The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Amazon Prime

[Pato del Muerto 52336]

Seems like he already had a pretty good forge to make that blood sword. 
 

 

[BabaYaga 15205]

So if the tunnels aren't built, all that time put into the sword, the damn, the subterfuge just goes into making a new river.....;)

[htown85 159]

Show turned up a notch 

[MissingInAction 24807]

This is 10x better than the house of dragon soap opera bullshit  

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4968]

A few tanning beds would have done a number on those orcs and revealed the ones who were merely dressed up to boot. Benjamin Franklin, you were our only hope.

[Texasborn91 897]

So they just basically created Mordor am I right? And the only reason Numenor went to middle earth was to ensure Haalbrand made it to his long lost people? 

[Biff Tannen 45491]

1 hour ago, Texasborn91 said:

So they just basically created Mordor am I right? And the only reason Numenor went to middle earth was to ensure Haalbrand made it to his long lost people? 

Yes and...maybe?

[burntorangebongos 10681]

The black elf guy who is in love with Bronwyn is a total babe.  I don't really get why he loves her when she basically has the lifespan of a gnat compared to him. I know she is the leader of her people and a gifted healer, but I don't think she has even put out yet aside from one kiss. 

Also, I have to watch episodes like 3 times to soak up all that is going on. I always catch new things each time. I don't know who Adar is but he is very interesting to me.

Edited October 5, 2022 by burntorangebongos

[Hate 20103]

The black elf guy who is in love with Bronwyn is a total babe.  I don't really get why he loves her when she basically has the lifespan of a gnat compared to him. I know she is the leader of her people and a gifted healer, but I don't think she has even put out yet aside from one kiss. 
Also, I have to watch episodes like 3 times to soak up all that is going on. I always catch new things each time. I don't know who Adar is but he is very interesting to me.

It seems to me that her boy is the elf’s son.

[Pato del Muerto 52336]

Aren’t all elves supposed to be really attractive?

[ztejas 43262]

Just watched - had other stuff going on since Friday. I'll definitely watch again with subtitles. 

Halbrand isn't Sauron. Jesus fuck, people. 

Good episode but I feel like it got stretched a bit only telling one story. Coming in, I thought the Arondir/Bronwyn/Adar arc was actually the weakest part of the show. Looking forward to more Elrond/Durin/Harfoot stuff in the next one. 

This show reminds me of the Avengers movies in that if you abandon your suspension of disbelief and focus on being overly critical you can nitpick it to death (like a lot of people online are doing) but because it's so fucking theatrically awesome and well written and acted on top of that that you wind up not giving a shit.

At least - that's kind of where I am. 

[ztejas 43262]

Oh yeah - Galadriel is one of my favorite characters in anything I've seen maybe ever (minus the stupid backhanding someone's head off hanging upside down shit). Just an absolute masterpiece put on screen so far. I hope they don't fuck her up. 

Edited October 5, 2022 by ztejas

[burntorangebongos 10681]

No way Theo is half Elf. 

[Biff Tannen 45491]

1 hour ago, Pato del Muerto said:

Aren’t all elves supposed to be really attractive?

Yes. Fairest of all creatures or some such.  

[NeverMarryAStripper 21781]

55 minutes ago, ztejas said:

Oh yeah - Galadriel is one of my favorite characters in anything I've seen maybe ever (minus the stupid backhanding someone's head off hanging upside down shit). Just an absolute masterpiece put on screen so far. I hope they don't fuck her up. 

You mean other than turning her into toast

[ztejas 43262]

1 minute ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

You mean other than turning her into toast

Like I said... kind of like the Avengers. 

[Jiggy-Z 3432]

18 hours ago, burntorangebongos said:

The black elf guy who is in love with Bronwyn is a total babe.  I don't really get why he loves her when she basically has the lifespan of a gnat compared to him. I know she is the leader of her people and a gifted healer, but I don't think she has even put out yet aside from one kiss. 

Also, I have to watch episodes like 3 times to soak up all that is going on. I always catch new things each time. I don't know who Adar is but he is very interesting to me.

You should catch the Nerd of the Rings YouTube channel episode recaps. About 20 minutes and really makes you appreciate the depth of this series plus catches you up on things.

[52-80 19076]

20 hours ago, burntorangebongos said:

. I don't know who Adar is but he is very interesting to me.

He used to be a normal dude, but then his race got into a big war with another one, so a little pixie thing took a dragonglass (=obsidian) dagger and plunged it in his chest. 
 

