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papercup 11/17/24 9:53:54 PM #1:	I just watched the first two episodes. Ive never seen anything before that makes me feel literally nothing --- Nintendo Network ID: papercups 3DS FC: 4124 5916 9925 <cite>papercup posted [p:982981162] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>I just watched the first two episodes. Ive never seen anything before that makes me feel literally nothing</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ParanoidObsessive 11/17/24 9:54:48 PM #2:	From everything I've seen and heard, no. But I've admittedly not watched it myself, because I'm not a masochist. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family <cite>ParanoidObsessive posted [p:982981170] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>From everything I've seen and heard, no.But I've admittedly not watched it myself, because I'm not a masochist.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SinisterSlay 11/17/24 10:32:22 PM #3:	Slightly. It stays nonsensical for most of it. But if you keep your brain off and just look at the scenery it's not bad. --- He who stumbles around in darkness with a stick is blind. But he who... sticks out in darkness... is... fluorescent! - Brother Silence Lose 50 experience <cite>SinisterSlay posted [p:982981524] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Slightly. It stays nonsensical for most of it. But if you keep your brain off and just look at the scenery it's not bad.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dedbus 11/17/24 10:35:33 PM #4:	No I think I went about 4 episodes in and went back and marathoned the extended editions and never went back. <cite>dedbus posted [p:982981552] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>No I think I went about 4 episodes in and went back and marathoned the extended editions and never went back. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 11/17/24 11:12:32 PM #5:	It gets worse. I watched season 1 trusting they were being too smart for me, when I got to the finale realized every criticism was legit. --- http://i.imgur.com/1XbPahR.png <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:982981910] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>It gets worse. I watched season 1 trusting they were being too smart for me, when I got to the finale realized every criticism was legit. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
shadowsword87 11/17/24 11:16:10 PM #6:	I finished season 1, it's ok. <cite>shadowsword87 posted [p:982981944] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>I finished season 1, it's ok.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 11/17/24 11:16:43 PM #7:	The second season is notably better than the first, if very heavily loaded with fanservice to try and entice people that were turned off by how little the first season had to do with any existing LotR material. It still suffers from questionable pacing and a lot of half-baked story beats that made a whole lot more sense when I learned that there are different directors for different episodes. The Celebrimbor/Annatar stuff is actually quite solid. I missed a good chunk of the first season, though (my girlfriend started watching without me because I wasn't interested, but I picked up a couple episodes here and there later in the season and ended up finishing it with her), so I can't speak for exactly how it progresses through that. I'd figured S2 would kind of make or break the series because it had already blown its chances with the "is this a good adaptation of the supplementary material for LotR?" crowd and had to keep the "is it going to redeem itself enough to be worth watching?" crowd engaged. I would say it achieved that well enoguh to keep people checked in for S3, but we'll see where it goes from there. Your mileage may vary in how you handle ~~the contrived sexual tension between Galadriel and Sauron.~~ --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:982981951] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>The second season is notably better than the first, if very heavily loaded with fanservice to try and entice people that were turned off by how little the first season had to do with any existing LotR material. It still suffers from questionable pacing and a lot of half-baked story beats that made a whole lot more sense when I learned that there are different directors for different episodes. The Celebrimbor/Annatar stuff is actually quite solid.I missed a good chunk of the first season, though (my girlfriend started watching without me because I wasn't interested, but I picked up a couple episodes here and there later in the season and ended up finishing it with her), so I can't speak for exactly how it progresses through that. I'd figured S2 would kind of make or break the series because it had already blown its chances with the "is this a good adaptation of the supplementary material for LotR?" crowd and had to keep the "is it going to redeem itself enough to be worth watching?" crowd engaged. I would say it achieved that well enoguh to keep people checked in for S3, but we'll see where it goes from there.Your mileage may vary in how you handle the contrived sexual tension between Galadriel and Sauron.