The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Prime)

Darujhistan · 29 Sep 2022 at 11:04

Never in the field of human television has so little happened in so much time.

Over 5 1/2 hours in, unbelievable. Finally sat through EP5 and it's like they're trying desperately to find ways of padding this thing out.

More Harfoot nonsense, yawn, she Frodo put her hand on some frost from not-Gandalf because reasons. The CW crew Isildur and his buddies, She-sildur and Derek are just total cringe, no-one cares. Pharazon and Derek openly discuss court politics, and macro strategy for Numenor in a market square for some reason, did we see the small council in GoT meeting down the pub? no we did not. Eminem shows up and nothing of note happens, the fight scene with "Galadriel the awesome" was laughable and so badly choreographed and was reminiscent of something from a musical. Galadriel again being a totally manipulative selfish bitch and gets her own way again because reasons. Something something about a table (ffs) with Durin and the Elves continued the never-ending drivel of the nonsense Mithril sub"plot"...now back to Khazad Dum...because reasons.

The final scene where the might of Numenor (3 ships and 300 men) sets off for ME, and Galadriel boards the ships trying to look awesome to a rousing soundtrack was total cringe, and was emblematic of this show "...a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury signifying nothing".

StriderX · 29 Sep 2022 at 11:44

Darujhistan said:
Never in the field of human television has so little happened in so much time.

Over 5 1/2 hours in, unbelievable. Finally sat through EP5 and it's like they're trying desperately to find ways of padding this thing out.

More Harfoot nonsense, yawn, she Frodo put her hand on some frost from not-Gandalf because reasons. The CW crew Isildur and his buddies, She-sildur and Derek are just total cringe, no-one cares. Pharazon and Derek openly discuss court politics, and macro strategy for Numenor in a market square for some reason, did we see the small council in GoT meeting down the pub? no we did not. Eminem shows up and nothing of note happens, the fight scene with "Galadriel the awesome" was laughable and so badly choreographed and was reminiscent of something from a musical. Galadriel again being a totally manipulative selfish bitch and gets her own way again because reasons. Something something about a table (ffs) with Durin and the Elves continued the never-ending drivel of the nonsense Mithril sub"plot"...now back to Khazad Dum...because reasons.

The final scene where the might of Numenor (3 ships and 300 men) sets off for ME, and Galadriel boards the ships trying to look awesome to a rousing soundtrack was total cringe, and was emblematic of this show "...a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury signifying nothing".

Well it's not a movie is it? Do you expect there to be a massive fight every single episode?

Darujhistan · 29 Sep 2022 at 11:47

StriderX said:
Well it's not a movie is it? Do you expect there to be a massive fight every single episode?

Where did I say that? Poor attempt at a straw-man by the way.

Rroff · 29 Sep 2022 at 11:51

StriderX said:
Well it's not a movie is it? Do you expect there to be a massive fight every single episode?

Even allowing for it being a TV show rather than a movie - it has done so little with the time it is crazy - it is constantly dithering around the same thing which could have been done in an hour with more depth...

Darujhistan · 29 Sep 2022 at 11:53

AMAZON THE DEFILER:

Dis86 · 29 Sep 2022 at 12:35

StriderX said:
Well it's not a movie is it? Do you expect there to be a massive fight every single episode?

They're literally spreading 15 minutes of story out over 1.5 hours at the minute.

Darujhistan · 29 Sep 2022 at 12:37

Pretty amazing when you realise they ended EP4 by heading off to ME, and then ended EP5 by heading off to ME.

:cry:

Greebo · 29 Sep 2022 at 12:37

Darujhistan said:
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The final scene where the might of Numenor (3 ships and 300 men) sets off for ME, and Galadriel boards the ships trying to look awesome to a rousing soundtrack was total cringe, and was emblematic of this show "...a tale told by an idiot full of sound and fury signifying nothing".

I dont get the shiops. Numenor is meant to be a massive power with a massive fleet and yet they seem to only have 5 ships available and two were sunk so they can now only send 3 ships and 300 men???

And no way do you get 100 men and 100 horses on each of those ships. They are way too small.

StriderX · 29 Sep 2022 at 12:40

Greebo said:
I dont get the shiops. Numenor is meant to be a massive power with a massive fleet and yet they seem to only have 5 ships available and two were sunk so they can now only send 3 ships and 300 men???

And no way do you get 100 men and 100 horses on each of those ships. They are way too small.

Not much need for a large fleet when you have no enemies.

Darujhistan · 29 Sep 2022 at 12:42

Greebo said:
I dont get the shiops. Numenor is meant to be a massive power with a massive fleet and yet they seem to only have 5 ships available and two were sunk so they can now only send 3 ships and 300 men???

And no way do you get 100 men and 100 horses on each of those ships. They are way too small.

I know, utterly pathetic lack of scale and granduer this show has. Yeah you could get around 100 men, horses, and supplies on those three ships in total. How they spent 1BN on this I have no idea, it is a tiny little World in truth. Take the CGI off this and it's a cheap-ass show that the old Sci-Fi schannel would have made.

Darujhistan · 29 Sep 2022 at 12:45

Harfoots:

If they're leaving the Brandyfoots(?) behind then why do they need to also take their wheels? Absoloute psycho's, plus the fact they'd have now be further encumbered by extra wheels! - Who is writing this stuff?

:cry:

Jono8 · 29 Sep 2022 at 12:48

Greebo said:
I dont get the shiops. Numenor is meant to be a massive power with a massive fleet and yet they seem to only have 5 ships available and two were sunk so they can now only send 3 ships and 300 men???

And no way do you get 100 men and 100 horses on each of those ships. They are way too small.

I thought the exact same thing!

They got the ship scale all wrong in my opinion in that scene.

It just looked odd.

Darujhistan · 29 Sep 2022 at 12:50

"And no way do you get 100 men and 100 horses on each of those ships."

Easy like this

Worked just fine in the crowd scenes...

MoRT489 · 29 Sep 2022 at 13:54

That’s only 50….

Darujhistan · 29 Sep 2022 at 13:56

MoRT489 said:
That’s only 50….

You actually counted them!

:cry:

SixTwoSix · 29 Sep 2022 at 13:57

Greebo said:
And no way do you get 100 men and 100 horses on each of those ships. They are way too small.

Maybe they're like Legolas quiver and bigger on the inside

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 29 Sep 2022 at 13:57

Its not 50 either, its something like 65

Although they are overlapped so quite possibly there are 100 but some a 99% overlapped

Anyway this like so many conversations in regards RPO are just childish baiting

"That boat wouldnt hold 100 people and horses"
meanwhile "tell me more about these magic rings the elf is going to forge"

Greebo · 29 Sep 2022 at 14:38

StriderX said:
Not much need for a large fleet when you have no enemies.

They are an island and meant to be a massive fighting powerhouse. Hence why all the men either become guild members making stuff or they are in the army or navy and seems very tough to get into either of the armed forces.

MoRT489 · 29 Sep 2022 at 14:58

Darujhistan said:
You actually counted them!

I was passing the time waiting for my lunch..

VonScar · 29 Sep 2022 at 16:05

montymint said:
They don't have all the rights you know.

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