The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Prime Video | Release Date: September 2, 2022
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cdubsbubOct 15, 2022
They did to Lord of the Rings what Disney did to Star Wars. Low quality fan fiction with bad dialogue bad characters bad acting and a terrible plot. Read the books of the Second Age for the actual story.
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RandwulphOct 15, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only reason I give this a 1 instead of a 0 is some scenic shots are decent. Characters, plot, most of the acting are mediocre. Sauron becomes an angry incel that wants to destroy Middle-earth because Galadriel will not marry him? WHAT?! Even a kindergartener could write a better plot than that. Galadriel is one of the worst characters ever portrayed on screen, and is in total contrast to the wonderful portrayal by Cate Blanchett. Bezos should go to Tolkien's grave and beg forgiveness for this besmirchment and blasphemy.… Expand
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MORGOTH_1o1Oct 11, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Niente raga', all'inizio avevo molto hype per questa serie...Ma, mi son fermato al terzo epis., non c'e' lpho fatta piu' a continuare con una monnezza come questa...STATENE LONTANO (Credete a Morgoth, che di Terra di Mezzo, se ne intende)… Expand
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GreyRattOct 11, 2022
What amazes me the most is how much Amazon has invested in buying out reviewers, I cant understand the positive reviews otherwise. The show is the worst i have seen in years, the writing is painfully bad as if written by a small child. IWhat amazes me the most is how much Amazon has invested in buying out reviewers, I cant understand the positive reviews otherwise. The show is the worst i have seen in years, the writing is painfully bad as if written by a small child. I really dont mind the woman empowerment message they are trying to achieve or the black elves or dwarves, im really fine with this, this is not the issue with the show. A 7.1 score from critics is absolutely ridiculous, they must bought. At least we get to know which critics are sold outs.… Expand
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BigviewsOct 12, 2022
This show had potential, but.. I actually appreciate a diverse cast, but you can't substitute good writing with diversity. A good series or movie will have a diverse cast, and the viewers are so immersed that they don't even notice race orThis show had potential, but.. I actually appreciate a diverse cast, but you can't substitute good writing with diversity. A good series or movie will have a diverse cast, and the viewers are so immersed that they don't even notice race or gender. The rings of power rubs your face in it. The pacing is very slow, the characters have no depth, and to make the female characters stand out, they make them loud and insufferable. They basically gave all the females masculine personalities and the males feminine personalities. This makes all of the characters unrelatable and unlikable. There is a trans person in the cast, but they are not trying to look like they've transitioned? Instead, they have a shaved head, a mans face, with boobs in a wedding dress? I'm no expert but isn't trans supposed to be transitioning into the opposite sex? The writers are idiots who think they are being edgy by pushing norms to the extremes. Instead, they've upset the whole Tolkien fan-base by corrupting the lore with their political ideologies, and piss poor writing.… Expand
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GandalfExOct 14, 2022
Abysmal dialogs, write a good script first and the only after throw billions into production. Isn't it an obvious thought?
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MalinikOct 15, 2022
Worst acting. cringe story telling and dialogues. Slow motion horse riding that doesn't fit into the flow and ends abruptly.
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jdbnhOct 14, 2022
While the cinematography, acting and story telling is well done; as a longtime Tolkien fan (and a fan of Peter Jackson's original LOTR trilogy), this "prequel-series" is very disappointing. The writers have taken so many liberties withWhile the cinematography, acting and story telling is well done; as a longtime Tolkien fan (and a fan of Peter Jackson's original LOTR trilogy), this "prequel-series" is very disappointing. The writers have taken so many liberties with Tolkien's Middle Earth history, you need to look at it as a completely different story unrelated in anyway to his writings. For example, this story takes place in the First Age, about 3,000+ years before the LOTR's Third Age. Galadriel stated that her husband Celeborn was dead, when at no time in any of the writings does Tolkien present that story line. There is a great deal of conjecture if the "Old Visitor" is Gandalf. Per Tolkien's writings, the wizards (Istari), 5 in total, do not arrive in Middle Earth until the Third Age; thus, neither Gandalf, Saruman, Radigast nor the other unamed wizards should even be considered in these stories.

