Season 2 – The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

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Pavlos K @Mikhael123 1d Sauron cries twice in the season, Galadriel and Elrond kiss and the orcs have babies. See more Mark K @icarusmelting 6d After suffering through the first season, I primarily watched to answer the perverted question if the writers could possibly make this series any worse. Sadly for all involved, they succeeded. Just terrible in the most uninteresting way possible. The most apt comparison to the Tolkien books and Peter Jackson's films to this mess is to equate the Lord of the Rings universe to Star Wars. This series is A Star Wars Christmas. George Lucas wisely tried to erase that series from history. Unfortunately, J.R.R. Tolkien is not alive to try and do the same here. Apparently his heirs don't give a shit about his legacy. Do yourself a favor and try to find a bootleg copy of A Star Wars Christmas online instead of suffering through this steaming pile of crap. See more Lawrence O @Ollie99 Jan 20 I love Lord of the Rings and this show is a great addition. See more Nathan S @NathanS. Jan 20 Critics are smoking crack with this one. It's a badtardization of Tolkiens work. See more Carlisle F @cfindlay13 Jan 15 The problems with this show are not the messages about current political or cultural issues. It’s not the diverse cast or the female lead character. It’s the plot, the storyline, the writing! The problem is the complete lack of respect and integrity to the source material. This show does not resemble the work of Tolkien in any way other than essentially stealing names. The Silmarillion is one of the most epic fantasies ever written, and the world created therein is probably the most popular and renowned in history. I don’t know why you would deviate from something that has already proven itself for 75 years. Peter Jackson directed the most successful movies of all time because they were TRUE to the source material. I’m not sure if Amazon did not have the rights to be true to the source material. This is not Middle Earth or the Lord of the Rings at all. I was so excited for this project, and it has been a horrible disappointment. See more Xen G @Mangocaine Jan 11 An improvement certainly over the first season, carried mostly by the name/setting, the score, and to a degree by performance of most of the actors - Sauron and Celebrimbor are both noticeably well played. A shame Adar's actor isn't the same as s1. The writing however is pretty damn bad, the pacing is bad, the battles and duels are also pretty bad. There's distinct lack of emotion in a fair amount of dialogue where you'd expect it, and there's a lot of deus ex machina or other random miracle work going on to push scenes forward for no reason. Episodes 3,4 and 7 were particularly painful to watch, with the exception of scenes involving Sauron and Celebrimbor (not the writing around them though). 1,2 were enjoyable, and so were 5 and 6. The finale was plain uninteresting. Overall it seems like good actors are being held back by screenwriting and directing that ought to be grounds for imprisonment. 2/5 for me See more Read all reviews

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — Season 2

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