The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime)
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These trolls just can't get enough!
Does it hurt that people can have different opinions?
I’m enjoying the show, simple as that.
No no no. You are not fooling me! I get that you are having a bit of a laugh here but I know what you really think about this show.
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Quite liking the Elrond/During story it's building nicely. Harfoorts well waiting for the starman reveal although I think I know who it is. Southlanders feels all a bit amateur hour but might come good. The Numenarian plot is fine apart from why is the daughter even in the show, what role does she serve? And Galadriel without a doubt this character is the worst thing in the show, the writing had in no way earned the epic music slow mo entrance on the boat. They're forcing what's not there.
This show is mildly entertaining and could easily be lifted a few notches is the writing of Galadriel was any good and the Southlanders plot were better.
This show is mildly entertaining and could easily be lifted a few notches is the writing of Galadriel was any good and the Southlanders plot were better.
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Forget the great stories written by Tolkien, hire compete nobody's and task them with matching the quality of Tolkien's work and creating a whole new storyline...
What could go wrong?
Tolkien isn't around anymore, anyone can do whatever they want with his universe.Forget the great stories written by Tolkien, hire compete nobody's and task them with matching the quality of Tolkien's work and creating a whole new storyline...
What could go wrong?
Also it's an impossibly subjective metric to say that it should match the quality of the original when the form of consumption is completely different.
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Forget the great stories written by Tolkien, hire compete nobody's and task them with matching the quality of Tolkien's work and creating a whole new storyline...
What could go wrong?
Everything by the look of it!
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Caporegime
‘Irish people have faced centuries of discrimination’: why are Lord of the Rings’ accents so offensively bad? | Television | The Guardian
The harfoots’ accents in The Rings of Power aren’t just deeply inappropriate – they’re awful. But Amazon’s drama isn’t the first fantasy show to struggle with dialect …
amp.theguardian.com
Someone else not happy with the Harfoots. Also...I'm not alone in hearing lenny Henry's crap accent!
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Oh boy, haven't the Guardian changed their tune...my oh my...it was the best thing sliced bread at launch and put HoD to shame...
It's almost like they actually watched the show, read the room and they decided to alter their approach, ironic that they chose to highlight a "discrimination" issue when they alluded to the fan base being toxic in their earlier review and of course amazon have been playing this card for months...
"Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to decieve..." - eh Guardian?
It's almost like they actually watched the show, read the room and they decided to alter their approach, ironic that they chose to highlight a "discrimination" issue when they alluded to the fan base being toxic in their earlier review and of course amazon have been playing this card for months...
"Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to decieve..." - eh Guardian?
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One thing that was either done badly, or was implied through visual setup, is that Eldrond's King might have been fibbing about the future of the Elven race, or the King has been misled by another to tell such a falsehood to Eldrond who would then pass this over to Durin. This is through the slow camera shot lingering on the King watching (overhearing?) them as Eldrond and During began the long walk back with the *ahem* "table". So it might not be that the Mithril is going to be what keeps the Elves alive in the times ahead, but alluded to do so as part of a lie - either through application to Elven forces to defeat the enemy, or (actually) through other mystical means (which doesn't make sense, so it makes more sense about the previous reason)... But the deception and intrigue about where this "lie" began potentially goes much further than that; who started the lie? What was the purpose of the lie? Why did the Elves not recognise the lie? etc.
Thankfully this intrigue is tied up with the A team in terms of the series story; that of Elrond and Durin, so that's a saving grace that it'll likely remain afloat better than some of the other parts of the series thus far.
Soldato
Durrrrr. I can't delete this post!
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Soldato
Now if that is how it panned out (I'm too lazy for a rewatch) then it makes sense regarding Gimli's line in Lotr - "Never trust an elf!"
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I'm pretty sure it will come out that Sauron has already been in the ear of Gil-Galad and Celibrimbor and that the Mithril lie started with him.
Same as Celibrimbor wanting to build the forge quickly.
Soldato
Its growing on me. No its not perfect but its improving as it goes on.
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Apart of from Amazon spending a fortune (about 1 billion) on the intellectual rights/production, and various other film companies spending millions to use the IP?
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That related to the theft of certain gems.
They don't have all the rights you know.
What Material Does Amazon Have The Rights To For The Rings Of Power Answered!
One burning question fans have had is what material does Amazon have the rights to for The Rings of Power show? Well we know have an answer courtesy of
lrmonline.com
I think it is fairly good and is slowly growing on me. I'm enjoying it more than House of the Dragon.
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