I'm considering Rings Of Power... really short critiques, while my voice is in poor condition.

[@bidossessi]

My god... I never knew reviewing Amazon's WoT could be this damaging to your health... Thank you for taking one for the team there. A lot of people owe you!

[@tay-dor7147]

You're already torturing yourself with Wheel of Time, save yourself from the pain of Rings of Power.

[@tay-dor7147]

I stopped watching 15 minutes into the third episode. I couldn't take it any longer. Its just so bad. It makes Wheel of Time look like a masterpiece.

[@mgntstr]

Wigs of Power.

[@rooksgate5574]

Dude. I love watching your videos because the pain you receive from bad dialogue or writing is very amusing. Sorry, I sound like a bit of a sadist. Reviews of the rings of power would be an hour of oh my God what were they thinking and it would be hysterical.

[@stephengrant4841]

It’s remarkable that Amazon can’t do fantasy adaptations. Why do they go wrong? I don’t get it, how do you continuously fumble the bag like this

[@tay-dor7147]

@@stephengrant4841 Because every person involved has to bring their own preconceived notions into the project. They continually think they can do better than the creator of the intellectual property that the show is based on.

[@xYalahx]

First confirmed victim of watching and reacting to WoT. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

[@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS]

🤣

[@Manofthewhiteknife]

I'm glad you're getting better.... take your time....

[@X525Crossfire]

Whatever effort you put into "throwaway" videos on Rings of Power will be exponentially more than what the people behind that atrocity have put into it. And we will devour them. That said, please keep taking care of yourself. You being safe and healthy is the priority.

[@jacksmith3148]

As someone also suffering from a chest infection (probably less severe than your condition, but I feel a fraction of your pain :p) take care of yourself first and foremost. Though I can also say that I'll watch anything you put out as well, so it'd all be gravy for me. I hope you feel better soon!

[@Warlocke000]

Take your time, get well, and stay healthy!

[@jeremys.2097]

Congratulations on not being dead! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@LordLewsTheDragon]

You are a good person. Very awesome to see an authentically good person here

[@jmalonemyth]

Na. Don't do it. You will have as much of a problem with Rings of Power as you had with Wheel and you quit wheel. The writers for Rings were just as bad although I guess it is a bit easier to stomach because they weren't butchering an existing story. They butchered plenty of lore but at least they didn't butcher 1000s of pages of existing story. If you are never going to finish season 2 of wheel, then you might as well do Rings because it will be more comedy gold from you. Get well!

[@teamdinosaurs999]

Any content you create is always wonderful, but please make sure to prioritize your recovery! Get well soon!

[@Vanbedda]

Also the thumbnail footage is absolutely hilarious. Thank you for the laughs.

[@rippingbag]

Wow, hope you’re ok.

[@CaseyYam]

Wishing you a speedy recovery! Don't suffer too much for Rings of Power!

[@jonevansauthor]

I like to consider that we're all suffering watching it, so it can be financially successful, so that companies will take more shots at adaptation. That's what's good about Game of Thrones, it made people think money was to be made, and also informed them that adaptations should be faithful or the fans will not support them and more show runners have listened to that. Not the Rings of Power, Wheel of Time, Witcher or Star Trek: Discovery people of course. The later weren't even smart enough to check the acronym they were going with. Mind you, if they had they were probably to young to know what an STD is.

[@metalsinger703]

Get healthy! Then please tear rings of power apart!! Miss you.

[@williamedmonds-gx7sq]

If you put something out it will be watched. However choose for yourself, your health is more important then putting out videos for the algorithm. Us people will understand.

[@silverlock05]

Did not know you were sick. Continue getting better!

[@TonyHank131]

I was starting to wonder why you were sick like all the time! I hope your recovery is quick and smooth. Please take care. I really appreciate all of your videos and how thoughtful and intricate they are. I'd say don't rush anything because good health is the most important thing.

[@dematar]

Good to hear you're on the mend. Also you look very cute doing your poses.

[@gearomkologenas5458]

Good to see you getting better and better. Keep on keeping on… and when the time comes that you can return to normal service, I look forward to watching. Stay Safe. Get Healthy. And after recently rewatching, I can say with extra emphasis… Be a LIONHEART! PS… so you’re a Van Damme fan eh? Make yourself a Hard Target for those lurgies!

[@saviourself687]

Good to hear you're feeling better young lady. =)

[@brindledragon2398]

Oh my goodness, I’m sorry you’re still dealing with all this! Really hope you get better soon. Take your time and get your strength back ❤ we’re not going anywhere..

