Why Watch 'Rings of Power'?

ZehnWaters · Oct 12, 2022

Radaghast said:
As or the latest episode, even that last has been questioned.

True.

Radaghast said:
"Oh, by the way, I have a daughter with Celeborn. But she's okay. She's staying with Grandmama."

Well, it's not like they follow canon anyway. Not that canon about Galadriel and Celeborn is easy.

CheriptheRipper said:
I know nothing about her but the way they're going about some things in the show I suppose they're just gonna use her as a mystery and cliffhanger somewhere. Also, can't she take care of herself?
Maybe she's not yet around. Or she went to war as well and missing as a result. Well I could keep guessing all day, I figure we'll see in a year or so.

...I suppose she would be an adult at this point. I'll give you that one.

CheriptheRipper said:
I wanted to say Durin as well, love him. Disa had a crazy glow in her eyes last episode so she's obviously Sauron /s.

WHY NOT?!

CheriptheRipper said:
No clue what Al Pharazon should be like but I like him so far as well.

Evil. Arrogant. Charismatic. Handsome. A YEAR YOUNGER THAN MÍRIEL.

CheriptheRipper said:
I like Elendil as well but this fake out Isil death really changed his whole stance on elves real quick. Don't dig this new one as much.

Yeah....

CheriptheRipper · Oct 12, 2022

ZehnWaters said:
Evil. Arrogant. Charismatic. Handsome. A YEAR YOUNGER THAN MÍRIEL.

Black don't crack 😎
Oh apparently my guy's only 41yo, miriel's actress is 37. Damn they did my guy dirty.

d4rk3lf · Oct 13, 2022

ZehnWaters said:
Galadriel is manipulative and vindictive.

You need brain to be manipulative.
Galadriel in the show looks pretty dumb to me.

Elthir · Oct 13, 2022

ZehnWaters said:
Well, it's not like they follow canon anyway. Not that canon about Galadriel and Celeborn is easy.

Canon for these two isn't "too" confusing in my opinion. But posthumously published uncanon makes a mist for many here!

And yes I'm sorry. This post of mine was an un-called for, subjeggdiv, peggdantic 🥚splanation.

ZehnWaters · Oct 13, 2022

Elthir said:
Canon for these two isn't "too" confusing in my opinion. But posthumously published uncanon makes a mist for many here!

And yes I'm sorry. This post of mine was an un-called for, subjeggdiv, peggdantic 🥚splanation.

lol, OKAY fine. Tolkien's constant revisions can be confusing but they weren't talked about IN TEXT for LotR.

d4rk3lf said:
You need brain to be manipulative.
Galadriel in the show looks pretty dumb to me.

Hollywood does that to EVERYONE. Even PJ did it to everyone countermanding Théoden about Helm's Deep. Like, why WOULDN'T you go to a defensive position when heavily outnumbered.

Elthir · Oct 13, 2022

ZehnWaters said:
lol, OKAY fine. Tolkien's constant revisions can be confusing but they weren't talked about IN TEXT for LotR.

Nor in RGE🥚.

ZehnWaters · Oct 13, 2022

Elthir said:
Nor in RGE🥚.

RGE?

Radaghast · Oct 13, 2022

Wow, so, finishing the recap for E7, Disa and DIV basically go from "let's save the elves!" to "Screw the elves! And DIII! The mithril is ours! The WORLD is ours!!!"

😐

Elthir · Oct 13, 2022

ZehnWaters said:
RGE?

The Road Goes Ever 🥚n, published by JRRT in 1967 -- in which Galadriel is banned from returning Over Sea due to her role, among others, as a leader of the Exiles over the GI [Grinding Ice], which seems to agree nicely with Namarie at least [which makes sense, JRRT commenting on this lament in RGEO]. . .

. . . and in which (RGEO again) Celeborn is (once again in an author-published text) stated to be Sindarin -- thus not a Telerin Elf from Aman [from posthumously published mist].

Radaghast · Oct 13, 2022

Hey, you know one thing Rings of Power is really missing? Rings.

ZehnWaters · Oct 13, 2022

Radaghast said:
Hey, you know one thing Rings of Power is really missing? Rings.

I think that's going to happen halfway through the series. They're setting it up with Celebrimbor and Elrond. But...yeah...

The Void · Oct 14, 2022

ROP is like a Onion Ring chip packet.
1% actual onion in it as an ingredient to give it its Label "Onion Rings"
The rest is made up of synthetic ingredients to show how technologically superior the product is
...and a lot of hot air in the packet.

Radaghast · Oct 14, 2022

I liken Rings of Power to some hideous brood parasite, setting itself on a nest and laying its own odious clutch of eggs.

Jorlan Elükar · Oct 14, 2022

Kiredor said:
I get that, and I don’t blame you. I’m still watching them with an intense morbid curiosity to see how the 8th episode (season finale after only 8 episodes???) pans out. If the weird old man from the meteorite turns out to be Gandalf, that will be the final nail in the RoP coffin for me. Tom Shippey told them ages ago they were ruining the lore of Tolkien, and for that they (allegedly) sacked him. It’s the Gandalf thing for me. The Valar did not send the Maiar by airmail (non-hot) rocks!

They should have made Silmarillion aka the war with Morgoth instead of what they did make.

Squint-eyed Southerner · Oct 14, 2022

They don't have the rights to it.

Elthir · Oct 14, 2022

Radaghast said:
eggs.

I agree.

Radaghast said:
Hey, you know one thing Rings of Power is really missing? Rings.

"Gil-galad's" got 'em.

Squint-eyed Southerner · Oct 14, 2022

Is that an egg over his shoulder?

Radaghast · Oct 14, 2022

Faramir of Gondor said:
They should have made Silmarillion aka the war with Morgoth instead of what they did make.

They have the rights to The Hobbit and LoR, including Appendices.

Elthir · Oct 14, 2022

Great Oliphaunts! Maybe movie Gil-galad's got a golden goose.

Radaghast · Oct 14, 2022

Elthir said:
"Gil-galad's" got 'em.

😝 I should have specified "of power" 😆

Squint-eyed Southerner said:
Is that an egg over his shoulder?

Pretty sure it's between his shoulders 😝

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