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

[Ryujin]

Better episode this week I quite liked it.

With adaptions I don't like them contradicting big plot points bjust because. I do expect them to gloss over some things, drop other thing tweak dialogue, add new stuff etc.

I'm not familiar with the source material (Bored of the Rings). Some of these episodes have been quite faithful in that aspect.

Mountain go boom that's Mount Doom pre Mordor forming?

There is, in fact, a parody called "Bored of the Rings." I once found a copy at a local library, but it has undoubtedly been out of print for a long time.

Bored of the Rings - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Aeson]

The fight between Arondir and the orc is a good example of STR vs DEX. If you're relying on dex don't let the strong guy get a hold of you.

 

[Mallus]

I really dislike the argument that just because this fantasy thing happens, all fantasy things are okay.

That's not really what I meant. I thought the show's explanation of mithril seemed of a piece with Ungoliant, Telperion, Laurelin et al. Mythic. The sort of thing that wouldn't seem out of place in a Scandinavian saga. Sufficiently Tolkien-esque.

I wouldn't feel the same way about the inclusion of, say, a Final Fantasy summon.

 

[Maxperson]

That's not really what I meant. I thought the show's explanation of mithril seemed of a piece with Ungoliant, Telperion, Laurelin et al. Mythic. The sort of thing that wouldn't seem out of place in a Scandinavian saga. Sufficiently Tolkien-esque.

I wouldn't feel the same way about the inclusion of, say, a Final Fantasy summon.

I still don't agree with you on this particular change, but thanks for the clarification.

 

[wicked cool]

This show has some good moments but once again just horrible story writing/special effects/plot holes
-the key. There’s no way it gets out of the village
-the strategy of giving up the keep for the village
-the water for mount doom. So every time it rains a volcano should blow?
-the acting of Galadriel wanting to murder all the orcs and then stops the king when at the same time the hunting elf talks to the boy about removing rage
-night time special effects. As bad at times as got was but then at times it’s good
-the humans decide to build weapons after they destroy the keep?

Much more but this show could be so much better . This is zena Saturday night with a better budget

 

[Rabulias]

If Halbrand is not Sauron, they really are red herringing him heavily, IMO. His rage at Adar (assuming Adar's story is true) and his return as "king of the Southlands" just as Adar's plan for an orc homeland comes to pass are both additional points. On top of the fact that he is a smith, the Halbrand = "halfsword" bit, and the twisted irony of Galadriel (of all people) unwittingly facilitating his return.

 

[MarkB]

This show has some good moments but once again just horrible story writing/special effects/plot holes
-the key. There’s no way it gets out of the village

Why not? The Numenorians were hunting down orcs, not humans. It'd be easy for a single human to slip away in the chaos of their arrival.

-the strategy of giving up the keep for the village

The villagers had no knowledge of any force coming to aid them, so being besieged in a keep was slow death even if the orcs didn't immediately break in. They couldn't outlast the orc army, they had to destroy it, and the self-destructing keep was the cheapest way to take out a huge portion of it.

-the water for mount doom. So every time it rains a volcano should blow?

No - that was the whole point of what the orcs have been doing all this time. Digging the tunnels and trenches, not as a means of reaching the villagers with cover from the sun, but as a channel to direct a huge deluge of water directly into the lava chamber.

 

[Tonguez]

This show has some good moments but once again just horrible story writing/special effects/plot holes
-the water for mount doom. So every time it rains a volcano should blow?

a massive amount of water poured directly into lava will infact cause an explosion, that explosion then triggering an eruption is plausible given enough water. Rain tends not to reach lava chambers so suspension of disbeleif applies to the Orcs being able to dig a canal to carry enough water to do that predictably but not to the theory itself.

The bigger issue is how is Galadriel surviving being hit by a 1500 degree pyroclastic blast?

Also I like Adar, does anyone else feel some sympathy for his Uruk children? Sure they triggered mount doom to achieve it, but they’re just wanting to find a home like everyone else…

 

[MarkB]

Also I like Adar, does anyone else feel some sympathy for his Uruk children? Sure they triggered mount doom to achieve it, but they’re just wanting to find a home like everyone else…

Taking a home is not the same as finding a home.

 

[wicked cool]

Why not? The Numenorians were hunting down orcs, not humans. It'd be easy for a single human to slip away in the chaos of their arrival.

The villagers had no knowledge of any force coming to aid them, so being besieged in a keep was slow death even if the orcs didn't immediately break in. They couldn't outlast the orc army, they had to destroy it, and the self-destructing keep was the cheapest way to take out a huge portion of it.

No - that was the whole point of what the orcs have been doing all this time. Digging the tunnels and trenches, not as a means of reaching the villagers with cover from the sun, but as a channel to direct a huge deluge of water directly into the lava chamber.

Ever see a keelgiven up before with a village full of peasants? They wouldn’t be thinking about long term food as you takes wagon and all your livestock

Also the ships were not big enough for a horse army

Looked up lava and water real world explosions. Doesn’t do that

The artifact/key was not in his control and for him to switch out with an exact disguise was just not great