[@brianstocks8049]

you, my dear, are a gem. Keep going, but don'/t be diseased, your strength is what i am listening to. you are strong...and beautiful. keep being wonderful

[@theashrook6129]

Sending good thoughts! On the one hand. I want you to do reactions/reviews for R.o.P. Mainly because they did announce season 2 release date. I haven’t seen any videos or stills about season 2. But I am worried it’s as bad as season 1. On the other hand. Season one frustrating so… wait… that’s just like Wheel of Time… oh well. if you’re up to it… DO IT! Take care. ❤

[@TreeVermin007]

Rooting for a speedy recovery for you! I'm sure it's frustrating to you to be down so long. 😑 We're happy to wait patiently while you fully recover. Thank you for the update and i hope you are 💯 % soon!! ❤

[@markukeley2924]

Best wishes for a full and speedy recovery! Steady as she goes!

[@wardog77]

Glad you're back! Hope you kick that illness in the butt!

[@RandomDude19868]

Don't worry about posting stuff and take it easy.

[@jeffturner2975]

This mime video was just precious and disturbingly erotic 😜 Get well gorgeous girl!

[@xzygy]

"We're going to have to take her out." -Rafe, probably.

[@dapearl1463]

The corruption from bad writing WoT is attacking you!!!! Definitely stay away from Rings Season 2 trailer ... it might be too much for your poor soul to withstand!!!!

[@manfrommontreal]

15 sec reviews of Rings of Prime with text to speech!

[@TristanBailey]

Keep recovering and only post when you are ready.

[@MarkusBartus]

Best of luck with recovery and keep yourself away from reviewing Ring of Power. You dont need that much pain in your life.

[@Guairedarksbane]

Hey, Amber. Just focus on getting better. I miss your excellent videos, but I'd rather have you back at 100%. Take care of yourself first. I'm praying for you. ❤

[@davidburt9303]

Take your time. Just get well!! 😊

[@WMfin]

Rings of Power is so bad. I don't know which was worse, that or WOT. The lost potential of them both hurts SO much.

[@christopherlambert5264]

I am strangely fascinated by the cring in this video. Give us more,

[@manfrommontreal]

Seriously get well soon and take some time off! We all know America doesn't do healthcare well 😅

[@MrBenaire]

Thank you for the update It is good to know you are getting better. Old Van Damme still looks fit.

[@damianhill6704]

I've become telepathic watching this video.... I could read your mind. Get well soon. I'd skip Rings of power. I would not be surprised if watching the wheel of time was what made you ill in the first place.

[@0o0ollo0o0]

wot literally broke her and i now have proof

[@MrAppleOrchard]

Rings of Power's biggest crime other than the bad plot, is that its boring as hell. Good luck, and God speed.

[@NefariousKoel]

As far as series go, RoP is one which deserves direct criticism. Would be overjoyed if you delved into it. When you're better, anyway.

[@Mjolnir007]

Your sick and sound really weak, and you still take your time to bash (deservedly) on the Rings of Power? You absolute legend. Wishing you the best and a speedy recovery.

[@HeartlessInTheLight]

Rest your voice!

[@morning_dew922]

Do not do that to yourself! May I recommend an animae instead? Frieren: Beyond journey's end. This is also about an Elf, the difference is, it is well written and very moving. I have a feeling you will enjoy it. Get well soon!

[@DmGray]

Big love and hugs from the UK. Every time I see an upload, I do the psychotic parasocial thing and say "hello beautiful" to my screen as I tune in for more insightful commentary. It has been an absolute joy hearing you speak with such passion since WoT season 1 aired (and I was consuming so much WoT media in response to my disappointment) and I wish you a speedy and full recovery so I can selfishly enjoy more of your content! Stay safe, and DO take your time! Your health and wellbeing is more important to your audience than your content (as fickle as such a creature can be), I'm sure.

[@10kaichi2]

hope you recover well, and would absolutely love your opinion on the Rings of Power show

[@danielherrin]

Record video, get Megatron to record audio.

[@docweidner]

In some ways, you are like me. I can't believe you could do short videos of Rings of Time. Just like I can't play Fallout for 15 minutes at a time in turns into 3 hours, I'm not sure you can put little effort in. But good luck trying.

