Rings of Power Review Episode 3 - Galadriel HORROR

[@disparutoo]

This episode of LOTR: Rings of Power REALLY showed what we have coming in the future! Galadriel somehow managed to act even more horribly to people. The harfoots showed their true colours of being absolutely evil to even people in their own town! And Arondir achieved....nothing? How did his friends even get there? Oh what an episode, what did you think of it or what you saw in the review? Let me know your thoughts below and as always, thanks for watching :)

[@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115]

A glimpse of "the future is female/multicultural".

[@tonyg3091]

Didn't bother to watch it, thanks for the review. You are doing great job taking one for the team so we don't have to watch it.

[@kittentuson5892]

We learned that once again the writers, directors, and producers are shite at making entertainment worth an eff.

[@knightlight5497]

🤦 spoiler alert 🚨 I wasn’t done watching Kill Bill

[@agataapple5450]

The most fascinating thing is happening on Reddit rn. RoP subreddit has this pinned post dedicated to ep3 and it's filled with praises, all even slightly negative reviews get downvoted and/or hidden. Lol. Like it can hide the fact this show is shite

[@Car1a]

I think this version of Galadriel would have accepted the ring from Frodo.

[@TrafalgarWaterDLaw-dl5cm]

More like beaten Frodo before ripping it off his neck.

[@chriss3276]

This version would have demanded he give it to her because he is a peasant and she is a daughter of the Golden House of Finarfin!

[@Puma5]

She passed the test with Frodo. It was a great temptation for her, so that’s not weird at all actually.

[@TrafalgarWaterDLaw-dl5cm]

@Anonymous Cheese Can this Galadriel even sneak or would she catapult off gollum and snatch it in a backflip without looking then dropping a one liner as she lands.

[@rhythmicmusicswap4173]

@Anonymous Cheese omg I can't XD

[@corey1106]

Sauron was originally just a nice guy living his life, after spending a week with this galadriel he just wanted everything to die...

[@reek4062]

Sauron did nothing wrong.

[@ThieflyChap]

After what we've seen, I can quite believe it.

[@Lonovavir]

I'd also want to destroy the world if I had to spend a week with her.

[@dreadsndogs4406]

Yep. That’s on point!

[@pokeface119]

Awh shit, this makes too much sense..

[@Vee_Macdonald84]

"Orcs don't really strike me as the type to just make threats. I feel like they'd just hit you and you'd learn'. Gold sir. Pure gold. 😂

[@Blisterdude123]

I like the bit where the elves captured by the orcs act like they're learning new 'gotcha' knowledge about the orcs when they shy from sunlight despite the fact they'd all definitely be veterans from centuries of conflict with Morgoth and the eventual War of Wrath where he was finally defeated by the Valinor. Literally making elves dumb as paste to explain orcs to the audience.

[@Pdotta1]

What an odd choice for Galadriel when they could have easily kept her gracious and more-informed-than-everyone character, made her the “Gandalf” of the series, building alliances, putting quests together, solving mysteries, etc. She could have been everything a person could want in a female role model. What a strange choice.

[@sigmamalegrindset132]

nope. Its 2022 so she has to be Captain Marvel but in Tolkien universe.

[@imma5761]

How dare you? Slay queen slays everyone. Sauron cant match power of sword wielding YAAAAASSS QUEEEEEENNNNNNN Galadriel

[@verindictus3639]

I'm pretty sure that according to these writers, this IS a female role model.

[@MyaB1986]

Mary effing sue

[@CM-iz5ny]

I swear they do it on purpose.

[@espresso_makes_depresso5905]

I think we can learn one VERY important lesson from this show. No amount of money can replace talent.

[@TallisKeeton]

I think to write such a show you dont need a grand talent, its enough to have functioning brain and do realy hard work on interpretation of the books you want to adapt :)

[@RoninDave]

I love how they turned the charming hobbits of LOTR and The Hobbit into a wild tribe of heartless savages who abandoned their own kind to die in the wilderness if they are too sick or elderly to keep up. I love when the chief says "We carry those left behind in our hearts." Why not carry them in your carts? Who's running this migration? Galadriel? Another thing how are they able to avoid detection pulling carts along paths? Their attempt at camouflage isn't going to stop people noticing moving hills and all the noise. And besides people would be stumbling across the bodies of harfoots all the time left behind to die.

[@HerculesBallsInc]

Also it's like dogs aren't a thing. Even if you can't SEE a hobbit, I'm sure your tracking hound can easily find one who hasn't washed in a couple years. In fact, you probably don't even need the dog.

[@gogaonzhezhora8640]

The next logical step is Harfoots are cannibals.

[@andermolk2428]

@@gogaonzhezhora8640 oppa The Forest returned?!😎

[@Slurptacular64]

Might I add, the literal only thing more obvious than cart tracks would be a solid road leading to their locations! Cart tracks are what formed most of our roads today through repeated use, and if these ‘harfoots’ have a repeated cycle of migration that allows them to tend to plants and fields depending on the season, then they would develop cart-roads similar to what early human civilization did.

[@agiksf.8998]

You are thinking too much. You're not supposed to. Just eat this crap and clap your hand like a seal, while shouting: diversity!

[@joshmcc3182]

When the reviews are more entertaining than the actual show.

[@dreadsndogs4406]

Actually, I found the show very entertaining, it's been a long time since I laughed so hard at rubbish

[@troffle]

Hasn't this been the norm since at least Kenobi?

[@jonbaker476]

I've actually enjoyed it so far. I feel like everyone is crazy defensive of it for no reason. But as soon as they start making Elrond gay or they start going of on Orc rights, I'll be with ya. But I feel like you guys are being really judgmental just because Galadriel isn't exactly the same and they have some historical inaccuracies. I really don't see the big deal so far

[@HAbarneyWK]

@@jonbaker476 i mostly agree with you, but I think the problem with Galadriel isn't that she isnt exactly like her book self, but feels like a completly different character.

[@jonbaker476]

​@@HAbarneyWK Is she though? Stop and think about it. Remember when frodo offered her the ring and how terrifying she became? Look at how power-hungry and vengeful she had the capability to be even then. She simply chose not to be. I really don't have a problem with the concept of her not yet learning how to find peace in life. the only thing for me was that in episode 1 there was a bit too much "waman power" going on. After episode 1 she doesn't really bug me too much

[@AP-eq6fv]

Harfoots: "our hearts are even bigger than our feet" Also harfoots: "yeah, we're gonna leave you here to die. g'luck mate."

[@dreadsndogs4406]

Yeah like, ya couldn't stop and help 'em even for a sec?

[@bartoszjedlinski6808]

They eaven made the old Man pull the cart!

[@ceinwenchandler4716]

Maybe they have a tradition of foot-binding, like the Chinese.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

They are the cannibal type of Halfling, you know, from Dark Sun.

