
    Utter dog poop Spits in the face of Tolkien and even the Jackson movies. evil cannot create only corrupt
  97. egoBorder
    Sep 5, 2022
    0
    The screenwriting on this show lets everything else down so badly there ought to be a civil lawsuit. General story pacing and dialogue really hold the show back, despite a game cast trying to do their best. The sole exception is Morfydd Clarke, who despite trying her best does not really bring Galadriel to life. Otherwise the sets and music are quite pretty, but the show is a confusedThe screenwriting on this show lets everything else down so badly there ought to be a civil lawsuit. General story pacing and dialogue really hold the show back, despite a game cast trying to do their best. The sole exception is Morfydd Clarke, who despite trying her best does not really bring Galadriel to life. Otherwise the sets and music are quite pretty, but the show is a confused mess that fails to elicit any interest.… Expand
  98. Hazan
    Sep 3, 2022
    5
    Beautiful visuals but an empty show. The dialogue, pacing and plot are particularly bland in this
  99. Cjoseph
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    Very bad casting, and not just the forced diversity. Elrond is boring and weak. Gil Galad is also boring. The Harfoot scenes are a joke - just silly.

    The elf/woman plot line just uninteresting. The dialogue between those two characters is exceptionally bad. Just flat.. no epicness . No character I find interesting or epic. The dialogue is the worst part. Pseudo profound to the point of    Very bad casting, and not just the forced diversity. Elrond is boring and weak. Gil Galad is also boring. The Harfoot scenes are a joke - just silly.

    The elf/woman plot line just uninteresting. The dialogue between those two characters is exceptionally bad.

    Just flat.. no epicness . No character I find interesting or epic.

    The dialogue is the worst part. Pseudo profound to the point of being cringe. No Ian mckellen to save the day.

    Not to mention the slaughtering of Tolkien's world.

    Even for casual non Tolkien funs this is boring.

    The visuals can be pretty but that's not nearly enough.

    The music is also surprisingly nothing to write home about    … Expand
  100. Jouny
    Sep 5, 2022
    2
    The Rings of power has a lovely score and some breathtaking shots. Unfortunately, they don't come together to create a unified world, but leave us unsatisfied and left out, knowing that this could have been lord of the rings. What is left is a cheap feeling world devoid of plot, characters, or internal logic, with every character taking actions because they are doing these things, ratherThe Rings of power has a lovely score and some breathtaking shots. Unfortunately, they don't come together to create a unified world, but leave us unsatisfied and left out, knowing that this could have been lord of the rings. What is left is a cheap feeling world devoid of plot, characters, or internal logic, with every character taking actions because they are doing these things, rather than the plot demands. Nothing is character driven, or even plot driven. The characters happen to make random choices based on what occurs in their world without any cohesiveness or sanity. I wanted to judge this as its own show, but the emphatic and incorrect references to the legendariam make it impossible, and it further rips the world apart by failing to be internally consistent with its lore, and neglecting the practicality and sense of space which defines high fantasy. It fails as a Lord of the Rings show, it fails as a TV show, it fails to have a plot in the episodes, or a narrative arc nascent in the first 2 episodes, and it still fails to have characters, or even an enthralling world. Whoever wrote this doesn't understand what makes any narrative, from Gilgamesh to A Song of Ice and Fire, work. The audience should be offended that the producers thought this was compelling enough to make available as a work of fantasy.… 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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