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Yellow 11/17/24 11:19:43 PM #8:	Blightzkrieg posted... It gets worse. I watched season 1 trusting they were being too smart for me, when I got to the finale realized every criticism was legit. Get Sherlock'd --- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C_Wrt6pNSw <cite>Yellow posted [p:982981990] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Blightzkrieg posted... </cite><quote>It gets worse. I watched season 1 trusting they were being too smart for me, when I got to the finale realized every criticism was legit.</quote>Get Sherlock'd</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 11/17/24 11:32:19 PM #9:	adjl posted... The second season is notably better than the first, if very heavily loaded with fanservice to try and entice people that were turned off by how little the first season had to do with any existing LotR material. It still suffers from questionable pacing and a lot of half-baked story beats that made a whole lot more sense when I learned that there are different directors for different episodes. The Celebrimbor/Annatar stuff is actually quite solid. I heard they lean into ~~Meme Bombadil~~ and portray him as some kind of super powerful wizard, which is definitely not what he is in the books. --- http://i.imgur.com/1XbPahR.png <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:982982113] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite><quote>The second season is notably better than the first, if very heavily loaded with fanservice to try and entice people that were turned off by how little the first season had to do with any existing LotR material. It still suffers from questionable pacing and a lot of half-baked story beats that made a whole lot more sense when I learned that there are different directors for different episodes. The Celebrimbor/Annatar stuff is actually quite solid.</quote>I heard they lean into Meme Bombadil and portray him as some kind of super powerful wizard, which is definitely not what he is in the books. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 11/17/24 11:37:51 PM #10:	Blightzkrieg posted... I heard they lean into ~~Meme Bombadil~~ and portray him as some kind of super powerful wizard, which is definitely not what he is in the books. They portray him as being able to teach the mysterious wizard man (who could he possibly be?) how to control his magic. Otherwise, he's got his own magic and is powerful enough to be able to just kind of chill and be eccentric and not feel threatened by anyone, but he is portrayed as being distinct from a wizard. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:982982173] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Blightzkrieg posted... </cite><quote>I heard they lean into Meme Bombadil and portray him as some kind of super powerful wizard, which is definitely not what he is in the books.</quote>They portray him as being able to teach the mysterious wizard man (who could he possibly be?) how to control his magic. Otherwise, he's got his own magic and is powerful enough to be able to just kind of chill and be eccentric and not feel threatened by anyone, but he is portrayed as being distinct from a wizard.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
AltOmega2 11/18/24 8:10:26 PM #11:	I heard they killed off the one interesting character. Shame. --- yeah, I'm thinking I'm back <cite>AltOmega2 posted [p:982993175] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>I heard they killed off the one interesting character. Shame.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
papercup 11/18/24 9:28:38 PM #12:	Why does this show look so cheap. The cgi looks like Willie Wonka vomited on the camera. The outfits look like costumes rather than clothes. The dialogue is clunky. Theres too many plot lines, and none of them are interesting. Galadriel does not act like Galadriel. Elf action man (what even is his name?) has one emotion, which is anger. So much time is spent on the not Hobbits and not Gandalf and nothing is happening. Im just watching it cus I cant believe they spent a billion dollars on this. --- Nintendo Network ID: papercups 3DS FC: 4124 5916 9925 <cite>papercup posted [p:982994186] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Why does this show look so cheap. The cgi looks like Willie Wonka vomited on the camera. The outfits look like costumes rather than clothes. The dialogue is clunky. Theres too many plot lines, and none of them are interesting. Galadriel does not act like Galadriel. Elf action man (what even is his name?) has one emotion, which is anger. So much time is spent on the not Hobbits and not Gandalf and nothing is happening.Im just watching it cus I cant believe they spent a billion dollars on this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 11/18/24 9:42:19 PM #13:	papercup posted... Why does this show look so cheap. The cgi looks like Willie Wonka vomited on the camera. The outfits look like costumes rather than clothes. The dialogue is clunky. Theres too many plot lines, and none of them are interesting. Galadriel does not act like Galadriel. Elf action man (what even