[@TheWarmestFuzzy]

Take all the time you need of course, but my two cents ... I would strongly prefer shorter, more focused reviews. I love the longer format, but I haven't had the time to watch the last few videos in their entirety. Between work, and dog, and other life ... stuff, they just don't fit my schedule any more. Either way I'll keep watching what I can. Hope you feel better soon!

[@galfoxx1934]

Glad to hear your illness and medical bills aren't anything tremendously serious. Hope you improve quickly. I would love to hear your thoughts on the Rings of Power, or on anything else really. You are insightful, interesting, well thought out, and very entertaining. I'm certain you have enthralling thoughts on Rings of Power. Most people understand if you decide to let your voice rest, but if you are up to recording things that are quick and easy for you then I'm equally sure that people are eager and excited for your return. Do what's best for you and your health, and whatever and whenever you can get to us we'll be eager to hear from you.

[@devinthunderstrike]

Get well soon. Don't do the Rings of Power unless you want to be more disappointed then when you watch Wheel of Time. I saw your enthusiasm ebb away on those vids and I wouldn't want you to go through that again. Take your time coming back, you are worth the wait.

[@cobba42]

There are people out there complaining that the Woke aren't funny because they can't tell jokes any more. Not true! They gave us Rings of Power and Wheel of Time and Doctor Who and more ... And another random thought: When you are losing your voice like that, it could make a case for using AI to train on your voice and use that during recovery. Anyway, appreciate the effort, but please take care of yourself first. There's no point having a few more videos out if you can't get healthy.

[@SilveryRow]

Unless you need the income from YT to survive, please take the time to let your throat recover. If it aids your wellbeing to do some short videos, take it slow and check in with yourself (yes, I know you would to do this anyway as you're not a foolish person, but I already typed it and my YT is a bit broken about comments..). I hope you're not in pain.

[@GingerBeardedGeek]

Wishing you a speedy recovery 🙏 Rings of Power is visually stunning. If you're not caught up in the history and lore of Middle Earth you will probably enjoy it more. There was a lot of bigotry aimed at RoP before it even started for there being none white dwarves and elves. . . I genuinely believe that season 2 will be much better so I'd say get it watched 😁

[@blueclevername4900]

Please dont waste good time and energy on Rings of Power. its almost as bad as Shamalama Avatar. oh please no.

[@jeremyvanneman8112]

I'm glad to hear you're on the road to recovery, even if your voice is still not there yet. We appreciate the update (which you really didn't have to do). I totally understand wanting to keep the algorithm happy, but don't feel obligated to put out content for us. I have a feeling most would agree with me that we love the content you make enough to stay tuned through a break - even more since we know it's because of health reasons. That said, if you do put out RoP content, I'm sure we'll enjoy that as well. Even short throwaway videos will provide context and insight into *why* it failed so spectacularly.

[@michaelclements547]

Wishing you all the best, get well soon. Gargle salt water in a glass. That will fix your throat. We got a whole season of TWOT to get through, we need you fighting fit and on point. This garbage show cannot go uncritiqued, (if that’s even a word ). So get out there and critique some sense into them.

[@farradinarc2693]

As much as I love the full videos. I think it would be great if you did a few short videos in between. More important than all of that, feel better soon! 😊

[@Marwolaeth01]

Not been able to bring myself to watch the RoP trailer yet. First season was pretty bad, think I was hoping a season 2 would quietly retcon a load of things and try pretend season 1 was a fever dream. A bit like they did with WoT. Guess this is not to be. Your voice does indeed sound like it must kill to speak, but having suffered with losing my voice before I know it's not necessarily the case that it hurts. I've always ended up with losing my voice after I myself start feeling better. I personally always find that the best remedy is to have a spoon of honey every day. No idea if it helps the throat, but mmmm honey.

[@yogurl6004]

I miss you on my tv!!! hope you feel better soon. We'll be here when you're ready.

[@barryvercueil2346]

Get well soon.

[@Left4Coragem]

Best wishes on your recovery!

[@CursedKelpie]

cant wait for her to watch not Galadriel swim across an ocean and face tank a volcanic eruption, not to mention incel Sauron, and the murder hobo not hobbits

[@belegur8108]

get healthy a.s.a.p., we will be here when you are fit again to stream regularily, no worries there ;o)

[@GMarieWrites]

I’ll gladly watch any shorts you do, but I’d rather you focus on healing for the next little bit. Do what’s best for you!

