Rings of Power Review Episode 8 Finale - What Did you Do?!

[@disparutoo]

What a finale, actually managed to be worse than She-Hulk and boy was that impressive. Got much worse on the 2nd watch through, but it's finally OVER....until next time. What did you think of the episode/series/review? Did it live up to your high/low expectations? Let me know your thoughts below and as always, thanks for watching :)

[@jamesdykes517]

Hey, at least we got to be the villains in She Hulk! Remember when these tools said they had a sincere love for the source material... I have a sincere love of toilet paper and somehow wiped my ass with it less.

[@belegur8108]

it succeeded in underperforming my lowest expectations... that in itself is noteworthy...

[@kyotheman69]

this should be finale season, no one mean no one is going watch second season, end this garbage and move on

[@leoberger557]

“I don’t like this” “I hate this” you don’t know how to make a review. It is embarrassing…

[@TrumpetBoyGD]

@@leoberger557 Yeah, this video is just bitter, opinionated nitpicking.

[@charlesw852]

As a teenager reading the Silmarillion I didn’t realise that my B in GCSE chemistry would ensure that I knew more about metalwork than Celebrimbor.

[@albertwesker6153]

Dude I just started reading it too and I also got a 4 in chemistry

[@Xevos701]

I have read the Silmarillion atleast 10 times

[@mikelachey824]

What does your reading the Silmarillion have to do with this show? Your B in Chemistry should of been an A in copywrite law, this way you'd actually realize that anything documented in The Silmarillion can not be used...............Heck just a D and passing in English would give you the ability to read the original statements from Amazon that stated this would be an ALL ORIGINAL STORY, based on characters from LOTR................Then you wouldn't be struck dumbfucked..............

[@samrittenhouse2534]

Dude I know literally nothing about metalwork and honestly chemistry either. But how did they forge 3 rings out of mithril and 1 is silver and 2 are gold for some reason

[@CordeliaWagner]

Because Galadriel is sooooo ??? that she deserves it?

[@RenegadeLK]

Galadriel is the type of person who got bitten by a zombie and never told anyone else.

[@xcidgafhamas]

those people are scumbags

[@truechaos6927]

and the zombie that bit her later died because it bit her.

[@docfuzzlogan4901]

Disparu is the same, tho you can tell by his teeth that he is a zombie.

[@MediumRareOpinions]

Its a tragic tale really, as a girl she was cursed with a rare form of lycanthropy and is forced to change into a hamster with the passing of each full moon.

[@decwow]

Well she's always right about everything, _especially when she's wrong,_ so when Sauron starts destroying everything it will, of course, not be here fault at all. Nope. She certainly never screwed up anything or even failed to act.

[@fionnaitsradag5152]

Tolkien was very specific in stating that Sauron NEVER touched the three Elvish rings of power, which is why they were unsullied. Amazon has him directly involved in creating the three. "Back to the book! Back to the book! Back to the book" : /

[@TheSoonToBePurgedJackMeHoff55]

Thank you!

[@circedelune]

It was a coloring book

[@CD-Gaming]

@@circedelune 'Ere, don't insult colouring books!

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

"One does not simply walk into Mordor" Halbrand: "Indeed... One teleports into Mordor, and then starts walking"

[@slimbombur7922]

Yes. teleporting into Mordor is how you do it. Why didn't Frodo and Gandalf think of that?

[@xiii0722]

Haha, perfect

[@skychieftain]

@@slimbombur7922 because they didn't have the GPS location. Remember that Gandalf cannot see into Mordor and Frodo has never been there. If they would teleport then they would have ended in the middle of the orc camp...

[@englishlady9797]

@@skychieftain Only Galadriel has that ability. Due to being a Mary Sue.

[@CD-Gaming]

@@slimbombur7922 I know, it would have saved so much time, I mean, someone could've died!

[@omarcominyo4481]

"It's Elrond!" "Prove it, where did we first meet?" If Sauron knew what Finrod said to Galadriel, why wouldn't he know where she met Elrond?

[@NoPowerintheVerse]

But it was such a great plot device in Harry Potter and people love Harry Potter! (Genuinely convinced this was their thought process).

[@saalkz.a.9715]

@@NoPowerintheVerse "their thought process"? The what now? You really think they had one... Aah, that 's so sweet of you.

[@matwatson7947]

Just accept it, don't question it and move on...

[@TJCID22]

@@matwatson7947 Just like the entire series apparently.

[@baumkuchen6543]

Stop, don't try to apply logical thinking here. It's a trap.

[@Janx14]

Galadriel's response to anything Elrond says is to just repeat in a condescending way. What a great friendship.

[@thibaldus3]

The only guy who pushed back a little agaisnt her abuse is Halbrand/Sauron. So of course he's absolute evil.

[@theeffete3396]

Her bitchiness toward Elrond is all foreshadowing for when she becomes his mother-in-law.

[@draxxzakuto5735]

And he responds "I've missed you" They've turned my boy into a little bitch

[@michaelhart7569]

And , of course, in the text Elrond married her daughter. Can you imagine this Galadriel as a mother-in-law? Lordy.

[@kathleenhensley5951]

@@michaelhart7569 That puts that awful woman in context. Elrond moves to whatever land is furthermost from his mother-in-law, Galadriel. I've glad the real Galadriel was such a wonderful woman character.. this fake galadriel is just a pain in the behind.

[@sleepyorca4997]

I'm convinced the writers of the show were ordering Chinese takeaways during their writing sessions. Then when they couldn't think of any clever dialog, they just copied what was written in their fortune cookies.

[@dtkedtyjrtyj]

So that explains the occasional spots of good writing?

[@countspackula8568]

@SleepyOrca: 😆😆😂😂

[@shadf7902]

@@dtkedtyjrtyj hrmm I missed those good parts I guess.

[@boomingbob1579]

Makes sense

[@forbiddencroisant]

@@dtkedtyjrtyj good parts? You must have watched a different show.

[@Honeyliciousish]

The person drawing the kings portrait is so talented. Even sitting on the left side, she draws the right side of the face. Awesome!

[@rahshenbarber3909]

😅😂

[@Horus-89]

😉

[@hamtan99]

it's unique skills

[@songo137]

The architect is asked to draw kings portrait. Seems right, since Saourkrauton gets sponge bath as healing procedure 🤣🤣

[@LuisSierra42]

it's magic

[@PeoplePleaser578]

This is what I love about this show - Halbrand/Sauron literally spends the entire show walking around going "Im not the king you are looking for", "Im Evil", "Dont make me do this", "I know you will despise me once you know who I am" and Galadriel is like "Yes you are, you just have to believe", "We have all been touched by Darkness", "I am helping you fulfill your destiny", "No I want we have all had to do things we are not proud of but that doesnt make you who are you"... literally the entire time he is saying "Im not who you think I am" and Galadriel is just oblivious and assumes he is just being dramatic. Its like watching a comedy xD.

[@MMCUSN]

Elvish Princesses are attracted to money and power and he has both and she knows it. 😆

[@Quandry1]

She's not oblivious... She's evil and trying to unleash evil. We're just supposed to pretend that's a good thing.

[@PeoplePleaser578]

@@Quandry1 I dont think she is actively evil - I think the writers just dont know how to write and intelligent character so they have to basically make her a complete moron and everyone else around her. There idea of "Subterfuge" is the villian going "I am the Villain and I will kill you all" and then laughing and going "Only joking" and they think that is genius writing.

[@Quandry1]

@@PeoplePleaser578 she is fairly actively evil.. just not by their intention.

[@Cman04092]

Hopefully she never has children, i can see that going poorly. Strange dude - I'm not good Galadrial - oh, you'll be fine Strange due- no, you dont get it. I find kids attractive. Galadrial - we all have things we need to overcome Strange dude - i literally just got out of prison for graping 3 children Galadrial - its okay, people can change and deserve a second choice. Strange dude- bitch, if you leave you kids with me, you'll regret it Galadrial- no i wont, worst case scenario, it'll help them build adversity. Now watch my kids, i got selfish Galadrial things to do!