[@haydencarn8737]

This series makes me root for Sauron. He is unironically the most likable character here. Especially since it feels like he is trying to live in peace, while Guyladirel drags him back into madness.

[@DoBap_]

There isn’t nearly enough people talking about how Elendil and Isildur are alive nearly 2000 years before they’re supposed to be born.

[@edejan]

😂🤣😂

[@heatherphillips5983]

👍

[@oblivionsa7973]

How else are they going to emasculate them and destroy their characters by making them complete buffoons?

[@marhawkman303]

@@oblivionsa7973 ummmm why not do that to a different person?

[@MikeyJBlakeJR]

​@@oblivionsa7973 This show is certainly no stranger to bending the lore to collect as many known characters under the "People Galadriel is Superior to" umbrella lol

[@mumbo-jumbo7917]

So much for Galadriel being able to look into the hearts and minds of others and read them fairly. Maybe she gains that power after killing enough.

[@melrobertson2743]

Maybe Sauron sucks all the bitterness, anger, hate and outright b!t€hiness to try and get more powerful and turns her into LOTR Galadriel???

[@mumbo-jumbo7917]

@@melrobertson2743 while that does sound kinky.... she was already able to do that when she was in Valinor.

[@melrobertson2743]

@@mumbo-jumbo7917 I was thinking more like the Dementors suckig happiness out of people but what ever floats your boat

[@cb2000a]

Like Highlander?

[@justintidwell6628]

You're thinking of what Tolkien wrote. That's your first mistake.

[@nikxross1641]

"Scourge of the Orcs, Karen of the Quendi, Swimmer of The Open Sea, Mary Sue of the Amazon, Vessel of The One Expression, Dismantler of Lore, Defender of Spite, Adjacent to Her name, Pegger of Elves, Seller of Merchandise, Seeer of The Unseen and Annatar's Acquaintance and I want to see the manager"... All Hail The Fellowship!

[@carlitos5269]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@petershury7135]

Lol 👌🏼

[@FightCollective]

Apostle to the arts of Origami

[@pablito4762]

She is Guyladriel Skywalker... oh i confused Amazons Rings of Power with Disney Star Wars xD

[@hochfeldjessie85]

Nagging Narcissa of the Noldor

[@silverscorpio24]

The most relatable character in this series is Sauron

[@reek4062]

Unfortunately you are right

[@zoebaggins90]

I think that's on purpose.

[@giveandtake8428]

Indeed.

[@yourenotmarywelcome8693]

I’m holding onto hope for the writers to go fully rogue and we get a story where Sauron wins. Nothing is sacred. All hail Sauron. 🙌

[@karlimo4034]

I loved it when she said: "no matter how much you suffered destroying the Ring, you don´t get catcalled or mansplained, Frodo!" That was so brave!

[@winxclubflora8446]

17:50 “ hes being diplomatic,which means being an arrogant idiot isnt an elf thing its only a galadriel thing” best line its a masterpiece better than entire show🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@thatdarnkitteh]

The maturity of Elendil next to the childish yet thousand year old "elf" Galadriel is stark.

[@stanleyfranks9891]

He must be 7ft 8inches because according to Tolkien Galadriel is 6ft 4 inches…. tssk tssk

[@mitchellpolinop7650]

It's because he hasn't seen what she has seen

[@winxclubflora8446]

@@mitchellpolinop7650 🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@winxclubflora8446]

@@mitchellpolinop7650 its becoz there is a temptest in her!

[@jonbaker476]

very true

[@DaJinx1]

It was crazy! Galadriel waltzed into that queen’s court and just start spouting orders and being rude to everyone.

[@animejanai4657]

It certainly made Galadriel resemble an ungrateful ill-mannered whelp. Of course, Galadriel sees nothing wrong with stealing from her hosts. I guess Thief Galadriel makes her modern like a shoplifter or looter as that follows Amazon's desire to make the characters more modern. Accepting thievery isn't a nice emotion to demand from the audience, but Amazon seems to be targeting an audience with morals of looters and peaceful protesters.

[@regulator062]

I thought Elves were supposed to be nice, geez.

[@gianna526]

The fact that she barges in and demands a boat immediately is just ridiculous. And later on she's like "speaking to me as if he knew who I am" she's astonished that someone would dare to speak to the commander of the northern armies herself in such a manner. Man she's so entitled, I can't believe this is who women should strive to be.

[@IonkoGueorguiev]

I think I finally figured out what the plot is. Making everyone so insufferable makes us like and root for the orcs, thus ending orc discrimination and racism.

[@anggorogedewaseso169]

You might be right xD

[@ZhangJao]

That... wouldn't be a surprise at all

[@HeavyMetal-jy4vj]

I 99% can predict they will "humanize" Orcs in this series, they had to do that for Orcs in D&D and black people have often thought the Orcs were meant to be their race or something.

[@liamwright2510]

I love how the orcs are being treated like vampires, they don’t burn and die in the sun they just don’t like it, like a mild allergy.

[@gregoryj6901]

That's funny because the orcs are literally my favorite part of the show.

[@rytlocknroll]

In business there’s a simple rule: sell to who your customers are, not who you want them to be. If you don’t like your customer, you’re in the wrong business. Also for every time someone unnecessarily rolls their R's, you take a shot.

[@dungeoncrawler9272]

The shady human says let's be diplomatic and the elven noble reknowned for her grace says "no, let's be ungrateful demanding assholes and make threats while we're at it." I also love how Halbrand is about to say he met Galadriel by chance, and Galadriel cuts him of to say the exact same thing.

[@MikeyJBlakeJR]

It's also pretty gross that she presented herself all diplomatically until she learned she wouldn't be given what she wanted. You couldn't get more textbook-manipulator

[@nicholasdraper4722]

I’ve cracked the code. They had to write Galadriel as the most insufferable pain in the backside imaginable as that’s the only way to make her a believable love interest for Sauron/Halbrand. Now they get to be evil and torment everyone together.

[@rogerhalt3991]

Maybe she is best friends with Jen Walters smh

[@illegalewahrheiten2911]

This Galadriel would take the Ring, that's for sure.

[@TheHat--Man]

You, a random guy has made a better story

[@Muckylittleme]

When will one of the characters ask the inevitable question of Galadriel? "Why are you such a cunt?"

[@MikaelLV]

It's actually impressive how unlikeable she is.

[@FatboyMcfat]

The hobbits who founded Hobbiton and the shire were the ones who got sick of the savage wandering hobohobbits and thought sod this and "fell behind".

[@marymaza2187]

Disparu: "I think that can only mean one thing." Me: "Vampires!" Disparu: "Gingers."

[@reek4062]

Jews

[@WiseOwl_1408]

@@reek4062 Jesus man. Chill out

[@mak2-j6d]

@@reek4062 cry harder

[@tankmaker9807]

@@WiseOwl_1408 Don't know where that came from. Off his meds maybe?