is his name?) has one emotion, which is anger. So much time is spent on the not Hobbits and not Gandalf and nothing is happening. Im just watching it cus I cant believe they spent a billion dollars on this. The Hobbit plotline should have been cut out of season 1, it's completely disconnected from everything and was only there to bait people into thinking the old dude was ~~Sauron~~ which he obviously wasn't. --- http://i.imgur.com/1XbPahR.png <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:982994373] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>papercup posted... </cite><quote>Why does this show look so cheap. The cgi looks like Willie Wonka vomited on the camera. The outfits look like costumes rather than clothes. The dialogue is clunky. Theres too many plot lines, and none of them are interesting. Galadriel does not act like Galadriel. Elf action man (what even is his name?) has one emotion, which is anger. So much time is spent on the not Hobbits and not Gandalf and nothing is happening.Im just watching it cus I cant believe they spent a billion dollars on this.</quote>The Hobbit plotline should have been cut out of season 1, it's completely disconnected from everything and was only there to bait people into thinking the old dude was Sauron which he obviously wasn't. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mike_Xtreme 11/18/24 9:53:43 PM #14:	If you know and/or care about Middle Earth lore the show is a train-wreck. If most of your knowledge is from the movies I could see it being decent but still not great. I've watched both seasons and I found it to be frustrating. --- I don't like stuff that sucks <cite>Mike_Xtreme posted [p:982994540] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>If you know and/or care about Middle Earth lore the show is a train-wreck. If most of your knowledge is from the movies I could see it being decent but still not great. I've watched both seasons and I found it to be frustrating.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 11/18/24 10:33:43 PM #15:	If it helps, the not-hobbit plotline wraps up in season 2. It sets up future plot around not-Gandalf and that will be continuing in future seasons, but the not-hobbits are out of the picture by the end. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:982994991] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>If it helps, the not-hobbit plotline wraps up in season 2. It sets up future plot around not-Gandalf and that will be continuing in future seasons, but the not-hobbits are out of the picture by the end.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
shadowsword87 11/19/24 7:09:09 AM #16:	Yeah the hobbit stuff is easily the weakest part. <cite>shadowsword87 posted [p:982997921] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Yeah the hobbit stuff is easily the weakest part.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 11/19/24 10:29:45 AM #17:	It's kind of fun in its own right, but it very obviously serves no broader narrative purpose beyond "look at these cute little dumpling people singing about potatoes wouldn't it be sad if something bad happened to them." In a show that already has so many other plotlines it's trying to keep straight that it's not uncommon to go 2-3 episodes without even visiting one of them (which is a long time in 8-episode seasons), it's probably better not to waste time on it. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:982999593] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>It's kind of fun in its own right, but it very obviously serves no broader narrative purpose beyond "look at these cute little dumpling people singing about potatoes wouldn't it be sad if something bad happened to them." In a show that already has so many other plotlines it's trying to keep straight that it's not uncommon to go 2-3 episodes without even visiting one of them (which is a long time in 8-episode seasons), it's probably better not to waste time on it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SinisterSlay 11/19/24 10:55:36 AM #18:	My favourite is still how the army fit on 3 ships. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b1179f16.jpg --- He who stumbles around in darkness with a stick is blind. But he who... sticks out in darkness... is... fluorescent! - Brother Silence Lose 50 experience <cite>SinisterSlay posted [p:982999907] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>My favourite is still how the army fit on 3 ships.https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/b/b1179f16.jpg</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 11/19/24 11:24:33 AM #19:	You save a lot of weight by getting your armour at Spirit Halloween instead of an actual armourer. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:983000240] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>You save a lot of weight by getting your armour at Spirit Halloween instead of an actual armourer.