Rings of Power -- all opinions and spoilers welcome thread.

[FitzTheRuke]

There are two problems here. First is that you are talking in absolutes. All. Right there your argument fails. It's simply not possible for all the 1 star reviews to be trolls. Second, your argument that the reasons lie not in the quality of the show fails on its face. I despise coffee and tea. They are two of the most foul tasting substances on this planet. A lot of others love the taste and think that those two things are quality. Well, not to me. Am I a troll because I give coffee and tea not even a rating of 1? No. Just because you subjectively feel that the show is quality, does not mean that everyone shares your subjective view on the matter. Nor are they trolls for feeling differently than you do.

Now, now... hating on Coffee and Tea is just a step too far.

I'm kidding, of course. While I think a sizable portion of 1-star reviews (for anything) are nonsense (in that, I don't believe that a truly objective person would give 1-star to very many things). More accurately, I'd say that 1-star ratings are generally overblown.

That said, there's absolutely things that deserve 1-star, and anyone is free to disagree with me on what those things are.

OTOH, Many mornings I'd give my coffee 5 stars, and I'm stingy with 5 stars.

 

[Mercurius]

I tend to think the "review bombing" phenomena is less about supposed armies of trolls actually review bombing for some sort of malicious ideological agenda (again, towards what end? What ideology?), and more about big corporations blaming fans for shoddy products, and using so-called review bombing as a shield. "Our show is amazing - anyone who dislikes it must be a troll."

So yeah, I tend to be more sympathetic towards disappointed/angry fans, even if I don't feel the same degree of personal betrayal--than I do mega-corporations like Amazon. Especially when I agree with a lot of what the so-called "angry fans" say.

The reviewer I've actually linked to is Erik Kain of Forbes, who hardly qualifies as a troll and isn't all that angry. Yet most of what he has said is echoed in a lot of the one-star reviews, so I'm led to believe that such views of the show are rather common, and the 39% Audience Score on RT is roughly representative of viewers (either plus or minus the actual reception of the total fan-base).

 

[Mercurius]

Let's be real here: those reviews are part of a coordinated political activist campaign. They have little to do with the show, and the control thst shows this is the critical reception versus the places open to review bombing by the misogynist and racist trolls. And yes, even a troll who apes language to make it sound like they have a "legitimate criticism" to the algorithm still stinks.

Oh, brother. This is wild conjecture. What proof do you have of this?

Again, this is a rather easy card that mega-corporations play in an attempt to defend their product. It is a fail-proof way to inoculate yourself against actual criticism. "If you don't like it, you are a troll."

I've said this several times, but you just don't want to hear it: Reasonable people, people who love fantasy and Tolkien, hate this show. Not everyone, but quite a few. To me all you're really saying, and doubling and tripling down on, is if someone feels different about this than you do, they must be crazy or, even worse, some kind of secret troll.

 

[Zardnaar]

Let's be real here: those reviews are part of a coordinated political activist campaign. They have little to do with the show, and the control thst shows this is the critical reception versus the places open to review bombing by the misogynist and racist trolls. And yes, even a troll who apes language to make it sound like they have a "legitimate criticism" to the algorithm still stinks.

The taste of caffine tastes like a toxin, so it takes some work to acquire the taste for maby people, such as myself. I didn't like the taste, but after a few years of powering through for the buzz my brain reprogrammed itself to enjoy the taste. Same with beer, and other bitter flavors.

Are you a psychic god emperor or spoken to everyone giving it a 1 star review?

One star these days often means thumbs down.

 

[DragonBelow]

2) The elvish rings looked gaudy in a sort of faux riche/blingish sort of way. I don't know why they didn't just use the same rings from LotR, which were far more classy.

I think you missed the part where the material was very difficult to work with, how it baffled their most expert craftsman, and etc.

 

[Maxperson]

OTOH, Many mornings I'd give my coffee 5 stars, and I'm stingy with 5 stars.

My wife holds the same view. I just get up and go with no need for any coffee, so she's pretty sure I'm an alien.

 

[Mercurius]

My wife holds the same view. I just get up and go with no need for any coffee, so she's pretty sure I'm an alien.

The dirty little secret about coffee is that it creates the need for itself. (And I'm a coffee drinker, though go through periods of switching to chai, but inevitably find my way back to the evil beans).

 

[Mercurius]

I think you missed the part where the material was very difficult to work with, how it baffled their most expert craftsman, and etc.

I guess the craftsmen hired by Peter Jackson were less baffled.

 

[DragonBelow]

I guess the craftsmen hired by Peter Jackson were less baffled.

Yeah, because that one was made by Sauron himself

 

[Mercurius]

Yeah, because that one was made by Sauron himself

I was talking about the elvish rings.