The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Main Teaser | Prime Video

This September the legend begins. #TheRingsOfPower
Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien’s pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.
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[@dyll_pyckle]

“Use the Force, Harry.” - Gandalf

[@AggelosKyriou]

"Hmmm" Elrond the Witcher

[@Alexinytown]

Yer a wizard, Gandalf-Frodo

[@Shadow66090]

@@AggelosKyriou "Mr. Anderson" Elrond Smith

[@civilengineer3349]

Favourite comment lol

[@Skac01]

"I have a cock and you don't." Galadriel after easily defeating Elrond in armwrestling.

[@metalcollection1]

The visuals are stunning, but let's be real, we all fear about the quality of the story.

[@bjornh4664]

They are compressing something like 1,500 years of the Second Age into more or less simultaneous events.

[@skyto9233]

@@Kryptid_K Who is we? Wanna bet 10k about that?

[@ChickenRabbitsnMore]

@@skyto9233 if you get the extension, you can see that it's 10k vs. 8.9k Edit: well, now it's 30k vs. 44k with 666k views

[@Sam-kh5pb]

idk maybe im spoiled by the amazing non cgi work lotr films did but this looks pretty fake to me

[@StormcastMarine]

@@turinturambar6026 lol, cry more, cope harder

[@rappodon]

The part where Gandalf said to the Ents "Run, Forrest, Run" gave me chills. So amazing.

[@apachehelicopter9032]

Lol

[@flampagan1994]

Alright this is the best one

[@Formbi1988]

Thats a clever one

[@bebeurski]

Game over. We got the best one

[@AT-zk5ko]

🤣

[@gamingforpizza5142]

When Sauron identified as Sharon, sent chills in my spine. Patriarchy defeated.

[@billybro1403]

🤣 So is Precious male or female?🤣

[@robertchu753]

😂😂😂

[@walterchavez3081]

@@billybro1403 non-binary

[@Jaromellz]

LOL!

[@gamingforpizza5142]

omg! it's actually true! they really made Sauron into Sharon!

[@kieranwalsh1241]

The part where Ganfalf says "No ticket" after throwing Frodo out of the Blimp, stunning

[@joel20596]

hahaha

[@FantasticExplorers]

Great stuff!

[@BarryHallsack04]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWHZf6Z-bZaMm6M If anyone’s wondering

[@Adzmataz]

And brave

[@krboswell]

And then all the Nazis got scared and showed Gandalf their tickets.

[@savagepatty]

When Elrond looked into the camera and said “the force is female” omg chills. And when Gandalf lectured Saruman on his white privilege everyone in the theatre stood up and clapped. Such powerful moments.

[@Celtjak7]

Fr i'm kinda scared that they'll put his show full with lhbt and 'male privilege' bullshit and stuff. It's okay if a few characters are bi or something, but please don't act like everybody is gay, cause that's not how the OG Lord of the Rings felt either. Just keep political virtue out of this

[@josepnebotrius872]

Elves are are often portrait as gay in many LoTR parodies. Looking always. So stylish, perfect and divine. Ironically the elves in this casting look more straight than Peter Jackson's casting.

[@brucetucker4847]

Pop quiz to see if you're even qualified to take part in the discussion: who is the only Tolkien character, Man, Elf, Maia, or Vala, who not only faced but defeated both Sauron and Morgoth? And on what real-world person's tombstone is that character's name inscribed?

[@brucetucker4847]

@@josepnebotrius872 I sit on the floor and pick my nose and think of dirty things, Of deviant dwarves who suck their toes and elves who drub their dings.

[@josepnebotrius872]

@@brucetucker4847 😀

[@robinswolfs4969]

The part where Galadriel told Gandalf: "Life is like a box of Lembas, you'll never know what you're gonna get" sends shivers down my spine! So brave!