So now he just goes around in the snow kidnapping babies and commanding an army of the dead. 

[Cornpop 230]

21 hours ago, burntorangebongos said:

The black elf guy who is in love with Bronwyn is a total babe.  I don't really get why he loves her when she basically has the lifespan of a gnat compared to him. I know she is the leader of her people and a gifted healer, but I don't think she has even put out yet aside from one kiss. 

Also, I have to watch episodes like 3 times to soak up all that is going on. I always catch new things each time. I don't know who Adar is but he is very interesting to me.

He looks like the elf version of A-Rod

[atomheartbevo 89396]

1 hour ago, Cornpop said:

He looks like the elf version of A-Rod

Well, he got his start on Sesame Street. 

[burntorangebongos 10681]

 

 Did they add a chin dimple in makeup? Or maybe they are enhancing his face? He looks like he has a more pronounced chin with a dimple. The colored eyes with his skin tone is devastating enough but add a fuckin' chin dimple and he can cause a tsunami in a room full of ladies. A pissnami! 

 

 

[Cornpop 230]

2 minutes ago, burntorangebongos said:

 

 Did they add a chin dimple in makeup? Or maybe they are enhancing his face? He looks like he has a more pronounced chin with a dimple. The colored eyes with his skin tone is devastating enough but add a fuckin' chin dimple and he can cause a tsunami in a room full of ladies. A pissnami! 

 

 

Clean up on aisle 4!!

[Cornpop 230]

Overall Im enjoying the show, but the battle scene in the last episode was pretty fucking weak. So they are heavily outnumbered, Orcs vs regular townsfolk plus one bad ass elf, yet they won easily thanks to a runaway wagon full of burning wood that took out half the orcs. Wtf? The other half stands there for a minute and then just casually walks around the little burning wagon and into the village. Lulz

[Duval Street 420]

Elrond and Durin giving off Frodo/Samwise vibes.

 

[Js1 85085]

Oh my yes 

[NOMAAA 1696]

Another a+

[Post Oak 20182]

56 minutes ago, NOMAAA said:

Another a+

Agreed.  It's hard out there for a Harfoot

[ztejas 43262]

That was good but the THE SOUTHLANDS -> MORDOR text was cheesy as fuuuuuck. They should have had Adar say it instead.

Spoiler

Also the Isildur cliffhanger is cracking me up. Obviously he survives. 

I still like the elf/dwarf and Harfoot stuff the best. I feel like the Numenorean/Southland plot got a little messy the last couple episodes. 

Spoiler

Didn't expect the Balrog so soon. Also didn't think the mithril would actually save the tree. Interdasting. 

 

[F250 28674]

Harfoot story.

 

Dwarf story.

 

Southlands story.

 

[Rimbo 25766]

On 10/4/2022 at 7:28 PM, ztejas said:

This show reminds me of the Avengers movies in that if you abandon your suspension of disbelief and focus on being overly critical you can nitpick it to death (like a lot of people online are doing) but because it's so fucking theatrically awesome and well written and acted on top of that that you wind up not giving a shit.

At least - that's kind of where I am. 

That's pretty much exactly where I am. There's room for criticism about everything from the acting to the casting to the artistic license, but overall it's just DAMN... massive storytelling with some great soliloquies.

[SubliminalHorn 6672]

The timeline with Kahzad Dum and the Balrog is confusing me. Should it really be happening this early?

[Js1 85085]

3 minutes ago, SubliminalHorn said:

The timeline with Kahzad Dum and the Balrog is confusing me. Should it really be happening this early?

It doesn’t fuck shit up until TA 1980. But that was when they had mined basically all the way to the bottom of the mithril vein. Just felt like a foreshadowing for a loooong time from now / fan service. I wonder if we even see it again because otherwise it would be wonky for the timeline since it was Durin VI and we are only now seeing Durin III and IV

[ztejas 43262]

9 minutes ago, SubliminalHorn said:

The timeline with Kahzad Dum and the Balrog is confusing me. Should it really be happening this early?

Yeah I had the same thought. 

Wonder if they maybe have a fight with it and it reappears later?

[Rimbo 25766]

14 minutes ago, SubliminalHorn said:

The timeline with Kahzad Dum and the Balrog is confusing me. Should it really be happening this early?

They're having to compress a few thousand years of Middle Earth history into a few years for the show, so there's some dramatic license involved.

