Rings of Power Episode 7 - HONEST REVIEW | Lord of the Rings on Prime

Hello friends and foes of Middle-earth and welcome to this sixth breakdown of Amazon's Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Episode 6. In this review I'll go through some of the worst things in the episode 6 and breakdown some of the many issues this series has. At the end I'll give scores for various elements like story, lore, cinematography, dialogue, acting etc.
As many of you know, I was not that optimistic about the show and many of my fears were confirmed as The Rings of Power seem more like a fan-fiction than a faithful adaptation of Tolkien's works. Episode 7 gotta be one of the most boring episodes of the season. Barely anything happens, there's no suspense and no real drama in the episode. Other than that, it's all very predictable and makes little to no sense most of the time.
[!SPOILERS!]
In the Southlands the entire area is turning into Mordor. Theo and Galadriel walk together to the newly spawned Númenorean camp. Elendil thinks Isildur is dead, but he's not (and his horse Berek will come and rescue him). Halbrand is wounded and apparently need some elven medicine so he has to ride through half of middle-earth to get help in either Eregion or Lindon.
The Harfoots finally arrive at the grove, but all the apple trees are destroyed by some of the flaming rocks Mount Doom spew out after the eruption (yes it makes no sense). The Stranger/ meteor man tries to cure the trees, but it takes time to work, so he leaves in the meantime. At night the three priests/ witches come looking for him, but Elanor tries to send them a wrong way. In return they set fire to the camp of the Harfoots.
The morning after Largo Brandyfoot holds a speech about how hobbits/ harfoots always stands up for each other (except they almost abandoned him the last couple of episodes). So Sadoc, Elanor, Poppy and Marigold sets out to find the Stranger at the end.
In Khazad-dum king Durin III decides not to help Elrond and the elves get the mithril they need to stay alive. Elrond is about to say farewell (Námarië) to Durin IV, but then Durin discovers that the mithril cured the sick leaf Elrond brought with him from Lindon.
Next Durin tries to mine all the needed mithril himself (yes makes no sense, either). Lucky enough for the plot there's a whole cavern of mithril right behind a few rocks. King Durin shows up and stops them. Throws out Elrond of Khazad-dum. He will probably ride to Ost-in-Edhil or Lindon next episode and perhaps cure Halbrand.
Prince Durin confronts king Durin about the mithril and the friendship with the elves, but it doesn't go well, so he becomes heirless? King Durin then throws the leaf into the cavern and awakens the balrog. And yes this is most likely the balrog known as Durin's Bane, though in the lore it first awakens in Third Age 1980.
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[@muz9663]

'if defending what Tolkien wrote is evil, then I'd gladly become the new dark lord, even if I'm all alone in that struggle', you are not alone my friend, you have my sword...

[@GrafPathygoras]

And my axe

[@Estephania82]

and my bow...

[@vaclavsoukup7302]

And my sword

[@andygrams6344]

And my Red Ryder BB gun with a compass on the stock and this thing which tells time

[@thebrewingsailor9172]

And my beer brewing kit. What? Armies get thirsty!

[@jrjefferson01]

The amount of time Guyladriel spent looking for missing Sauron: 1000 years The amount of time Guyladriel spent looking for missing husband: 0 years.

[@jdante420]

One does not simply walk out of Mordor...unless really bad plot armor

[@jacob4920]

Actually, I think the plot armor is what saved everyone in Mordor here, so it seems to be quite powerful! lol Seriously... nobody should have survived that pyroclasm. Even fantasy shows should know better than that.

[@obi-wan3916]

Galadriel leading the kid out of the village alone while ignoring everyone else including the poor dude on fire was the most ridiculous thing I've seen on this show.

[@cklambo]

Writers needed them to re-enact the hiding from enemy scene from fellowship.

[@rnrmunimula3756]

You’re right and I had the same response! The poor guy is screaming for help and they just ignore him and keep walking.

[@Enerdhil]

Actually, lightning creating Silmaril-infused Mithril is the most ridiculous thing in this series.

[@seryph3140]

Don't forget the crying baby she ignores at the start.

[@Enerdhil]

@@seryph3140 The new wave of Marxist feminists don't want or need children. It is all about diminishing men's roles in every aspect of society.

[@anttibra]

Let's not be too harsh against the show. Curing ones insomnia isn't a small feat.

[@jkdsteve]

Harfeats!

[@elsuperbeasto4265]

You are not alone, Dark Lord. I pledge to serve you.

[@CounciloftheRings]

Good! Soon this Middle-earth shall belong to us!

[@AlyxSands]

You have my sword... bow... pen... whatever, too!

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

I am looking forward to your lordship taking over the rule. May I respectfully suggest that one of your top priorities may be to force everyone to take a bath, my lord. There will be resistance. I have never heard anybody consistently use the world-weary tone like you do, my lord. The rare, but occasionally interjected, groan is masterful. It would be very effective, your lordship, when you deliver proclamations, to use that tone (groan optional). Your devoted servant, Subscriber Number Is A Secret Parked Behind The Mithril

[@elessarsgirl4883]

@@dronesclubhighjinks lol!