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SinisterSlay 11/19/24 11:32:22 AM #20:	adjl posted... You save a lot of weight by getting your armour at Spirit Halloween instead of an actual armourer. Yeah I am so sick of that trope. I love when the odd scene shows characters actually have armor on. Game of Thrones did this a few times early on, then forgot. Best of course being with Jorah tanked the Dothraki attack and split his face open. Which was also foreshadowed earlier about how their weapons were useless against armor. --- He who stumbles around in darkness with a stick is blind. But he who... sticks out in darkness... is... fluorescent! - Brother Silence Lose 50 experience <cite>SinisterSlay posted [p:983000328] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite><quote>You save a lot of weight by getting your armour at Spirit Halloween instead of an actual armourer.</quote>Yeah I am so sick of that trope. I love when the odd scene shows characters actually have armor on. Game of Thrones did this a few times early on, then forgot. Best of course being with Jorah tanked the Dothraki attack and split his face open. Which was also foreshadowed earlier about how their weapons were useless against armor.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
rexcrk 11/19/24 11:39:56 AM #21:	Theres just something so off about the show to me. It feels like it lacks spirit. I kinda dug the first season, but season two has been an absolute slog for me. I took time off from it during October to watch spookies and I feel like I have to force myself to watch the last two episodes. --- Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. <cite>rexcrk posted [p:983000423] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Theres just something so off about the show to me. It feels like it lacks spirit. I kinda dug the first season, but season two has been an absolute slog for me. I took time off from it during October to watch spookies and I feel like I have to force myself to watch the last two episodes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Archgoat 11/19/24 1:07:03 PM #22:	For me, I thought season 2 was a big improvement. The writing and acting was better and I am actually looking forward to season 3. That said it still could be better, but I find it interesting enough to keep watching. <cite>Archgoat posted [p:983001409] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>For me, I thought season 2 was a big improvement. The writing and acting was better and I am actually looking forward to season 3. That said it still could be better, but I find it interesting enough to keep watching.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 11/19/24 1:30:07 PM #23:	The thing that concerns me about season 2 is that they really blew their load as far as fanservice went. S1 had very little to do with any existing LotR material, which disappointed a lot of people, and I feel like they overcompensated with S2 in a way that's going to be hard to follow up (both in terms of keeping that level of fanservice up and because several of the choices they made for fanservice's sake have made it harder to continue certain plotlines). I'm cautiously optimistic about S3 after the way S2 managed to salvage things, but there are a lot of issues with how S2 has set things up that are going to complicate that. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:983001681] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>The thing that concerns me about season 2 is that they really blew their load as far as fanservice went. S1 had very little to do with any existing LotR material, which disappointed a lot of people, and I feel like they overcompensated with S2 in a way that's going to be hard to follow up (both in terms of keeping that level of fanservice up and because several of the choices they made for fanservice's sake have made it harder to continue certain plotlines). I'm cautiously optimistic about S3 after the way S2 managed to salvage things, but there are a lot of issues with how S2 has set things up that are going to complicate that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
shadowsword87 11/19/24 1:58:03 PM #24:	Shit's fascinating watching, in real time, that because the Rings of Power is bad, that The Hobbit series is secretly good. It happened with the Star Wars movies, and, it's happening now. <cite>shadowsword87 posted [p:983002033] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Shit's fascinating watching, in real time, that because the Rings of Power is bad, that The Hobbit series is secretly good.It happened with the Star Wars movies, and, it's happening now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 11/19/24 4:39:30 PM #25:	adjl posted... The thing that concerns me about season 2 is that they really blew their load as far as fanservice went. S1 had very little to do with any existing LotR material, which disappointed a lot of people, and I feel like they overcompensated with S2 in a way that's going to be hard to follow up (both in terms of keeping that level of fanservice up and because several of the choices they made for fanservice's sake have made it harder to continue certain plotlines). I'm cautiously optimistic about S3 after the way S2 managed to salvage things, but there are a lot of issues with how S2 has set things up that are going to complicate that. Idk I'd kind of disagree with season 1. They made Elrond, Galadriel and ~~Sauron~~ into main cast characters. It