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[Rimbo 25212]

I enjoyed the living shit outta season 2.

It's not a perfect series, but where it's good, it's great. The direction, editing, cinematography, top notch.

1. Celebrimbor vs Annatar was fucking legendary shit every time they were in a scene together.

2. Everyone who ever said Bombadil wouldn't translate to the screen can suck Rory Kinnear's transcendent performance.

3. Isildur. This is who Anakin Skywalker should've been

4. Apparently Adar's role was expanded on Simon Tolkien's request (Adar was supposed to die off much sooner) and it's clear why; SUCH a great addition, masterful acting. And I mean Sam Hazeldine here, not the season 1 guy

5. I'm getting used to a different Elrond now, and I like THIS Galadriel over LOTR's.

6. To put #1 another way, Charlie Vickers has been a slam dunk in every way. Challenging role that he makes believable. I actually find myself rooting for the bad guy, and then regretting it later. Just... there's no words.

7. dwarves are meh

8. i hate theo and arondir passionately but it's ok

Edited October 4 by Rimbo

[Js1 82403]

Disa is the best part of the dwarves storyline 

[Rimbo 25212]

8 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Disa is the best part of the dwarves storyline 

yep

the rest of it had me rooting for the balrog

[fellside 1070]

I find myself rooting for the destruction of Numenor; that's how bad their storyline is.

Celebrimbor and Elrond were good.

[Rimbo 25212]

[Hate 20039]

Well, that was just fantastic.  I'm going to have to re-watch it now to make sense of a lot of things.  The only thing that I didn't really like that much was the Harfoots meeting up with those other things.  The dark wizard wasn't quite as dark as I had hoped.  But overall, that was a great time.  I think I will enjoy it a lot more the second time. 

By the way, did anyone else need to watch with subtitles? 

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[UT_OB1 2193]

16 hours ago, Hate said:

Well, that was just fantastic.  I'm going to have to re-watch it now to make sense of a lot of things.  The only thing that I didn't really like that much was the Harfoots meeting up with those other things.  The dark wizard wasn't quite as dark as I had hoped.  But overall, that was a great time.  I think I will enjoy it a lot more the second time. 

By the way, did anyone else need to watch with subtitles? 

By other things, do you mean the other harfoots that had been part of the same clan/group some hundreds of years ago?

[52-80 18965]

how did arondir just magically pop up after getting killt by adar in the prior episode

[Biff Tannen 44925]

Ok, I just finished it up.  Pretty wild ass last two episodes and we have so much more to go.  It does kinda suck that they had to basically cut out a couple of thousand years to make it get closer to the Third Age stories, but I'm sure it will be fine.

I really liked how they showed the final corruption of the Orcs.  I'm really excited to see the corruption of Men next and watch the formation of the Nazgul.  Also, Celebrimbor went out like a G.  

A lot of room for Elendil to come to Middle Earth and put Joffrey Jr. in his place in the next season or two.  Same with Gandalf and the Blue Wizard (that hasn't been specifically confirmed, but it has to be, by process of elimination).  And there is one more out there somewhere.

So let's all buckle down and wait another 2 years or whatever for Season 3.  Whatever, I'm entertained.  And we have the Gollum movie next year?

[Hate 20039]

On 10/5/2024 at 2:56 PM, UT_OB1 said:

By other things, do you mean the other harfoots that had been part of the same clan/group some hundreds of years ago?

Yes…I wasn’t a huge fans of that storyline. I’m going to rewatch the whole season again. Maybe I’ll enjoy it a little more on the second viewing.

[bernorange 8336]

They sure went out of their way to make the Dark Wizard look and act like Saruman.  If that's supposed to be him, it's a weird character arc that they are going for as he was supposed to be good before Sauron corrupted him with a Palantir in the 3rd age, wasn't he?

[nineliveslost 2677]

1 hour ago, bernorange said:

They sure went out of their way to make the Dark Wizard look and act like Saruman.  If that's supposed to be him, it's a weird character arc that they are going for as he was supposed to be good before Sauron corrupted him with a Palantir in the 3rd age, wasn't he?

according to the show writers the Dark wizard is 100% NOT Saruman 

[Frieda’s Boss 181]

I heard someone say they should have had the Stranger end up to be Saruman. That would have been great as we see him doing good things and fighting evil, and then we see his corruption later. I get why they made him “Grand Elf” but would have been way better if it was Saruman. 