[@mortenjohansen6902]

@@CounciloftheRings Talking about swords…. When Elendil comes riding to aid the queen regent, (at 21:21) his sword is gone from the sheath but it magically appears seconds later… what a show👏🏻 I am the only one who let things like this ruin the experience? (Not that this show gives you any good ones)

[@FreyjaRKim]

I just want to point out, coming from someone who grew up near one of the most active volcanoes in the world and one that is famous for its pyroclastic flow (most casualties were because of it), it's really annoying that the show treated it as passing cloud of ash. I know many people are annoyed, but this annoyed me personally because I saw this on the news every five to ten years, many people died from it and their bodies couldn't be searched and retrieved until it cooled enough. It made me so angry. Anyway, thanks for your service to the community. That -1/10 score made me chuckle in satisfaction, I feel like the showrunners deserve this score. Here's to season 2 being cancelled!

[@jkdsteve]

It seems the writers wanted it both ways.....Orodruin being simultaneously far enough away that people survived but much closer for dramatic effect/FX.

[@rubenlopezusa]

According to Tolkien, the reason for traveling to Mt Doom is because it's the only way to destroy the powerful ring. Now it seems it can't even make a scratch on God-Ladriel, lol.

[@niallgaffney2475]

God love the professional designer who had to create that Southlands/Mordor name transition 😅

[@CounciloftheRings]

Powerpoint will call them tomorrow and ask if they paid for a license XD

[@niallgaffney2475]

No, that was definitely a free trial with limited options level effect 😅

[@VeselkoKelava]

@@niallgaffney2475 lol, you nailed it

[@awesometastic1092]

6:32: “Dialogue worse than Jaden Smith’s tweets” is an insult I was not prepared for, but it fits amazingly! Nice work.

[@LasterNoreth]

"If this is indeed the will of the Council, then Gondor will see it done." You are not alone my friend .

[@ehz4641]

You have my sword

[@adventuresofavalon2477]

You have my bow

[@stanleyfranks9891]

and My Axe

[@mbergamin16]

And my staff

[@josef-ralfdwerlkotte8333]

Aye

[@vmelchers]

The leaf deserves an academy award. It told the story that the elven race was dying, it convinced Durin that Mythril could be a cure, it traveled to the depths of Middle Earth to wake the Balrog. WHAT NEXT????

[@fhetty]

You guys are looking at this all wrong. I personally LOVE this show. It's one of the funniest unintentional comedies I've ever seen. I'm in such anticipation every week because I know that I'm going to be laughing my ass off. The terrible dialogue, the absurd plot, the bad acting, nonsensical motivations...it's all such horrendous horse shit that it results in pure comedy gold!!! 😆 🤣

[@MothraBlues]

I wish I could laugh along with you, but I find it so bloody painful I truly want to bash my brains in. Obviously I'm watching it wrong! 😆 Mind you, one thing I definitely SHALL miss, is all the entertaining commentaries slagging it off. Luckily, it looks like these Amazon munchkins are clueless enough to pony up for a 2nd season (& that's good news for the son of a good friend of mine here in NZ, who worked in the special FX department - not sure which exact dept, so I must make some enquiries. Who nose - he may furnish me some juicy "insider gossip" (though probly not, as Weta keep pretty tight-lipped, but). ) Cheers! 👍

[@backpug1228]

I hope you "sail the high seas" to watch this show and not with your amazon acc.

[@MothraBlues]

@@backpug1228 Oh abbasolutely! In fact, I spend ZERO dollars on any form of entertainment (not counting the very rare hexcursion to the cinema).

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

I thought it was very realistic and reflected the real world that everyone survived the volcanic eruption. Also that the commander of the northern armies would find a random teenager and they would have a long, soulful conversation In which the thousands of years old elf would casually mention that she had a husband. Why did she tell this young male teenage human (?) about this, which she has never told anybody else? The motivation seems disturbing. And then she made him a soldier? Metaphor for coming of age? Then again, practically everything that comes out of her mouth is disturbing. It is also realistic that the badly injured Halbrand can ride a horse very well. For great distances. It’s almost like people forget that in the movie the Fellowship of the Ring, when Frodo took that Morgul blade to the shoulder, he did that Ironman triathlon where he swam, biked and ran to Mordor and back, ending up in Rivendell. I’m glad you are finding some satisfaction in the show! I’m loving these reviews, reading the comments and writing comments!

[@anthonycarbone3826]

First I have not watched the series yet because I will wait until four seasons before beginning. If four seasons never happens I will just skip it. I do not like waiting for the new season and if it does not last four seasons that will tell me it was not worth watching in most cases. (I have watched other shows that did not last even four seasons and many of these I liked but I hate waiting for the next episode let alone a new season). But from what you say it looks I will have to be intoxicated to the hilt to enjoy watching this series...note I might consume five drinks in one year.