[@JimDodahday]

Same thing tho

[@jessehamm3573]

"We will sweep the enemy from these lands like salt from a table." It took me awhile to stop laughing after I heard that.

[@fiiredark]

I think there’s going to be a plot twist: clearly the only one with a enough of a destructive, insufferable, and suspiciously evil streak to be Sauron is this Galadriel. It probably turns out the Galadriel seen in the third age is a completely different person with the same name. Maybe tons of people are named Galadriel. Maybe it’s like “Sarah” or “Jennifer” in their world.

[@JamesMC04]

Or Stacy. Or Siobhan. Doesn't sound quite the same, somehow, does it ?

[@MikeyJBlakeJR]

😂😂

[@smithgdwg]

This show makes you think that Galadriel turns into Sauron.

[@Nerazmus]

This Galadriel is Sauron. The real Galadriel is on a camping trip with her husband and daughter.

[@leiziru9642]

@@Nerazmus Eating lembascorn

[@Dan-pt2tn]

I have this odd head-canon. When you consider: 1) There is an entire storyline about orcs moving in and taking over peaceful lands in order to found Mordor. A high point for orcs. 2) The men of said lands, nomadic wandering men, and the men on the raft are all portrayed as nasty, hateful, and antagonistic from the viewer's perspective. 3) None of the characters are likable and the viewer finds themself routing against every character regardless of race, gender, age, location etc. 4) Not-Gandalf is portrayed as a schizophrenic mental patient. 5) All characters have trouble expressing any emotion and barely even face each other when communicating, even characters who are allegedly romantically involved. Almost like the series is incapable of portraying emotion or complex thought but is mimicking what it perceives as such. 6) No appreciation of art as wardrobes and armor of characters is plain, boring, and forgettable. While orcs are more heavily focused on and humanized with blue eyes, female orcs, and more detailed costumes and features. 7) The story is barely explained and there is little to no explanation of history or the lore of the universe in which the series is set. As if there is no knowledge/memory of it. 8) Every storyline is about impending darkness, vengeance, or poisoning of land. There is no element of creation anywhere in the series. - It will never be addressed, but I have a sneaking suspicion that this series is actually written from the understanding and point of view of a random orc living in the second age.

[@jangolub8240]

K believe it will all come togethsr as the story progreses

[@_Uh_Oh_]

Maybe the last episode will show a battle weary Orc wearing an eye patch writing a book a la 300 Spartans film. And then that will be their get out of jail card for all the lore being wrong as the Orc was misinformed.

[@melrobertson2743]

@@_Uh_Oh_ or Guy-ladriel waking up from being knocked out by a rock or branch revealing that it was all a bad dream

[@spoiler321]

way to go Dan

[@tobiwonkanogy2975]

@@melrobertson2743 one of the kids missed the boat with the rock and she never left Valinor. can always head cannon that. Also don't mind the idea of evil being the main focus until nearer to the end , make it feel dreadful, dirty , desperate then triumph . I don't have that faith in the writers mind you .

[@Hollyclown]

The Sea is always right? Why couldn’t you just say, “I couldn’t just leave them to die.” Or something along those lines? And do elves find out NOW about Orc’s sensitivity to light? Haven’t they been fighting them forever now?

[@rksnj6797]

Exactly, they never wondered why orcs attack at night or Morgoth would issue noxious fumes to block out the Sun so they can attack by day?

[@Muckylittleme]

"The sea is always right, a lake often, but a puddle must be stomped on 'till you make splashes and shout Yay!" Never has such dialogue been so profound.

[@johnstrawb3521]

I can see _primitive_ people worshipping the sea for all sorts of bad or insufficient reasons, but 'the sea is always right' is just weird.

[@jasonwilkinson5757]

The sea is a metaphor for wamen, in this case, for Gayladriel, so everyone should just get with the program 😉

[@cottawalla]

So they included the naval training scene to establish the ludicrous "sea is always right" mantra in order for Ta-Muriel to ridicule the commander and suggest what a bunch of mindless automatons her [non gender-diversified] male seafarers are?

[@Mathemagical55]

Did Galadriel have a growth spurt when she reached 2000 years old? She's meant to be well over six feet tall.

[@jankypox]

This was 1000% more entertaining than the actual show 😂 Bloody hell. You nailed it, mate!

[@robis7238]

Serious question. Why did Sauron leave a map to his evil plan on the dead body of Galadriel's brother?

[@dreadsndogs4406]

Because he's a masochist that relish the idea of having Karendriel evil-eye him to next sunday

[@giveandtake8428]

Because the show writers are morons.

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

I wondered the exact thing. It makes about as much sense as… well, everything else in this piece of shit.

[@sollekram]

@@tunguskalumberjack9987 ha, you dont understand? It was all the plan of halbrand/sauron all along....

[@cathar1209]

Not to even mention, for starters, that Galadriel's brother didn't die the way the "show" depicts it. It's Tolkien canon and well known, but I guess the wokist writers didn't even bother to read the Silmarillion.

[@GoblinKnightLeo]

If your elves can hide what they are just by covering their ears, what exactly is Elvish about them?

[@desmondrhea6942]

They have elvish poop haha.

[@sdmayday]

They love trees as much as harefoots love dirt.

[@kimrasmussen7188]

the ears....

[@zoebaggins90]

They're like cleaner Hobbits.

[@dreadsndogs4406]

@@desmondrhea6942 nooo, that actually made me laugh🤣🤣

[@WARBAITS]

The part when Galadriel proclaims, "the Force is Female!" CHIILS...... So Brave!

[@tochukwuudu7763]

You forget and STUNNING.

[@Sunnyside5574]

The rings are female. Or the fellowship is female.

[@nevitt2236]

Wrong movie mate.

[@tomdoty2920]

The Fellowship of Females…. They’ve tried that several times Ghostblisters, Red Tide Oceans, Charlie’s Horsefaces. The Mcu is currently going full forcefale. Pretty horrific.

[@rhuiden4086]

@@tomdoty2920 😂 true. The force is fefail

[@abhorseninwaiting532]

I literally rewatched the LOTR trilogy to cleanse my brain and eyeballs. I will not watch any more of this show but I appreciate you reviewing it! So funny.

[@RealBigCliff]

Same

[@haydeeDe]

Me too. I watched 20 minutes of first episode and that was it. Im watching the making of each of the Jackson’s films in the extended DVDs and it is glorious. Soooo much better than watching that show. The care and dedication to each detail in the making of LOTR is out of this world - the writers, the script, the props, the wardrobe, the authenticity and dedication to Tolkien’s lore! Fantastic. That is why it is a MASTERPIECE. And I only watch these reviews of ROP because they’re hilarious and just great! Lol

[@abhorseninwaiting532]

@@haydeeDe they truly captured lightning in a bottle.