Again, while it is enjoyable as such, it should be looked at as a completely separate story with similarly named characters to Tolkien's stories.… Expand
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Hooman98Oct 9, 2022
Bruh too many fillers like tooooooo much, who cares about human life in the south or hobbit life and the life of a family who is nothing just fillers, they just made 1 hour each episode that is just 10-20m watchable ;D stop making bad series
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DArcyKhronovichOct 10, 2022
Un costoso "fanfic" de la obra de Tolkien que casi nadie pidió, visualmente hermosa, con un soundtrack aceptable (es mucho mejor el que se usó en las películas), pero el guión es malo, la interacción entre los personajes aún no "cuaja", no meUn costoso "fanfic" de la obra de Tolkien que casi nadie pidió, visualmente hermosa, con un soundtrack aceptable (es mucho mejor el que se usó en las películas), pero el guión es malo, la interacción entre los personajes aún no "cuaja", no me pienso meter con el transfondo social por qué no viene al caso; cómo fan de la obra de Tolkien no me llamó la atención… Expand
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ColinVenterOct 24, 2022
This is a rape of Tolkien's works. There should be rules against ruining a legacy such as Tolkien, really can't believe it.
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JMAADVMay 31, 2023
This show has so much to do with Tolkien, as a carjacker has to do with the vehicle's owner.
So, I will review it as a Fantasy movie in itself.
The images are great. That was good spent money. Usually, when I see low-quality Fantasy moviesThis show has so much to do with Tolkien, as a carjacker has to do with the vehicle's owner.
So, I will review it as a Fantasy movie in itself.
The images are great. That was good spent money. Usually, when I see low-quality Fantasy movies (like this one), images are a fragile part.
The dialogues are appalling. That looks like a middle-school teenager writing fan fiction. Therefore, I qualify them as juveniles.
The characters lack empathy. The actors didn't help. It was two hours of me watching and trying to connect with any of them; seriously, it was impossible. It was a long two hours.
The main character looks like "Karen meets Mary Sue". Obnoxious, she is the opposite of a Commander. Being a Commander is something you earn. This swimming Karen is a quitter and an idiot. Not Commander material.
And definitely, such a person would not have survived a month in a Medieval world.
I am one of the few that ended up seeing all the episodes of Season One. I don't intend to see Season Two: I have completed my penance watching Season One.… Expand
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AntekOct 9, 2022
Boring, horrible uninspired script writing, flat characters. Gave up on the 3rd episode.
Good CG though.
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WeirdSinbadOct 7, 2022
It's the farthest from token. Souless Americanized rubbish (it's supposed to be based on the UK) what do we expect tho from JJs team. Diversity could for been introduced in a meaningful way by showing the east but it far easier to just pushIt's the farthest from token. Souless Americanized rubbish (it's supposed to be based on the UK) what do we expect tho from JJs team. Diversity could for been introduced in a meaningful way by showing the east but it far easier to just push them in. How could a dwarf have dark skin underground and why would a dark elf look like a news reporter instead of a cool dreaded unchanging look, it's just lazy and a missed opportunity. Them also seem to think that female characters should be written as me… Expand
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Levi820Oct 3, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Here is the positive I have to say:
The show definitely invested a lot of effort into making the environment look good; The scenes of the mountains, lakes, rivers, and landscape shots do look good. I enjoyed Robert Aramayo's performance, I think he's doing a good job. Lloyd Owen's performance is also enjoyable to watch. The Last positive thing I have to say is that they occasionally make this show feel like Middle-Earth.
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I have a lot of negative things to say about this show but i'll sum them up in two broad strokes: First, while the show has a good story on paper, they have executed it horribly so that the story doesn't make sense. Second, while the show has a handful (a very small handful) of positive moments, the negative ones far outnumber them and they take you out of the show, ruining what few good things the show had going for it. What do I mean by this? Well, for one thing the dialogue is particularly bad to the point that you have to backtrack to understand what is being talked about, removing you from the story. You end up asking yourself "why?" at different points rather than "wow". As the story on paper seems good, the writers went about executing it terribly. For example: In the sixth episode, it's not a bad idea to bring the tower down on the heads of the Orcs to stall them; this is a good idea on paper. However, an ancient elven tower that can be brought down by burning a single rope that held up a single piece of metal that was holding the whole tower together, is not a well executed idea. And the show has so many moments like these spread from the first episode to the last one that I find myself scratching my head and wondering "why?" more often than I find myself saying "that's cool".
Overall, I rated this show as a 2 because it has a couple good things going, but the negatives keep me from really enjoying it, taking me out of the story, thus getting a bad score.… Expand
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Fernando1997Oct 7, 2022
This show is badly written, badly acted and poorly thought out, PLS AMAZON, FIRE THE JD PAYNE AND PATRICK MCKAY, PLS!
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DextromeOct 2, 2022
Could've been an amazing show if only they focused on the story instead of pushing their woke narrative
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mauvemageOct 5, 2022
Wow, all i can say is wow. I mean, this is a comedy right?
To quote the legendary John Mcrenroe. 'You cannot be serious?'
Oh wait, I just quote a hugely succesful white man, eek! How dare I do that! I dread to think what state the wokeWow, all i can say is wow. I mean, this is a comedy right?
To quote the legendary John Mcrenroe. 'You cannot be serious?'
Oh wait, I just quote a hugely succesful white man, eek! How dare I do that!
I dread to think what state the woke writers of this show are in. Yes they have money, but do they have the respect of their peers? Do they have self-esteem? I doubt it.
If any of them don't like what I've written, please reply or get in touch. This show is not Lord of the rings and doesn't make any sense. Avoid.… Expand
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ZostercrOct 3, 2022
Sometimes you see beautiful CGI. But most of the time it doesn't have anything to do with what Tolkien wrote. Really boring.
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EllimowSep 30, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst serie of all time. Morfydd Clark is the most annoying actress on Earth.
Cringe/10… Expand
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NakronneOct 19, 2022
The complexity of the original literary works has been emptied of poetry, intelligence and epic breath: all that is left of Tolkien are the names of places and characters, in a kind of parallel universe that nothing else has to do with hisThe complexity of the original literary works has been emptied of poetry, intelligence and epic breath: all that is left of Tolkien are the names of places and characters, in a kind of parallel universe that nothing else has to do with his writings, and this fact alone would be enough to make this series useless. Viewing it as a generic fantasy, things do not improve: the script is banal and has unbridgeable holes that will never be explained. Many things happen just to get the plot from point A to point B, but without any motivated reasons behind them to make these passages believable. Galadriel have chosen to make her selfish, quite stupid (she always gets her attitude wrong making everyone dislike her) unbearably arrogant and with the wisdom of a teenager despite the fact that when you start the series she is already more than 4,000 years old. The pseudo-philosophical dialogues made me laughing sometimes. The dialogues are mostly flat, never moved me and sometimes made me cringe at their banality. If at first I tried to turn a blind eye, as the series goes on I found increasingly awkward dialogues and ridiculous narrative choices. The entire plot seems to be written following the "perfect screenwriter's manual" in order to create as much drama (often exaggerated and poorly justified), romance and "guess who" situations as possible: it seems to be written by an AI. Only a few minutes were devoted to the creation of the rings then, and everything was resolved in no time at all, with a cringe-worthy sufficiency. Celebrimbor looks like a senior accountant, Elrond (who is one of the best characters in the series) looks like a young career insurance man. The authors took a story that is indisputably one of the greatest works of all time and trying to adapt it to modern times. You can't do that. If you need a setting that fits your series, please come up with your own ideas. In summary, the problem is not so much that the authors have strayed from Tolkien's writings in adapting the story for film, which is inevitable when transporting a literary work to film, but that the spirit of the original work has been slaughtered: this stuff is not Tolkien, but not even close. I see from reading the reviews that there are also those who have enjoyed this series, and let me be clear that I have nothing against them: in the same way, I who like to drink wine but also am not a true connoisseur, sometimes happen to drink a poor or mediocre wine without even realizing it: simply at that moment I feel like drinking a wine and whatever they serve me served in a nice goblet I will happily quaff it. This fantasy is like a mediocre wine that could (perhaps) be appreciated if it were not presented as a top-of-the-line wine. I've had a lot of good parties with €1.75 wine. But if you serve me a wine by presenting it as a top-of-the-line wine (an Amarone della Valpolicella or an Marqués de Murrieta for example), and when I taste it I understand that it is a €1.75 supermarket wine, I spit that wine out. Hence the zero given to my review.… Expand
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EggplantSandwicOct 5, 2022
So beyond boring. The first couple ep was okay, have good production value.... but the story itself is not well developed. Characters are also very week. They chose to "represent" over good acting etc. This wasn't a problem but the actorsSo beyond boring. The first couple ep was okay, have good production value.... but the story itself is not well developed. Characters are also very week. They chose to "represent" over good acting etc. This wasn't a problem but the actors themselves performance is subpar. It's like they are bored to tears as well.… Expand
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BushidoRyuOct 1, 2022
I've always been a Tolkien fan! I remember reading The Hobbit in grade school and the Lord of the Rings in middle school. I read The Silmarillion after watching the Lord of the Rings movies by Peter Jackson, I even enjoyed the Hobbit movies.I've always been a Tolkien fan! I remember reading The Hobbit in grade school and the Lord of the Rings in middle school. I read The Silmarillion after watching the Lord of the Rings movies by Peter Jackson, I even enjoyed the Hobbit movies. But "this is NOT TOLKIEN!" $1 billion dollars, and this is the best you could do? Galadriel was not a warrior, she was an Elven Queen of extraordinary beauty, with her timeless features and golden river of hair. She worked behind the scenes. Keep your political statements out of Tolkien's lore! I'm tired of my childhood memories being destroyed by woke political **** nowadays. I'm not bothering with this show! House of Dragons budget was less than this crap and they're doing better. Peter Jackson could do better for half the amount that was spent on this show. The writing is crap, the acting is crap, the sets are crap, the costumes are crap. Do better!… Expand
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AteezFoxOct 4, 2022
Geci unalmas és kaka. Én aki direkt megnézte az összes filmet annak reményében lesz valami értelme hogy értsem a műsort. Megérte? HÁT NEM. A fele unalmas konkrétan egy lore tudó ismerősömet mi hogy működik ebben a világban. Az elmondásaGeci unalmas és kaka. Én aki direkt megnézte az összes filmet annak reményében lesz valami értelme hogy értsem a műsort. Megérte? HÁT NEM. A fele unalmas konkrétan egy lore tudó ismerősömet mi hogy működik ebben a világban. Az elmondása jobban hangzott mint maga az egész műsor. A főszereplő számomra meg annyira semmilyen hogy az csak na. Mindene meg van de baszik csinálni bármit is mert "nő" vagy tudja a kuki. A mellékszereplők is semmilyenek. Kár volt erre időt szánnom.… Expand
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BrinedrinkerOct 5, 2022
An attempt to use the Lotr brand to make money. Absolutely terrible writing and acting. I can’t even watch it for dumb fun.
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AaartoriasOct 15, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The direction, the scenografy and some of the actor are good. the plot and the script are terribile. An empty but beautiful box.… Expand
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khuberaOct 15, 2022
This is one of the worst shows in TV/cinema history. Don't fret though, it still has its merits. People will write theses on the show, it will be taught in film schools around the world, it will be used as a vivid example of how SJW and WokeThis is one of the worst shows in TV/cinema history. Don't fret though, it still has its merits. People will write theses on the show, it will be taught in film schools around the world, it will be used as a vivid example of how SJW and Woke culture got out of hand and corrupted itself and a lot of other things, and it will be remembered for a long long time.… Expand
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EduziaOct 14, 2022
Nada funciona nessa série. Feita de forma amadora, não desenvolve bem as personagens, muitas cenas perdidas, diálogos sem pé nem cabeça.
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deanyoslaOct 7, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. After watching 6 episodes of this travesty I am officially done! It's beyond awful in terms of writing and general credibility... Tried to watch 7th episode but I couldn't fathom to watch it beyond opening scenes. The writers absolutely ignore law of physics e.g. surely it wouldn't be wise to lift a burning wooden beam with bare hands but our "heroes" are able to with ease. Volcanic ashes should be scorching hot, not this **** we see in the show. Galadriel trying to act caring doesn't do it for me, she sucks. And harfoots, I can't stand them. There's nothing in this show that makes me want to watch it further. I just don't care what happens. Amazon should just count their losses, cancel the show and sell the rights to HBO to save it, or CW to bury it even deeper in poop.… Expand
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VexemOct 21, 2022
Rings of Power is so bad that made Peter Jackson's trilogy shine even brighter.
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arielwollingerOct 26, 2022
Q: Can you spell "boring and lame"?
A: T h e R i n g s o f P o w e r