[@BSRJR]

As someone who greatly dislikes Rings of Power, I would love it if you did a series of videos reaffirming my problems with its storytelling and characters. But I'd only want you to do the videos if you were excited to do the videos. I don't think I'm interested, personally, in any videos you yourself would deem "throwaway". I just kinda wanna see you enthusiastic about the topics you cover. And granted, I do love it when you tear into bad shows. But, if you're not into it, I'd rather you waited to do a topic/show you're excited to cover.

[@wotfanedit]

Better than throwing effort into RoP, rather close out WoT S2 with an end of season review where you smash all the remaining episodes together and can talk about the long arcs. Much better for you than per episode deep dives and also less need for you to talk at such length, and better for us because it isn't chopped into single episodes but more thematic across the season.

[@soundtrackswithbirdman]

Large Marge never looked so good.

[@themastrelmatadordelmar544]

Don't care about the algorithm while you recover. Just recover. WE WILL WAIT!!

[@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS]

Lol. I just read your other comment. The RoP video was absolutely minimum effort on my part.

[@Vanbedda]

❤ I myself have not been well the last several (let's be honest) WEEKS (kids constantly getting me sick). So I was thinking of you these past several days and thanks for putting up a little update. Wishing you a speedy recovery ❤️❤️❤️

[@mordyth]

They say, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger... Love the reel of thumbnail poses 💜💜

[@khatack]

This comes a bit late since you've obviously already started Rings of Power, but critiquing that show is akin to analyzing a pile of excrement and explaining why it doesn't really taste that good and what you would've done differently to make it more palatable. It's a REALLY low hanging fruit and any reasonable and tasteful criticism you land against it is going to be a massive understatement. Quite frankly, Rings of Power is so bad that I wouldn't really consider discussing it in polite company.

[@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS]

🤣🤣🤣 Yikes! Well, I enjoy the thought experiments. I think it's good to always consider how something could have been improved. Even if just a little.

[@zanenassour4374]

“Throwaway” is a word that belongs to Rings of Power. Would love to see it, I hope never to have to watch any of that show again so watching it through YOU sounds like just the sort of thing. Keep the KZbin algorithm (and your fan base) happy, I really hope you’re feeling okay soon, thanks for letting us see four and a half minutes of preview expressions hahaha, nah but seriously thanks 💐

[@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS]

haha! Thank you. This comment made me smile. Yeah, I went and filmed something and I sounded super tired. But I have a better idea for what I want to do. It'll be easier on me. More like "I have 20 minutes to mention as much on my list of things about Rings of Power that made me bored and maybe how I would fix them". When the timer goes out, I have to stop. No matter where I'm at.

[@waltera13]

I'm sorry I missed the news! Terribly sorry to hear that, and I hope you're on the mend! Your particular blend of astute and intellectual analysis mixed with a playful charm is. . . *sustaining* to some of us in a world gone mad.

[@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS]

Wow! Thank you 😊 You said it so beautifully. I am feeling much better. Voice is still garbage and I habe some strength to gain back, but I wanted to put SOMETHING out. So... garbage voice>>>garbage show.... Rings of Power. Perfect fit.

[@jonevansauthor]

You could just use AI voice generation to read the script while you're recovering. It's a perfectly valid thing to do with your own voice, and Rings of Power doesn't deserve human narration when it comes down to it. LTT are using it for low budget videos that are just information and don't need a human to deliver it really.

[@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS]

For real. I'm talking about this possibility with some folks in my discord.

[@jasonbrown9142]

Just take care of yourself. Maybe spend some time watching Ryan’s movies and try to figure out how he was in so many movies at the same time…?

[@jasonbrown9142]

How is the recovery going?

[@GrahamDayFortressofGeek]

Man, I am sad. Feels like I'm the only one excited for Rings of Power. Take care dude 😊👍

[@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS]

Haha! I'm not gonna bash you. There are plenty of things I love that are objectively not good. And I always try to be fair. RoP S1 was not a complete trainwreck. I found it disappointing for its potential promise, and they weren't as effective or clear with how they presented certain themes and characters.

[@belegur8108]

@@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS well, considering the potential Amazon had with RoP, the show imho IS a complete train wreck, i still wonder, where all the money went to... because it clearly was not in costume design and script...and if it was the CGI, then i hope they get their money back... (cough Warg cough)

[@christiansorensen7567]

Have I ever told you the tale, of Darth Plageous the Wise?

[@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS]

👀 Don't think so.

[@christiansorensen7567]

@@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS The Dark Side is a path to healing some may find ... unnatural. You should embrace the dark side and do light RoPower reviews.

