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Rings of Power is a Disappointment, Here’s why | An Overdue Critique (youtu.be)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Come for the two hour review of Rings of Power by a guy who has elvish on his wedding ring, stay for the Hbomberguy style twist into discussion of the way the far right uses the appearance of media criticism to radicalize vunrable young men and draw them into the manosphere.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wholeheartedly agree. I'm glad that Amazon wanted to be ambitious, but there's so much great fiction out there that hasn't yet been adapted, even of other Tolkien stuff such as the Silmarillion (not exactly a story but still plenty of rich details about the world).

I will say, it at least goes down smooth as turn-your-brain-off entertainment if you are looking for something that just looks nice. A lower bar to clear, but I liked having something to fall back to when I ran out of House of the Dragon.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

if you are looking for something that just looks nice

Honestly, the show can get by on looks alone for me. IMHO, it is the best-looking TV show ever made, by a significant margin.

Which is not to say I didn't enjoy other parts of the show. The music was good, the acting was good, I loved the Harfoots (Harfeet?) in general, I loved Elrond and Durin. A lot of the side characters were charming. The opening sequence was inspired.

I think they missed the mark a bit with the "mystery" elements, though, and if they want me to give a shit about Kemen and Eärien, they're going to need to try harder in S2. But I thoroughly enjoyed season 1 and I hope they stay the course in general.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

I would’ve passed on this before, but now I’m in. Thanks for the rec!