[@blrblr1]

You are not alone in this strugle. There are many of us.

[@CounciloftheRings]

Welcome to the armies of the dark land!

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

Dear Balrog, since you know a lot about fire, I was wondering if you could explain to us how Galadriel survived the volcano blast? Is she also a Balrog? I apologize if that is an offensive question. It’s just that she was completely relaxed having the searing hot, toxic gas cloud of fire engulfing her like she was having a day at the spa. Thank you for taking the time to read this comment. I know you have a very busy schedule of balrogging. 🔥

[@NovRen19]

We know how thee feel, Join us for our counter ROP series, we must stop watching this even for negative publicity because it feeds the amazon rating system, Mae G'ovannen! Now the evidence is clear, and none can deny that "ROP" is not of Tolkien. Take heart and join us for our just released third installment of EXSURGE TOLKIEN that makes robustly clear the heresy of Tolkien's Canon displayed out of the showrunner's mouths and hearts. They probably know nothing of Tolkien's masterpiece, as evident from their interview in the Vanity Fair Article. For "they who proclaim to loveth Tolkien, yet understandeth, not his world view can neither hope to create a new film, show, or series of his secondary world." "Auta i lóme!" and" Aurë entuluva!"

[@josef-ralfdwerlkotte8333]

Long live this fellowship

[@zaaxi7424]

The people that blindlessly defend the show are giving me a big ick

[@irena4545]

Spared myself the burden :D Selective volcano, Galadriel revealing that she is married seven episodes into the show.... nah, I'm not brave enough for that. Plus, listening to you dissecting the show is way more entertaining than the thing itself.

[@CounciloftheRings]

Yeah I've heard my review make people laugh, unlike the show that makes people cry XD

[@jacob4920]

I know, right?? This guy is the reason I stopped watching the show myself, after Episode 5. Because his reviews of the show are frankly more educational to me, and much less of a waste of my time.

[@Spurkadurka]

I rely on these reviews to keep me filled in. Stopped watching after the first two and nothing seems enticing enough to bring me back to it. It's just a generic fantasy show with names/locations stolen from Tolkien, not the multi season epic of the Second Age that I was hoping for.

[@NotUnymous]

But... Galadriel IS married and doesnt have much contact with her husband for hundreds of years... It's fine to dislike that, but it's lore written by Tolkien.

[@irena4545]

@@NotUnymous Beg your pardon?

[@markukeley2924]

"Cringe" of Power, indeed! Thanks for your diligence and honesty in the face of such mediocrity.

[@johnstrawb3521]

There's nothing mediocre about Cringe of Power.

[@bartsymons3477]

@@johnstrawb3521 Nope... it's far worse.

[@klodd5328]

Spot on. The biggest problem this series has is BY FAR that it's just incredibly boring. Literally nothing happened now for 7+ hours. The battle scenes were poorly choreographed and filled with plot holes, just like the rest of the show. And in between all we get is just plain, empty and boring dialogue, that is forgotten 5 minutes later

[@Chu9947]

another great review. thank you for your continued honesty man.

[@CounciloftheRings]

No problem! 1 last review of this abomination and we're all free men again! XD

[@devanmcghee6123]

it's crazy how many ppl acrually defend this show too. like I get there's a lot of hate usually for shows, but this is so warranted. they poured so much money but missed so much that are just single things to make the story interesting and engaging. as well as shitty dialogue and overall terrible pacing. it's much like the wircher series, the books are good, don't change them, they clearly are great already

[@wallacewyatt4023]

I really hope the second season gets canceled.

[@CounciloftheRings]

@@wallacewyatt4023 same!

[@BeyondYore]

@@CounciloftheRings makes me a little bit said to be honest. I really enjoyed them 😀

[@unitedstatesofmordor]

In this Middle Earth , it appears Sauron has already been completely in charge of everything from the very beginning. And even he doesn't give a $h!t anymore.

[@TheGlobuleReturns]

My sister and I are thoroughly enjoying the Rings of Power. Every week we watch it together on discord. We take the piss out of it the entire time, and look forward to the post episode reviews more than the episodes themselves. It's so bad that it's actually been a fantastic and hilarious experience. Thanks Amazon! :D

[@kahekilimaui450]

Yes. It seems much more like a Satiric comic Parody like from Monty Python or Saturday Night Live. 🤣😂

[@tonnentonie2767]

This is the way. There is so much free content in the form of reviews that it was worth watching. Watch the battle scene Analysis by Shadversity if you want a good time.

[@oscarstainton]

I really didn't expect the "rock bottom and sinkhole" analogy from a few episodes ago to hold true, but these episodes are determined to live up to that law of exponentially diminishing quality.