[@alichinoalichino2283]

So, Sauron carves the map of Mordor onto Finrod's body, in the year FA 465. First Age. When Mordor didn't exist, and there was a sea (Helcar) in that location. The most expensive TV show to date, ladies and gentlemen. 🤦

[@telephoneradio]

These hobbits are monsters, Poppy lost all her family and nobody gives a single shit, even her only “friend” Nori blackmails her and almost gets her kicked out of the group. These are the ones with hearts bigger than their feet, leaving an orphan little girl behind just because she’s not fast enough… holy crap.

[@dreadsndogs4406]

It’s as I've always said, I don't give a f*ck about what you say, it's what ya do that counts

[@jcrowellz2000]

You would think a billion dollar fan fiction would be a tiny bit better written

[@nont18411]

Sauron was right all along

[@telephoneradio]

@@nont18411 Sauron did nothing wrong. 9/11 was a harfoot job.

[@wishingwell12345]

That probably seems like normal behaviour in the minds of Californian scriptwriters.

[@DogmaBeoulve]

The notion that all an Elf - any elf, male or female - would have to do to hide their Elven nature is *cover up their ears*, in the world of Tolkien, is fucking ludicrous XD There's a whole lot more to them than pointy ears, Jesus Christ, these fucking people.

[@animejanai4657]

The director didn't choose to reproduce the elven look PJ did in the movies. That's a shame, but in retrospect, this is so many years in the past that maybe the elven ethereal glow of these higher lineage elves would have been even greater and too much production effort to bother with.

[@jkdbuck7670]

Spock wore a toboggan or headband and it worked for Star Trek. But I agree with you....Elves in the Tolkien world are DIFFERENT. At least in the movies by Jackson, she seemed to shine/radiate moonlight and/or starlight.

[@awsomeweirdo6068]

@@jkdbuck7670 the issue is that elves are supposed to physically look different in their face and build, and the only thing different is their ears in this.

[@DragonSlayerCommentariesHQ]

What pissed me off is that Elendil is supposed to be one of the tallest Numenoreans in history since he is 7'11 Feet Tall . To put it into reference, the average Numenorean man height is 6'4 feet. Tolkien literally makes it a big deal that these tall behemoths were much stronger than average men, and lesser groups of men worshipped early Numenorean sailors as gods. They were also very physically strong that they shot arrows using bows and arrows made entirely out of steel. A few of these dudes using a shield wall can hold back tides of orcs half their size. However, orcs were dangerous for their numbers and ferocity. Also, sunlight only physically weakens orcs, it didn't burn them like you see in this show. They're not vampires.

[@TrafalgarWaterDLaw-dl5cm]

And were also based on Norse and celtic people.. but..yea.

[@DragonSlayerCommentariesHQ]

@@TrafalgarWaterDLaw-dl5cm true but Numenoreans are a racial melting pot since their three founding houses did originally come from the far east. One house had Nordic features and height, the other looked similar to the Noldor, and another was shorter than the rest but very stout. However, they need to be tall God damn it!! These people are supposed to be giants that make other lesser men almost mistake then for gods. They could've used CGI or practical methods to achieve this.

[@TrafalgarWaterDLaw-dl5cm]

@@DragonSlayerCommentariesHQ With that budget they have absolutely no excuse.

[@DragonSlayerCommentariesHQ]

@@TrafalgarWaterDLaw-dl5cm they also don't have the excuse of "we don't access to the Silmarillion" because the Dunedain of the North I heritage their ancestors physical height and strength.

[@oscarmetal]

Viggo mortensen is just 5ft 10 ¾ (179.7 cm) height, What a fucking disgrace!!! Aragorn is supposed to be 6'6 feet tall. I am getting really really sick of the haters.

[@cindywho3581]

The Rings of Power is like watching a live version of Terrible Writing Advice

[@samyboynton6129]

This Galadriel reminds me of The Witch when she’s first introduced in The Magician’s Nephew by CS Lewis. She talks down to everyone, calling them “slave” “knave” or “fool” and shows no interest in people except in how she can use them to get what she wants.

[@JustAnArrogantAlien]

This show might get a brief ratings boost if Aslan comes in out of nowhere and mauls Not-Galadriel to death.

[@maddyf.6296]

That's exactly what she's like! Sadly there aren't really any good characters to counteract her unpleasantness

[@umapessoaqualquer3688]

I liked when Galadriel said "It's Galadrin time" That was amazing

[@reek4062]

I came ready when Elizabeth descended to the deepest pits of hell, where she belongs

[@umapessoaqualquer3688]

@@reek4062 what have you been smoking, my guy?

[@billy-the-butcher]

@@umapessoaqualquer3688 what did he say? It's the first out of hundreds of comments of his that I see deleted, and now I'm impressed

[@stellarkym]

@@umapessoaqualquer3688 what did he say? It's the first out of the hundreds of comments of his that I see deleted, ans now I'm impressed

[@umapessoaqualquer3688]

@@billy-the-butcher @Stellar I-DLE he said something about coming here after the death of queen Elizabeth, and how happy he was

[@draxrdax7321]

"Guyladrielle, you should smile more!" "Please, stop doing that! There are children watching the show! 😬"

[@reek4062]

I smiled when I heard Elizabeth has gone to hell :)

[@jannn6692]

The face Galadriel made riding the horse.... my god... scariest thing I ever seen. That was the moment I was 100% sure couldn't take this serie anymore haha

[@1mnicholson]

Yep - that was genuinely terrible 100%

[@dreadsndogs4406]

Not only that, but that they thought it was SUCH a good scene they HAD to shoot it in slow-mo... 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@darionbuck8864]

Just like the cyborg gang girl in Boba Fett lol

[@jannn6692]

@@dreadsndogs4406 hahahahaha so true

[@abirbinhabib7669]

Its as if elves never knew horses existed until then.. so fucking bullshit

[@lumeronswift]

Love how they had to adjust the map to match their symbol rather than just making their symbol match the map in the first place

[@lingricen8077]

cuz they wanted it to look like an eye as well

[@chickginger]

I laughed out loud at "have you met Galadriel? She could antagonize her own reflection" 😂😂

[@luthasunspell8365]

I FIGURED IT OUT! The show writers saw LotR and heard “I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserved”... and they never could figure it out. So now they just write nonsense that they think is deep.

[@CATAZTR0PHE]

That's why I love youtube comment section 😂

[@Zensor0815]

I thought “I don’t know half of you half as well as I should, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserved” was the motivation of the character creation. The showrunners don't know much about half of the characters as they should and hate the other half that much, that they make them unlikable bricks.

[@darionbuck8864]

"Half of you have half of your feet, bigger than half of your hearts"

[@doomy330]

they got sleepy right after his speech and later filled in the gaps

[@benrex7775]

@@darionbuck8864 Galandrriel has tiny feet and an even tinier heart.