[@vladimirfaraday3914]

can you please explain why are all doing this quotes from other films?)) I am just trying to understand

[@JadeLightSWEU]

​@@vladimirfaraday3914 This show is as far from Tolkien as the poem I handed in in 7th grade. Which the showrunners ran with until they believed faithfulness to Tolkien would get more $$$. Now everyone quotes unrelated stuff that doesn't fit in Tolkien, kinda like this show. And it's beautiful

[@AnnoDomini-sn1qg]

Wow, this is one of my favorites so far 😅

[@smusmus92]

The scene where Sauron says "Oh, you think darkness is your ally. But you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, moulded by it"....gave me absolute chills. Bravo Amazon 👏

[@easterdm]

@vbddfy euuyt That scene where Samwise Gamgee shits his pants after eating too many prunes... Serious chills man.

[@Jayfretwell]

Wait a minute...

[@lsmola]

The scene where Sauron is clinking bottles while singing "Elvesss come out to playyyyeeyyy" is just about the best thing ever created.

[@kylemacarthur9863]

Nice one!

[@alexc7095]

please please amazon, make a romeo and juliet movie with 2 gay men as lead actors, 1 short bald fat chinesse man for romeo and a tall bodybuilder native american indian and say it's diversity ..... i feel that asians and native americans are not enough well represented in romeo and juliet . I'll sue you if you don't.

[@moonknight4053]

Hahahahaha I’ve found my people

[@bamarod9592]

Originally from "The Warrior-Elves" one of my favorites. Laughed out loud on this one!

[@dancewithdevils2268]

I love the moment when Frodo says to Gollum: "These aren't the rings your looking for", stunning writing Tolkien.

[@TheBorderlinez]

The part where Golum said “What are you doing in my swamp?“ made me cry so hard. Truly breathtaking

[@xmordal666x]

Nice one

[@SpecialOrder_937]

Your timeline is way off buddy

[@Ann-cm1vx]

The moment where Elrond come out of the magic door and said "I did not hit her! I did not! Oh hi mark!" was truly breathtaking! I shed a tear--maybe even two.

[@jnicholas846]

hi doggy

[@justinfalzon6854]

lolololol

[@drake.707]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JabliickoCZ]

such a bad joke

[@logananders7334]

"This is gonna fucking suck" - J.R.R. Tolkien

[@TheCosta5000]

Lol

[@tristanlanphere7736]

inspiring

[@dgh25]

😂🤣

[@Stephen64138]

'' _The past is dead. We have to move forward_ '' And this show will premiere on september the 2nd. Which is... The exact day J. R. R. Tolkien died. (2nd of september 1973..) Do you realize the mockery? The evilness of the people behind this? Pushing this?

[@yourenotmarywelcome8693]

100% facts

[@ZTheTinyTonTerror]

When Sauron said "OH MY GOD, THEY KILLED KENNY!" I felt that in my soul.

[@kimngo1629]

ọk··

[@jonathancooper4914]

@@metalgearsolidsnake6978 wealth never lasts three generations.

[@jonathancooper4914]

@@metalgearsolidsnake6978 they believe their own myth.

[@DejanMarkovic93]

Those bastards....!

[@minari3462]

I had goosebumps when the 3 aragorns appeared from other universes and started swinging their swords together.

[@Atheismo9760]

I like how the Balrog from Universe 4 was just casually eating infinity stones like bonbons.

[@apachehelicopter9032]

And they are all female in the other universes

[@banzaii4422]

Lmfao

[@drake.707]

🤣🤣🤣

[@GizmoTheGreen]

sounds gay... I like it

[@HermionesMusic]

The scene when Galadriel said to Elrond “My lembas brings all the boys to the yard and they are like , its better than yours” and they both started dancing merrily, brought tears to my eyes. Such an epic scene!

[@jollyjokress3852]

😂😂

[@justinfalzon6854]

Both started twerking

[@JulianLiebeck]

LOL'd

[@adbylsh2756]

HAHAHAHAHA 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@samsimons4359]

This comment is gold

[@kurtdewittphoto]

I'm so glad Peter Jackson's trillogy was made when it was.

[@breadordecide]

When blatant racism went unchecked.

[@croonyerzoonyer]

When casting was accurate.

[@nicholaspoulos7694]

Glad to know you dont mind changing Tolkiens vision then.

