They've got the vibe right, which is all that matters to me. Feels like middle earth.

I'm a casual in the lore, I have the silmarillion but i use it to just look up shit in the movies while theyre namedropping stuff i dont know the context of. So I can't really vouch for how well they've kept everything intact, but it seems solid from my light knowledge.

But, yeah, it's got the vibe and if you like the way middle earth feels then I recommend the show.

Was not expecting to like it, but here we are

  • joaomarrom [he/him, comrade/them]
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    2 years ago

    I really like it a lot so far. I'm a mid-tier Tolkien nerd, so I know enough to understand the deviations from the lore, without being too anal about them. I understand that there needs to be some simplification and while I'm not a big fan of original characters in established lore, I'm really enjoying the new additions. My overall impressions:

    • I fucking love the Harfoots. Poppy and Nori are just incredibly adorable, and the two actresses are doing an amazing job.
    • The interaction between Elrond, Durin and Disa was my favorite moment so far, really fun and surprisingly emotional. The chemistry between the three actors was out of this world.
    • The show looks great, too. It really does have that Middle-Earth feel that was completely absent from The Hobbit movies, which is exactly what I'm looking for. And holy shit, Khazad-dum was pretty much perfect.
    • The costume design is on point.

    The new Gambo is quite good too, but Rings of Power is the show I'm most excited about at the moment. It's very light and refreshing. Gambo is good but it's also pretty heavy and dark, and I'm not always in the mood to contemplate the darker side of humanity or whatever. Sometimes I just want to have fun and enjoy a story about good vs. evil in a fantasy world.

    • ProfessorAdonisCnut [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Proto-hobbits being around thousands of years before any histories mention them but just keeping to themselves very well is excellent

    • Diogenes_Barrel [love/loves]
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      2 years ago

      not saying its bad but its weird that the harfoot (destined to become the English hobbits) are like, based on irish travelers? idk cause the english drove the travellers into their nomadism and colonized ireland yknow

      • Dingdangdog [he/him,comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        nah it's definitely bad. It'd actually be good for the story to bring up why they're always in hiding and traveling. Have an england stand-in that scared them off or something.

        With this said I fucking really like them whenever they're on screen lol