Q: Can you spell "bad writing"?
A: T h e R i n g s o f P o w e r
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MetevOct 15, 2022
Good CGI, the rest horrible. Impossibly boring plot, paper characters, boredom, predictability I did not know that you can create such a boring series.
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TheEternalNoobOct 5, 2022
Cant believe a billion dollars is given to incompetent morons to make this trash.
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alfoperuzOct 5, 2022
galadriel is just hataful. cant see anywhere of wise, femenine, powerful, mystic and magick user galadriel. is way too slow pace. with very awfull lines and writting some times. soundtrack is the best, and landscape fx is awesome. hobbits aregaladriel is just hataful. cant see anywhere of wise, femenine, powerful, mystic and magick user galadriel. is way too slow pace. with very awfull lines and writting some times. soundtrack is the best, and landscape fx is awesome. hobbits are awful people also.… Expand
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Evan_DragoOct 10, 2022
Taking aside all of the disrespect to the lore -which many Tolkien fans can’t get past -and I barely can, this is still objectively a bad show. Unlikable characters, slow plot lines, poor pacing, incoherent editing drags this series down.Taking aside all of the disrespect to the lore -which many Tolkien fans can’t get past -and I barely can, this is still objectively a bad show. Unlikable characters, slow plot lines, poor pacing, incoherent editing drags this series down. Some of the visuals and music are good but that’s the only good thing. Identity politics and virtual signaling placed ahead of entertainment again.… Expand
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EmreMerzifonluOct 20, 2022
The entire series is an insult to Tolkien's beloved world. It's not only bad lore-wise, even if you view it as a standalone series (which it isn't, unfortunately) it fails to be an entertaining piece of media. I can't honestly think of aThe entire series is an insult to Tolkien's beloved world. It's not only bad lore-wise, even if you view it as a standalone series (which it isn't, unfortunately) it fails to be an entertaining piece of media. I can't honestly think of a single good thing about this godawful joke of a series. For the money they so clearly wasted on the production of this mess, one would think that the outcame would be at least slightly enjoyable. But no. A disappointment at best.… Expand
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Alexsnow5Oct 16, 2022
"This are difficult times" used to say Gandalf the Grey in his wisdom and swallowing this stupid series is probably even more difficult. With so much budget and so many talented directors, writers, actors they managed to find the worst of the"This are difficult times" used to say Gandalf the Grey in his wisdom and swallowing this stupid series is probably even more difficult. With so much budget and so many talented directors, writers, actors they managed to find the worst of the worst in any field possible, how?!!! So disappointing.… Expand
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Kai82Oct 8, 2022
While visually impressing it is just a generic fantasy show with mostly poor writing and an unlikable main character. If you are a Tolkien fan and / or read the books it is even more painful. They made a lot of poor decisions for the showWhile visually impressing it is just a generic fantasy show with mostly poor writing and an unlikable main character. If you are a Tolkien fan and / or read the books it is even more painful. They made a lot of poor decisions for the show like developers with barely any experience for the most expensive show ever made. Galadriel is nothing like in the books or movies and is only defined by being always angry and burning bridges with other characters and often also viewers. As a sidenote even one of her enemies named Adar says that the search for Morgoths (Big bad guy before Sauron) successor should have ended in her mirror and at that point I agree as she wants to kill all Orcs he considers his children painfully before his eyes just to torture him (By the way Adar is a great character and worthy addition). This is monstrous and unforgivable if you are the hero of the show. Then there are the Hobbits which they have to rename Harfoots because they have only the right to the appendixes of LotR (Why was this greenlighted?). They are not different from Hobbits being just the most common type of all Hobbits. Those are horrible people that abandon everyone to death that falls back behind on their travels. This made it hard to like them. To be fair there are some good parts. I like the Dwarven stuff and characters and this includes Disa who is great (many did not expect this). Gil-Galad is also good and I can see sparkles of something that could be an amazing story. Sadly the slow pacing and horrible dialogues ruin a lot of the story. While the visuals aka the CGI effects are amazing I wonder where all the money was used. The settings, costumes and armor often look cheap. Also they name everyone who criticize the show as istaphobs. Has ever insulting your core audience helped to make a show a success? Lastly I ask myself why buying the rights Tolkien if you abandon most of what is Tokien. At the end you have a generic fantasy show that is Tolkien in name only with poor writing and not many characters I liked. I give a 3/10 and if you are more of a Tolkien fan than me you should read this as 1/10.… Expand
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SyFy4LyfeOct 17, 2022
This series gets a big fat zero for many reasons. The writing is terrible, the dialogue subpar, the lore of Tolkien is absolutely mangled into oblivion. Main protagonist Galadriel is insufferable and the most annoying character in the entireThis series gets a big fat zero for many reasons. The writing is terrible, the dialogue subpar, the lore of Tolkien is absolutely mangled into oblivion. Main protagonist Galadriel is insufferable and the most annoying character in the entire show. All characters are forgettable and when they die or fake die, I don't care. Drama and strife is forced on the viewer and it is painfully obvious. The Sauron reveal is the most heavy-handed, obvious and pathetic thing I have ever seen in film ever. I can't believe there are people out there who actually love this travesty so much to give it a 10. I'd give this maybe a 2 in a vaccuum, but this is the real world. I relegate this trash to the compactor where it belongs: zero out of ten.… Expand
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zaFF_nexOct 25, 2022
Terrible. If you have ever read books written by J.R.R. Tolkien and enjoyed them - STAY AWAY from this show. When I first heard about the show being made, that will show the happenings of the second age of Middle Earth - I was ecstatic, couldTerrible. If you have ever read books written by J.R.R. Tolkien and enjoyed them - STAY AWAY from this show. When I first heard about the show being made, that will show the happenings of the second age of Middle Earth - I was ecstatic, could not wait for it to air. Oh boy was I wrong. The show is an insult to Tolkien and anyone who loves the depth of the Middle Earth lore - the fight between between Good and Evil. I can't believe they managed to f up a guaranteed hit.… Expand
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KiltzombieOct 7, 2022
I wanted this to be good. I love Tolkien. This show is an insult to the lore and works of the professor. The show should not have been made. If you don't have the rights to the material then don't make it. This is obviously Amazon buying theI wanted this to be good. I love Tolkien. This show is an insult to the lore and works of the professor. The show should not have been made. If you don't have the rights to the material then don't make it. This is obviously Amazon buying the brand name and trying to profit. Lore aside it's kind of embarrassing for the most expensive show ever made.… Expand
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user1489Oct 8, 2022
Die Serie konnte mich leider nicht überzeugen. Besonders das Storytelling weist erhebliche Schwächen auf. Tolkiens Werke bergen erhebliches Potential, das leider nicht abgerufen wurde. Sehr schade, eine vertane Chance!
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Rosie12Oct 9, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Finished episode 5 somehow, but in no way can I continue. Granted, there are scenes which are nice to look at, but there are so many problems with this terribly written fan fiction. Why are the harfoots (hobbits) such horrible, cruel creatures? Why is Galadriel a blood-thirsty, revenge obsessed unlikeable character? There is so much that doesn't exist in Tolkien's world that the series is just too insufferable form the vast majority of Tolkien fans to endure. Truly disappointing.. .… Expand
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Argo2452Oct 10, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sono onestamente mortificato dal discreto numero di persone che difende questa serie semplicemente poggiandosi sul presunto razzismo dei detrattori. Lo chiarisco fin da subito: il colore della pelle degli attori non è nemmeno l'ultima delle motivazioni per cui a tale prodotto intendo dare uno splendido 2. Anzi, il famigerato elfo di colore, Arondir, non mi è nemmeno dispiaciuto in alcuni punti. Ma il problema rimane alla base: questa serie è sbagliata per il modo in cui è stata concepita.