[@georgehollingsworth2428]

It is interesting that in Rings of Power Mithril is too rare to make three rings out of it without making an alloy, but Bilbo's mail shirt, as well as numerous other items including the DOORS TO MORIA, were made of it.

[@Schimml0rd]

also, the balrog is already awake, so no more digging until the fellowship comes through moria xD

[@CD-Gaming]

Cheers for that, I thought I was going mad! Then again, I've only seen Disparu's review of this show, I don't think that's a good sign somehow...

[@Zennsunni]

Don’t think too much about it, I think that’s their thing

[@MorrisMeynolt]

I did not watch a single episode. Thanks to you, I don't have to. This means a lot to me.

[@MrWill7980]

My daughter and I watched the first episode last week. She's 20. In the first five minutes she said "This isn't Lord of the Rings." Don't waste your time. It was cool seeing Valanor and the Two Trees, but it's a waste. They should've got the rights to the Blue Wizards. They're a blank slate.

[@samrittenhouse2534]

It's not that terrible but disparu is better lol and yes it's not lord of the rings at all its not immersive WOWing amazing work. It's worth 1 watch lol.. that's about it so far

[@Kaleidoface]

We need more people like you.

[@Yattayatta]

Right there with you, didn't even sail the seven seas for it, just watched reviews like this. It was clear to me very early that this wasn't going to be the Tolkien universe I know and love.

[@Manguadesignz]

I watch 2 episodes and the rest was his reviews 😂 couldn’t believe they “said” they were going to leave that city for 3 whole episodes and this episode was ridiculous and an insult to blacksmiths

[@qwertyg3666]

The worst thing that this deplorable show has done is made Galadriel solely responsible for Sauron and all the evil he has wrought. Never in history has such a perfect character assassination taken place.

[@RoninDave]

I think the writers have an unconscious hatred of women as nearly all the actions and decisions of the women characters was wrong, had dire consequences, and/or evil

[@hamarbiljungskile8953]

Have you forgotten Luke Skywalker?

[@SuperRambo111]

It's crazy they assaulted a woman character and not someone like Gandalf or Elrond.

[@Olivia-W]

And Luke Skywalker, the guy who saw good in Darth Vader, apparently wanted to murder his own student in a moment of weakness.

[@MajklAstarin]

@@RoninDave Exactly, while wanting to empower women, they actually make them look just as stupid as men in this show.

[@secristwood1344]

Pg. 276 of the Silmarillion Sauron taught the Noldor elves how to forge rings and helped them except for the last 3 rings Narya, Nenya and Vilya. He was aware of the rings but they were unsullied as they were forged by Celebrimbor alone, and the hand of Sauron had never touched them. The fact they showed him touching the materials that forged the rings completely betrays the lore. If nothing else in the entire season was wrong just this 1 thing it would still completely wreck the lore in a way that changes the books forever. The writers have betrayed tolkien and the fans beyond any redemption. Everyone who is a fan should cancel their Amazon subscription and make sure to let them know this is why they are. Only way to make them understand doing this to fans is unacceptable I hitting them where it hurts...the pocket book.

[@CordeliaWagner]

The books can't be changed. The showrunners just created a show that is a not-canon product with a big name on it. This trainwreck changes nothing.

[@guylafaras4669]

I like that. I agree with pretty much all the criticism, bar the anger. Just a bad retelling. Classic stories get made again and again; you’re totally right, just a bad show to forget about. (Jackson’s trilogy was an amazing surprise; demanding this live up to Tolkien’s inspiration might have been an expectation too far…?)

[@johns1625]

It's been clear from the beginning that they weren't going to respect the lore and they were using LotR as unearned clout to rake in cash. Reiterating how it disrespects or ignores the source material is just redundant.

[@ubw343]

Exactly, my first question after seeing this episode is where are the other 16 rings? They should be made first, then the 3 rings then the one ring. And the purpose of the 16 rings are apparently not to save the Elf kingdom. If the show runs like this, then the 16 rings will be made by Sauron himself later, and he will have more control on the three rings.

[@hotfishnchips90]

Oh fuck up you whiney bunch of cunts 😂😂😂😂 I’ve read everything Tolkien and can get over the fact some details are different. I’ve got bad news for you if you’re carrying on about every single lore break don’t watch the trilogy

[@einahsirro1488]

So I guess the Elf King was right when he said in episode 1 that if Galadriel keeps looking for Sauron, she might awaken the very evil she feared.

[@Blisterdude123]

RoP based via incompetence, the guy who tried to punt Galadriel back to Valinor for the sake of Middle-Earth totally vindicated.

[@CD-Gaming]

Careful, you sound like you put more thought into that than the showrunners!

[@eros5420]

Sauron: I want to redeem myself by doing good in the world. Galadriel: There is no redemption so no point trying. Galadriel is one of the most evil people in any media ever. 😂

[@thibaldus3]

This. I imagine that it's supposed to be a powerful feminist moment where she put down sexy-incel Sauron.

[@saladien9987]

Im rooting for Sauron

[@englishlady9797]

This from the woman who went 0 - genocide in 30 seconds.

[@benjammin9471]

She's the perfect villain

[@SecureInMyHead]

But she’s right. When was the last time people like these writers and Twitter forgave?

[@Jamesmatise]

What a totally smashing banger of a finale! When Galadriel told Halbrand "you killed my brother," then Halbrand said "no, I am your brother!" Before shearing off her hand with his light sabre. A twist I never saw coming!

[@AvenueStudios]

🤣 I'll never get tired of these! Well done 👍 -Dan

[@pyropulseIXXI]

No, I am your mother and brother, and husband! It was me! Your parthenogenic clone!!!!!

[@majkus]

"Hello. My name is Galadriel of the line of Finwë. You killed my brother (oh, and maybe my husband). Prepare to die. Oops, never mind."

[@darthterror2840]

Remember that time you said something that was both funny and original? Neither do I.

[@Walamonga1313]

Lmao this one was pretty good

[@atomicmonkeysquad]

Elrond: "I have missed you." Disparu: "Have you tried practicing your aim?" I'm still laughing!

[@pyropulseIXXI]

To sin is to miss the mark, meaning Elrond is a massive sinner

[@TibiConstantine]

"Missed me, honey?" "With every bullet so far!"

[@Lonovavir]

Elrond needs more shooting range time.

[@marymaza2187]

The writing process for this show went like: "Anything that Tolkien didn't write not happening WILL happen in the show."

[@JamieZero7]

Also, steal scenes from the movie. The dialogue is awful. Stabbing the foot is because merry did it to the witch king. It's so awful now we know why they went 10 years without a single show. I guess what they meant by feeling like lord of the rings steal certain scenes from the movies played out with different characters.

[@harbl99]

@@JamieZero7 They steal lines, they steal beats/gags, they try to steal the glamour of the LOTR films. They have no OC.

[@KaiNLinda]

I love the part where Tolkien didn't write about guyledriel shouted the silo doors are open! I repeat the silo doors are open! Then sauron says good! And he launches the nuke to middle earth. Stunning and brave. 😂

[@Jamesmatise]

Yes! Harambe tribute band.

[@jayjordan7104]

Going to miss these characters Elrond the Friendzone Elendil the I Understand Islidur the Oops Gil Galad the Huh? Galadriel the PrimeBestEva And... Sauron the Aragonator Aaaaaand... Nazgurls

[@AscendingAdventures]

“The show designed to make She-hulk writers feel like they had talent!” That’s amazing.

[@marioskublan7273]

Chuphapi munyanhyo?

[@JohnSmith-qm1gg]

I do like the actor that plays Sauron. Sauron is by far the most interesting character imo.

