Rings of Power finally broke me! My last review: S2 Episode 6

The Rings of Power somehow manages to get worse and worse, and so our journey of reviewing it ends here! It finally broke me. I have absolutely nothing good left to say about this show and so I'll rather focus my time and energy elsewhere - talking about what actually makes Tolkien great. So expect some more videos soon, where we'll dive into a lot of fascinating topics.

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[g.t.werber]

I hold your oath fulfilled . Go, be at peace

[niallgaffney]

Can’t wait for Gandalf to visit the valley of hats in season 3.

[jiro]

I again thank you for your service. It's admirable you could make it to episode 6.

[brian]

Totally understandable, they don't even deserve the negative attention anymore. Thank you for defending Tolkien

[lingricen]

“And then there is more crying…how else would the island drown?”

😂😂😂😂😂

[tomasz]

"There is no lore. -10/10"
Jesus wept...

[davidwebb]

Of all the channels that spoke the truth against Rings of Power, yours spoke the truest. Thank you for your service.

[GordonSmith-ndoy]

Even as a generic fantasy show it has poor writing, poor direction, poor acting and poor production values. As an adaptation of Tolkien’s work, it is a travesty of both its content and underlying themes.

[ralphdamianiart]

"Why doesn't it feel like Tolkien?" is the big question here, and I think the right answer is: "It wouldn't and won't ever feel like Tolkien." Tolkien is a product of his time and age—of his deep Christianity, of a post-imperialist Britain coming out of one great war and diving headfirst into another. He was a man of academia, raised on classic epics and romantic prose rooted in traditional values. In his later years, Tolkien was already haunted by the invasion of postmodernism, corporatism, and celebrity culture.

Cut to these two American screenwriters in their early forties, coming fresh out of Yale, landing this job after working a decade as script doctors and assistants. Their entire lifetime experience has been shaped by postmodern literature and mass media consumption. Like most of us, they are hardcore fans of hit television shows and blockbuster cinema. They have no filmmaking experience, were born during the longest peace period in human history, and have never wanted for anything. Their most immediate concern is social injustice and wealth inequality.

How could they possibly write about subjects like war, chivalry, theology, anthropology, or linguistics? Everything they write will inevitably be pastiche and mimicry. They are not scholars, travelers, or auteurs; they are just fans like us. And they have no substantial material to adapt—just footnotes and lines written for other stories.

This could never work with this format and writing by committee.

[frankblack]

14 episodes! You are a true warrior. I surrendered after 15min...

[HelloTosho]

Lay down
Your sweet and weary head
The night is falling
You have come to journey's end

[brushylake]

You watched it so we don't have to. I'll pray for your mental health.

[florpodesta]

The stolen line, they made it mean the opposite of mercy. Of all the crimes, that was the greatest.

[destroy-erase-improve]

My friend at work was praising this seasons first few episodes (he’s read the history of middle earth so I’m dumbfounded…). He came in last week and said “I just can’t do it anymore. It’s going nowhere. Does anything actually happen?”. My answer “I refuse to watch it so I wouldn’t know”.

[Hemskelol]

I don't understand how anyone can sit through this honestly. I was actually excited for RoP before we knew anything about it, because Amazon has unlimited money and I assumed they would hire talented people whom worked on Peter Jacksons trilogy. When the first images dropped I instantly recognized it for what it is: woke dei propaganda, way too on the nose, terrible acting, and horrendous writing.

[thetownsend]

The shows shit. Thanks for the video though ❤

[Yersina.]

Thanks for reviewing this show as long as you did. You were one of the few who didn't turn towards fat jokes, jokes against women every chance you got

I really appreciated your thoughts on the show, even with as little as it had to do with Tolkien

[larshm]

Not even the Valar can use the secret fire, but aperantly mr "Grand elf" can master it. It all makes so much sense now

[domepuncher]

I've generally believed that even subpar time spent in Middle Earth is better than spent elsewhere. But this episode finally broke me as well. Unforgivable.

[Neon]

How you made it this far is beyond me. As soon as Galadriel decided to swim back to Middle Earth I noped out. I admire your fortitude.