[@bobbythorton7693]

yeah now you need a agenda to get into the business... horrible time to make movies or a show

[@brucetucker4847]

It's less a matter of when it was than how it was. He was given an incredibly unlikely free hand and a huge budget and all the time he needed. That's been extremely rare since 80s debacles like Heaven's Gate and One From the Heart made studio execs very wary of giving too free a hand to auteur directors.

[@terrorshard2916]

It is soulless. No amount of money or visuals can hide it.

[@elychong9227]

yes , so true, plus i really don t think the actors in, portray the character properly.

[@Xepent]

@@noldo3837 what the fuck does veganism have to do with this atrocity of an adaptation? I'm a vegan and I love lotr

[@philfooshay]

@@IntotheSpoderverse bro that’s Elrond? Wtf

[@talal6983]

Don’t be quick to judge so many people worked on this let’s hope it’s good

[@LodrikBadric]

Yeah, the dialogue seems to be awful..

[@Lauren-se5bu]

The part when Galadriel yells "FREEEEDOOOOOM!!!" with her face painted blue really shook me to my core. Absolutely phenomenal.

[@dk_8024]

True 😂😂😂😂😂

[@hugojaime9565]

I was thinking about this one

[@icebearc4859]

Galadriel truly has a braveheart.

[@marcusb.8761]

I didn't know a Balrog could actually talk, but this growling "I'll be back" when he was falling into oblivion... just perfect. Followed by this long and fading "Hasta la vista". Could you imagine a better scene where someone comes up with these final last words?

[@Donatoni_Andrey]

Love when Darth Vader looks at Voldemort and says "You're gonna need a bigger boat". It reminds me specifically of that one book Tolkien never wrote.

[@exmachinah4656]

Haiku

[@SweetHeart-vc6zy]

Hahahahaha!!!!

[@skyfalldeadpool1633]

Wrong! It was Thanos who said those very words!

[@billybro1403]

Tolkien forgot man...

[@JJJKKK445]

When Galadriel sang "If you liked it then you shoulda put a ring on it" to Sauron I was absolutely mesmerized. The legacy of Tolkien endures.

[@XiaoFury]

🤣😂🤣

[@benmiles00]

🤣🤣🤣 absolute gold!!

[@alexc7095]

please please amazon, make a romeo and juliet movie with 2 gay men as lead actors, 1 short bald fat chinesse man for romeo and a tall bodybuilder native american indian and say it's diversity ..... i feel that asians and native americans are not enough well represented in romeo and juliet . I'll sue you if you don't.

[@basicHumanDecency]

😂😂😂

[@basicHumanDecency]

@@alexc7095 I love this.

[@svono_svono_music]

The scene when sauron said "it's morbin time" was truly outstanding. Certainly one of the lines in history

[@Truaninonashufodopressure]

I love when Galadriel asks Elrond: "Did you order the code red?" and Elrond exclaims "You can't handle the truth!" Tolkien couldn't have written it better himself.

[@ToddHowardBethsoft]

The part where Elrond said "Somehow Melkor returned" sent literal chills down my spine. I never get emotional but this was a rare exception.

lmao

[@Ale-dd3ek]

That happens in Dagor Dagorath

[@verumdoctrina4215]

Classic Todd. 😒 Lay off the skooma

[@Shadow-In-The-East]

My favorite part of the trailer was when Elrond morbed into the balrog and shot magma-lightning into Morgoth's penthouse chambers in Barad-dûr and then looked into the camera and said "You just Ringed your last Power." One of the moments of Middle Earth ever.

[@jensjurgensen846]

When Galadriel looked at Gandalf and Gandalf started singing Never gonna give you up Never gonna let you down Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you! Just like Tolkien wrote it! Stunning and Brave !

[@JohnnyType2]

rick rolled!

[@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx]

@@JohnnyType2 I hate when I get Rick Rolled lol

[@Hunter88993]

I think I'd rather get rickrolled for the rest of my life than watch this show

[@benmiles00]

that's gotta be a gif.

[@yok0hama447]

So accurate, I agree they did a very good job here.

[@sujiththomas7956]

I loved the part when Sauron said to Morgoth "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain" so epic!