[@marymaza2187]

Rings of Power: "Halbrand is Sauron! Meteor Man is Gandalf! Oh, nooo!" Everyone who watched the trailers months ago: *Fake surprised Kirk*

[@madcatchmindways]

At this point I have to say I'm actually completely infuriated by this shitshow! I'm angry in my heart. I'm a 33 year old woman who grew up with Tolkien's literature. In the life of this beautiful man, I see dedication to his Art, I see endurance and resilience to darkness and an instinct to preserve and protect beauty and loveliness wherever he found it, I see love and devotion to the Sacred Feminine, as to all that was holy or that suggested holiness in nature, in growing things, in Life, in mankind. I see nobility. I see wisdom, and poetry. I see Beauty. I see an imagination that housed the Flame Imperishable (the name he gave to the divine fire of life and the souls desire to create). I see so many things that I hold to be beloved and precious that I can't merely perceive Tolkien as an author. The man was a Teacher. The man was a Master. The man was a Bard, through which some nature or another of 'godliness' (using the expression in a broad sense) was working and expressing its presence. He was meticulous and deft in his work. No effort or energy was ever wasted. Nothing was misplaced or accidental. Every word carried purpose and every detail was winged with meaning. These silly, puerile people make me sick. They sit there in one breath grinning and gloating to the world about just how much they LOVE Tolkien, and yet in the very same breath they slander a dead mans name, and accuse him of disgusting, repulsive and atrocious things such as being "racist" or "misogynist" - things he is no longer alive to defend himself from! And they mutilate and maim his life's work - all the while peeling with childish laughter and making bullshit excuses for their total lack of respect, and lack of comprehension, and lack of sensitivity. Oh, and they call those who genuinely love Tolkien "toxic" and "evil" while they're at it. How does a bunch of people who "love" Tolkien and who have read Tolkien's work get everything - ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING WITHOUT EXCEPTION - so utterly and abysmally WRONG? It's like somebody standing before the 'Birth of Venus' by Botticelli and saying "...hmmm, y'know what, I just LOVE this painting! I love it more than ANYTHING! NOBODY loves this painting more than I do! I know EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW about this painting because I'm completely OBSESSED with it!...But y'know what?...It could be better!" Then said person proceeds to take out a black marker and scrawl random, relentless, meaningless, ugly markings all over it. Destroying it forever. Causing disarray and confusion and ugliness where there had been perfect harmony, balance and beauty. And now there is one less sacred thing left in the world. It's like that person looked at Botticelli's Venus and said "HEY y'know what would make her MORE AWESOME? Cover her in blood and frostbite and blisters, and put a machete in her hand, and make her grimace all the time!! Hey what if she was actually a sullen, petulant, destructive imbecile - that would make her way more relatable and edgy!! I didn't read anywhere that Botticelli DIDN'T want Venus to be like this - ergo, he may as well have said he did right? Well too bad because I OWN THE RIGHTS TO BOTTICELLI'S VENUS SO I CAN DO WHAT I LIKE WITH IT!!" I hate this show. I hate what they've done. To me it's pure destruction. They have done to Tolkien EXACTLY what Melkor did to Iluvatar's creation. This is MAIMING. It's MUTILATION. If it isn't, then I honestly don't know what is. Not only that but it's low brow. The writing is disjointed, weak, nonsensical, lazy, sloppy, limp, flopping and flailing around all over the place without any coherence or balance. There's no build up to anything. Everything is rushed and hurried through and generally approached without delicacy, care or attention to detail. Things that are meant to be important in any varying measure feel insignificant. Crazy bullshit is just made up from out of nowhere, such as mithril containing the key to Elvish immortality, or Galadriel being critically instrumental in just about everything - from the Downfall of Numenor to the Forging of the Three Rings. The latest thing is that Sauron and Galadriel have a personal history, bordering on a romance, and Sauron is in fact a sympathetic figure who the audience can come to understand and develop feelings of acceptance and affection for. Thanks for that Amazon - Sauron is meant to be Satanic, but yeah, it makes sense that you lot want the world to empathise with him because you all worship him.

[@christopherlawley1842]

Nicely put.

[@greenbrightly]

Spot on

[@timonsolus]

It’s terribly sad to think that this travesty of a show could be many young peoples’ first (and likely only) experience of Middle Earth. Very few would feel inspired to read Tolkien’s books after watching RoP. And, worse still, I strongly suspect that this may be the ultimate intention of the show’s creators. Melkor would indeed have been proud of them. They are, as they have accused us of being, patently evil.

[@miguelalexandre8935]

I'm with you. Totally. But let me tell you that i think that the Tolkien Estate is also officially tainted, since Christopher's retirement things haver been decaying and their involvement in this low standard, dumb, lazy product shows that inferior people are at the helm of the estate. Professor Tolkien would get sick in shame of all this Celebration of mediocrity.

[@anthonywarwick]

The sheer smugness of them while they do it. *Gesturing at their shit smeared on the work of art* "Isn't this a fantastic improvement! Anyone who criticises our work must be evil!" Scum of the earth.

[@bucky7162]

At the end When Halbrand said "One DOES simply walk into Mordor" and then simply walked into Mordor, blew my mind!

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

wrong; he teleported to Mordor, then walked when already there. The quote stands true.

[@bucky7162]

@@Yarblocosifilitico Why didn't he just teleport straight to mount doom then instead of a hundred mile walk away from it lol

[@AdventuringMind]

@@bucky7162 Why was Sauron in the middle of the ocean? Because the plot need him to be there. Why he doesn’t teleport to Mt. Doom because the director need a cool shot of the cgi landscape.

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

@@bucky7162 duh... for the cool shot and the main villain smile!

[@bucky7162]

@@Yarblocosifilitico Could have been leg day?

[@knotengajin7359]

3 rings for Elves, 7 for Dwarves, 9 for mortal men. Sauron/Annatar helps with the forging of the 7 and 9 but not the 3 and his true goals aren’t known until 10 years later when he forges the One. Meanwhile, the other 19 rings have been dispersed across Middle-earth to slowly begin corrupting their owners which for men leads to the creation of Nazgûl. This show: puts 3 Nazgûl before the creation of any ring, while Sauron has been MIA attempting to turn over a new leaf.

[@larsdejong7396]

This is incorrect. All of the 19 rings were intended for the elves. It is Sauron who distributes them to the dwarves and men, since he failed to corrupt the elves after the creation of the one ring. (He destroyed and massacred Eregion in order to capture the rings after the wise became aware of him)

[@iDreamOfOkra]

The witches didn't know about Mordor because they didn't see the awesome font transition of the name from "Southlands" to "Mordor". Remember, only we were privy to that mystical knowledge! 😂

[@bridgetsilver7332]

🤣🤣🤣

[@wolfmauler]

Guy-LADriel: "Halbrand is at Death's door, he's suffered a grevious wound; can you save him?" Elven Healer: "Did you rub some seeds in it??"

[@TurinTuramber]

Elves heal themselves, they would have the worst healers for humans.

[@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers]

I kind of like the idea that the 'life-threatening' wound was self-inflicted in order to engineer a meeting with Celebrimbor. It would also explain why Halbrand had no issue riding several days in that state to reach the city. It was all for show.

[@rahn45]

I half expected the Harfoots to start rubbing dirt, mud, and twigs in a grievous wound to heal it.

[@antissocialblackcat2099]

@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers Everything from the start- episode 1- has been manipulated by Hallbrand/ Sauron. This show is anything but fan-service. Sad. 700 Millions of pure crap.

[@petriew2018]

@@BlackSailPass_GuitarCovers i'm still waiting for someone to explain where the fuck he got a 'lance wound'.... he was fine when the battle was over and none of the orcs were shown even wielding spears to begin with.... did the volcano stab him? seriously, what the fuck show?

