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

[Paul Farquhar]

Bad joke Saxons originated in Germany. Saxony even. Proto Germans?

Germany didn't exist until fairly recently, Old Saxony was a small part of current Germany, overlapping with current Denmark and the Netherlands.

 

[Zardnaar]

Germany didn't exist until fairly recently, Old Saxony was a small part of current Germany, overlapping with current Denmark and the Netherlands.

I'm aware of that. Germans predate Germany by centuries though. Bad joke.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The Arondir story is currently the best one in the series, based on Episode 3.

The notion that none of the male characters are heroic or admirable was always laughable, but it's clearly nonsense with this episode.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I'm not a Warhammer player or fan myself, but it was my impression that's where Scot dwarves came from originally.

 

[reelo]

I'm not a Warhammer player or fan myself, but it was my impression that's where Scot dwarves came from originally.

Yeah. WarCRAFT copied from WarHAMMER in that regard.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Neil Gaiman had a go, but he is having a hard enough time with his own toxic fans. Peter Jackson has a snit on, because he wasn't consulted. But given the mess he made of The Hobbit, I can't blame them.

The thing is, whenever someone consumes media they create their own version of the story in their imagination. From the look and sound of the characters, to the deeper meanings. Before the internet, you would only be exposed to other people's versions of the story if you studied literature at a higher level. In which case, you would have guidance from a teacher. Without that training, people feel they are being told their version is wrong, which equates to an attack on their core identity. So they lash out.

The earliest time I experienced this was when one of the The Three Investigators (very popular in German as "Die Drei Fragezeichen???") contained an illustration of the characters that didn't mesh at all with how I envisioned them. Mind you, I also have the habit of glossing over detailed descriptions of things, so maybe the illustration was quite reasonable. But I wasn't having it and still ignore it.

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So far, I enjoy the show.
Halbrands scene with the guild-guys seemed to show some regret that he knew that things would turn out bad for them if they seriously attacked him. I am not really looking yet for "possible Saurons in disguise", but I would interpret his behaviour more as a sign that he was hiding how tough and dangerous he is, but that he beat them up made me wonder if it was a bit of a PTSD reaction that triggered a rage, something he really tried to avert. I suppose one could also see it as a sign that he's evil and can't hide it entirely, but.. Well, I don't think he's bad. But I am happy to be proven wrong over the next few episodes or seasons.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Yeah. WarCRAFT copied from WarHAMMER in that regard.

Warcraft I allegedly started off as a licensed product that ended up not getting the license from GW.

 

[Davies]

Halbrands scene with the guild-guys seemed to show some regret that he knew that things would turn out bad for them if they seriously attacked him. I am not really looking yet for "possible Saurons in disguise", but I would interpret his behaviour more as a sign that he was hiding how tough and dangerous he is, but that he beat them up made me wonder if it was a bit of a PTSD reaction that triggered a rage, something he really tried to avert.

There was something odd about his eyes when he leapt up from his beating. I would need to examine frame by frame to be sure, but his eyes just looked wrong.

 

[Ryujin]

There was something odd about his eyes when he leapt up from his beating. I would need to examine frame by frame to be sure, but his eyes just looked wrong.

Nope, they were just wide open and, well, crazed. I just rewatched it. I will say, however, that breaking a forearm with just pressure like that isn't an easy thing. It's not like he wound up and smashed it against the edge of the doorway, either. He just pushed.

 

[RuinousPowers]

I am totally NOT getting "Halbrand is Sauron" vibes. I am getting proto-Rohirrim vibes though. The Stranger is totally Gandalf.