[Js1 85085]

3 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

They're having to compress a few thousand years of Middle Earth history into a few years for the show, so there's some dramatic license involved.

For all we know, we may jump into some TA stuff by season 5 and it can reappear. Just felt like a wink and nod to the OT fans 

[atomheartbevo 89396]

21 minutes ago, SubliminalHorn said:

The timeline with Kahzad Dum and the Balrog is confusing me. Should it really be happening this early?

13 minutes ago, Js1 said:

It doesn’t fuck shit up until TA 1980. But that was when they had mined basically all the way to the bottom of the mithril vein. Just felt like a foreshadowing for a loooong time from now / fan service. I wonder if we even see it again because otherwise it would be wonky for the timeline since it was Durin VI and we are only now seeing Durin III and IV

1 minute ago, Js1 said:

For all we know, we may jump into some TA stuff by season 5 and it can reappear. Just felt like a wink and nod to the OT fans 

They’ve said that there is stuff referenced or shown in season one, that won’t come back until season 5, and given that this season is almost over, I’m guessing that was it.

[The Dude 1244]

So who's the stranger dude with the hobbits?  Radagast? brown cloak, connected to plants

[ztejas 43262]

3 minutes ago, Js1 said:

For all we know, we may jump into some TA stuff by season 5 and it can reappear. Just felt like a wink and nod to the OT fans 

I doubt it. I'm assuming they stitch it straight into LOTR with Isildur getting killed. Rouge One style. 

But you could be right. Plenty of stuff has surprised me already. 

[Js1 85085]

3 minutes ago, atomheartbevo said:

They’ve said that there is stuff referenced or shown in season one, that won’t come back until season 5, and given that this season is almost over, I’m guessing that was it.

Yeah I believe that. I don’t think they’ve straight up said what the 5 season timeline looks like and if it takes us into the TA.  Otherwise, I thought it was good fan service scene (for now) 

Edited October 8, 2022 by Js1

[Rimbo 25766]

3 minutes ago, The Dude said:

So who's the stranger dude with the hobbits?  Radagast? brown cloak, connected to plants

Nobody knows and nobody's talking.

Most likely theory I've heard is he's one of the two blue wizards.

[The Dude 1244]

2 minutes ago, Rimbo said:

Nobody knows and nobody's talking.

Most likely theory I've heard is he's one of the two blue wizards.

i dont think much was written about the blue wizards right?  so i guess they kinda have a clean slate to do whatever they want.  if thats who he is

Edited October 8, 2022 by The Dude

[ztejas 43262]

I still think it's Saruman or Gandalf. 

[Rimbo 25766]

Just now, ztejas said:

I still think it's Saruman or Gandalf. 

It might be, but they weren't sent to Middle Earth until the Third Age, after Sauron was defeated the first time.

It's possible they're using dramatic license.

Meanwhile, the blue wizards have no story yet, so the writers can tell any story they like.

[ztejas 43262]

1 minute ago, Rimbo said:

It might be, but they weren't sent to Middle Earth until the Third Age, after Sauron was defeated the first time.

They've already fucked up a lot of timeline stuff. 

[SubliminalHorn 6672]

42 minutes ago, Js1 said:

Yeah I believe that. I don’t think they’ve straight up said what the 5 season timeline looks like and if it takes us into the TA.  Otherwise, I thought it was good fan service scene (for now) 

Yeah that’s probably what’s going on. But I guess the Balrog wakes up and gets all mad and then decides to chill for a couple thousand years

[burntorangebongos 10681]

I suspect Radagast, his infinity to trees and his power over the wolves. 

How Isildor survives that building collapse is crazy, unless he fell into the tunnel below?

Galadriel is acting more Galadriel-like and less like a psycho in blood lust. She will likely become more tolerable for me now.

[Augustus 3061]

The evil elf looking guy and his crew who've been looking for meteor man... could that be Sauron?

I really want to see him/them get fucked up after they set the Harfeet carts on fire.

Edited October 9, 2022 by Augustus

[Horn80 6075]

Who the fuck was that napalmed the Harfoots village?

[NOMAAA 1696]

couple of saurons.

[Biff Tannen 45491]

On 10/8/2022 at 9:40 AM, ztejas said:

I still think it's Saruman or Gandalf. 

I'm still leaning Gandalf, just because of his connection to the Harfoots (Hobbits).  I would like it to be one of the Blue wizards, but 99% of the casual fans probably have no clue they exist anyway, so it's easier for them to grasp Gandalf or Saruman.