[@moitoi2547]

The three witches picking the wrong Sauron reminded me of the three wise men in LIfe of Brian choosing the wrong Christ. Epic!

[@TETASARAIVACS]

The Nazgirls!

[@josepnebotrius872]

Great comparision

[@bryanfarnet2037]

He’s not Sauron. He’s a very naughty boy

[@Kiddington-Oh]

I felt that Galadriel had changed in this episode and couldn't quite understand how. Then I realized that she had indeed changed -- her dress. I think she raided Celebrimbor's closet and stole his formal attire.

[@mckennaConfig]

Except her green dress didn't look like maternity clothing. Maybe it's from when Celebrimbor still had his figure.

[@gianna526]

I actually did like her dress, it's a really nice shape on her but it doesn't fit Middle Earth.

[@mckennaConfig]

@@gianna526 none of the costumes are fitting of Middle Earth

[@flaviomonteiro1414]

@@gianna526 The same can be said of her character as a whole...

[@SockPuppet80]

She's wearing green to indicate that she now means business and supports Alicent Hightower's faction in the struggle for the Iron Throne.

[@franciscocastrovidela9007]

I loved that initial scene of Galadriel and Halbrand riding - how an unconscious Halbrand appears to have been knocking his head against the crest of a horse for days, which in turn explains his subsequent profession of love towards Galadriel - splendid writing!

[@christiericardo3101]

It's astounding, they've managed to make me root for Sauron and hate Galadriel. Now that's talented writing!

[@sjmarlowgm]

They literally had more screen time with the Harfoots giving Nori her ratty luggage and milling around saying goodbye a hundred times than they did actually crafting the elven Rings of Power.

[@apan990]

i hate the harfoots more than anything in the show, i wish they never existed, a group of psychotic maniacs who i wish are just never brought up again in season 2

[@ChristmasLore]

True 😓

[@AnnaMarianne]

And they imagined that we, the audience, would demand to see Hobbits and Wizards and we would be disappointed without them. They think so little of us they can't fathom that we want a new story, not memberberries.

[@fantasywind3923]

@@AnnaMarianne hah they cannot comprehend much, for even Tolkien was pretty clear on those 'older legends': "Nearly all are grim and tragic: a long account of the disasters that destroyed the beauty of the Ancient World, from the darkening of Valinor to the Downfall of Númenor and the flight of Elendil. And there are no hobbits. Nor does Gandalf appear."

[@beyondlimitationsvideo]

@@AnnaMarianne What memberberries even? I did not watch this show, but what I saw about those "Hobbits" from guys like Disparu etc. - they are the absolute opposite of what people want to see, when it comes to Hobbits! You might know about the endless KZbin videos of people attempting some real life Hobbit houses and intereiors? Or people taking vacation in some Hobbit hotels. Or people flying to fricking New Zealand to visit the Hobbiton set? That's for a reason. A very human reason: Many people - myself included - crave that lifestyle! But usually, people DO NOT crave a murdering hobo-lifestyle!

[@lemontree6686]

I'm so happy this fan fiction got what it deserved. I was afraid fans would give up and accept this abomination. ❤️❤️❤️

[@elisebrodeur-jacobs5215]

Never

[@angrysenpai8421]

Honestly I thought about it but it was so damn atrocious I couldn't convince myself

[@Leonidas114]

than look up what the most normie fans think. they accept it love it and think its perfect. there are many reviews and tweets of people who absolutly love it

[@KingBarnaDuke]

Tolkien fans never will. But, there's a really big audience for mindless drama. Look at all the "reality shows" and daytime soaps. Lots of consumer zombies out there who'll think RoP is genius social commentary, and sooooo pretty to look at! "Like Totes!! " 😲

[@LohnPondai]

But Amazon signed for 5 seasons with Tolkien State. That's great news. Having so much fun with these reviews. 🤣

[@Dakarn]

"Why did you kill your mother?" "Have you ever had breakfast for dinner?" Rings of Power. Season 2.

[@shelbybenson1896]

I think Gilgalad was the best character in the show. He’s the only elf that actually looks like an elf, he tried to get rid of Guyladriel early on, and he seems to have at least two brain cells to rub together.

[@crhu319]

Aaaaand...the three white guys closest to their expiration date (Elendil, dwarf king, Gil Galad) are the wisest ones. Now as to those killed, blinded and dumbass black Lady Macbeth and Don Lemonlas who doesn't check he has the Mt. Doom key.

[@drake3116]

But Hes wearing a cape with dwarvish runes inscribed on straps.

[@Ilquendil]

@@drake3116 The runes are actually canonically elvish, made in Doriath and adopted by their dwarven friends.

[@drake3116]

@@Ilquendil i will believe u, bcs i knew only dwarvish runes, but isnt elvish and black speach written in elvish coursive as to be seen on The One Ring?

[@Ilquendil]

@@drake3116 Only sometimes, the runes are used less often and mostly on stonework. The Tengwar, as the cursive sort is called, is used for manuscripts, and the One Ring is sort of an outlier.

[@ThieflyChap]

I'll be honest: Guyladirel's storyline, so long as you take it out of Tokien's world and get writers with skill, actually has a lot of potential. A person hell-bent on revenge, pushes people away, meets this bloke who finally gets her to calm down and think, only to be the one she's after all this time. I reckon that would make a very interesting story. It's such a shame the writers don't have the skill. As for the show, I would place it above She-Hulk, because as terrible as it is, at least it's trying to tell some kind of story. She-Hulk just exists... a sort of bang-of-the-week.

[@challopea]

But the concept that Galadriel fell in love w Sauron in the second age is everything but Tolkien. It might make interesting fan-five, depending on the skills of the writer, but absolutely not anywhere close to “canon”.

[@ThieflyChap]

@@challopea Agreed, which is why I'd want it set outside of his works.

[@KCDeportes]

If this series did something right is that it kept me hooked every week thinking to myself: "It can't get worse, right? RIGHT?"

[@sekanstar3243]

Wrong 😂🤣

[@leoberger557]

This episode was pretty good

[@alanvitullo]

LOL IRL 😂🤣🚁 Well played sir.

[@jackjohn4156]

@@leoberger557 You are either a shill or a troll…

[@davfree9732]

@@jackjohn4156 or a hostage

[@Yusuf_K7]

Wow, these Witches have more magic than basically all the Elves in this series put together.

[@TurinTuramber]

Did the elves do any magic at all in ROP?

[@nathanmorgan3647]

@@TurinTuramber They magically turned themselves from immortal, ancient beings to hormonal, low IQ teenagers on a CW show.

[@belegur8108]

@@TurinTuramber they mastered the magic of teleportation for sure

[@gogaonzhezhora8640]

@@TurinTuramber They became mithril addicts. Does that count?

[@lucyhardman2267]

@@gogaonzhezhora8640 Yep, they became a bunch of mith heads.

[@Ghost-fv8gd]

In summary: Sauron was going to just ditch the whole 'evil overlord' thing and become a model-building otaku in Numenor until Galadriel emotionally blackmailed him to return to Middle Earth and kill everyone. Cool. I hate it.

[@Syaniiti]

I'd love the showrunners to answer some actual questions and explain how do they see Guyladriel as good or even redeemable at this point. And because they'd say she was manipulated by Sauron I'd like to ask them how precisely because from what we've seen Guyladriel's been the only doing manipulating others. Well, Elrond too but he's an elf so obviously also evil.

[@englishlady9797]

@@Syaniiti That's literally what they and the shills say, which are indistinguishable at this point. "He manipulated her", because woman cannot be a manipulator.

[@Syaniiti]

@@englishlady9797 Yes, that is what they say, but for some reason they cannot explain how precisely. Being precise about things they like in the show is also seemingly impossible, I guess saying "I like RoP because Amazon paid me a bunch of money" is difficult. And if that's not the reason they like RoP then they should be able to explain precisely why. Essentially every single review that dislikes the show is precise in why it's garbage (to a point). I sort of wish MauLer made a critique of the show it'd be about 7 years long for season 1.

