The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Yes! That scene budget probably would have financed the entire CGI for many different, multi-season shows. :D

Episode 8 - Shadow and Flame

Well, at the very least this episode had one of the best scenes of the entire season in it.
Unfortunately it was followed by one of the worst plot-twists in the season...


Durin vs. Balrog - it looked awesome :).

So, the Dark Wizard is one of the Istari....turned evil....like Sarumar...and he looks like Sarumar...but he isn't Sarumar?....and there are also five of them (same as during Bilbo & Frodos time)....
Is their (the writers) plan for the Istari to have been in Middle-Earth all along? Or did the Valar send them twice for the same purpose?...but then it definitely isn't Sarumar, after all the Valar ain't stupid.

And how and when did he and the other three arrive in Middle-Earth, certainly not the same way Gandalf did?, and he is most definitely a whole lot longer there than Gandalf is.

Númenor...well with Elendil on his way to Middle-Earth, at least the important part of Númenor's history is back on track, hopefully no longer that BS political stuff I don't care at all about.

Am I a bad person for being glad that Celebrimbor is dead? - his character was probably the worst written in the entire show (so far).
Closely followed by Galadriel of course. Did she do anything to further the overall plot in this season?

The Balrog just decided to go back to sleep after it fought against Durin?...very considerate of it I guess.

Gandalfs great realization "friends over power"...wow, really mind-blowing stuff...

Grand-Elf...OK I can see how, over time, this might work for the hobbits...with tales told a name like Gandalf can develop....but for him to say the name "Gandalf" felt just wrong...after all he is known by many names, not just Gandalf.

That last scene of the elves...If I had to summarize what is wrong with the elves in this show I would say they are missing elegance...something you could clearly feel in the first trilogy.


Overall the big picture of the story still works, nothing they have done so far would make it impossible to make the next season a faithful adaption (unlike this here) of the original material.

Pretty sure I read somewhere that the plan was for 5 seasons.. could be wrong though.

If 5 seasons, there is still a lot to cover, like the forging of the ONE ring, major battles, Gandalf becoming more powerful, development of the kingdoms of men and the Hobbits, Numenor's destruction, and eventually the final battle where Sauron loses The Ring (as seen in Lord of the Rings)

Let's hope this is where it is headed :-)

No problem. I am excited to see what they come up with. And of course we had to say goodbye to a few characters with hard 'R's :)

No, but that confirms it, thanks. :)

'The Rings of Power' on Verge of Season 3 Renewal by Amazon

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/rings-of-power-season-3-renewal-amazon-1236024428/

You mean this?

:D

I read that there's a very good chance for more, we shall find out...

If there is a 3rd season, then I loved it. If not, then it sucked.

2x8

I was a bit disappointed by the season finale. How about you guys?


Oh, awesome, the sun shines! (yawn)

Absolutely true! And two more things:


How did they get all that war machinery through that forrest?

Why didn't Gil'Galad and Elrond use the rings? - this could've actually been the perfect moment to show them off.