Non è ammissibile giustificare una snaturazione e una sciatteria così insulse con l'adattamento transmediale. Nella serie il Legendarium Tolkieniano sembra solo una citazione, uno sfondo lontano a cui ogni tanto si rimanda ma che non costituisce la base delle vicende, come invece era nei film di Peter Jackson (nonostante le numerose differenze con le opere originali). Galadriel, per come è dipinta, non c'entra nulla con la Dama del Bosco d'Oro. La leggenda apocrifa sul mithril è priva di fondamento ed è un gravissimo errore nella reinterpretazione del Legendarium, dal momento che il potere degli Anelli non ha NULLA a che vedere con il mithril in sé. Pecca, questa, che potrebbe influenzare anche le prossime stagioni. Anche Tar Miriel non c'entra nulla con il personaggio originale e sia gli elfi che i nùmenoreani sono mal rappresentati (solo i nani si salvano; i proto hobbit sono stati inseriti forzatamente e non hanno nulla da raccontare, se non per meteorman, anche lui inserito a forza). Manca l'attenzione ai dettagli, la collocazione temporale delle vicende non ha nessun riscontro nel Legendarium, non si capisce nulla della datazione.

La serie è oggettivamente lenta e noiosa, al settimo episodio non è successo sostanzialmente niente di rilevante o che sia stato raccontato senza forzature e sospensioni dell'incredulità (inclusa la nascita di Mordor). Dialoghi e scene inutili, porcate nonsense, fanservice nelle scene d'azione. Alcuni punti sono stati palesemente copiati dalla trilogia di Peter Jackson senza curarsi del contesto e rendendo il tutto banale e ingiustificabile (l'esercito nùmenoreano che arriva nella proto-mordor con quattro barche e attraversa leghe e leghe di distanza come se nulla fosse, oppure il personaggio di Halbrand che viene riconosciuto Re delle Terre Meridionali senza una giustificazione); non a caso gli sceneggiatori sono stati definiti dei codardi, incapaci di proporre qualcosa di nuovo.

Sembra che i produttori non abbiano capito nulla di Tolkien, sottovalutandolo e credendo ingenuamente di avere a che fare con un franchise come Star Wars, Warhammer o Pokémon. Il Signore degli Anelli non è un brand industriale, questo dovrebbe essere ben chiaro. È un'opera letteraria, un classico della letteratura del '900 nonché uno dei più grandi capolavori della storia della letteratura. Tolkien non era un imprenditore ma un uomo di lettere, un filologo e un grande studioso. Trattare in questo modo la sua materia, con il solo scopo di ottenere soldi, equivale ad avere una visione assai limitata del mondo. Mi rammarico onestamente che persone del genere debbano vivere in modo così deprecabile la propria esistenza, costretti a fare merdacce per finalità di guadagno.