[@RabbitShirak]

The Police Academy of Middle-Earth

[@oscarstainton]

@@RabbitShirak Amazingly apt analogy! And the jokes from The Simpsons made against Police Academy are also very accurate to the experience of watching this series. Except for the guy who makes random sound effects.

[@johnstrawb3521]

Disa is no better than the vicious, vile Lady Macbeth, in this case exhorting her husband to all but murder his father. Her lust for power is obvious and obscene. Another character they think is empowered but is genuinely evil under the benign skin. They clearly cannot tell the difference between good and evil.

[@jeffreyrepass6834]

In episode 5, Mithril was made by an elf fighting a Balrog with a lighting strike from a silmaril, that finally killed it for me! COTRs keep up the good work that you are doing with the reviews! I really enjoy them and I can chuckle right along with your review! It’s a hell of a lot better than watching this abomination!

[@johnglue1744]

That elf was the original Kung Fury I hear.

[@jkdsteve]

I was honestly fine with that apocryphal myth / legend / whatever but the Elves needing to sunbathe in it was where I literally threw stuff in the air and lost it.

[@iamrubenmes]

"Then I will gladly become the next Dark Lord."

[@CounciloftheRings]

The hill I'm prepared to die on XD

[@iamrubenmes]

@@CounciloftheRings where on the map is that, exactly? ;)

[@CounciloftheRings]

@@iamrubenmes right in the middle of Gorgoroth ;)

[@YoyomanMichael]

Thank you for your reviews. I stopped watching ROP after the third episode. The only reason I made it that far is I downloaded the first three episodes for a long plane flight and had nothing better to do. Even then it was difficult for the person sitting next to me as I cursed the screen multiple times as I suffered through this abomination on the airplane. I’ve read the Hobbit, LOTR, and the Silmarillion several times. I still have my original copies of LOTR that I bought and read for the first time in 1981! There is always something special, almost sacred, every time I read through Tolkien’s work. I watch all your reviews because of your love for Tolkien and your accurate assessments of each ROP episode. It is therapy to me as I grieve the ROP travesty. Thanks again for your reviews. 🙏

[@Zenocrate]

Everything leading up to the release of the show made me steer well clear of it. Instead I found the channel Tolkien Untangled and his marvellous alternative: over five or six videos he sketches out five seasons of a Second Age show. He only avails himself of the material Amazon had the rights to. But he is a serious Tolkien-lore-adherent (hurray!!!) and it is the closest thing to a masterpiece that KZbin or Tolkien fandom (or apparently the globe’s largest streaming giants and $1 billion) can provide.

[@jbsarmiento9703]

Thanks for your honest comments! Very much appreciated ❤️

[@Solcoyote]

This is how I watch the show. After episode 4 I couldn't sit through another episode. Your videos are my short cut to watching the show. The actual show makes me very sleepy.

[@devanmcghee6123]

I never watch just it. I'm always doing something else. I watch just hoping one day there will be a cook scene for the sinking if numenor and the last alliance battles. at least they'll be visually cool

[@oninaru]

Just how Celeborn shorcutted his way to Valinor. :P

[@Walamonga1313]

I watch Disparu's videos on the show. They're 1 hour long just like the episodes, but actually entertaining lol

[@kamion53]

@@oninaru asking for asylum as refuge from tyranny.

[@MrWatchthis2000]

Same, it's amazing how boring it is

[@LifeofScottDenney]

Definately the hardest episode to get through.... you were telling me things I didn't even relise happened, I must of had a few naps that I didn't even know of!

[@xxdevillexx]

hello friend of middle earth, I really appreciate your time and effort watching every episode, so many of us don't have to. I like your reviews as I feel there's no "bad blood" towards the show as other KZbinrs that only hate on the show for the sake of it. My wife tried so hard to defend the show, but after a few episodes she forgets to watch it, unlike House of the Dragon, and I bet she can't name any of the hardfoots, but I don't want to start an argument 😅

[@deedledumb790]

I appreciate this aspect of his reviews also. Judge the show on its own (de)merits, not because your agenda. It's a badly written, boring, overpriced disaster, which is taking a crap all over the lore.

[@dtaina]

Apparently, I'm patently evil, too, because I cannot stand this show. I gave up two and a half episodes in, but I still enjoy watching you eviscerate them. That said, I welcome our new Dark Lord, Council of the Rings.

[@thanktink4328]

I gave up after 5 minutes into ep 1...

[@disres1337]

let us just all agree that the harfoots are absolute psychopaths, like literally absolute evil. they should be the villains.

[@lokanoda]

Why exactly? I haven't watched the show and I don't intend to, but what in the portrayal of the harfoots in this series makes you decide they are psychopaths? Honest question.

[@endlessstudent3512]

@@lokanoda They take the wheels of the cart of another group and leave them to die

[@HNCS2006]

I love your sarcastic humour and savage put downs. Comparing to Jaden Smith tweets, "attempt at lore, just didnt read the books" and Macbeth jokes. Top notch.

