The trio seem like an intentional callback to another unlikely group of travelers from Rings lore. “It's a little bit like Frodo, Sam and Gollum,” McKay admits.

Now maybe someone can clarify a few things.

It was confirmed back in January that the Dark Wizard was in fact going to be Pallando. This confuses me, both for "why would you just blurt out the answer to a mystery so early" and the legality of this creative decision.

It was my understanding that RoP only has access to the rights to the Lord of the Rings. Alatar and Pallando weren't the names for the Blue Wizards there, which is why Jackson never outright named them when they're referenced in the Hobbit. So what grounds does RoP have?

It gets especially muddy when it comes to First Age references. They don't have access to the Silmarillion, but they can use things like the Darkening of Valinor, Feanor's hammer, Morgoth's crown, and make a whole apocryphal story about a Silmaril? It's confusing.

Where exactly is the line drawn? In a better-written story, the writers might have used Fëanor as a foil to Sauron and Celebrimbor, referring to why they seek to perfect their craftsmanship. But I don't think the show even mentions he made the Silmarils, or that he is Celebrimbor's grandfather. He just gets boiled down to "great smith with a hammer". The show can't show us the events as they happened, but is even a reference to their kinship to much?

I just don't get the point of using these objects if you can't even truly expand upon their significance.

Everyones fave race of Middle Earth inhabitants missing from the preview after Season 2 really bolstered their numbers with the Stoor...stooryline 😄 Are we happy about that, don't we want to see Poppy get sloppy with...Nobody. More on Noris stoory; Largos embargo? 🤔

La serie tiene sus cosas buenas, Adar como uno de los primeros elfos corrompidos por morgoth me agrado.

Lo que me molesta es la escala tan pequeña con la que se representa la tierra media, la simple historia de Numenor habría sido como juego de tronos, pero en la serie Ar-Pharazon apenas tiene aliados y la isla no se representa como la potencia colonial y opresiva que fue.

En cuanto al "racismo" no creo que tenga sentido colocar diversidad en un mundo medieval con pueblos cerrados.

Si deseaban inventar algo habría sido interesante explorar otras comunidades de hobbits basadas en otras sociedades agrícolas que existieron en todo el mundo.

Antes que me llamen racista les comento que tengo ascendencia indígena de América y definitivamente no me gustaría que ignoren la larga historia y mitología de mi pueblo colocando europeos y africanos como si tuviera sentido.

What are all the Rings of Power haters saying about the S3 trailer?

If you look up the show on IMDb before starting it, the Season 3 poster completely spoils the best Season 1 plot twist right off the bat.

This is the show that filmed a S1 kiss from afar (Temulas and his florist):

And now there's this:

I haven't watched the trailer but my feed is full of these 2 shipper images (from the same 5-6 people lol) and that's enough for me to see why Prime Video opted for dump and run release strategy. This is hilariously desperate, more so than Elrodriel kiss that was teased as a big surprise of Season 2 but never marketed:

I help run a Tolkien society and we are doing a Rings of Power watch party. Heckling obviously welcome.

I have only seen the first episode before I gave up on it so my question is to those who struggled through to the end,
What is the most pisstakable episode (or really just your favourite to make fun of?

Edit - if you have an episode that is better than the others for whatever reason, happy to consider those as well.
We only have time for one or two episodes.

Even Reacher S4 trailer had easily crossed 1M within first day.

Hello. I read the Lord of the Rings at 10 years old and the lessons learned shaped a lot of my identity growing up. I read the books every few years, and have read most of the extended works.

I greatly enjoy watching, but don't exactly love, Rings of Power. It's clearly a labor of love from the showrunners, and also clearly has many faults. Both things can be true.

Season 3 looks fun!

Haters gonna hate.

Blergh.

Even if we were to assume that the trailer contains some bait, there is still so much questionable stuff in it.

For example: Why does Pharazon ally with the Gil-galad, when the latter's "Commander of the Northern Armies" brought Sauron to Numenor and pushed for Numenorean military intervention to get Sauron a crown?

What bullshit is this with a random orc tattling on Sauron to the Elves?

How the fuck is Isildur's friend still alive (1:36)?

Mods feel free to remove if you think

Guy if you are in nyc this is your chance to watch the premier of season 3

I don't give a damn about tired woke ragebait but channels like Randomfilmtalk really do a good job of analyzing characters and the plot, revealing all the nonsense and absurdities behind, well, everything. There is something weirdly fascinating about it.

For all the money they’ve spent on this series and hopes that Bezos and friends have placed on its head, why does the show come out in less than a month and there’s no trailer? Anyone have any thoughts?

I’m no hater of the show but I can’t deal with it. It’s the cadence

Alright, I’m not a fan of the shows changes AT ALL. The diversity where it shouldn’t be, the short haired elves; the wokeism etc… Also because of the Lore it changes*** ( for the people who are being smartasses and think I’m okay with the lore changes)**

But on a serious note, what do you like from the show ?

And please real answers only, nothing sarcastic. Just answer the question and nothing else.

I for one am excited that they are dropping 4 episodes in 1 go.

I love how they kept the original design of the Balrog and “updated” it (even tho it shouldn’t even be there)

I love the landscapes, and the music isn’t bad either. It gives me middle earth vibes.