[@kennycorrea7578]

When Halbrand said… “Sauron is my middle name”… I got chills and spit out my lembas bread. God this show is “patently evil”…

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

I'd never thought of the Elves getting dumber as they get older. Celebrimbor having been outclassed in metallurgy, Galadriel having been outsmarted by a disguise, Gil-Galad having been deliberately defied by his kin, and Elrond couldn't keep his promise.

[@richardrose2606]

I think his official name is Grandpa Celebrimbor. The real Celebrimbor is younger than the real Galadriel, but this "ageless" elf looks 40 years older than Amazon's Guyladrial.

[@Joy-qn7uv]

Wow. Even the rings look painfully cheap. This series is now a textbook on how to fail at everything.

[@gianna526]

I liked the design of them but why do they look cheap? They're the fucking RINGS OF POWER, they need to look good!

[@michalbednar7955]

Because they had only one billion dollars

[@meleardil]

When I saw those "rings", my suspicion was confirmed: someone embezzled those hundreds of millions of dollars and used a fraction of the money to make this cheap crap to cover up the crime.

[@ChristmasLore]

They look absolutely horrible. Tacky huge fake rings you would find in a surprise box in a Fair machine 😓 One or two of Gil-Galad.... multiple Rings, have an interesting design, at least. And Disparu is right, the cut of stones ....😓

[@MrEvans1]

@@meleardil thats exactly my theory :D

[@williamschaefer4462]

"I have missed you" ... "Have you tried practicing your aim?" ... GOLD! 🤣

[@leannerose6181]

Reminds me of the classic Married w Children line: "Did you miss me?" ".....with every bullet so far...."

[@ALROD]

It's incredible that all the combined creativity behind the writing process still can't match Tolkien's, and this is what we got.

[@timonsolus]

No, it’s not incredible at all. It was entirely predictable.

[@kerrypaty1995]

What "combined creativity"? - Professor Tolkien was a master of his art; these show writers are just some morons way out of their depth, they simply don't know what they're talking about.

[@pyropulseIXXI]

How is that incredible? Adding more writers doesn't mean you can match a literal master..... you realize this, right? Adding more people tends to dilute creativity and ruin things, which is why masterpieces are often created by one person. I am honestly insulted that you'd even suggest combined writing talent could ever match Tolkien (that was your suggestion, otherwise you wouldn't find it incredible that they didn't match Tolkien).

[@joyis9638]

I know you are trying to compliment JRRT but "combined creativity" is NOT a phrase that should be associated with Amazon Prime. JRRT is simply someone who spent decades of work on his creative world and did it with all his heart and soul. Amazon Prime is soul-less.

[@DelightfullyMADD]

Yeah, combined creativity really should be put into giant air-quotes due to how poorly it fits. There are those who can create, who possess the sheer soul and desire to craft something of wonder and meaning, and poor their heart into it and devote their lives to it. Tolkien was one such person, someone whom you can tell poured a piece of himself into his work, who infused it with life, and within which you can feel his love and his passion for the world, the people, and the history. Truly inspiring And then there's the showrunners of Amazon Prime, soulless hacks who lack any true creativity, any spark of craftsmanship, who were simply given a world and setting they care little about and know even less about, and were simply cut lose to play with it as they wished. Like giving a vintage and highly valuable heirloom to a toddler and then acting surprised when the toddler just throws the thing around and breaks it... except at least the toddler legitimately doesn't understand the harm they're doing. My question is; do these people truly do this deliberately, or are they just so arrogant to think that they can match the works of someone far more skilled than themselves? I could believe both really; either they love being able to take a literary work such as LotR and ruin it, spit on it, and tarnish it for the sake of slaking their own egos; or they truly believe themselves far more capable than they are, due to likely growing up in a life and a bubble where they were given nothing but praise and adulation for their mediocrity and internalized it deeply, so much so that they truly believe that they are artistic geniuses because Mommy and Dad... actually probably just mommy, kept telling them how wonderful and amazing and perfect they were since criticism is horrible and makes people feel bad and thus we should just accept every piece of crap people churn out as being masterpieces so we can all feel included

[@zivkozdravko]

Teaching Lord Celebrimbor, 2000 years old master smith about alloys is just priceless...

[@kevinjackman4026]

Elrond: "I've missed you". Disparu " have you tried practicing your aim"? Bloody hell mate, that's fantastic!

[@mcg6866]

I remember they said an intimacy coordinator would be hired for this show which is strange because there were no intimate scenes within the whole series. This is unfortunate because it would have provided an explanation for Celebrimbor's maternity gown. Can't wait for next season when his water finally breaks.

[@SockPuppet80]

No intimate scenes in the show = the intimacy coordinators have done their job.

[@cozenw3236]

Don’t know if it’s just a rumor, but I read it was a deleted scene.

[@cozenw3236]

I also heard that they fired the actual Tolkien expert and hired another so called Woke “expert”… 🥹😂🤣😅😂🤣😅

[@dianebrooks1859]

No way they didn't do it. Had to have been a deleted scene

[@michaelache]

Awesome! Im kind of sad that both she hulk and the rings of power first seasons are over, hopefully we get other horrible enterteintment while we wait for new seasons! Thanks for the videos, they are so much better than the actual shows

[@lastfirst5863]

We will. I’m certain of it.

[@hilkosmid5374]

hello, you do not have to wait long the terrible woke wheel of time is coming soon !!! please read the books of robert jordan first and then can you play each episode ""can you find the changes " !!!

[@couldnotbereachedforfurthe2647]

So Sauron's influence over the Elven smiths and the creation of the Rings of Powers comes down to a suggestion over a three minute conversation? WTF!?!

[@alvaro.martinez]

In the canon, Sauron spent CENTURIES in the company of elves and they only found out when he made the One.

[@davidcoleman757]

75K+ views - for one commentary. I bet the show-runners would sell their grannies for the combined views of the KZbinr content related to RoP. In general, the commentaries have been infinitely more entertaining than the show itself, and we made some new friends along the way. The diversity, knowledge, passion and fight in the Tolkien fandom never ceases to amaze.

[@kevinmaroney9819]

There’s 10s of millions of people watching the show stop it lmao

[@iamthewizardwhoknocks2845]

@@kevinmaroney9819 Prove it.

[@avocadobe]

Galadriel being personally responsible for the rise of Sauron makes Fëanor and his First Age shenanigans look like peak sainthood. The only people I'm rooting for are Saurbrand and Adar

[@MrCovi2955]

Disparu, Nerdrotic, and JustSomeGuy need to crowdfund to buy the rights to make their own show. Even with just the budget of a community theater it could look as good as this and they'd tell a better story because IT WOULD FOLLOW THE SOURCE MATERIAL

[@GenuineLhachwen]

Add George the Giant Slayer to that list.

[@julio_scissors]

European Lore and The Red Book are other folks that could contribute to something like that. Really good channels. Nerd of the Rings and Men of the West are good as well.

[@valder8423]

@@julio_scissors nerd of the rings is just a shill

[@julio_scissors]

@@valder8423 I haven't watched his RoP coverage, but I do think he puts out quality lore content.

