Rings of Power

[galadhir]

I have to admit that I stopped watching Amazon's Rings of Power half way through the first episode, because I didn't really recognize any of the characters or the world as recognizably the Middle-earth I loved, and also because by that time I was bored. But every scene I have seen of it has made me want to go 'Oh, God, No. You don't understand this world at all.' So I was delighted to read this article from A Collection Of Unmitigated Pedantry and find out that a proper historian agreed with me :)

Collections: Why Rings of Power’s Middle Earth Feels Flat

I can't wait for the next article which deals with things he thinks probably only niggle him and no one else - I suspect those will be the things that I also can't bear.

Comments

[dragongirlg]

Haven't read through the link yet, but just to say - I watched all of Rings of Power and the vibes were completely off the whole time! It definitely did not have any understanding of the characters, the world, the relationships...I had low expectations but even then it was a disappointment. I won't be continuing it.

[galadhir]

*G* Likewise! I told myself I wouldn't watch it, because all the promo material looked so wrong, but then I couldn't resist watching the first episode... and I just didn't recognize it. I don't think they have any idea about what makes Tolkien's work so magical and they treated it like just another sword and sorcery property.

If they finally bring in my main elf Celeborn, I may go back to see what they're doing with him. It's entirely possible that the indignation might fuel me to write more fic. (That's what happened with the movies.) But yeah, if he's not there, I'm not coming.