[@CounciloftheRings]

😁

[@swordmonkey6635]

I for one was grateful for them showing me through cunning visual titles that the land I've been seeing is now Mordor. I had no clue before... what with Orodruin looking all dormant volcano-ish in many landscape establishing shots and Adar telling the orcs that it would become their land and home. It was such a mystery. Even when the volcano erupted... who would have known unless they gave us the title change? I mean... this is 5D chess world-building here. /sarcasm

[@bungobaggins01]

you're completely right, I had absolutely no idea what that eruption was all about last week until the end of this week's episode. It was very confusing

[@swordmonkey6635]

​@@bungobaggins01 5D Chess World-Building! When they pushed the render button on the Southlands to Mordor transition title during post production, the director yelled "King me! Uno b*tches!"

[@ramondimas1252]

You just did exactly what they did when you added "sarcasm" at the end. Lol. Kidding. This was funny. Don't forget the symbol that then was discovered to be a map also showed that the location was Mordor. It is just lazy writing and lazy presentation.

[@swordmonkey6635]

Love your reviews and lore insights. Keep up the great work.

[@faustoutloud]

At 9:18 We can't even read the Map im so glad he breaks down these episodes to show how poorly this show is done its such a disaster and disservice to Tolkien.

[@estel5335]

Shouldn't we at least point a finger at the Tolkien Estate, that started this?

[@NarutoSSj6]

Ofcourse. When money is right, sell your soul. Tolkien would have dishonor his damn offspring for butchering his life work.

[@jerbganderwood8433]

I wonder if this was a compromise between Tolkien family members who wanted to sell it all and the ones who actually respect the lore. They didn't give them everything that would be needed for this show. We may never know....

[@InspiringPhilosophy]

I predict it won’t make it to season 4. We’ll get a season 2, and less people will watch. This will upset Amazon executives, and they’ll give the show runners one more chance. They’ll then overdue season 3. It will be a laughing stock and have even less viewers. They’ll cancel it after that.

[@lotuschamp7796]

Never underestimate their capacity for doubling and tripling down as long as they have money to burn..

[@arthurlayao3465]

The show is good you dork. Go hide in your basement lmao

[@kahekilimaui450]

@InspiringPhilosophy : That sounds like a Very well thought out and likely scenario 👌

[@frankkroll7881]

Love it or hate it, I'm pretty sure that Amazon had to commit to 5 seasons in order to secure a deal with the Tolkien estate.

[@graelent9]

I love your channel. Your reviews and dry, deadpan descriptions have me rolling every time!

[@luisnuche3156]

The best scene was when Galadriel, after beheading the Balrog with her bare hands, said "there is still one woman standing in Moria". It was epic and empowering.

[@rakoongaming5535]

I actually fast forwarded most parts just to get through it faster and it felt like I didn’t miss anything 😂

[@drewdeluxe]

I've been doing this since episode 4, fast forwarding through and haven't missed a single thing. It actually makes it better this way because the cringe of the writing is unbearable.

[@lulululu8045]

Your videos are golden

[@CounciloftheRings]

Thanks!

[@TETASARAIVACS]

Elrond after examining Halbrand/Sauron: “He’s not who you think he is, Galadriel” Halbrand/Sauron to Galadriel: “I told you I’m not who you think I am”

[@mariapazgonzalezlesme]

This is not a review. It's a roast. Good, burn it all. 👍

[@CounciloftheRings]

We shall burn it in the fires of Mount Doom and from the ashes shall rise a new brave season.,.. or not :P

[@mamasnightmare1]

You are not alone in your struggle. We bow to no one.

[@rjb10101]

Great review mate. You definitely have earth under your old feet, and clay on your fingers, wisdom in your bones and both your eyes are open......

[@joeb6656]

Like the grandfather in "Lost Boys" said... read TV guide and you don't need a TV. I watch the reaction videos, and I don't need to watch the show. You and all the others are true heroes. Taking one for the team and sparing us from that toxic sludge of a show. 👏👏👏

[@rodrigoffdsilva]

I don't know why Galadriel got lost from the main group in the beginning of the episode. That was odd. Also, why would During go mining alone? Was he prepared for mining for a week, a month, a year all by himself? Strange also. And if "the elf" was so good at breaking rocks, he should at least be helping. Last, the harfoots are more than a day behind "the giant" and at least 12 hours behind the bad guys and with their little legs they will reach him in time? Of course they will, aaaah.

[@wojtek1582]

All good points. Also was wondering why Galadriel and the boy were seperated or why Elendil left the village without queen and was waiting for her in the forest. It is so painfully obvious that the writers absolutely do not care about anything

[@TheCasimir94]

I really hope this show does not get a second season. Hope the swedish company decides to reboot the whole thing and make it 100% lore accurate

[@theprovincial]

They've already begun filming S2

[@kristiandimitrov7066]

My favourite scene was the three creepy maidens. Just the unresponsiveness as she put her hand on the fire and then the blowing and magically all their carts spontaneously combust. I found it absolutely hilarious.