was just their personalities and motivations were nonsensical and didn't match up with existing lore. I'd been interested in Sauron at first, as I thought they were building to a narrative where he was trying to be good and atone, but would be rejected and fall deeper into evil. But they just doubled down on everything somehow being part of his master plan, which made no sense at all. --- http://i.imgur.com/1XbPahR.png <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:983004094] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite><quote>The thing that concerns me about season 2 is that they really blew their load as far as fanservice went. S1 had very little to do with any existing LotR material, which disappointed a lot of people, and I feel like they overcompensated with S2 in a way that's going to be hard to follow up (both in terms of keeping that level of fanservice up and because several of the choices they made for fanservice's sake have made it harder to continue certain plotlines). I'm cautiously optimistic about S3 after the way S2 managed to salvage things, but there are a lot of issues with how S2 has set things up that are going to complicate that.</quote>Idk I'd kind of disagree with season 1. They made Elrond, Galadriel and Sauron into main cast characters. It was just their personalities and motivations were nonsensical and didn't match up with existing lore. I'd been interested in Sauron at first, as I thought they were building to a narrative where he was trying to be good and atone, but would be rejected and fall deeper into evil. But they just doubled down on everything somehow being part of his master plan, which made no sense at all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SinisterSlay 11/19/24 4:48:21 PM #26:	Blightzkrieg posted... Idk I'd kind of disagree with season 1. They made Elrond, Galadriel and ~~Sauron~~ into main cast characters. It was just their personalities and motivations were nonsensical and didn't match up with existing lore. I'd been interested in Sauron at first, as I thought they were building to a narrative where he was trying to be good and atone, but would be rejected and fall deeper into evil. But they just doubled down on everything somehow being part of his master plan, which made no sense at all. That's another tiring trope. Trying to convince us the big bad had planned the whole thing. As if somehow admitting they are improvising will ruin them or something. It would be like if ~~Vader or the Emperor suddenly tried to convince everyone that having the death star blown up was all part of their plan. The story is better because the bad guys are improvising.~~ --- He who stumbles around in darkness with a stick is blind. But he who... sticks out in darkness... is... fluorescent! - Brother Silence Lose 50 experience <cite>SinisterSlay posted [p:983004191] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Blightzkrieg posted... </cite><quote>Idk I'd kind of disagree with season 1. They made Elrond, Galadriel and Sauron into main cast characters. It was just their personalities and motivations were nonsensical and didn't match up with existing lore. I'd been interested in Sauron at first, as I thought they were building to a narrative where he was trying to be good and atone, but would be rejected and fall deeper into evil. But they just doubled down on everything somehow being part of his master plan, which made no sense at all.</quote>That's another tiring trope. Trying to convince us the big bad had planned the whole thing. As if somehow admitting they are improvising will ruin them or something.It would be like if Vader or the Emperor suddenly tried to convince everyone that having the death star blown up was all part of their plan. The story is better because the bad guys are improvising.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 11/19/24 5:03:07 PM #27:	Blightzkrieg posted... Idk I'd kind of disagree with season 1. They made Elrond, Galadriel and ~~Sauron~~ into main cast characters. It was just their personalities and motivations were nonsensical and didn't match up with existing lore. They pretty much just dropped a bunch of canon names and then wrote fanfiction about them with little regard for existing lore. S2 has done a lot more to wrangle it into something that vaguely resembles canon, though still with some pretty glaring inconsistencies (especially around timelines). Blightzkrieg posted... I'd been interested in Sauron at first, as I thought they were building to a narrative where he was trying to be good and atone, but would be rejected and fall deeper into evil. But they just doubled down on everything somehow being part of his master plan, which made no sense at all. They kind of keep doing both. They try to portray him as having some deep-seeded issues because of how Morgoth treated him, and that he genuinely believes he's doing what's best for Middle Earth, but they also keep going with the "everything you do has fallen into my grand design muahahaha," along with establishing some very abusive relationships with everyone around him (he's very fond of "look what you made me do to you"). He's simultaneously a victim of circumstance and an evil genius, which does get a bit tiring. ~~The stuff between him and Celebrimbor, however, was actually pretty great. Some great writing and acting in there, to give credit where credit is due.