[@MajorSmurf]

"There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men for this treachery." Oh Tolkien how your words resonate throughout the entire western film and TV industry. It feels like every good content maker has just vanished or has their name being used as a way to generate hype. We don't get exciting new projects or ideas anymore. Just rehashes from a better period. We are literally living in Tolkien's fantasy world where each age degrades further till none know what creativity truly is anymore. I can't stand how much better of a story we could seen come to life on our TVs. PJ gave us a glimpse of that greatness with the trilogy and than a warning for the future when the hobbit was created. I know Tolkien purists scream at PJ for lore inaccuracies but yet somehow praise this dumpster fire. These people have sold your souls to a devil. I'm not expecting perfection of book to film or tv but I do want the same story beats. I don't mind if you rearrange scenes, adjust or add dialogue or add a scene to help explain something but for the love of everything that is holy can you please stick to what your greater's created. Tolkien and every other creator would run circles round these writers. Hell my goldfish would win in a writing contest. I can't trust a writer who has never created something on his own. I'm not expecting something truly original as that doesn't exist anymore. What I do want is a spin on a idea. Look at Japan. They look at a sword and go what if I made this sword talk? Could I make into this book and dam right do they do it.

[@Yattayatta]

I doubt there are people that loved the books, hate the OT but are still somehow fans of this dumpster fire. I think these people you talk about are imposters, they say they love the books, not because they do, but because they want legitimacy when they claim this show is good, often on purely ideological grounds.

[@theatomicpunkkid]

Speaking of Japan three words One Punch Man. What I've seen so far is pretty impressive.

[@JoSan3]

@@Yattayatta They "claimed" they are purists. We don't know the truth. Also money

[@Kuseikos]

You have to realise, they are not simply remaking old stories because they suck at creating new ones, but because they loathe the old stories for not containing the political mantras of their hysterical activism and hope to erase the memory of the original story for future generations

[@odojang]

@@Kuseikos The very definition of w0keness.

[@Marcey_omNovell]

That bit when She-Hulk helped Galadriel win the Heavyweight title literally left me speechless. Nine thumbs up from me. Xoxo

[@finalgirl640]

Don't forget the part where Wonder Woman shows up and eats all the male characters. Chills.

[@larryjones4096]

Nothing like a second helping of Tolkien world wrestling, "Nature Sue"Galadriel,your new champ(like it or else),back by She"Emeral Power"Hulk and The Four Horsemen of Numenor.Can't wait for the ultimate match-up with the"UnderSauron" at WrestlePrime in 2yrs.

[@Jamesmatise]

Galadriel may have won, but she- hulk went the distance. Many times, apparently.

[@aperson9847]

I just have to ask, why did nobody check to see if Isildur was really dead? A roof collapsed on him so they knew exactly where he'd gone down, but no, instead of doing a bit of rubble digging they all just went "welp guess he died" and screwed off.

[@cryyc]

I like how everything is going to be Guyladriel's fault. I'm really digging that

[@j0hke]

Not gonna lie, I was waiting for your review after watching Nerdrotic’s episode 8 review. Haven’t watched ROP (more like RIP at this point) but enjoyed everyone’s rant on it. Thanks for the upload!

[@camsteele3844]

When you’re excited every week not to watch the show itself, but every hour long breakdown of how shit this show actually is😂

[@gabrielepresby9120]

I see I’m not alone!

[@Syaniiti]

I'll raise you watching Shad, Disparu and others for a total of 5 or so hours a week of tearing the show apart.

[@Willemterhaar]

The only reason I am not ending my Amazon subscription in the first place.

[@TibiConstantine]

you pretty clever. You should have your own youtube channel.

[@carlsaveus1735]

Ditto!

[@rockencook]

This RomCom took a real twist when Galadriel had her people check Hally's social media. She thought she was playing him, but he was playing her the whole time. Player got played !

[@AlekTrev006]

🎶 Oh no, oh jeez ! … I gotta grab my sword… Cause I suddenly just discovered that-my-boyfriends-a-Dark Lord !! 🎶 - 😂

[@kaynesylvar8277]

@@AlekTrev006 ave dominus nox… those who know will know

[@theblackflame4002]

At the end I had the idea Galadriel was Sauron in disguise which would have meant he did indeed make the rings and it would have redeemed the story somewhat or leave you wondering, but mope there he is wandering into Mordor

[@bros4654]

Funny that you should mention that. I was absolutely convinced that Sauron had taken her form to finish the work with Celebrimbor. I was greatly surprised to realize that she actually wanted the rings in earnest.

[@christophersmith8316]

The cross dressing certainly would have been the kind of thing the show runners would have loved if they'd thought it would work.

[@84C4]

49:40 To be fair, "stark raving lunatic who's about to drown herself in the river" is accurate to how she's been portrayed from the start, so we can excuse them for not raising questions.

[@justinstoll4955]

I'm actually more shocked Sauron isn't Galadriel. That is the real twist.

[@Malugako]

I was kinda disappointed that that's not the case. Would fit very good because Guyladriel is pure insanity and evil.

[@TheAmazingBoogeyMan]

Not gonna lie, I thought that's what they'd do, too. A lot of questionable choices would sort of make sense!

[@johnatanmachadoyt]

Man, I said exactly the same thing to my friends two weeks ago! It would've been way more interesting if Sauron was "disguised" as Galadriel this whole time, while the real Galadriel was buried half-dead at that snow from the first (or second) episode.

[@MrEvans1]

@@johnatanmachadoyt that would have been an actual wonderful twist, unfortunately it would have required at least double digits IQ, which the screenwriters never had....

[@filiadei5560]

At the end with Guyladriel, Fakerond and Fakelebrimbor I really thought it was him who Fakerond found in the water and that it was him, she looked so evil there!

[@jolof6270]

I live in Sweden. And the amount of commercial Rings of Power are doing here compared to House of the Dragon is insane! I've heard Galadriel's cringy lines that are suppose to be epic on TV, Radio, seen her face on billboards at bus stops... It reeks of desperation. And the fact that I haven't heard a single person even talking about the show while walking around town shows it. They failed and Rings of Power will fall into obscurity within a few years. Thank you Disparu for commentating this train wreck and making us laugh. I hope you can take some time off now. Dealing with She-Hulk AND Rings of Power is.. Just not fair!

[@thibaldus3]

Same. ANd I live in France. Amazon must spend untold amounts of money in advertising.

[@flaviomonteiro1414]

Same here in Brazil... I see Clark's face everywhere...

[@alroberts5026]

An unforeseen benefit of brexit for the uk there. Iv not seen much advertising for this Charlie Foxtrot of a show.

[@katherineyekhanina4392]

Even if Halbrand was the heir to the Southlands and stuff, that doesn't mean that the scroll's lineage thing would lead to him. The library elf even said that it's incomplete. And he's the LOST heir of the Southlands for a reason.

[@TETASARAIVACS]

Even if Galadriel actually tried to stab Sauron in that moment, he was totally in control, even when she thought she had her dagger in his neck. She apparently was laying on the floor all the time.

[@Mangela_Erkel]

The moment they melt down her dagger in one piece and magically the different materials just separated... elven physics are the best xD

[@random.3665]

Especially when this is done by the people who DIDN'T KNOW THAT ALLOYS EXIST!^^.

[@tun0fun]

Even the pearls became homogeneous alloy

[@Tomasz.Nowakowski]

The best part was when Celebrimbor used that silly funnel to spread that molten mess into forms, and it magically split the molten metal into single alloys, and god... They could've saved more money by just buying cheap knockoffs of the elven rings from etsy, than designing those shitty loops... Are we really supposed to believe that this crap has been made by the second greatest craftsman in the entire elf history?

[@petriew2018]

even the slag clearly seen floating on top magically purified on it's way through the laughably impractical loop....

[@AnnieNakki]

Celebimbo is sooo in love with Sauron his brain and knowledge of metals went out the window....I'm sure he was busy thinking of other things as hard as steel.

[@apan990]

while obviously not lore accurate, i LOVED shadow of mordors/wars adaptation of celembrimbor, even tho hes a wanker, i find it funny that a fan fic game has better characters and story telling than this billion dollar show. the celembrimbor in this show is a complete incel, knows nothing, and doesnt act nor look like a high and might elf smith at all.