[@puarchud]

When Sauron tells Bowser "I am the one who knocks." I got literal shills. 10/10.

[@WiseOwl_1408]

This meme format is getting old fast

[@reek4062]

I won't use a condom when I ride Elizabeth.

[@michaelfishman6082]

shills hehe

[@primmakinsofis614]

Don't forget the scene in which Sauron looked out over the valley and said, "The arrogance of elves is thinking the Ring is in their control and not the other way round . . . Let them fight." Just amazing!

[@primmakinsofis614]

And another great scene was the musical number! _Springtime for Galadriel and the Elves_ _Winter for Sauron and Orcs_ So catchy!

[@phantom_not_chopper]

If Will Ferrell appeared in a cross over cameo as Elf I wouldn't be surprised

[@jarosawbryl2747]

Disparu, you are a master in this👏👏👏 Thanks for your huge amount of work you put into these reviews. Me and my wife watch your every episode and we appreciate your insight, intelligence and sense of humor. Keep going, keep making these videos. You have our support👌😉

[@disparutoo]

Cheers Jaro for the super thanks. Glad you enjoy the reviews. Aye these are a LOT of work, take the full day to record and edit which is ROUGH when you get an episode like this where they are so slow. But when they're finished and the comments roll in like yours, always worth it. The most difficult, but satisfying videos for sure.

[@gianna526]

@@disparutoo Thank you for keeping up with these, even though I do watch the episodes before your review, I enjoy your reviews 100x more than the show, I laugh so many times at all your ridiculous jokes, much more than I do at any comedy shows. I've been watching your content since you started covering this fantastic show, and I'm not planning on stopping. Props to you mate for gaining so many followers and improving your content this much so quickly!

[@sintramdragonis4794]

"she could antagonize her own reflection" 10/10

[@frozen1762]

I'm kind of hoping for some twist where she is somehow possessed by Sauron because as they portray her, she is clearly the bad guy of the show.

[@jamescollier9196]

A twist worthy of Shyamalan.

[@rhuiden4086]

The writers will eventually come up with the brilliantly "original idea" nicked from the Last Jedi that gayladriels grandfather is Sauron! And thats why she also has super duper sorcery powers and is an all round galaxy destroying badass f*ck the patriarchy b*tch 😂

[@krajicsek13]

I bet they going to make a tragic love story between her and Sauron

[@pandaman1331]

Sauron is actually the good guy in this story. Think about it. Are any of the character in this shitshow likeable? Like Galadriel or the Hobbits? Sauron propably the Thanos of this verse.

[@benrex7775]

​@@pandaman1331 Thanos is not really a good guy and Sauron wants to smith a bit and steals the access to lively hood of someone else so he can pass time a bit. Just because someone has a moment of appearing considerate or sociable doesn't mean they are good.

[@mysteidolon8850]

I nearly die laughing after your philosophical rant about ship, sea and rock looking downwards. Thank you, dear.

[@esquilax5563]

The callousness of the supposedly kind and happy-go-lucky hobbits was absolutely hilarious

[@praetorian3902]

If Hobbits don't wait for anyone no wonder there's only like 20 of them left. By this logic we have to assume that more will die and Frodo & Sam come from a long line of inbreeding lol

[@esquilax5563]

@@praetorian3902 maybe this explains where all the black hobbits went between this time and the Third Age

[@praetorian3902]

@@esquilax5563 Hahahaha

[@VleesetendPlantje14]

@@esquilax5563 Oof, no genocide required, just pure callousness

[@VleesetendPlantje14]

Since the orcs didn't kill Arondir they seem to be nicer than the harfoots lol

[@woutervanbinsbergen3368]

You jumped over Elendil's complete degradation in this show: He's a close kinsman of the Kings of Numenor, and a lord of one of their 6 provinces, namely the westward-facing one, Andustar with the city of Andunië. But no, he's just a peasant from a family that used to mean something (how correct in representing this show in comparison to the original works).

[@JamesMC04]

The destruction of Elendil - and of Isildur - was one of the worst features of this daftness. Amandil father of Elendil is another leading character who will likely be ruined. I hope to goodness that this coming of Sauron to Numenor is not intended to replace the canonical coming of Sauron to Numenor.

[@kennethmacalpin7655]

I haven't watched episode 3 yet, but I'm just going to watch Disparu's reaction instead because it's going to be so much more entertaining than episode 1 and 2 were.

[@RelentlessConformity]

According to this show elves have not discovered horses. I mean the way Galadriel reacts to riding one it seems like a new experience to her. Also consider Elrond and Celebrimbor just walk all the way to Khazad Dum and Ardondir walks with Bronwyn to the next town which is like a days walk. Why wouldn't they have horses?

[@mattwroe4776]

First time sonethibg touched that cold pussy, horrible nasty frigid bitch can only pressure herself on animals like most femenists

[@johnlungo8080]

Call me crazy - but that whole sequence with her riding the horse was actually really good visually and I rewound it a few times.

[@billy-the-butcher]

@@johnlungo8080 sorry for you, but Morfydd Clarke's slow-mo creepy smile, and the whole "Legend of Hercules"-level slow-mo direction of the scene, are anything but rewind-material. Up your standards a bit, my man

[@johnlungo8080]

@@billy-the-butcher sorry for me? Sorry for you. The fact you watch the entire length of the show and fail to enjoy or appreciate ANYTHING is unfortunate. Having taste in cinematography is not limited to wokeness.

[@stanleyfranks9891]

Galadriel is reacting to that horse like that because kitty kitty was getting some good friction… Meow

[@chrisryan1501]

I absolutely loved the part when the rings of power were forged, and celebrimbor proclaimed “behold, they shall be known as the great rings of power!” And galadriel approaches, inspects them, and announces “they will be, when they fit a woman” And just as soon as she puts it on the ring radiates a vibrancy like the sun, showing that true power can only exist in a woman’s hands. Incredible!

[@reek4062]

''weehh, woman makes me insecure'' - incels

[@VerosumaticChromosphere]

@@reek4062 🤡🤡🤡

[@gianna526]

@@reek4062 So disliking Galadriel's character makes you an incel? I'm a girl, and I despise Galadriel's character. I will admit that plenty of people here are indeed sexist, but most are not. She has a terrible personality, she didn't do any of those things they made her do, she's mean, stupid, and can't take no for an answer. She can't take the smallest bit of criticism, which ironically is what Amazon is doing. Female characters can indeed be strong (Elizabeth Swann, Eowyn,) there are more but I can't remember their names. They don't have to be unlikeable to be strong.

[@marcoshenriques3118]

Hahahahahahahhahahahahaha

[@zoebaggins90]

@@reek4062 that's what you got from this? Decrease your soy consumption, boy.

[@wun1gee]

"She could antagonize her reflection" I lost my shit.

