Heard so much crap about this show, then finally gave it a chance and was pleasantly surprised. The pacing is definitely not for the TikTok-brains of the world, but the overall story is great.
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I don't think it's solely a matter of having a "TikTok-brain".
I don't use Tik-Tok (never have) and I did not like The Rings of Power. I would have much preferred if they adapted the main story in The Silmarillion; Quenta Silmarillion. Instead they came up with a generic "made for streaming with minimal inspiration from a literary work for marketing purposes" concept.
They don’t have the rights to The Silmarillion. They’re basing everything off the appendencies.
I dunno Silmarillion was one of the driest, most awful books I've ever read. If i wasn't such a huge Tolkien fan I never would have finished it.
Shows great, fuck the armchair critics. If you don't enjoy it, quit watching it. There are always people saying things like, "I hate the show so much, the 15th episode was the worst of them all!" Go watch something you enjoy if it's that bad people.
I think the shows a dumpster fire but happy for the fan I guess.
the fan
Great burn.
God this show was incredibly boring.
It's so slow and anything that happens is kinda stupid. Character motivations are all over the place.
Geladriel being genocidal mary sue is pretty great, honestly. Parents must be proud of the 13 year old who is writing one of the main character for such a huge show.
The last scene of the second season was straight cringe. I was mad
ripe for a decent fanedit me thinks
Lots of negtivitiy here, but I don't mind it. I'll put it on my watchlist
I agree, I have plenty of complaints about the first season and the second season, plenty of wasted storylines, but it has its moments.
Charlie Vickers as Sauron alone makes it worth watching. He’s been absolutely incredible. A few other actors have been great too. I love how it’s mostly all unknowns. The visual effects are really impressive as well. The story is…up and down. But it seems like they’re figuring it out. Most of the criticisms are totally fair. But I’m still glad the show exists. It’s light years better than The Hobbit trilogy at least.
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One day I'll actually watch it