[@zoebaggins90]

I don't know why everyone calls them maidens. Eminem is a dude.

[@ziplock8316]

One slim shady feminem wasn't enough. So they casted another two forgettable idiots besides her. Absolute garbage.

[@JoSan3]

All hail the new Dark Lord

[@tempski101]

Thanks for another great review - you always nail the criticisms and it’s great to have you fact check the lore… I probably speak for most of us when I say your reviews act as much needed therapy after enduring every episode!

[@marcusmaynard1526]

Is it that hard to just not consume?

[@KnightRonin0103]

I actually live vicariously through your pain. Your reviews are very entertaining and give me all I need to know about this dumpster fire of a show.

[@Princess_Feona]

I have papp smears that are better looking that MoreFud Clark. She must have some serious magic wajayjina that also paints your house, washes your car, and makes you a sandwich , because I cannot imagine how else she got his job.

[@adrianrobles9]

Almost through your videos on the show! Been enjoying these! I can tell how seriously you take the source material.

[@Bellasguy]

After this, someone let Morgoth know all is forgiven.

[@mnm8818]

Galadriel seems to be having a breakdown, so she might be up for some Morgothian action, wink wink

[@joysizemore6800]

The best part of the series has been the critiques. I haven't bothered to watch the series, I've just watched the comments... what fun

[@Sebshep]

The more I see of the show, the funnier this statement gets: “I just want to sort of quibble with the ‘vaguely connected.’ We don’t feel that way. We feel like deep roots of this show are in the books and in Tolkien. And if we didn’t feel that way, we’d all be terrified to sit up here. We feel that this story isn’t ours. It’s a story we’re stewarding that was here before us and was waiting in those books to be on Earth. We don’t feel ‘vaguely connected.’ We feel deeply, deeply connected to those folks and work every day to even be closer connected. That’s really how we think about it.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣 You serious?

[@CounciloftheRings]

Their feelings must be conflicted ;O

[@antonleimbach648]

Notice when the Numenorians are marching away from the devastation through the forest that all the men on horseback are facing inwards toward the people on foot as if they are under guard like prisoners instead of facing outward to protect the queen and her subjects?

[@CounciloftheRings]

lol... their new slaves

[@karaltar7914]

Yea at first I thought they were orks

[@herodotus63]

New subscriber. This episode just popped up on my main page and it's a straight-froward rundown of this trash fire, without all the expensive flash inserts and SFX. Just a straightforward yet comprehensive review, and very refreshing. Your knowledge of the lore drives me to read the books again...and the films. Will watch this series till the last episode in a week, but not beyond that. How $60m an episode can end up looking so cheap is beyond me - some one's pocketing a healthy cheque. A poor man's GoT, which I didn't like much either.

[@CounciloftheRings]

Welcome to the Council! 🤗

[@odd4824]

The tone in your review is excellent and entertaining. When you brought up the hobbits, your response made me laugh out loud.. thank you! I didn’t watch it.

[@GerardoVillarreal1101]

It is indeed, is a shame that still the channel has so few videos and a great part are from this joke of a show, still, I hope he releases more actual Tolkien Middle Earth videos in the near future.

[@Maryondo]

@@GerardoVillarreal1101 Yes he will :) For the "few videos": Well, the channel is still quite young :)

[@wojtek1582]

Wow. This is rare that I can fully agree with someones review :). Lot of those things I thought yesterday while watching the episode and checking a few times how much time is left till it ends :D

[@jaqenhghar2970]

thank you for being honest. I swear these other "honest" reviews are so ignorant of how terrible the show is that they remind me of the Southlanders who swore fealty to Adar... and that certainly went well.

[@loverlei79]

At this point New Line Cinema needs to sue for copyright and Plagiarism.

[@CounciloftheRings]

I hope they will

[@reapercity]

You’re so generous with your scoring! We’re 7 episodes in and still NOTHING HAS HAPPENED!!!

[@WhenTheLionRoars]

LOTR FANS ON ROP "Cast it into the fire! Destroy it!" Showrunners "No!"