L'unico modo per questa serie di rimediare è cambiare completamente la propria impostazione, cosa che non mi aspetto di vedere. A tutti coloro che sostengono che le opere di Tolkien siano state deturpate, non disperate: questa serie verrà dimenticata presto.… Expand
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BDickOct 21, 2022
knit your brows (just google it), that’s what I did every terrible episode, all season long. You probably already heard it but, I’m going to say it again, they change characters, stories, and landscapes for no reason and for the worse. Ifknit your brows (just google it), that’s what I did every terrible episode, all season long. You probably already heard it but, I’m going to say it again, they change characters, stories, and landscapes for no reason and for the worse. If this show was cancelled after season 1, The Lord of the Rings universe would be better for it. To end, the next stories written and adapted to screen should READ a Tolkien book.… Expand
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jtgshadowfoldOct 22, 2022
Provides a brilliant new marker of whether or not people have the remotest taste — just ask them what they thought of this drivel!

For some very peculiar reason, a great many seem to rate it on principle (because of the diverse castingProvides a brilliant new marker of whether or not people have the remotest taste — just ask them what they thought of this drivel!

For some very peculiar reason, a great many seem to rate it on principle (because of the diverse casting apparently). But the reality is, this I s one of the worst shows I’ve ever sat through. Only did so because I had COVID, and it was a distraction. Very funny in parts (unintentionally). An absolute sacrilege to Tolkien, to the point that you can hardly equate this monstrosity to his world. The desecration of the Numenorians was especially sad for me. Huge waste of money. The show runners should hang their heads in shame. That Amazon is going ahead with a second season says it all really.… Expand
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pppandamOct 25, 2022
First they came for Star Trek, I did not speak up as I was not a Star Trek fan. Then, tehy came for Star Wars, I doid not speak up as I was not a Star Wars fan. Now they have came for Lord of the Rings and there is no one left to speak up.First they came for Star Trek, I did not speak up as I was not a Star Trek fan. Then, tehy came for Star Wars, I doid not speak up as I was not a Star Wars fan. Now they have came for Lord of the Rings and there is no one left to speak up.

This was so bad that I had to create numerous accounts in order to vote it into oblivion. Writing is atrocious. Acting is terrible. Costume design is bad. Specia effects are laughable at best. Music is fine though, Bear knows his ****

It is the murder of the story that carries the whole of the fantasy genre on it's shoulders. Really, making it this bad must have taken some special effort. Hats of to you, JD Payne and PAtrickMckkay.

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TheFirstAdmiralOct 26, 2022
The writing is extremely bad. It destroys everything Tolkien created and watching it made me sad.
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MeanseOct 26, 2022
This show has nothing to appeal to any true Tolkien fan. Any so-called "fan" of Tolkien who likes this show is either:
A. Lying B. Have never actually read the source material
C. Only know the movies/cartoons based on the work Reasons why noThis show has nothing to appeal to any true Tolkien fan. Any so-called "fan" of Tolkien who likes this show is either:
A. Lying B. Have never actually read the source material
C. Only know the movies/cartoons based on the work

Reasons why no actual Tolkien fan would like the show:
1. Tolkien hated allegory in all its forms. This is well documented and practically verbatim in Tolkien's own words. Meaning if you respect the author and enjoyed his works then it would be upsetting to see someone using the author's own work to do nothing but crowbar allegory into practically every scene of the show. 2. They take the names of well-known characters and then create a completely new character that shares none of the original beloved character's traits. This is not showing respect this is disrespect not only to the author but to the fans due to the way they responded when this was pointed out.

3. Do not use established known important milestones. Listen you are talking about a subject that people study with a passion some people know the history of Middle Earth better than real Earth history. Most people who are real fans know at least a rough outline of the history and even may have a favorite moment or hero. This show completely ignores the established history and milestones. This again shows disrespect for the author and his work. Then it turns into disrespect of fans who point it out.

4. Poor grammar and horrible monologs. Professor Tolkien was a professor of English and Litierute. If the writers were his students he would fail them for the amateurish writing of the show. Nothing flows no stirring speeches. Instead, you get dumb things like "give me the meat! and give it to me raw!" lol come one, and this gem "a boat sails because it looks up and rock sinks because it looks down". Yes, those are actual quotes from this atrocity.