[@user-gu9yq5sj7c]

Why do some of you criticize libs for being obsess with s*xualities and s*x but it's ok for you guys to do the same?

[@wolfmauler]

The weird scene with Feminem manipulating Gandalf with the staff is meant to evoke the Saruman/Gandalf fight in Jackson's Fellowship film...Presumably.....

[@albertwesker6153]

That’s what it was trying to do? For the love of the Valar the show just gets worse

[@sahabatgamerID]

Yes, we do get that. But far much worse

[@yorkie9905]

Plus when he disintegrates Feminem, there is an ethereal moth where his/her? head was. As we all should know Gandalf can speak to moths and is his link to Gwahir.

[@wolfmauler]

@@yorkie9905 It was a nice touch by Jackson, or Fran or whoever. I think in LOTR, he says Gwahir comes in answer to his summons, but I don't recall that being elaborated on.

[@gianna526]

@@wolfmauler I don't think it was specifically a moth but I seem to remember him whispering to something like that at one point in the book. Maybe I'm just confused, I haven't read it in a while.

[@fyngolnoldor4891]

I shudder with disgust at the idea that in Season 2 they'll have to come up with stuff the Elves actually DO with the rings to explain why dwarves and men would want some as well.

[@tohafi]

I really love LotR:RoP. It gave me many hours of great KZbin content thanks for these kind of videos! The only bad thing about these reviews is that i'm asked to watch 1-2 second clips of the show. I might have to sue Disparu for grievous bodily harm...

[@DmanDmax]

I find it hilarious how literally everyone figured out their stupid Sauron mystery box in the first episode.

[@alvaro.martinez]

Even before the first episode! It was all over the internet for months.

[@mikelachey824]

Wasn't really a big mystery. The suspects were limited to like 2. Not exactly Sherlock Holmes level mystery

[@Evarakeus]

@@mikelachey824 The writers were clearly very impressed with themselves lol

[@shadf7902]

@@mikelachey824 was the other one feminem?

[@RoseBaggins]

Just had a conversation with a guy who volunteers at the same magazine and apparently the revelation that Halbrand was Sauron and that The Stranger was Gandalf was a surprise to the people in his fan group. I guess I can't understand. I knew the Stranger was Gandalf from the get go. It was so obvious. Or is that just me?

[@VespoLiveGaming]

The conversation between Guyladriel and Halbrand/Sauron is basically Obi-Wan and Anakin talking about how only a sith deals in absolutes.

[@knightlon]

Guyladriel asks Elrond why he is there because they're in Eregion and not in Lindon (where they split). However, the show has made the two cities so indistinguishable that it's a very reasonable thing to get confused.

[@Jinkypigs]

Still doesn't explain her forever Karen attitude and not answering a very valid question, for elrond is on middle earth and on a mission to the dwarf, hardly surprising and sanctimonious for this idiot guyladriel to question elrond.

[@CordeliaWagner]

The interiew looks like these austrian mountain restounts in skiing areas. "Urig" = looks old and comfortable AND stereotipical "old and connected with nature". Everything looks soooo wrong and so cheap! 🤢

[@crhu319]

And friends who don't know the canon also think Numenors capital is Minas Tirith.

[@irishnotsane9365]

You do realize that the most important thing these writers know are mystery boxes and those boxes can never be opened, it’s the JJ Abram school of writing. I absolutely love your reviews and I actually watch then in full (mostly) where I end up skipping the others even though I enjoy them just as much.

[@megelizabeth9492]

The thing about Mystery Box shows, is that they have to be carefully planned and set up, in order for the payoff to be effective. At its best, the solution of a mystery box should only be obvious in hindsight, with all the different elements and clues the writer has carefully set up, finally clicking together for the audience at the same time as the characters. Each element has to be logically consistent and hang together with the final payoff, and any elements that could potentially contradict the setup should be avoided. If you create a mystery box without a clear payoff in mind, it's pointless.

[@Lutzow706]

Prediction: Season two will feature a paradigm-shifting fiery romance between Galadriel and an orc, who must choose between his love of Elf-flesh, and his, er, love of Elf flesh 🤣

[@tun0fun]

There is actually an alloy of Mithril in the Lore, it's called Ithildin. It's what makes Khazad-dum's doors glow in the moonlight.

[@britpackdog4545]

I thought they glowed because they were spoopy now I know they are spoopy BECAUSE they glow. Every day is a school day eh

[@ChristmasLore]

Do you know what's the mix for this alloy, Mithril plus....? Anyways, thank you for the information. I also learned Galadriel's ring, Nenya, was made of Mithril. Still, it doesn't excuse them using their Mithril weird storyline into the making of the Rings of Power, instead of the Magic of The Elves.(to sum it up)

[@sbeaber]

Really? I thought it was just a super refined mithril that could then be used for writing

[@dariovirga7711]

@@sbeaber from what I've read, Mithril is very versatile, it could be made in pretty much everything.

[@SockPuppet80]

@@dariovirga7711 Sure, but A) the show made it seem incredibly difficult, and 2) if mithril has this unique property that they need, this essence of the Silmarils or whatever, binding it to anything else could only dilute it instead of amplifying it. Also, the bit about adding nickel to iron was hilarious. All of the iron ever mined was already bound to nickel in various proportions, Fe-Ni clusters are incredibly common.

[@jonathancooper4914]

I feel so lucky to have seen all three films at the pictures when they came out twenty years ago. I saw extended Fellowship again over two nights this week. Glorious.

[@RainCraver]

the realization that's really been over twenty years made me feel old, but still blessed to have seen the movies then

[@Fairly_Epic]

Love the way this guy breaks down every bad decision the show has ever made. Savage 👌🏼

[@Syaniiti]

He still misses some, but these reviews would have to be over 5 hours long each to be exhaustive.

[@aperson9847]

Isildur's sister was given ULTIMATE POWER this episode, the power to look at absolutely everything. We should be terrified.

[@bebbization]

Sauron probably fell in love when Galadriel was having her monologue about her plans of the orcs genocide in front of Adar

[@ZyroShadowPony]

Those rings look like they be something you find in the women's accessories department in a retail store. The ones that at worst are $20 for a set with matching earrings. But they also give off that cheap feeling of copper jewelry you find in flea markets. They look extravagant but will turn your finger green

[@maryeckel9682]

Or Paparazzi MLM crap full of lead and cadmium.

[@rhyswong8976]

The moment Heinsenburg said "This is no Mithril..." and then the elven forge explodes was so epic I nearly shat myself and cried, while still holding on to my joint.

[@britpackdog4545]

Just as long you didn't tip your avocado toast off your plate you'll be fine...in time

[@YouKnowUAreRight]

That's the first thing I thought of as well when I saw the explosion lmao. I wish someone would make an edit merging boths scenes

[@Aalok1991]

Disparu's logical breakdown is hilarious knowing how incompetent the showrunners are

[@TheGamingCamel22]

Normally you'd hate the type of the leader who just rejects everyone's requests like Gil Galad, but here, I like him, especially when he told Guyladriel "You should not be here" haha!

[@GaBlack1189]

I actually burst out laughing when he said this. he said it with such venom and frustration😂 its like he was an Annoyed viewer as well who was also fed up of watching her over the last 8 episodes. he was speaking for all of us

[@yvonnesolomon3357]

I loved the part where Galadriel said “You were the chosen one Halbrand! To bring balance to the force, not leave it in darkness!”

[@TibiConstantine]

pretty clever, you should have your own youtube channel.

[@BEACH.LUVER101]

But when they said no its not darkness, its morbin time....I was captivated.

[@nerdyempress6745]

Untouched by other hands... Halbrand held both the dagger and the Mithryl

[@xdragoonzero0]

Not only are they aware that Sauron helped them make the rings, they then go on to make over a dozen more for everyone else.