[@MothraBlues]

Nice review! I agree pretty much with all of it, though I think my ratings would be even LOWER. LoL! I've left this comment on other channels, so apologies for repeating mice elf, but one thing I thought was a glaring bit of nonsensical writing in ep 7 that others seem to have overlooked, was how the holy HELL did Theo & Galadriel know that the "mystery sword-key" was responsible for opening the bloody dam??? No-one witnessed it, aside from the evil turncoat tasked with opening the dam, & it seems to be a pretty big deductive leap to associate the key with the dam, and thence the wildly unscientific triggering of Mt Doom, if you ask me. PLUS - Galadriel wasn't even bloody aware of Adar's sneaky hatchet/key swap either! So how would she have even known what Theo was going on about when he blubbered on about the devastation being HIS fucking fault?!? Jesus on a stick - it's brain-dead writing like this that truly makes me wonder who's double-checking all this shit - or whether they're so bloody preoccupied with making sure we get the required variety of races in every crowd shot to even fucking notice. Ridiculous. F- Could Do Better (Yrs sincerely, Dr "Evil" of Middle Earth, Wellywood, Aotearoa, NZ)

[@MothraBlues]

P.S: I totally agree with you that the Harfoots (or HarfWITS,, as I prefer to call 'em, boom boom) are sick sick SICK little puppies!!! Plus, they get MY prize for this episode's hotly-contested "Most Idiotic Line of Dialogue" - namely, "If you harm a hair on her foot, I'll, etc". Yet another hexample of how fucking SHALLOW the writing is in ROP - like, yeah, they've got big feet, we get it, already, but - as another channel pointed out - how would the Harfwits even KNOW that they've got abnormally large plates o' meat, seeing as they frikking hide from every other race in Middle Earth??? But woteva....

[@11cabadger]

You are not alone! "If by my life or death I can [defend] you, I will." There is nothing evil about telling the Truth or refusing to compromise one's principles when those principles are right & fair. So far, your channel has done nothing but educate and illuminate with valid criticism and cheeky asides. Besides, I agree with everything you say (tho' sometimes you are way more charitable about the Furfoots than I am.)

[@istari0]

I predicted the pyroclastic flow would do next to nothing to our primary characters despite the fact they should all be dead. I was right. Galadriel says her husband Celeborn never returned from war. Somehow she never felt the need in all those centuries to go looking for him. The hobbits remain stupid. The only good thing was the interaction between Elrond and Durin IV.

[@CounciloftheRings]

lol yeah she never looks for Celeborn, but spent centuries looking for her dead brother's killer... incest?

[@Evarakeus]

@@CounciloftheRings She did just survive a pyroclastic flow, maybe she's secretly a Targaryen?

[@paladin1254]

I have an inkling that celeborn scene was shot or deepfaked and added post production after first episodes have aired. It seems so off and inserted. And I haven't totally investigated but would explain why they have to stay over night for it to be daytime again when they emerge at the camp

[@CounciloftheRings]

@@Evarakeus makes sense

[@pelisinho]

@@paladin1254 I was thinking the same! It feels off, why would she only speak of her brother all the time when her love was missing or death? They must have done this after the backlash.

[@Jimmy_--_]

Loving the reviews! For one moment where Dissa & Durin talk about about his Dad and the Elves getting the Mithril, there seemed a building tension - i was actually pulled into the story... for about 30 seconds until Durin made a joke about Dissa's Mum with lice in her beard and it all went back to normal. Also, how does a leaf summon a Balrog? So many questions!

[@captainlegendmaker]

your reviews and 'sighs' are the best! the best part was when the Harfeet wagons caught on fire..

[@haleyschreiter9746]

Another merited negative mark in the lore category. Thank you for the staunch defense of Tolkien's true work!

[@Tagger67]

Also...I keep wondering how many signatures a petition to end this fiasco could gather.

[@Maryondo]

Btw, the scene where Galadriel and Theo hide from the Orcs was also stolen from Tolkien/PJ (PJ probably, as they never used stuff from Tolkien but only from PJ): The four Hobbits hiding under a root of a tree from the sniffing Nazgûl - and Frodo about to put on the ring, but getting stopped by Sam. Btw, your screenshot of Elendil - I just realised his cape-pin: Another horse. God damn... they are really trying to make them into Rohirrim... (And I cannot stress this enough: NÚMENORE HAD NO CAVALRY AT ALL!! The did no use horses for war, only for sports or maybe messangers...!)

[@thespyingeyeofmordor]

Only Eldacar, King of Gondor, can sport that pin.

[@katharina8963]

I hate that the dwarfs say äule and not mahal. It's a smal thing but i hate it.

[@CounciloftheRings]

yes!

[@Mihriban073]

Here is the thing, if you only used the chapter called Rings of Power, and add the appendix in the return of the king, you would have enough material to do a fully fledged series.

[@rosie_gamgee]

Yay I got it this time! Thank you so much for your brilliant review!

[@CounciloftheRings]

Glad you liked it! 😁

[@robertoperalta2526]

Look forward to your reviews every week. Keep it up! Would like to hear videos of what might have been. A well written fleshed out show might have had locations that actually felt alive and we could fall in love in with. Not fucking little village somewhere in protomordor. Give me seasons and character arcs in Pelargir or Andunië. Look at what sense of place we get from Driftmark in a few episodes of hotd.

[@osarkthegoat7038]

i never even clicked on the show, (not after what they did to WOT). your reviews are quite enough for me.