If you stripped out the association with the beloved Tolkien and his works this show would be trashed universally since there would not any pretend "fans". Please someone at Amazon fire everyone who had anything to do with writing or running this show! You spent 1 billion and you got worse than nothing for all that money and energy.… Expand
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C0mm0nSenseOct 5, 2022
I honestly reviewed more than half of the season and I can say that with each series it gets worse. An arrogant main character and an absolutely repulsive actress who plays her. Poorly written character Halbrand, you don't want to empathizeI honestly reviewed more than half of the season and I can say that with each series it gets worse. An arrogant main character and an absolutely repulsive actress who plays her. Poorly written character Halbrand, you don't want to empathize with him. Some incomprehensible villagers and a dubious elf, they are not at all interesting to watch. The hobbits were also poorly disclosed, but the creators fulfilled their main task - they showed "diversity". In 2022, shooting such battle scenes is just a mockery, and given the budget of the series, it’s generally ridiculous. 20 horsemen for 30 orcs And it's served as WOOOW EPIC..
In general, there are already 6 hours of screen time, but the creators failed to interest me as a viewer, I will not watch the second season. One point for the gnome prince actor. The rest is miscast.
And I don't even want to compare this parody with the great films of Peter Jackson, simply because it's like comparing drawings from elementary school with paintings by great classical artists.
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RagarmanOct 15, 2022
Rings of Power is SOOOOOOOoooo Booooorrrrinng. It's super slow and nothing like the original LoTR series. If you started watching this expecting the same vibe as the original LoTR, be prepared to be disappointed. The thing I enjoyed theRings of Power is SOOOOOOOoooo Booooorrrrinng. It's super slow and nothing like the original LoTR series. If you started watching this expecting the same vibe as the original LoTR, be prepared to be disappointed. The thing I enjoyed the most about the original LoTR trilogy was that I knew who to root for and who I cared about within the first 30 minutes. In RoP, I still don't care about anyone in it. Pretty poor story telling.… Expand
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Jeta27Oct 15, 2022
So bad….. the writing is terrible! The dialogue… so baaaad….. The acting baaad! Like what ?!? The only thing i liked: Visuals, dwarves, and …. Thats it. GG Amazon.
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createatacoOct 19, 2022
Writing was just unbelievably bad, there's no way people aren't getting paid to leave good reviews.
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CubbOct 26, 2022
I really wanted to like it, and I tried to get into it. After the 3rd episode I was finding it hard to keep watching, and by the end I was happy it was over. I don't think ill watch season 2 if there is no changes to the writing or producers.
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BaronzOct 24, 2022
How to spend 1 billon dollar to pay beautiful CG with boring and uninteresting plot.
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gonzalo94Oct 16, 2022
A series that the only thing that has the Lord of the Rings is the name, not respecting the source material at all.
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TommyBeenzOct 7, 2022
Characters are 2D.
Plot is so predictable and weak it's an embarrassment to the franchise.
Writers can't write, nor did they seem to read the source material. Geographical innacuracies everywhere. The hobbits. What did they do to hobbits?Characters are 2D.
Plot is so predictable and weak it's an embarrassment to the franchise.
Writers can't write, nor did they seem to read the source material.
Geographical innacuracies everywhere. The hobbits. What did they do to hobbits? They're songs and culture go against themselves. "Nobody walks alone." "now walk alone because you're too slow to walk with us?!" This series is not reflective of the work of arts that Tolkein crafted. It's a hollow, shallow, tokenist (Not Tolkeinist) money grab.… Expand
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MrsSpookyOct 7, 2022
One of the most boring shows i've ever watched. Bad script, bad acting, completely uncharismatic characters I don't give a **** about. I started to watch it to compare with House of the Dragon, and it's like comparing an Oscar nomanated movieOne of the most boring shows i've ever watched. Bad script, bad acting, completely uncharismatic characters I don't give a **** about. I started to watch it to compare with House of the Dragon, and it's like comparing an Oscar nomanated movie and Tommy Wiseau's The Room))… Expand
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Vnczb03Oct 14, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Absolutely horrible. The show has no idea where it is going, or what to focus on. Bad writing, amateur dialouges. The only point is for Durin and Elrond’s storyline, there was some competence there.… Expand
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LenoxkydoOct 16, 2022
Does not work how adaptation or show, bad plot, slow pace and characters that you can't create any bound. Better be canceled.
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illestOct 26, 2022
This is the worst Tolkien adaption I've ever seen. Simply abhorrent. After taking the time to watch the entire first season, you couldn't pay me to watch the second season. The writing, acting, cinematography and pretty much everything elseThis is the worst Tolkien adaption I've ever seen. Simply abhorrent. After taking the time to watch the entire first season, you couldn't pay me to watch the second season. The writing, acting, cinematography and pretty much everything else seems amateurish. I can't get over the crazy decision to condense the timeline the way they did. Disappointed is an understatement.… Expand
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Yomomma1118Oct 15, 2022
I initially praised this show....then I saw the rest of it. Awful. Disgrace to Tolkien's memory. Horribly written. Looks pretty and that is about it. I'd encourage EVERYONE not to waste their time with season 2. I won't be.
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joe091279Oct 16, 2022
No amount of words can describe this dumpster fire being called a LOTR show. Writing is at a 3d grade level and the acting even worse. The main actress Glardriel, should not be even allowed to act in school plays. She is the worse actor INo amount of words can describe this dumpster fire being called a LOTR show. Writing is at a 3d grade level and the acting even worse. The main actress Glardriel, should not be even allowed to act in school plays. She is the worse actor I have ever seen.… Expand
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jorgebgOct 18, 2022
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
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Bluebrian94Oct 19, 2022
Absolute dogwater trash. A worthy masterclass in writing incompetence and sloppiness
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RicaironiOct 21, 2022
Horrível, roteiro, atores, e cenários muito genéricos, foge totalmente do material original.
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LoucetiosOct 24, 2022
This is a show that didn't need to be made. The fans of Tolkien were not crying out for a TV series. This is greed made manifest. A piece of art critical to fantasy literature is butchered in the name of money. It pays lip service to a hollowThis is a show that didn't need to be made. The fans of Tolkien were not crying out for a TV series. This is greed made manifest. A piece of art critical to fantasy literature is butchered in the name of money. It pays lip service to a hollow idpol zealotry to mask the fact that none of its ideas are very creative or original. LoTR is about adventure, this is about something else. This show will be held up as an example of the decline of our culture in later years.… Expand
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AdaelOct 16, 2022
I was hoping for the best, but I have been greatly disappointed. I would love to be able to say something else
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Teresa_ClaymoreOct 14, 2022
Woke trash. But if you have a Marxist Leninist hatred for White people then you'll likely lap this sewage up and call it nectar.
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esemoneyOct 20, 2022
wow I'm sorry but I can't do it! this show lost its magic. I just wanna say I'm disappointed and feel like Sauron is good in this show. How does that make any sense. Every time I see Sauron I hear that song on my head "no one knows what it'swow I'm sorry but I can't do it! this show lost its magic. I just wanna say I'm disappointed and feel like Sauron is good in this show. How does that make any sense. Every time I see Sauron I hear that song on my head "no one knows what it's like to be the bad man, to be the sad man behind blue eyes"… Expand
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GusFrabbsFeb 28, 2023
Nope.....nope.....no.....nope.....nope.....no......nope.....noooooo.....never again
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whalepuddingMay 21, 2023
One of the worst shows I've ever watched. Just goes to show that throwing insane amounts of money at something doesn't automatically make a show good. Laughably bad writing, terrible combat sequences and extremely unlikable characters. TrulyOne of the worst shows I've ever watched. Just goes to show that throwing insane amounts of money at something doesn't automatically make a show good. Laughably bad writing, terrible combat sequences and extremely unlikable characters. Truly a steaming pile of crap.… Expand
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thesonycs1903Oct 18, 2022
It's one of the worst Fantastic series that I have watch in my life