~~ --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:983004368] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Blightzkrieg posted... </cite><quote>Idk I'd kind of disagree with season 1. They made Elrond, Galadriel and Sauron into main cast characters. It was just their personalities and motivations were nonsensical and didn't match up with existing lore.</quote>They pretty much just dropped a bunch of canon names and then wrote fanfiction about them with little regard for existing lore. S2 has done a lot more to wrangle it into something that vaguely resembles canon, though still with some pretty glaring inconsistencies (especially around timelines).Blightzkrieg posted... </cite><quote>I'd been interested in Sauron at first, as I thought they were building to a narrative where he was trying to be good and atone, but would be rejected and fall deeper into evil. But they just doubled down on everything somehow being part of his master plan, which made no sense at all.</quote>They kind of keep doing both. They try to portray him as having some deep-seeded issues because of how Morgoth treated him, and that he genuinely believes he's doing what's best for Middle Earth, but they also keep going with the "everything you do has fallen into my grand design muahahaha," along with establishing some very abusive relationships with everyone around him (he's very fond of "look what you made me do to you"). He's simultaneously a victim of circumstance and an evil genius, which does get a bit tiring.The stuff between him and Celebrimbor, however, was actually pretty great. Some great writing and acting in there, to give credit where credit is due.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
papercup 11/20/24 1:26:00 AM #28:	Give me the meat, and give it to me raw --- Nintendo Network ID: papercups 3DS FC: 4124 5916 9925 <cite>papercup posted [p:983009714] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Give me the meat, and give it to me raw</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 11/20/24 1:51:46 AM #29:	adjl posted... They pretty much just dropped a bunch of canon names and then wrote fanfiction about them with little regard for existing lore. S2 has done a lot more to wrangle it into something that vaguely resembles canon, though still with some pretty glaring inconsistencies (especially around timelines). Show should have been called "The Second Age" given that it's meant to compress the entirety of the second age into a tv series. I don't even think that's a bad idea on its own. --- http://i.imgur.com/1XbPahR.png <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:983009850] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>adjl posted... </cite><quote>They pretty much just dropped a bunch of canon names and then wrote fanfiction about them with little regard for existing lore. S2 has done a lot more to wrangle it into something that vaguely resembles canon, though still with some pretty glaring inconsistencies (especially around timelines).</quote>Show should have been called "The Second Age" given that it's meant to compress the entirety of the second age into a tv series. I don't even think that's a bad idea on its own. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nightwind 11/20/24 1:56:57 AM #30:	Given they painted the plastic armor with spray paint, and used spandex... they didn't put ANY budget into it... so no, never. --- Nightwind "the wind has no destination" <cite>Nightwind posted [p:983009883] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Given they painted the plastic armor with spray paint, and used spandex... they didn't put ANY budget into it... so no, never.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
adjl 11/20/24 12:37:57 PM #31:	Painted plastic armour can work, but you have to put some real effort into it. The chain mail in Jackson's LotR trilogy was made of rings cut from a plastic pipe and painted to look metallic, and it looked great. That was still extremely labour-intensive, though, and what we saw was the payoff of that hard work. It's a little different from spray painting a Spirit Halloween knight costume and calling it a day. --- This is my signature. It exists to keep people from skipping the last line of my posts. <cite>adjl posted [p:983014448] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Painted plastic armour can work, but you have to put some real effort into it. The chain mail in Jackson's LotR trilogy was made of rings cut from a plastic pipe and painted to look metallic, and it looked great. That was still extremely labour-intensive, though, and what we saw was the payoff of that hard work. It's a little different from spray painting a Spirit Halloween knight costume and calling it a day.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