[@ericsbuds]

I wanna quote Tokien from his second edition foreword: "As for any inner meaning or 'message', it has the intention of the author none. It is neither allegorical or topical." He goes on to say a lot more that is so relevant to the problems with this show. He even wrote this around the times of WW2 and he lived through WW1. He had every reason in the world to go political, but he didn't. I wish the creators of the show had the same passion to just tell a story. Tolkien's LOTR is incredible. Its just a shame. glad to see youve actually mentioned this in your other videos!

[@GK-lf2mn]

My favourite scene was when the Queen was trying to tell Galadriel what the law is but Galadriel stops her and yells "I am the Law!" Powerful

[@grosbeak6130]

“And last of all the mounting wave, green and cold and plumed with foam, climbing over the land, took to its bosom Tar-Míriel the Queen, fairer than silver or ivory or pearls." - Tolkien, the silmarillion. That doesn't sound like a black woman to me.

[@reek4062]

Elizabeth will burn in hell

[@johnsullivan186]

In before you get the imbeciles who think when tolkien refers to "fair" he talks about hair colour, but in that case amazon would still be wrong.

[@abyssprimus]

I got banned from a discord channel for pointing out what you said

[@mitchellpolinop7650]

Technically speaking nothing about that line implies the character is of PALE LIGHT SKIN.

[@grosbeak6130]

@@mitchellpolinop7650 what planet do you live on? Just keep in mind that Tolkien modeled his races in Middle Earth particularly the elves upon Scandinavian peoples. So don't pull this technical crap. We're talking about Tolkien and the peoples and cultures that he loved and had a deep affinity for. Silver, ivory and pearls speak to the beauty and complexion of the queen.

[@hatuletoh]

"It's not a sigil, it's a map!" Oh, you just know the writers were super damn impressed with themselves for that amazing idea.

[@dreadsndogs4406]

And that comment á la "oh, silly ol me, didn't think of THAT" from Galadriel once she discovered it... lol

[@wonderlabs_AI]

The concept is so dumb. So they are basically saying there are lost orcs for hundreds years going around with chartered maps of middle-earth.

[@mattwroe4776]

Why did they put it on oneside to consume them and us

[@richardmurphy1060]

Haha. It’s also another wink at the audience as if to say, “And you thought it was going to be Sauron’s eye or something! You fools! We need none of that Jacksonian nonsense here!”

[@trusttheprocess4775]

I love y'all 😂😂😂 so true 😂

[@avocadobe]

Okay, but Halbrand in every other scene staring at Galadriel in shocked disbelief "did she really fUCKinG sAY tHAt" is a balm to my hurting soul.

[@reek4062]

How many gangbangs is Elizabeth going to have in the sweet pits of hell?

[@bluezauza]

Pretty much everyone who is watching 's face . lol

[@rmccaw7]

Considering how cut-throat and unforgiving their culture ostensibly is, the Harfoots' bumbling, naiive, village-hall, farts-and-jam modus vivendi is so far from the mark it somehow makes everything about them even worse.

[@eddielombardo]

"Hey, remember the guy that Sauron quickly killed and his son that cut off Sauron's fingers with his father's broken sword?" Yes, and I still can't bring myself to watch your show, Amazon.

[@alaricsoto1]

"The sea is always right," was a cheap way to include a supernatural element without referring to ANY of the Valar.

[@ErelasInglor]

Amazing, they can go OUT OF THE WAY to take the beards off of the female dwarves, but on the men of Númenor and particularly Elendil, they put a beard on him--and Tolkien goes out of his way to relate that they grew NO FACIAL HAIR (much like the elves). RotFL. These people...

[@matiasluukkanen7718]

Its nice to see there are people who actually know that royal house of Elros and their descendants were incapable of growing beards. But that they were known for their long golden hair (Almarian, Aldarion, Ar-Pharazon).

[@matroska_5625]

Did it also annoy you when Elendil had a beard in the LotR movies? RoP is bad in so many ways, you don't need to resort to double standards to criticise it.

[@melorafoy7109]

They had no beards, even after many generations of mixing with men? Elros was Half-Elvin like Elond. But most people in Numinor were ordinary humans, albeit with very long life spans. Except maybe the royal family. Wouldn't they eventually start looking more like men than elves?

[@ErelasInglor]

@@matroska_5625 Presumptuous. It did annoy me, even moreso as Tolkien expressed Aragorn by name as well as others in the Third Age (like Boromir) as retaining this particular trait of no facial hair.

[@ErelasInglor]

@@melorafoy7109 For those that mixed with middle-men as Tolkien described, they would have gradually lost this trait, but originally, all Dúnedain were said to be in this category. As they mixed their blood with that of lesser men then indeed this would fade. Good question!

[@thatdarnkitteh]

Are they making Halbrand likeable so we can be all OMG when he turns out to be the bad guy? So far I'm just happy to have a character I don't hate on screen.

[@mitchellpolinop7650]

I thought i was in a Return of The King twilight zone

[@gianna526]

Wait is he supposed to be likeable? After he brutally murdered those dudes for rightfully calling him out on his blatant thievery I didn't think they'd try to make us like him. He's a murder and a criminal who can't even understand that when he steals something under someone's nose, they might ask him what the heck he just did!

[@yourenotmarywelcome8693]

@@gianna526 - Oh we’re 100% supposed to love him. I mean look at what they’ve done to Galadriel and she’s our “heroine”.

[@kingcreedo6010]

I thought people were just being dramatic about galadriel being a Karen. Holy molly was that just a spot on Discription

[@sloht4061]

The horse scene was the funniest thing i've ever seen. Seriously, I burst out laughing, it was so completely unexpected, the slow motion and her gollum face. Pahaha, Like she's finally happy to fast travel across the map.

[@eanderson9599]

The fact that the show is as expensive as it is makes this shit so much funnier

[@lingricen8077]

The irony is that most of the budget was toward buying the RIGHTS. Thats it. But in Amazon’s sheer arrogance, they keep advertising it as the most ‘expensive’ show, even though its only expensive via a technicality, failing to see that touting this without context is dooming their own show to look cheaper than it is. Its like seeing an average painting and saying “Oh thats nice” and then you are told is took the artist 20 years to paint, so then you’re like “20 years and this was the best you could do? well its kinda sh*te then”

[@22darius22]

Your reviews are quickly becoming my favorite. Pure entertainment. Keep up the good work.

[@engineerdeluxe]

Heel vs babyface s Review is very funny imho

[@1mnicholson]

Ha ha. Yeah the ‘certain death’ line was hilarious, along with the horse shampoo commercial.

[@OutlawViIe]

3 Episode reviews. I've not watched the show, but I've watched these reviews and they're sounding more entertaining than the actual show itself so I'll sub for more. This is gold.

[@quailstudios]

Your description of the show is hilarious! I loved it! Can’t wait for the next installment!