Story, narrative, conversations between characters, scene with no meaning

It was awful
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pavramikOct 19, 2022
actors are the worst. with that much money they supposedly spent they should have gotten the best. these actors are only for soap opera. the directors are irrelevant and it can be seen from the cheap shots that we see all the time in theactors are the worst. with that much money they supposedly spent they should have gotten the best. these actors are only for soap opera. the directors are irrelevant and it can be seen from the cheap shots that we see all the time in the meadows walking the hobbits. Galadriel can't be dumber. so many people have died because of her. he has no intelligence at all. the whole scenario is a soap bubble. 8 episodes for nothing. very different from Tolkien's books. it has many failures. also the black actors who became elves and dwarfs and hobbits. Tolkien will rise from his grave and hunt you all down. it would be best if there wasn't a second season but since you want to capitalize on Tolkien's name, at least fire all the slackers who are spoiling the project and hire professionals. who do you think will want to rewatch the episodes a second time? once and forced to see them because we are Tolkien fans. you could have made a masterpiece with the millions of dollars you say you spent but in the end you made a failure and that's only a failure to you because money is wasted.… Expand
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chrisothenOct 20, 2022
I know, "nothing is a 1/10", right? WRONG! This one is. Insulting to the fans, the normies and everyone who has at least some self respect. BORING af, stupid story which doesn't make sense half of the time. Missguided fanservice whichI know, "nothing is a 1/10", right? WRONG! This one is. Insulting to the fans, the normies and everyone who has at least some self respect. BORING af, stupid story which doesn't make sense half of the time. Missguided fanservice which "borrows" things from the trilogy. Butchered unlikeable characters, "plot twists" everyone saw coming episodes before and a large amount of cringe. The ONLY good thing are some of the cgi, some of the music and some of the costumes (that is why it's not a 0/10)...the rest...well..(please make it stop I guess?)… Expand
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DurgaCOct 14, 2022
Please do NOT trust the Critic's Reviews. I am pretty sure they are paid reviews. No one with a **** mind will ever rate this more than a single star. Those reviews are fraudulent. All these years I had a very high opinion on the RT and MCPlease do NOT trust the Critic's Reviews. I am pretty sure they are paid reviews. No one with a **** mind will ever rate this more than a single star. Those reviews are fraudulent. All these years I had a very high opinion on the RT and MC critics. I thought they were a lot more sensible than the audience. But they revealed their true self with this. The show's demise starts with Galadriel. Unfortunately her acting is pathetic because she cannot fully open her mouth. The story line is even worse. The one thing that I really liked are the Harfoots. That little girl really knows how to act. The rest of the characters are completely lack luster. Not a single scene in the entire show is worth watching twice. I wonder how they threw so much money on this. If they had released this as a motion picture in the theaters I can bet it would have been the most expensive disaster of all times. Direction wise one could easily see the immaturity. It really starts with the selection of actors. Photography, visual effects, sound and CGI are really grand no doubt about that . Therefore the half star. Everything else is really not worth anyone's time. The only reason I began watching this show was because of the high ratings. But alas that is so not true. Its just a very bad show.… Expand
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AE16Oct 19, 2022
For this series I would be happier if it had never been done. I am disappointed all ways.
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harveman877Oct 15, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow after finishing the first season I can say what an abomination this show truly is. I would call this fanfiction, but the showrunners clearly aren't fans as they are just making up their own BS and wearing LOTR as a skin suit.Everyone and their mother knew Halbrand would turn out to be Sauron I'm actually kind of surprised with how moronic the writing is they didn't mix him up with the pterodactyl guy from X-men. The fact that in the end he turns out to be evil (or continues to be) because essentially he got shot down by Galadriel is so dumb. Also the elves are morons because even after they realize the guy telling them to forge the rings is pure evil they do it anyways. Just terrible writing in this show all around I give 2 points for the crew and VFX people and maybe a couple of the actors since they are the only people who did a good job and the show is a pretty trash fire since the plot is god awful.It's amazing the damage Bad Robot and JJ Abrams has done to the entertainment industry. The 2 show runners being hacks and former employees of JJ Abrams's infamous Bad Robot. Even shows JJ isn't directly involved with feel his cancerous touch. Amazon you need to fire these people now and stay away from anyone connected to JJ or his terrible company.… Expand
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GoodEugeneOct 17, 2022
Bad made show. The most beautiful scenes are only for the trailer. Very corrupt critics. Complete disappointment ((
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PaddysPubOct 16, 2022
Pure, unadulterated garbage. Quite possibly the worst show ever created. Nothing about this show is comparable to anything worth-watching.
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DjsgomesOct 16, 2022
If you think, the movies were 11.2 hours full of interesting characters and development, epic battles and amazing acting. On 8 hours show you got 1 village battle that made no sense, 1 barbarian than no matter how manipulative and selfishIf you think, the movies were 11.2 hours full of interesting characters and development, epic battles and amazing acting. On 8 hours show you got 1 village battle that made no sense, 1 barbarian than no matter how manipulative and selfish always gets what it wants, always with the same expression, and a random guy falls from the sky
That's the all show sum up. I mean why hire bad writters don't they look at the resume of this people? Are they just friends of a producer?
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jdsjuniorOct 16, 2022
Unfortunataly, it was a pitiful show of an amazing story. They had everything to be awesome but, they have to screw up.
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Plato3Oct 17, 2022
It’s initially fun seeing younger versions of familiar characters, but the many plots meander along in non compelling directions. It turns downright silly and nonsensical by making characters unlikable and the plot lines seem trivial. It’sIt’s initially fun seeing younger versions of familiar characters, but the many plots meander along in non compelling directions. It turns downright silly and nonsensical by making characters unlikable and the plot lines seem trivial. It’s not that they create great characters to root against, but rather you just want it to hurry up to something that seems to matter. I think to enjoy it you have to come in with low expectations and just accept it isn’t really designed to tie into the Jackson movies or books, other than loosely drawing from them for general and altered references. In other spots it seems to contradict what we would expect with elves often being portrayed as short humans with little foresight, self-control, reasoning, or wisdom, then seemingly important moments really just being a matter of coincidence and chance. Overall uninteresting and anti-climatic with no fight scenes or high drama moments that make any lasting impact other for being silly.… Expand
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SurgeeOct 20, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. IF the goal of this show was for me to support the forces of evil then they have completed their goal. Galadriel is not suppose to be a soldier I believe, she is also a pyschopath who wants to commit genocide. It's even more horrible when you see the past peformances done by those who play her character and its done really well its not a problem with actresses this universe has shown that. Another problem with the show why is there a bloody wizard coming from the sky? They come from the boats. Why is their a Balrog in moria? they don't dig deep enough until the third age with Durin's bane. Why do the elves have short hair it just makes zero sense I guess they spent their whole budget on the Visuals which a great and couldn't afford to buy some wigs or maybe there's some shortage?? Why are the numernorians whinny and not 8ft peak of humanity? How come when they go on the expedition to middle earth they have three boats and somehow come out with 500 horses its really not that hard to copy and past those three boats and make it into 50. Browyn or however you say her name should be dead the plot armor is ridiculous and it makes no sense how she is the leader after being berated at the beginning of the season suddenly everyone looks to her for guidance? For a show with a rumored budget of $58m per episode they really must of spent $55m on visuals. The real problem is we are going to have to deal with atleast another season of this crap as they are already filming season 2. These showrunners should be fired and they should bring in peter jackson or someone who atleast has some respect for Tolkien I am not asking for word to word the Lord of the rings movies proved that you can stray from the literature but it shouldn't just albeit changing history because oooh Balrogs are cool watch season 2 and Hobbits are popular so lets put them in and don't forget about Wizards.

No one would care if the show didn't have the Harfoots they are all horrible pieces of crap who leave their own kin behind while a lot of them are all walking around contributing nothing. IT feels so forced to have them in because they where in the movies.

This show also has no sense of just how large the world is for the trip with Halbrand going back to the Elf capital would of taken like 3 months to do on horseback Tolkien always made very sure to mention the scale of the world and just how long it takes so 6 days to get back from the Southlands or now mordor with that sexy transition is ridiculous.

