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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power S1, Ep. 1 and 2 Thread | Amazon 9:00 pm EDT
Posted on 9/1/22 at 2:51 pm
Posted on 9/1/22 at 2:51 pm
Please limit discussion in this thread to discussion about the first two episodes of the show itself after you have viewed them.
Y'all try to keep it halfway civil so folks can discuss what they're watching (good or bad). Also, try to avoid book content spoilers for future content just out of courtesy.
There's lots of other threads right now for general discussion, please utilize one of those for other topics, reviews, etc.
If you would like an overall discussion on what may/may not be in the show throughout the season, please head to RLDSC FAN's Official Discussion Thread .
You can also see Bronc's Thread for Reviews Discussion for critic reviews.
Amazon is showing the first two episodes will be dropped tonight at 9:00 pm EDT. Folks have also started watching in the theater drops as well. Here is the schedule of future episodes:
S1 E3 · Episode 3
Sep 9, 2022
S1 E4 · Episode 4
Sep 16, 2022
S1 E5 · Episode 5
Sep 23, 2022
S1 E6 · Episode 6
Sep 30, 2022
S1 E7 · Episode 7
Oct 7, 2022
S1 E8 · Episode 8
Oct 14, 2022
Y'all try to keep it halfway civil so folks can discuss what they're watching (good or bad). Also, try to avoid book content spoilers for future content just out of courtesy.
There's lots of other threads right now for general discussion, please utilize one of those for other topics, reviews, etc.
If you would like an overall discussion on what may/may not be in the show throughout the season, please head to RLDSC FAN's Official Discussion Thread .
You can also see Bronc's Thread for Reviews Discussion for critic reviews.
Amazon is showing the first two episodes will be dropped tonight at 9:00 pm EDT. Folks have also started watching in the theater drops as well. Here is the schedule of future episodes:
S1 E3 · Episode 3
Sep 9, 2022
S1 E4 · Episode 4
Sep 16, 2022
S1 E5 · Episode 5
Sep 23, 2022
S1 E6 · Episode 6
Sep 30, 2022
S1 E7 · Episode 7
Oct 7, 2022
S1 E8 · Episode 8
Oct 14, 2022
This post was edited on 9/1/22 at 5:08 pm
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Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:01 pm to BluegrassBelle
I promise to keep any and all posts civil in this thread.
Excited for tonight. Hoping my kid gets to bed early and I can Get 2 hours to watch both episodes.
Excited for tonight. Hoping my kid gets to bed early and I can Get 2 hours to watch both episodes.
This post was edited on 9/1/22 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:07 pm to BluegrassBelle
I saw them last night. For now, I will simply repost what I wrote in the review thread, as I don't want to provide any real spoilers:
After 8:00, I will give further thoughts.
quote:
My quick take is that, if you're a Tolkien nerd expecting perfect fidelity to the events and timelines of the First Age, you're going to be disappointed. You'll have problems with characters and storylines that go significantly beyond Galadriel wielding a sword and the multi-racial cast. Maybe you'll be OK if you think of Rings of Power as existing in a multi-verse of the Silmarillion. :)
On the other hand, if you're a casual fan of the LOTR movies and maybe even of the book, then I think you'll like this series. I think that it "feels" like Tolkien.
I honestly think that it's going to be very good TV. The production values are movie quality. The acting is first-rate. It's a visual feast.
Without providing any big spoilers, I'll say that the first episode is really just setting the stage: it introduces the characters, gives us backstory (that, again, will differ somewhat from what you will find in the Silmarillion or the Appendices of LOTR). We don't get any real story until the 2nd episode.
I didn't read any reviews before I went, and I only saw this thread when I got back, so I went into it with the only preconceived ideas being those that I got in the previews.
By the way, everything that I saw in every preview came from these first two episodes, except the stuff of Numenor. There's no Numenor in the first two episodes, though there's a strong hint at the end of Episode 2 that we'll see Numenor in Episode 3.
So, yeah, I liked it. My own background is that I'm a big fan of the LOTR book, as I am 49 years old and have read it every year since I was 22. But I'm not a lore master. I've only read the Silmarillion twice, and not in the last five years. I can't randomly quote dates from the Tale of the Years. I never finished the Unfinished Tales. The LOTR movies? I liked them and am still fond of them, though I would generally rather pick up the book again than watch the movies. And re-watching the Hobbit movies would cause severe gastrointestinal distress.
After 8:00, I will give further thoughts.
This post was edited on 9/1/22 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:09 pm to GOP_Tiger
You're welcome to go ahead and start discussing more content since you saw the episodes in theater. That's fair game at this point. 
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:15 pm to BluegrassBelle
These threads are going to be something
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:18 pm to GOP_Tiger
quote:
Without providing any big spoilers, I'll say that the first episode is really just setting the stage: it introduces the characters, gives us backstory (that, again, will differ somewhat from what you will find in the Silmarillion or the Appendices of LOTR). We don't get any real story until the 2nd episode.
Do you think they always entered a double episode release or watched episode one and said “this isn’t enough to get people hooked”
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:24 pm to GOP_Tiger
quote:
My quick take is that, if you're a Tolkien nerd expecting perfect fidelity to the events and timelines of the First Age, you're going to be disappointed.
:sigh:
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:26 pm to BluegrassBelle
I wanted to ask what time the show will be available, but you’ve listed it in the post. Much thanks
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:27 pm to SammyTiger
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Do you think they always entered a double episode release or watched episode one and said “this isn’t enough to get people hooked”
Amazon often releases multiple episodes the first week. The Boys is probably one of their most popular shows and they dropped 3 episodes for the season 3 premiere.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:34 pm to Esquire
I find shoes are more willing to do a lot of exposition work in the first episode of they know you can watch a second one.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:46 pm to BluegrassBelle
Has anyone here actually seen it yet?
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:53 pm to GOP_Tiger
quote:
My quick take is that, if you're a Tolkien nerd expecting perfect fidelity to the events and timelines of the First Age, you're going to be disappointed.
How about the Second Age?
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:55 pm to blueboy
quote:
Has anyone here actually seen it yet?
look at the second reply
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:55 pm to blueboy
The guy who posted second has.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 3:55 pm to blueboy
quote:
Has anyone here actually seen it yet?
GOP_Tiger says he has.
Seems like a weir thing to lie about.
This post was edited on 9/1/22 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 9/1/22 at 4:02 pm to Philzilla2k
Honestly this show was dead to me with the concept of compressing 2,000 years of plots and characters into a single generation. It’s be like doing a show based on our modern world and Augustus was a cast member as well. Sorry, doesn’t make sense. Should have gone with the War of Wrath instead which takes place during a mere two generations.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 4:23 pm to BluegrassBelle
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This post was edited on 9/2/22 at 3:25 am
Posted on 9/1/22 at 4:26 pm to OMLandshark
quote:
Honestly this show was dead to me with the concept of compressing 2,000 years of plots and characters into a single generation.
Then get the frick out of this thread. You have plenty other threads to spew your insanity in. Please
Posted on 9/1/22 at 4:28 pm to Esquire
quote:
quote:
Do you think they always entered a double episode release or watched episode one and said “this isn’t enough to get people hooked”
Amazon often releases multiple episodes the first week. The Boys is probably one of their most popular shows and they dropped 3 episodes for the season 3 premiere.
On the flip side, maybe they made the first episode slower the way they did because they knew it would be a 2 episode release.
Posted on 9/1/22 at 4:51 pm to GOP_Tiger
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Maybe you'll be OK if you think of Rings of Power as existing in a multi-verse of the Silmarillion.
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