[@frankwickertsheim4039]

I cancelled Amazon. Watching your smart reviews is very entertaining, especially without me bothering to watch the abomination. Thank you very much!

[@paladin1254]

You have gradually come across on your RoP vids as totally not being arsed to do this anymore. I can't say I blame you. I would say you have good narration skills and your obvious knowledge of tolkien lore and passion is great. So don't let all the trolls and idiots and this atrocity of a show downhearten you. Keep up the good work on proper Tolkien things and I hope you success.

[@CounciloftheRings]

thank you! There's plenty of good stuff coming!

[@sweeperboy]

@@CounciloftheRings Honestly, I think you should do as I intend to after the next episode, which is to stop watching this travesty. I appreciate all this truly difficult work you have put in to review the abominable, but I think however more seasons this show has to run will be soul-destroying. Time to move on.

[@Setechar]

I did watch it... but everytime i'm waiting for your review, it's w

[@hammerofscience534]

I constantly hover my mouse over the fast forward 10 second icon, whenever they stop talking I start tapping! Why are these episodes so long! Your not alone we can raise an army at this point!

[@CounciloftheRings]

A horde I bet 😂

[@perguto]

Aw man, with that "Go towards goodness" scene, they really achieved anime fansub levels of quality. "*Sayonara*, Durin-kun!" [Translator's Note: *Nihonjin* don't say goodbye, but *sayonara* when wishing their friends farewell. This untranslatable idiom roughly means "If that is the case..." and alludes to the finality of departure.]

[@AlexiosJG]

I’m an assistant director and background coordinator in Vancouver. I’ve done shows like lost in space, peacemaker, and yellow jackets. So trust me when I say I absolutely hate the show runners and writers and this is such a bastardization of Tolkien. I am sorry everyone that my industry butchered this.

[@dbkfrogkaty1]

I didn't watch it. I just watch reviews to see if anything or worth happens. Thanks for saving me from watching this episode.

[@bobbyharris3764]

Thanks again for a great video and time m8. Always great laughs. Apologies to those still in agony. Laughing at the... completely unmatched... amateurism of this adaptation is comedy gold for me. You bring it all home every week man. Thanks again ~

[@inverted_real_it_y]

The names of the frontrunners give us a clue; Pain, Mmmkay.

[@CounciloftheRings]

true

[@aldinvejzovic3782]

“The suspense is terrible…. I hope it lasts” - Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka

[@seanmcardle1486]

That inserted Gollum clip is perfect! 🤌🏻

[@christiansorensen7567]

"Cringe of Power" I love it. It's soo true.

[@GreatGreebo]

Dude..this show is so bad that even I had to do an *ANGRY ELF review* on my channel AND I DON’T EVEN COVER TOLKIEN on my channel….this show is BEYOND BAD…🤦🏻‍♀️ Thanks for the review…it’s appreciated. I feel your pain ✊

[@TECH_DROP1]

watching your review is actually better than the show itself lol

[@projimbo]

Your reviews are the best part of this decarcle.

[@catgirl2747]

Great review. Thank you for ypur reviews.

[@Paromita_M]

This episode was a travesty. Unbelievable that they did this. And I'm not even a hardcore Legendarium reader, I just love LOTR (book + movies) and The Hobbit (book). Yet I was angry. Shameful really.

[@seattlebeard]

If Amazon is actually going to waste everyone's time making a second season, I think the best response is to simply ignore it. It isn't even worthy of further parodies. I don't know how anyone can still be watching. I left in episode 3.

[@sweeperboy]

I've hung on and will finish the last episode of this season, but I agree with you. I'm not going on beyond that. I hope all the Tolkien channels just turn their backs too.

[@Egam5112]

Great review. I couldn't watch the show for more than 10 min, so this review is useful

[@John_Jim]

This episode definitely had the bestest piece of dialogue so far. I mean, someone who has just gone blind saying "I see" followed by a snarky "Do you?" is just comedy gold! Right..? Right??

[@John_Jim]

The fact that it wasn't even meant as comedy makes it even worse 🤮

[@tracybrennan4194]

Speaking of allegory…Tolkien hated allegory. ‘Nuff said.

[@CounciloftheRings]

exactly my point :D

[@miguelmonteiro6271]

Hi, i´m from PORTUGAL,... and no, you are not alone in this fight against this piece of garbage. Oh, and by the way,... i´m also evil!!!

[@cybrhckr]

Did you really ignore the Elendil's burn on the queen? - I see + Do you? LOL REKT

[@Matanexpert]

I just love how Nori decided that 3 persons in white clothes are 100 % EVIL and will harm Meteor-man

[@kamion53]

As shooting scenes is seldom done in the sequence they are shown ( in LotR the Prancing Pony scene with the four hobbits looking at Strider was even shot before Viggo Mortisson was cast) the actors must have not the sleightest idea what they are doing, but they doing it at their best ( and that is with exceptions not very much)