- Starring
- Morfydd Clark, Charlie Vickers, Markella Kavenagh
- Creators
- Patrick McKay & John D. Payne
- Rating
- TV-14
- Genre
- Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
- Release date
- Sept 1, 2022
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Set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, season 1 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power explores the Second Age of Middle-earth, focusing on the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron and the forging of the Rings of Power. The season follows various characters, including elves, dwarves, and humans, as they navigate the growing threat of Sauron and the political and social upheavals of their time.
The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power Season 1 Review
Season 1 of The Rings of Power attempts and fails to mimic the scope and flavor of Peter Jackson’s epic original trilogy. Oh, it may look like The Lord of The Rings… some of the time, and it may share the names of characters and places from Tolkien’s seminal work, but it is not The One Series to Rule Them All.
While it’s not the earth-salting canon-breaking nightmare fuel that it is for super-fans of the source material, The Rings of Power remains a deeply troubled production even if you’re only a fan of the films. Its visuals range from beautiful fantasy landscapes to 25-year-old CGI, and its performances are equally uneven. For every thoughtfully nuanced performance, there is a wooden and unlikeable Galadriel suffering from TMJ and a reimagined and useless Elrond.
Ultimately, season 1 of The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power suffers most from disjointed storytelling and over-reliance on uninteresting or amateurishly telegraphed mystery boxes in lieu of character-building and organic plot progression.
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James Carrick
James Carrick is a passionate film enthusiast with a degree in theater and philosophy. James approaches dramatic criticism from a philosophic foundation grounded in aesthetics and ethics, offering insight and analysis that reveals layers of cinematic narrative with a touch of irreverence and a dash of snark.
You know how you can tell someone who doesn’t know Tolkien deep lore? They start out by calling Tolkien’s legendarium “canon”.
Such a rubbish take.
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