[@disparutoo]

Cheers dude glad you enjoyed it. Who knew that the next episode could get more boring

[@krono069]

The part where Sauron knocks on Bilbo's head and says, "Mcfly! Hellow Mcfly!" ...I felt that.

[@ggrarl]

And just before he died, Sauron held his head high, looked out over the landscape, and said, "I hate manure."

[@gogaonzhezhora8640]

@@ggrarl ...and then his eye popped. Little did we know that he stole the time-machine and will come back in Amazon's First Age based show "Snatch: Revenge of the Silmarils".

[@pablito4762]

Frodo comes in and shouts at Sauron to leave his uncle in silence. Sauron laughs about Frodo and calls him a chicken. Frodo says: "Nobody calls me chicken." And then Frodo punshes Sauron. Sauron with his Nazguls chases Frodo but Frodo on his skateboard escapes. Sauron and his Nazguls move into a wagon with manure. After that Sauron says:"Manure...i hate Manure."

[@papalaz4444244]

Why do people keep saying this "looks like an epic film" when every set looks tiny? It's almost like those people are lying.

[@JimDodahday]

There are a lot of bots online

[@billy-the-butcher]

It's not like the second richest man alive can't hire enough online troll bots to lie to people and manipulate their opinions

[@petriew2018]

i mean, if you're one of those absolute numbskulls who considered modern Marvel 'epic'.... then you could kind of justify using it as a word for 'bad CGI being used as a poor replacement for plot'....

[@HerculesBallsInc]

There are some pretty scenes from time to time which you aren't likely to see in a low-budget show. I wish they had made a picture-book instead of a TV series.

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

*"The Sea is always right"* *"What is dead may never die"* *"But rises again harder and stronger"*

[@reek4062]

I can't rise anymore :(

[@bacholis]

Hobita: we do not sow

[@IMajst3RI]

Yea, thought the same thing. This and "valar morghulis". Bezos wanted his GoT after all!

[@csillaszarnya2319]

This "The Sea is always right" gives me "This is the way" vibes.

[@hughmoron3576]

We Do Not Sow

[@thehogus]

I'm just waiting for the bit where one of the elves escapes from the orcs and makes it back home to tell of the imminent danger. But then everyone there just dismisses him, and he has to sort out the problem himself anyway. We could fill up a whole episode with someone just walking back and forth pointlessly.

[@jacookie9707]

Imma come back in a week 🤣

[@yourenotmarywelcome8693]

You just spoiled the plot of episode 4

[@maddyf.6296]

Don't give them any ideas for season 2

[@bennconner1195]

Tolkien said that orcs get very light headed and nauseous in the sun. They don’t burn like vampires

[@sidnew2739]

Ha! I wasn't sure about it, but that felt so wrong to me.

[@maryeckel9682]

They're migraine sufferers!

[@georgeray1906]

​@@maryeckel9682 They must've had one hell of a party to get a hangover like this.

[@yojimbe1]

Did the wizard "catch up to them" or was he in the cart the whole time making the hobbit with the broken foot pull him along? lol.

[@dreadsndogs4406]

It seemed to me like he had been sleeping in it

[@thranduiloropherion7256]

fuck thats funny Im sure its true though

[@gianna526]

hahaha I didn't realize that.

[@cortedemico]

5:45 i hope *_"she could antagonize her own reflection"_* becomes a common part of western vernacular.

[@MrMarmalizer]

I thought thinking one race was either inferior or superior to another was racism, but I’ve since discovered racism is actually not liking a painfully woke, diabolical TV rendition of an all time classic piece of literature.

[@reek4062]

''weehhh, it's woke''

[@hughmoron3576]

It is sad indeed that racism has become the wild card that you can play whenever you need to. On the other hand, it also means they are on the defensive. If there is a fanbase that is "true" (and yes, I mean it in the trve-cvlt kind of way), it is Tolkien's. Keep faith friend, they will not besmirch his legacy. Tolkien will still be enjoyed when Daddy Bezos is a but a name from somewhere back in time. Or we blow the world to smithereens.. Whatever comes first.

[@petrie911]

@@reek4062 is this all you do?

[@billy-the-butcher]

@@petrie911 yes it is. He's been doing so ever since the show aired

[@georgeray1906]

​@@billy-the-butcher I can't tell if @reek4062 is trolling or shilling really hard for Rings of Power.

[@ne16region63]

I love how the show writers have written Galadriel to come across as clever, brave and witty but she just comes off as a complete and utter c-word. The absolute destruction of such a great character is hard to watch, nearly as hard as watching soft touch Elrond.

[@joshs5418]

i like watching your reviews more than i enjoy watching the episodes myself

[@FranktheDachshund]

Best thing about ROP is it allows content like yours to be created, content more entertaining than the billion dollar show.

[@jangolub8240]

Did you watch the show.

[@marcogenovesi8570]

@@jangolub8240 yes it sucks

[@jangolub8240]

@@marcogenovesi8570 are you gonna watch part 4?

[@reek4062]

@@jangolub8240 yes, they will watch every episode and every season

[@jangolub8240]

@@reek4062 i think they will, yea. And complain everytime but still watch the next episode

[@Rick_Frigate]

Owning the LOTR IP is essentially like having a license to print money. The fact they somehow managed to spin it into such an enormous disaster is actually impressive.

[@5T3LTH]

They bought the rights to the story in order to subvert it and ruin western culture bit by bit. This is a concerted effort and people who still haven’t seen it need to quit being so naive

[@johnmcfarlane6136]

I actually like it.

[@tomdoty2920]

Are you surprised? Hollyfkeds number 1 skill is its ability to destroy money printing IP.

[@johnstrawb3521]

@JP right? We thought an eff up of this property would just be dull, off a little on details of lore, with weak writing and some CGI gaffes. Instead, it's catastrophically bad, impressively so.

[@CancelHappiness]

@@johnmcfarlane6136 I'm sorry. I have horrible taste in a couple things as well. It isn't easy

[@rosie_gamgee]

But leaping to certain death to avoid Valinor would lead to her being reincarnated...in...Valinor?

[@Dan-pt2tn]

LMAO. Based af. Also, wasn't Halbrand's (aka Soy-ron) ship of men being that far west in the Sundering Sea forbidden? Didn't that lead to a very large event involving Numenor (if you know, you know)?! There's either no respect or knowledge of the source material here.

[@shanenolan8252]

Yes or the halls of mandos first. And eventually reincarnation. Like her brother was reincarnated almost immediately after death.

[@Han-rw9ev]

We have a Numenorean Queen who doesn't know what the word 'Elendil' means or who Elendil IS. We have AmazonGaladriel making eyes at Sauron. We have snail eating cheerful psychopathic Hobbits. I'm beginning to understand why Gollum loves 'fishes'. We have incredible 'words of wisdom' that even Tolkien couldn't have come up with ('the boat looks down'). And we have Galadriel the Wise jumping off a boat in the middle of the ocean and then being a b**** to those who rescued her. Truly the story 'Tolkien never wrote'. He'd have been too embarrassed to admit it if he had ..