[@KA-sx3sc]

I'm not a rocket surgeon or a medical propulsion scientist but it may be worth considering that your illness and subsequent voice challenges could well be your body attempting to reject the Wheel of Time TV show. It seems perfectly reasonable that your immune system is doing its level best to expel the toxins that are so prevalent in Amazon (

[@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 this was great! Thank you. The more comments I get, the more folks seem to think it's not worth the analysis time... unless I do something really super short.

[@KA-sx3sc]

@@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS hmmm, it seems that you're down to either dodging the ring entirely or taking it on with a time caveat. At the risk of overstepping I would submit that length isn't important (stop laughing, that is not what I meant! Though as a man I need that to be true, don't take this away from us, I beg of you.).. To illustrate my point I'll ask: does it matter how long the procedure for a lobotomy lasts? Whether 2 minutes or 3 hours in the end a chunk of the frontal lobe is gone and you are metaphorically in "the undiscovered country, from whose bourn no traveller returns" as Hamlet put it. (I know he was talking about death but come on allow me some latitude - how often do I get to use Shakespeare's prose in a KZbin comment section who would actually get it?!) So, if that holds up then it is time to ponder the underlying premise.. To review or not to review, that is the question. Thus ends my veneer of profundity for today! While my comment was dumb, look on the plus side - at least I didn't split any infinitives and isn't that what really matters??

[@TheSwordAndThePenREFLECTIONS]

@KA-sx3sc You, my friend, are a philosopher! 🤣🤣🤣 I have now watched Hello Future Me's deep analysis of RoP, and I really don't think I have anything to add. I'm going to tell folks to just go ahead and watch that, because it is so good!

[@SchulzEricT]

I don't know if the idea is to watch tv shows that fall short of their source material to give you more things to talk about re: adapting and editing, but woman, please watch better shows, shows that you enjoy. I'll make some recommendations, both ongoing and finished shows based on books that were good: -Dexter An excellent show, very fun, seasons 1-5 were very good-to-great... it separated from source material in a pretty big way at the end of season 1 that had a significant impact on the show moving forward, really past season 1 it's more about adapting the character more than the story, but at the very least, season 1 is worth watching (and the books are fine). -Invincible One massive misstep in adaptation hurt season 1 of the tv show, but I'd say at least half of the episodes in season 1 have a really interesting wrinkle to throw at you to get you invested in the show, the characters, interested in what will happen next. And I went online (hoopla) to read the entire comic book series and knocked it out in 2 days... it's *really* good. I could think of a handful of tv shows with excellent writing that might be rewarding for you to watch and analyze, but if the idea is only ones with book adaptations, then those 2 are the only among my favorite shows that were adapted. Although I've heard great things about "The Expanse." (I watched I think all of season 1. I dropped it, but just because I wasn't able to devote my attention to it; I didn't drop it for its quality, I just was looking for something I could give only some of my attention to. At some point I intend on, probably, going back to it.)

[@SchulzEricT]

The Witcher too, I guess. The show really went off the rails and is such a complete mess, but I'll defend the first season. Each episode of season 1 could've been tighter, for sure, but overall season 1 did a great job of being interesting and introducing you to the characters and the world. And the end set up the future of the show wonderfully. (Only to throw it in the trash immediately, but that's not a season 1 problem.) Again, as with so many fantasy books turned into tv shows: seems like tv writers just have no respect for... the genre? Other writers? The fandom? So they just LOVE to go "oh, yeah, that's a good story I guess (dismissively), but I can do so much better". (Spoiler alert: No they can't.) But again, season 1 was solid. I'd recommend watching season 1, then reading the books (whichever season 1 adapted: 1-4? Not all of it, but season 1 adapted several stories, I'm pretty sure across multiple books), then watching the season again this time with context. (Maybe that's too time-consuming, but I think that's the optimal way to approach it.)

[@jonevansauthor]

Is Invincible a misstep given that the creator specifically rewrote it to improve the writing as he's substantially more experienced now? I'm pretty sure he went on Kevin Smiths' show and was interviewed at length explaining it and it sounds reasonable to me, much like Neil Gaiman doing the TV version of the story he wrote with Terry Pratchett with Pratchett's blessing. Seems fine to me. If Tolkien had been alive for LOTR to be filmed and requested they drop Tom Bombadil from the film, I'd be fine with that, Jackson doing it was shameful though.