Dwarven women should have full beards If you don't like it thats just the way it is.

I get that they don't have the rights to the similarion but its not an excuse to make such a lackluster disaster if they wanted to disrespect Tolkien they didn't have to make a tv show could of just pissed on his grave. There's very few ups but I rated it 0 because it's just disrespectful to Tolkien the only reason Amazon got the rights was to put The Lord of the Rings in the title of their Generic fantasy show because they know the name has weight.… Expand
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mournfulnessOct 17, 2022
So banal, so obvious, empty and controversial episodes. Nothing canonical and no plot
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TioLuchoOct 25, 2022
Gotta love 2 things about this show, the african-elves from the hood and the bought up reviewers.
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Dan_Is_HumanOct 24, 2022
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This show is not awful. There are definitely worse things to watch, but I can't help but compare it to the actual lore from the books and movies. For being a prequel it changes the characters too much for them to even be considered the same characters. If you didn't watch/read the originals then it's just an average fantasy show with unlikable characters. Galadriel is the most arrogant and annoying prick, she is right about everything until the "Twist" in the final episode. Elrond is pretty good being a much younger version of himself that is seen in the later films. As a lord of the rings prequel, it's absolutely awful. Every character they try to have twists can instantly be predicted in the first few episodes. They try to give suspense around characters who we know are alive because THEY ARE IN THE MOVIES!!! The only way to make this show watchable is with friends, or with drinks.

As just a fantasy show, it's 5/10

But as a lord of the rings prequel, it's a 3/10 shoulda made the Silmarillion.… Expand
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NBroadswordOct 16, 2022
Has no basis in actual Toklien lore. They literally have made everything up with bits and pieces from the LOTR appendices, used names of characters, reused lines from the movies/books and thats IT. It is terrible.
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matthewjameswilOct 15, 2022
Should never have seen the light of day. How on earth can 'the critics' be of sound mind if they promote such an obvious failure of a show.
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OskariaOct 16, 2022
Бездарное с точки зрения сценарной работы надругательство над каноном, которое создавалось ни в коем случае не ради денег. Персонажи цепляют с трудом, сюжет никакой и повороты в нём предсказуемы до ужаса, мир ощущается как заставленнаяБездарное с точки зрения сценарной работы надругательство над каноном, которое создавалось ни в коем случае не ради денег. Персонажи цепляют с трудом, сюжет никакой и повороты в нём предсказуемы до ужаса, мир ощущается как заставленная декорациями комната. И даже графика последнего поколения не в силах исправить этот ужас.… Expand
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yamgarciaOct 17, 2022
There no good points so far in the series. The storytelling is unorganized, acting is terrible, and the character don't see to match their roles right. Everything seems strange and disconnected all the time. Like an infinity uncanny valley.
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FiffenOct 24, 2022
RoP was a huge disappointment. Even if we (as this review will) set aside the obvious fact that zero respect has been paid to Tolkien's work and just view it as a stand-alone fantasy series it, simply put, is a pure disaster considering theRoP was a huge disappointment. Even if we (as this review will) set aside the obvious fact that zero respect has been paid to Tolkien's work and just view it as a stand-alone fantasy series it, simply put, is a pure disaster considering the extensive budget. As a viewer you constantly fluctuate between boredom caused by the extremely low tempo and irritation over the silly plot and the unlikable characters. Almost every single scene comes across as drawn-out and unnecessarily slow. 50 percent of every scene could be cut without losing anything of value. The show constantly attempts to cover up these obvious short-comings by blasting mood-setting music. To no avail.

The dialogue is best described as cringeworthy, filled to the brim with pseudointellectual garbage.

The characters are terrible. The main character comes across as pure B-word Karen and a Mary Sue. The harfoots are unlikeable psycho-hobbits. You find yourself rooting for the main villain before too long.

The storyline is full of plot holes, fillers and conveniences and there is no universal concept of time. The script is filled with uninteresting mystery boxes leading nowhere.

The series is, lastly, full of overt modern political messaging. It's also filled with intersectional theory, meaning that "all" female characters are wise and capable by default, and "all" male characters are either uncapable or evil. Unless they happen to be portrayed by people of colour, of course. It even allows you predict the identity of the main villain with precision by simply blindly picking the most capable white male character around. Nobody wants this in a showing purporting to create something epic. Please just stop.

I can't think of anything positive except for the visuals, which most of the time are stunning. The armour and some of the CGI needs more work, though.

As a Tolkien adaption this train wreck is a pure 0/10. As a stand-alone fantasy series it's a 3/10.… Expand
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guanaco4466Oct 26, 2022
Visuals and Score are quite good bordering on excellent. The rest feels like a junior high play. The actors are doing their best but the writing and story are abysmal. None of it makes any sense. They have already had so many breaks fromVisuals and Score are quite good bordering on excellent. The rest feels like a junior high play. The actors are doing their best but the writing and story are abysmal. None of it makes any sense. They have already had so many breaks from established lore I don't think there is any hope for a season 2 getting better.… Expand
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gustavoragOct 26, 2022
I`m only give 1 in respect of couple professionals who might have honestly tried to make a nice product, but for sure, not the show runners and decision makers. I`m big fan of fantasy and LOTR but could not keep up watching this disaster.I`m only give 1 in respect of couple professionals who might have honestly tried to make a nice product, but for sure, not the show runners and decision makers. I`m big fan of fantasy and LOTR but could not keep up watching this disaster. Horrible writing, plot, and acting.… Expand
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DexEngineerOct 21, 2022
The creators of the show focused on incorporating modern politics into mastery storytelling of Tolkien, which made the show immidiatelly unattractive and irrelevant. It is hard to believe the billion dollar production contains bad acting andThe creators of the show focused on incorporating modern politics into mastery storytelling of Tolkien, which made the show immidiatelly unattractive and irrelevant. It is hard to believe the billion dollar production contains bad acting and low quality cinematics.… Expand
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MrSpock2230Apr 26, 2023
I think Tolkien would be Hartbroken. Im glad he does not have to see, what Amazon did with his Absolute Masterpiece.
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Psitivebomthis1May 23, 2023
All the positive 10s reviews could be translated back to "Don't Ask Questions, Just Consume Product and Then Get Excited for Next Products"
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ThatGuySwervedOct 17, 2022
I was really excited for a trip into Middle Earth, this is not it.
The dialog, action, and acting are something you would expect to find in a community theater. The show is just bad, which is shocking considering the amount of money spent. Avoid.
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anotheropinion1Oct 20, 2022
Its like watching a western and a Ford F150 drives across the screen

Takes you right out of it, while casting is horrible the writing is also weak

This is not worth your time even if you're a Tolkien fan
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kwisi91Oct 19, 2022
I give them 2 stars because they tried.
All in all these series has nothing to do with Tolkien or how Tolkien imagined middle-earth. The Original Trilogy doing everything right compared to this CGI-trash.
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