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<blockquote data-quote="Clint_L" data-source="post: 8985714" data-attributes="member: 7035894"><p>Late to this thread. I liked <em>Rings of Power</em> okay. Some things I could care less about, so Black elves or whatever do not concern me in the least and I have no interest in discussing what should be noncontroversial. My biggest take away was that this series had high production values and good acting in service of a fairly tedious plot.</p><p></p><p>In this it was...being kind of faithful to Tolkien, who aside from <em>The Hobbit</em> and <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> also did a lot of tedious plotting. So it's not a shock that a series based loosely on his backstory material kind of limped along. As with so many prequels, <em>Rings of Power</em> made great hay out of trying to answer questions that probably most of us didn't care that much about ("what were hobbits like before they settled in the Shire? What would a Maiar have been like when first arriving in Middle Earth? What was Celebrimbor's deal - was he just stupid? (answer: apparently)"). </p><p></p><p>Also, apparently elves are Vulcans.</p><p></p><p>The story most popped when it focused on interesting relationships. Elrond and Durin made the show come alive, and I liked the stuff around Ellendil, though Isildur I could have done without. The big Sauron reveal was telegraphed so hard that I literally rolled my eyes.</p><p></p><p>Yet, in spite of the weaknesses, I kept watching. The visuals were cool, there was some (not enough) good action (and even some semi-horror), and I'll watch season 2.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Clint_L, post: 8985714, member: 7035894"] Late to this thread. I liked [I]Rings of Power[/I] okay. Some things I could care less about, so Black elves or whatever do not concern me in the least and I have no interest in discussing what should be noncontroversial. My biggest take away was that this series had high production values and good acting in service of a fairly tedious plot. In this it was...being kind of faithful to Tolkien, who aside from [I]The Hobbit[/I] and [I]The Lord of the Rings[/I] also did a lot of tedious plotting. So it's not a shock that a series based loosely on his backstory material kind of limped along. As with so many prequels, [I]Rings of Power[/I] made great hay out of trying to answer questions that probably most of us didn't care that much about ("what were hobbits like before they settled in the Shire? What would a Maiar have been like when first arriving in Middle Earth? What was Celebrimbor's deal - was he just stupid? (answer: apparently)"). Also, apparently elves are Vulcans. The story most popped when it focused on interesting relationships. Elrond and Durin made the show come alive, and I liked the stuff around Ellendil, though Isildur I could have done without. The big Sauron reveal was telegraphed so hard that I literally rolled my eyes. Yet, in spite of the weaknesses, I kept watching. The visuals were cool, there was some (not enough) good action (and even some semi-horror), and I'll watch season 2. [/QUOTE]
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