[@melrobertson2743]

Hey maybe that's how she becomes LOTR Galadriel, someone's so fed up with her shrewish attitude they help her to be reincarnated

[@dreadsndogs4406]

@@Han-rw9ev don't forget the epic horse riding scene that served absolutely no purpose other than to reveal Galadriels true identity as a hobgoblin

[@jonronnquist]

Don't know what the orcs are doing with their open-air tunneling project, but I suspect they're looking for the plot of the first three episodes.

[@BulgyBoar]

Thank you SO MUCH for taking one for the team by watching this babble. Not only do I not have to encourage Amazon by watching the actual episode, I get the salient points of whole thing with a fortifying dose of your inimitable commentary to help wash it down. If the only way to make RoP endurable is to laugh at it, then you're my go-to comedian on the subject!

[@stubbsie1038]

I cant wait for the last epsiode where Geladrrrrrrrrial is standing over a defeated beaten Sauron and decides not to kill him because revenge is bad actually

[@dododimitrov9657]

Just small correction, don't let the show fool you, the island were not given because of the elves. Eru created it and granted the Numenorians long mortal life as they wished, they are elven descendants. The envy for immortal elven life and Numenorian corruption happened much later when Sauron got taken as hostage.

[@matiasluukkanen7718]

True, but Numenor was created by Valar and Maiar. Osse raised it from seabed. Aule anchored it. Yavanna made it fertile. Eru only interferes if Valar plead to him directly because Valar themselves don't have jurisdiction to proceed, like when men attack Valinor.

[@porkflaps4717]

I'll go on record and say large correction, literally not one thing in this show is what Tolkien wrote. They just needed his name and a VERY loose framework so that they could "improve" upon what that stone-age traditionally istaphobe colonizer created, with a super dumbed down collection of scenes that plays up the identity politics crowd while perverting his story in every way possible. They are telling the story now, they know what is best, and what is best is killing the past while speaking YOUR truth. NOT THE truth. The people responsible for this abomination couldn't create something that would hold up on it's own using the same tactics and ideas. Nobody would watch it, that's why they need an IP with the largest built-in fan base possible. But anyone who has read The Silmarillion knows none of this show happened its FUGAZI. Just bogus propaganda disguised as fan fiction in the laziest and most insulting way possible.

[@tefazDK]

I think it was Ossë who raised the island out of the sea as a gift to the men who helped in war of wrath.

[@dododimitrov9657]

@@Faavtro They had the full right for Robert Jorden's "wheel of time" and still changed almost everything so it is not about lacking of source material or rights. It is their style to "improve" authors work.

[@petriew2018]

the actual truth is the island was created and gifted to the men who stood with the Elves against Morgoth (which is never mentioned in Galadriel's exposition dump), who, fun fact, literally saved the collective ass of the Noldor because it was a human mariner who managed to sail to Valinor and plead their case to the very gods themselves So yeah, the humans earned that island through blood and courage

[@luthasunspell8365]

Why didn’t the Orcs dig a REAL tunnel, totally underground, instead of exposing themselves to sunlight and the Elves who are on watch in the South LOOKING FOR EXACTLY THIS KIND OF PROBLEM?

[@marcogenovesi8570]

digging a real tunnel is kind of hard even when the soil cooperates (i.e. it's firm enough), doing a trench is faster and safer. Yes I'm sure the show runner didn't think/know about this and they just wrote it because PLOT demanded it, but there are ways it can be explained.

[@tobiwonkanogy2975]

I was mostly laughing at the roof covering the whole way down the serpentine trench . , one fire and the whole thing goes up .

[@dh510]

Why do the orcs even bother digging to move? Couldn't they just march at night and make camp when the sun is out? If they are trying to dig something out, digging a straight trench isn't gonna help much..

[@sdmayday]

Why don't they cover themselves up with some cloth during daylight? They sure had a lot of that!

[@hydroxyzine1136]

@@dh510 you lack imagination. thats your problem. typical of uncreative bigots who cry about white male oppression in hollywood

[@chriscollins2095]

It'd be ironic if the hobbit community was formed by all the harfoots that got left behind. "It was a dark day in hobbit history when we were nomadic. We were a selfish lot and didn't look after each other. Then we settled down and became a civilized community, harfoots no longer."

[@yourenotmarywelcome8693]

And started bathing on a regular basis….no more sticks and twigs knotted in our hair

[@pablito4762]

The Harfoots which were left behind by their disgusting tribe mixed with the Stoors and Fallohides and became the Hobbits we love from Peter Jackson movies. They build clean houses and discovered how to wash themselves. xD

[@dreadpiratetjoris]

Galadriel is not just ‘a couple thousand years’ old, she’s over 23.000 years old according to Tolkiens last notes. Even if we disregard those notes and go by his original draft, she’s well over 5000 years old during the time of the show

[@unkemptjargon91]

This just reinforces that they spent most of the money on cgi and a money laundering scheme and when it came to hiring writers and directors they just yelled woke nonsense and pointed at the turning heads.

[@imcubanb2870]

I could have sworn that the Valar gifted man with Numanor, not the elves.

[@desmondrhea6942]

It's like you actually read the book. Unlike the show runners and cast.

[@debanydoombringer1385]

It was founded by Elrond's brother, Elros, who chose to be human because they were half Elves. So yes, you're correct.

[@harbl99]

Imagine a distant cousin of your entire nation's founder washes up on your shores. A name of legend, who has seen more than all your histories record. Someone who lived among the Valar themselves. And she acts like this. The Numenots must be soooooo disappointed.

[@chriss3276]

@@debanydoombringer1385 Actually if you want to be nit picky, Elros & Elrond really weren't half Elves. They were only 3/8 Elves, 1/2 man, and 1/8 Maia! BTW other men besides Elros were among the first Numenorians, he was simply the first King. It wasn't really founded, it was settled by the various men (and women) who were recipients of the gift.

[@imcubanb2870]

@@desmondrhea6942 I didn't even read the books that speak of Numanor. I was just interested in learning more about the history behind lord of the rings by watching videos and looking things up on google. I don't admit to knowing everything about it, but I still have a better understanding than the writers of this show. I wouldn't take a job working on this show without having read all the relevant writhing. Now that I think about it, I will get the audio books.

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

Gotta love that in the trailers, there was that awful line about the Filth Hobbits and how what they do better than anyone else in Middle-Earth is stick together and look out for one another, “…with hearts even bigger than our feet…”- and the idiot who said that is being left behind by the rest of their tribe. Brilliant. Edit: I’ve really got to start watching the whole video before commenting 😆

[@robertpaul50n]

They should all snicker after the black hobbit says "we wait for you".