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Post by frankyt on Sept 12, 2022 9:25:18 GMT -5
The slow mo horse riding scene made me roll my eyes, still adding more and more characters, hoping the story starts to take shape in the next few episodes. Need something to look forward to.
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Post by Jibbs on Sept 12, 2022 18:07:33 GMT -5
Well it has Gandalf and now Mordor.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Sept 14, 2022 22:08:50 GMT -5
The third episode was a HUGE step back for this series and has me very worried that this is going to be a huge dud. Why was there so much slow-motion? Why didn't we see Elrond or Celebrimbor or Sauron or anything of significance? Why are there so many characters to bounce around to and yet none of them are interesting?
House of the Dragon seems to be finding its footing. Rings of Power is slipping in a big way before it really got off the ground.
Episode four needs to really right the ship here, but after the last episode I'm not hopeful.
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Post by IanTheCool on Sept 15, 2022 3:21:33 GMT -5
The third episode was a HUGE step back for this series and has me very worried that this is going to be a huge dud. Why was there so much slow-motion? Why didn't we see Elrond or Celebrimbor or Sauron or anything of significance? Why are there so many characters to bounce around to and yet none of them are interesting? House of the Dragon seems to be finding its footing. Rings of Power is slipping in a big way before it really got off the ground. Episode four needs to really right the ship here, but after the last episode I'm not hopeful. When I first started reading this I thought you were talking House of the Dragon, and I thought all episodes have been pretty awesome so far. But LOTR. Yeah, I'm with ya. |
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Post by IanTheCool on Sept 30, 2022 16:12:35 GMT -5
Is anyone still watching this?
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Oct 1, 2022 19:11:13 GMT -5
Is anyone still watching this? Yes, tepidly. |
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Post by IanTheCool on Oct 2, 2022 11:50:32 GMT -5
I'm gonna try to stick it out for these last two episodes, though I'm not sure why?
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Oct 5, 2022 11:40:10 GMT -5
That Mt. Doom (I assume that's what it is) finale was pretty cool. But otherwise this whole series has been a total snoozer.
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Oct 16, 2022 16:47:24 GMT -5
Well that season was a non-starter. I still can't remember anyone's names, nothing of great importance happens to justify eight episodes of this, and overall the show just suffered from the impossible: it was boring. It looks great, every detail and set piece is topnotch, but the show feels lifeless and too serious. I'll give it another chance in season two, but if anyone hasn't watched an episode yet they aren't missing out on anything.
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Post by IanTheCool on Oct 16, 2022 21:05:10 GMT -5
Well that season was a non-starter. I still can't remember anyone's names, nothing of great importance happens to justify eight episodes of this, and overall the show just suffered from the impossible: it was boring. It looks great, every detail and set piece is topnotch, but the show feels lifeless and too serious. I'll give it another chance in season two, but if anyone hasn't watched an episode yet they aren't missing out on anything. I found the finale much more compelling than the earlier season, but yeah. The actors, and hence the characters, are severely lacking charisma. And the scripts needed to go through a few more drafts and revisions. If you're gonna throw that much money at it, be sure of your writing and casting. |
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Post by SnoBorderZero on Sept 6, 2024 11:53:46 GMT -5
I've watched all 4 episodes of Season 2 so far. Is it an improvement over the first season? Yes. Marginally.
There's just something about this series that make it a real slog to get through. Everyone feels so stiff from all their self-importance. There's no fun in these episodes. They've added a lot more Middle-Earth in this season (Ents, Tom Bombadil, etc.) but it still isn't moving the needle much.
Also, Sauron is basically Venom now? Okay. Sure.
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