[@washemoamadah4706]

Yes, good point, and they are also going to need more materials, including a original dagger...? So they are going to make 16 more rings, after finding the resources, after knowing that sauron helped to create them... I got a new idea for a movie, lets call it ster wers, and its about a dark lord that uses the forces of good to build a death star with the purpose of absolute dominion of the known universe, and even when the good guys know that it is the dark lord that wants the death star created, they continue to build, because of... and then... profit..? Dont they belive that sauron is evil..? I always thought of him as lotr's version of satan. I mean, Tolkien, while denying that absolute evil could exist, stated that Sauron came as near to a wholly evil will as was possible. So they are telling me they are going to continue the work to create objects of great power, and they know satan was the architect behind it?... Aren't elves the good guys..?

[@Syaniiti]

@@washemoamadah4706 Elves? Good guys? Amazon knows one thing and that's how to make shit "adaptations". Netflix used to be the king of ruining franchises but Disney and Amazon are really showing them.

[@elisebrodeur-jacobs5215]

I can't believe they cast that fun boy to play Celebrimbor. Shadow of War made Celebrimbor impeccably, it was awesome

[@bobo577]

Alistair Duncan for the win.

[@jasonburns742]

In the dream sequence when Sauron gets in Galadriel's face and says, "I am the one who knocks!", I erupted out of my seat in sheer excitement.

[@Crash103179]

One of the most amazing things about Tolkien is the subtlety of magic, though the Middle-Earth is full of it (magic). No wizards throwing big balls of fire across the screen.

[@johns1625]

And the Elves literally reject calling any of it "magic" several times to begin with. It all has a source and an explanation. Nothing is supernatural.

[@ZyroShadowPony]

If i remember correctly Lord of the rings follow the soft magic system which is simple but it gives off this curiosity to the subject. What are the limitations of magic? How can one learn to harness said magic? Etc. It entices you(or at least me) But with this show i just went "oh like in dnd"

[@linnea5124]

It's a little sad the season is over, because I'm going to miss these reviews! 😅

[@KalonOrdona2]

They fundamentally mess up the rings too. Sauron provided the arts necessary to make rings that had the power to make lands in Middle-earth look a bit more like Valinor. He directly helped make 16, and Celebrimbor alone made 3 after learning how, but the art was the same. All 19 were given to elves (the incantation on the ruling ring would have come before the poem, probably composed by his later followers). As all this is going on Sauron also made the 1, hoping for a bloodless takeover, but as soon as he put it on the elves immediately took theirs off, knowing what was up. War ensued, they hid Celebrimbor's 3 and 1 of Sauron's first set. Sauron's war saw him recover 15 still out in the open, which he THEN eventually gave to Dwarves and Men. The show fundamentally alters the intent and purpose of the 3 rings, as well as who made them, everything. Probably he'll go to Mordor and make a whole set and pass them out and only then make the one ring? Quite a mess.

[@random.3665]

Wait, does that mean that one of the rings of the dwarfs/men isnt tainted by sauron? Or did he just not need to recover that one because it was already with someone that sauron could accept having it?

[@rubix4195]

Sauron will give them out with a free Amazon Prime subscription and Sauron advising them to leave seller's feedback because he wants to know if his rings were what they wanted. I wish Tolkien Estate will tell the Rings of Power writers to jog on *now*

[@eldara3]

@@random.3665 Bit late, but: the rings for the dwarves and the men were created in part by Sauron, and his hand in their creation alone already tainted the 16. The three elven rings were never touched by Sauron, but since his methods were used to forge them, they have an at least tenuous connection to the others. There are two possible explanations as to how the nine got to the men and the seven to the dwarves. Either Sauron to retrieve them all from Eregion, and just handed them out, or he managed to find all but one, with the last one having been given to Durin by Celebrimbor, who was a great dwarf-friend. In the latter version of events, Sauron might either not have known where to find the last dwarven ring, or might just not have bothered to dig into the mountain to find it, knowing as he did that it was already on the finger of an unaware and likely corruptible person. Though of course tempting and corrupting the dwarves did not turn out to be so easy, but that's another story.

[@catbert2412]

Ok so galadriel apparently did join sauron? I mean how else do you explain her not immediately calling for troops to hunt him down? He’d only been gone for a short time so presumably he’s still relatively close.

[@TheBayzent]

Sure but on the other hand she would have to explain why Sauron made her "wet as a river bottom rock". Celebrimbor's words not mine.

[@Quandry1]

Not so much joined him... but needs him to be evil and free so she can eventually usurp him and show that she's better at it than he is.

[@catbert2412]

How exactly is sauron the bad guy in this show? Let’s face it he has been honest since the start, other than simply saying “i am sauron”. He tried to turn away from evil & give up his plans for a simple life. Only reason he’s doing evil now is because of her

[@ColoradoStreaming]

Wait, if elves dont have medicine then how did Elrond heal frodo?

[@erikjaroy8214]

Yep. Elrond was famous as a healer. He also labored for years to try to heal his wife when she received a poison wound when she was captured by Orcs. But, naaaah! Clearly Tolkien intended for the Elves to be a race of Wolverines! 🙄

[@rockencook]

Quick answer. By the time of Frodo in the 3rd age, Elrond wore Vilya, of the 3 elven rings. One of it's powers was thought to give the wearer the power to heal, the only power able to heal the dark shadow magic inflicted by the Morgul blades of the Nazgul.

[@nathanmorgan3647]

@@rockencook More sensible answer: If elven magic is relegated to just one ring, then they would have been extinct long, long ago. You don't need magic to heal wounds.

[@shawnparshall1165]

@@rockencook the Elven rings all have powers of preservation thus Rivendell and Lothlorien last as elven realms unchanged by time and their citizens resist the fading of their bodies. Aragorn and Gandalf make it clear that Elrond is learned in healing, as in it is a skill that is taught and developed not some magical gimmick. The ring's powers are not elvish 'magic' the elves magic as it were is natural to themselves and is not magic in their eyes. The rings are beyond their powers, part of the reason why the rings are so dangerous.

[@christophersmith8316]

@@shawnparshall1165 elven bodies don't fade. That's not in Tolkien.

[@km3455]

I think they never answer questions because the writers realize how silly their motivations would be if they said it out loud. Masterful writing.

[@emissarial6598]

"Maybe the audience will forget the questions if we throw more dialogue at them...."

[@GaBlack1189]

Can someone please explain something to me that I don't understand. Galadriel finds out haalbrand isn't the king. then she knows he's sauron. How? just cos he's not king of the Southlands doesn't mean he's sauron. nori isn't king of the southlands either, so does that make her sauron to? and even if you say " she knows cos he basically told her by the lake" ok fair enough. but then how would Elrond know? there's no possible way he could have any idea that Haalbrand is Sauron. this is everything Elrond knows about Halbrand. 1. he's secretly the king of the Southlands. 2. he fought against Sarons followers in the war.3 he's a blacksmith. 4. turns out he's not actually king. None of those facts could leave elrond to believe he's Suaron. there's no way he should have any clue who he is

[@Avatar1977]

Been waiting all day for this, if you don't have a comment about Galadriel and Sauron sharing a bag of chips I'll feel quite let down

[@BinkyTheElf1]

In the UK, “chips” means French fries, as in “fish and chips”.

[@britpackdog4545]

This is a self fulfilling prophecy

[@alexdott554]

This is the first of your videos I've seen, I have to say: 1) Bold 2) Honest 3) Articulate 4) Hilarious. I'm from the US so the slangs make it that much better. Keep it up!

[@MichaelB-jw5po]

Watching your review of the finale makes me really glad I bailed on this show after the first two episodes.

[@josepnebotrius872]

I ought to had done the same

[@AvenueStudios]

When Disparu just said 'Based.' after Gilgalad's line I couldn't stop laughing 🤣 Thanks for bringing in some joy in this terrible show my friend! -Dan