Sorry, if I had to play in this series, I'd stop laughing too. It really is the purest tragedy how Tolkien's books are treated. I suspect it's also hard on the actor, so unfortunately he can only be very serious. After all, he probably won't have much of a future as an actor after being involved in this flop. I hope that he will still be booked for one or two series.It will be interesting to see if this situation change Arondir in any way, because to me, in the first season, he looked very depressed all the time anyway. Always grim, never smiling, never joking.
Cirdan...
Yep.
But then again he has hardly more than the scraggly Miami Vice three-days-growth that was such an issue about at least Thorin, Fili and Kili in the TH films. His beard should be longer than that of any Third Age wizard, or of any dwarf.Yep.
This must be the first time I like Rings of Power's presentation of a character more than that of Lord of the Rings movies.
But then again he has hardly more than the scraggly Miami Vice three-days-growth that was such an issue about at least Thorin, Fili and Kili in the TH films.
His beard should be longer than that of any Third Age wizard, of of any dwarf.
Correct.
Ah, Morgoth's Ring ... my favorite punching-ball. 😈
That was a decent and insightful overview of the series S1. I thought it did better on re-watch since it could be binged. The weekly episode format doesn't do it any favours. As they are releasing three S2 episodes out of the gate, I'll likely watch those three, then wait for the rest to drop to continue.I decided to give ROP a chance after two years of biased denial.
It ended up giving me exactly what I thought it would lack. It is full of precious gems of moral and wisdom. Some scenes touched me so deeply, they inspired me to better my approach to life situations. People would assume the pacing is slow but if one allows themselves to slow down in this rushed oversatiated with scenery world, they will find there are some quiet moments in the TV series that to me always were the core of Tolkien's universe - the beautiful honour of human soul.
I thought it would be propaganda, and it isn't.
Yes it is different than the books, but given the fact they have such a small amount of rights to the materials, they are doing a splendid job.
I also caught myself judging the series because Celebrimbor was allegedly not "attractive" then I remembered how somebody in this forum said LOTR was made like a Disney movie with beautiful princes and I realised it was my own perception of a lady that just wants handsome boys.
This TV series was a lesson to me not to judge before giving a chance for it to develop.
After all, it was everything I wanted. It even spoke of the Trinity, when Hallbrand said three cannot be broken (it was him, right)?
Or when Hano .... I won't spoil the scene but it was heartbreaking to me.
I don't know how the second season will be but I expect something better because the staff saw the public's reaction and must have gathered enough feedback to make it better. More XP, better seasons, if the script-writer doesn't unfortunately struggle with ignore from his muse, which I don't believe will be the case.
Glad you enjoyed it, it’s definitely not as bad as some make it out to be. Keep sharing your opinions and don’t let downers dampen you.I decided to give ROP a chance after two years of biased denial.
It ended up giving me exactly what I thought it would lack. It is full of precious gems of moral and wisdom. Some scenes touched me so deeply, they inspired me to better my approach to life situations. People would assume the pacing is slow but if one allows themselves to slow down in this rushed oversatiated with scenery world, they will find there are some quiet moments in the TV series that to me always were the core of Tolkien's universe - the beautiful honour of human soul.
I thought it would be propaganda, and it isn't.
Yes it is different than the books, but given the fact they have such a small amount of rights to the materials, they are doing a splendid job.
I also caught myself judging the series because Celebrimbor was allegedly not "attractive" then I remembered how somebody in this forum said LOTR was made like a Disney movie with beautiful princes and I realised it was my own perception of a lady that just wants handsome boys.
This TV series was a lesson to me not to judge before giving a chance for it to develop.
After all, it was everything I wanted. It even spoke of the Trinity, when Hallbrand said three cannot be broken (it was him, right)?
Or when Hano .... I won't spoil the scene but it was heartbreaking to me.
I don't know how the second season will be but I expect something better because the staff saw the public's reaction and must have gathered enough feedback to make it better. More XP, better seasons, if the script-writer doesn't unfortunately struggle with ignore from his muse, which I don't believe will be the case.
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