[Js1 82403]

2 hours ago, Hate said:

Yes…I wasn’t a huge fans of that storyline. I’m going to rewatch the whole season again. Maybe I’ll enjoy it a little more on the second viewing.

Show watches better in a binge than a week to week.  At least season 1 did.

Will also probably do the same later this year. 

[Rimbo 25212]

I don't know if I could binge it. The episodes are long. Also, I enjoy sitting through the recaps, credits, etc. Kinda gets me in the mood.

[Biff Tannen 44925]

Just now, Rimbo said:

I don't know if I could binge it. The episodes are long. Also, I enjoy sitting through the recaps, credits, etc. Kinda gets me in the mood.

Oh yeah, I'm going to watch all the episode recaps/explanations.  I just realized those existed last night.

[Js1 82403]

18 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

I don't know if I could binge it. The episodes are long. Also, I enjoy sitting through the recaps, credits, etc. Kinda gets me in the mood.

Not gonna watch them all in a sitting but a 3 or 4 day weekend is usually doable. 

[UT_OB1 2193]

On 10/7/2024 at 3:24 AM, 52-80 said:

how did arondir just magically pop up after getting killt by adar in the prior episode

Same way Bronwyn magically died after being perfectly fine at the end of S1 - writers. Although Bronwyn’s abrupt writing death was due to the actress stepping away from acting, and thus felt more like they forgot they stabbed him to death in the prior episode 

[F250 28380]

On 10/7/2024 at 3:24 AM, 52-80 said:

how did arondir just magically pop up after getting killt by adar in the prior episode

[Js1 82403]

On 10/4/2024 at 10:07 PM, Hate said:

By the way, did anyone else need to watch with subtitles? 

I watch everything with subtitles. Either there's an accent or the voice volume is too low, but raising the TV volume will blow out my ear drums for the sound effects/music

On 10/7/2024 at 3:24 AM, 52-80 said:

how did arondir just magically pop up after getting killt by adar in the prior episode

[Iceman 2577]

I lived in Louisiana for a year.  I can understand any variant of English now...

 

LOLz at the folks who needed the subtitles for Alfie in Peaky Blinders.

[52-80 18965]

21 hours ago, Js1 said:

Show watches better in a binge than a week to week.  At least season 1 did.

Will also probably do the same later this year. 

I agree with this.

For me mostly because limited attention span and spotty memory (like…didnt Arondir really get stabbed in the last episode??).  

Watching it continuously connects all the storylines better.  Gonna repeat on S02

[dcar00 13861]

On 10/4/2024 at 5:46 PM, Rimbo said:

I enjoyed the living shit outta season 2.

It's not a perfect series, but where it's good, it's great. The direction, editing, cinematography, top notch.

1. Celebrimbor vs Annatar was fucking legendary shit every time they were in a scene together.

2. Everyone who ever said Bombadil wouldn't translate to the screen can suck Rory Kinnear's transcendent performance.

3. Isildur. This is who Anakin Skywalker should've been

4. Apparently Adar's role was expanded on Simon Tolkien's request (Adar was supposed to die off much sooner) and it's clear why; SUCH a great addition, masterful acting. And I mean Sam Hazeldine here, not the season 1 guy

5. I'm getting used to a different Elrond now, and I like THIS Galadriel over LOTR's.

6. To put #1 another way, Charlie Vickers has been a slam dunk in every way. Challenging role that he makes believable. I actually find myself rooting for the bad guy, and then regretting it later. Just... there's no words.

7. dwarves are meh

8. i hate theo and arondir passionately but it's ok

agree with most of this.  the dwarves story needed to be tightened up.  too much unnecessary cheesy drama.

the Orcs being portrayed as "innocent doofuses" seemed weird.  holy grail burn her she's a witch type stuff.

better than season 1 for sure.  will need a rewatch though. 

 

[atomheartbevo 88751]

On 10/9/2024 at 10:48 PM, dcar00 said:

better than season 1 for sure.  will need a rewatch though. 

Yeah, need to rewatch.

and need to get this guy’s opinion on it.

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1447309812578892

[Biff Tannen 44925]

Nerd of the Rings just brought up the theory that Theo could end up being the King of the Dead, which would be kinda fun.