[+] The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - SPOILERS ALLOWED

[Ryujin]

What??


It's all made up. I don't see where they're even using the appendices to which they have the rights.

Mostly for Elf names, I think.

 

[Nikosandros]

Mostly for Elf names, I think.

Yes, but not much more than that, so far...

 

[Nikosandros]

Visually it is truly stunning, but I'm not too keen on the acting so far.

 

[Aeson]

Visually it is truly stunning, but I'm not too keen on the acting so far.

I'm enjoying Poppy and Nori. A new Merry and Pippin. I'm not sure about Elrond. He has some big shoes to fill.

 

[HawaiiSteveO]

Trying to sort out how the dwarves got the briefcase from Pulp Fiction…,

 

[Hriston]

I'm enjoying Poppy and Nori. A new Merry and Pippin. I'm not sure about Elrond. He has some big shoes to fill.

Poppy and Nori are reminding me quite a bit of Sam and Frodo, actually, which I don't think is an accident.

Elrond on the other hand is completely wrong. For the record, I was not at all fond of his depiction in the films either, but even that was somewhat preferable. He's a lore-master and herald of Gil-galad. This unflattering depiction reduces him, to use Galadriel's word, to a politician, and a smarmy one at that.

 

[Aeson]

I see Sam and Frodo, but I see Nori and Poppy as comic relief, which was more Merry and Pippin. A blending of the four? In any case, I'm looking forward to more from them.

Is it the acting or the dialogue? I think they give the actors a bunch of dialogue to work with. The elves in particular use a lot of flowery words. It's almost like watching a Shakespearean play.

 

[billd91]

Poppy and Nori are reminding me quite a bit of Sam and Frodo, actually, which I don't think is an accident.

Elrond on the other hand is completely wrong. For the record, I was not at all fond of his depiction in the films either, but even that was somewhat preferable. He's a lore-master and herald of Gil-galad. This unflattering depiction reduces him, to use Galadriel's word, to a politician, and a smarmy one at that.

I think he's doing fine. He's a herald - he's part of the court. Politics is going to be involved.

 

[MarkB]

Elrond on the other hand is completely wrong. For the record, I was not at all fond of his depiction in the films either, but even that was somewhat preferable. He's a lore-master and herald of Gil-galad. This unflattering depiction reduces him, to use Galadriel's word, to a politician, and a smarmy one at that.

"Herald" seems like a pretty close fit with "foreign envoy" to me.

 

[Mallus]

So far it’s far exceeding my expectations. It feels different from their Wheel of Time. More Tolkien-esque than Tolkien-derivative. Which is appropriate, but hardly a given going in.

It looks gorgeous. The elf boat sailing into the light of elf Heaven rivals anything in Jackson’s films. More importantly things just feel right, it varies in tone (I was even scared at one point by a single orc, something I thought not possible after nearly 40 years of D&D!) with only a few false notes.

Really digging Senator Elrond. That’s an interesting take.