man101 11/20/24 1:26:50 PM #32:	I'm about as big a fan of the original lotr trilogy as you can be. I think by most metrics it's about as good an adaptation of the source material as you can hope for. I wasn't bothered by the removed content and I think many of the changes helped make the narrative more cohesive and compelling. I got about five episodes into rings of power before I bailed. It just kinda sucks. And not for any reasons pertaining to adaptation changes. --- \\[T]// Praise the Sun <cite>man101 posted [p:983015101] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>I'm about as big a fan of the original lotr trilogy as you can be. I think by most metrics it's about as good an adaptation of the source material as you can hope for. I wasn't bothered by the removed content and I think many of the changes helped make the narrative more cohesive and compelling.I got about five episodes into rings of power before I bailed. It just kinda sucks. And not for any reasons pertaining to adaptation changes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SinisterSlay 11/20/24 1:59:35 PM #33:	The extended Lord of the rings was actually really good. --- He who stumbles around in darkness with a stick is blind. But he who... sticks out in darkness... is... fluorescent! - Brother Silence Lose 50 experience <cite>SinisterSlay posted [p:983015572] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>The extended Lord of the rings was actually really good.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 11/20/24 2:26:06 PM #34:	Tbh I think the theatrical cuts are better except for maybe Fellowship. --- http://i.imgur.com/1XbPahR.png <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:983015856] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Tbh I think the theatrical cuts are better except for maybe Fellowship. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
man101 11/20/24 3:59:51 PM #35:	I much prefer the theatrical cuts. There's some good stuff in the extended versions but tbh most of it was cut for good reason. So much of it kills the pacing or throws off the tone. Looking at you, Merry and Pippin scenes in Two Towers. --- \\[T]// Praise the Sun <cite>man101 posted [p:983017099] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>I much prefer the theatrical cuts. There's some good stuff in the extended versions but tbh most of it was cut for good reason. So much of it kills the pacing or throws off the tone. Looking at you, Merry and Pippin scenes in Two Towers. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
fettster777 11/20/24 4:04:47 PM #36:	Second season is better than the first. <cite>fettster777 posted [p:983017161] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Second season is better than the first.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Wave_Master 11/20/24 10:11:42 PM #37:	No, it does not. --- We are who we choose to be. <cite>The_Wave_Master posted [p:983021541] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>No, it does not.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
papercup 11/22/24 6:13:08 PM #38:	Yeah I stopped after episode 6. It just got boring to watch. --- Nintendo Network ID: papercups 3DS FC: 4124 5916 9925 <cite>papercup posted [p:983043572] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Yeah I stopped after episode 6. It just got boring to watch.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nade_Duck 11/22/24 6:44:00 PM #39:	they gotta stop hiring fanfic writers. --- http://i.imgur.com/ElACjJD.gifv "Most of the time, I have a whole lot more sperm inside me than most women do." - adjl <cite>Nade_Duck posted [p:983043948] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>they gotta stop hiring fanfic writers.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SinisterSlay 11/22/24 7:10:10 PM #40:	Nade_Duck posted... they gotta stop hiring fanfic writers. No that would be an improvement --- He who stumbles around in darkness with a stick is blind. But he who... sticks out in darkness... is... fluorescent! - Brother Silence Lose 50 experience <cite>SinisterSlay posted [p:983044193] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Nade_Duck posted... </cite><quote>they gotta stop hiring fanfic writers.</quote>No that would be an improvement</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blightzkrieg 11/22/24 8:30:57 PM #41:	Nade_Duck posted... they gotta stop hiring fanfic writers. The writers literally aren't even fans. It's just nepo hires. --- http://i.imgur.com/1XbPahR.png <cite>Blightzkrieg posted [p:983044964] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>Nade_Duck posted... </cite><quote>they gotta stop hiring fanfic writers.</quote>The writers literally aren't even fans. It's just nepo hires. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Muscles 11/23/24 1:32:22 AM #42:	When the Tolkien historians they hired dipped before it was even released you should have known it would never be anything other than a flaming piece of dog shit. --- Muscles Chicago Bears \| Chicago Blackhawks \| Chicago Bulls \| Chicago Cubs \| NIU Huskies <cite>Muscles posted [p:983047609] in Does The R... [t:80886964]...</cite> <quote>When the Tolkien historians they hired dipped before it was even released you should have known it would never be anything other than a flaming piece of dog shit.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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