[@cathbloom]

Honestly the most beautiful scene is when Gollum compliments Sam on the beef carpaccio he made on the mountain. Great storytelling by Tolkien!!!! Takes my breath away.

[@FkRoP]

The age of quality is over. The time of the Prime, has come.

[@FkRoP]

@@carbonatedlifeform Very true, the books too!

[@brucetucker4847]

Another comment based on a "Tolkien quote" that is found nowhere in his writings and was invented by Peter Jackson. So irony.

[@FkRoP]

@@brucetucker4847 Another shill for big corp. So predictable.

[@arxatea7783]

The age of society is over. The time of wokeness has come.

[@fushichou401]

@@brucetucker4847 Its not ironic. Its just proof that Peter Jackson was able to imitate the work of Tolkien and transform it into a new medium.

[@SylvainOfGandahar]

Tolkien never specifically said that Superman and Batman were not in it, thus we felt that he meant for them to be there - so we put them in there.

[@FantasticExplorers]

...and we can't wait for that lightsaber fight!

[@yourenotmarywelcome8693]

@@FantasticExplorers - I heard it’s going to be an epic lightsaber battle in space while the characters simultaneously time travel. Best show ever…..

[@FantasticExplorers]

@@yourenotmarywelcome8693 That's so perfect, it's the only one in a million way to stop the Borg! I'm so glad Dr. Stephen Strange will be in this!

[@yourenotmarywelcome8693]

@@FantasticExplorers - Padmé said it best at the space camel rodeo “Resistance is Futile”.

[@isaac3140]

Just like how Peter Jackson put elves in Helm's Deep

[@TheNab89]

You're SOOO FKN LUCKY, Prime, that youtube removed the dislike counter, so lucky.

[@josefkral957]

I loved it when Galadriel said "Hello there!" and Sauron responded with "General Galad-rrrriel". Brought tears to my eyes.

[@frosksdeadteeth5163]

That part when Galadriel says to Elrond "That's not a knife, this is a knife" gave me goosebumps.

[@haraldtopfer5732]

And then she showed Elrond her (declared as a flexible pronoun) knife in her pants because we live in the second age, you biggot.

[@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx]

When Sam told Frodo 'I just can't get over you' when they were camping in Mordor I knew the world was finally made right

[@ellesartelcontar153]

🤣🤣

[@yashma4187]

And then Gandalf walks in a says, “Ah I can see you’ve played knifey spoony before”

[@agustinpo6436]

And Elrond replied “that’s not a knife! That’s a Spoon”

[@unfinishedfootsteps1404]

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped” George Orwell.

[@chad8852]

I got chills reading the comment section. Truly remarkable recreation. I'm glad to be alive to see this wonder.

[@whoshotashleybabbitt4924]

The greatest part was when Sauron said to Elron “I drink your milkshake!” Then proceeds to beat him mercilessly with a bowling pin. That was absolutely brilliant. That scene put Boromir’s death to shame.

[@alejandrovaldez893]

I know! He was all “did you think your song and dance and superstition would save you? I am the lord of Middle Earth, I am who Illuvitar has chosen! Because I’m smarter than you!”

[@whoshotashleybabbitt4924]

@@alejandrovaldez893 brilliant. Absolutely brilliant delivery. Did you audition for the part? Because you should have!

[@dennisbraun5747]

Right up there with the time Elrond called Aragorn a "Bastard in a Basket".

[@johnmiltner9842]

The part when galadriel drops to her knee's and yells, I've abandoned my child! I've abandoned my child! I've abandoned my boy. And she starts crying. So moving.

[@Schrodinger_]

_Drainage_ Elrond! Drainage!

[@teemu3545]

Absolutely loved the scene where the horse shouted "THIS IS ROHAN" and kicked it's rider to the depths! Straight from the Tolkiens text, well done 🤘

[@TulsaSooner1979]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Winner! Best one yet!

[@kzik3635]

Yes

[@kuroneko9676]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Adresant]

Ohhh i am dead)

[@luizmattos910]

HOW DARE YOU? Horses lives matter

[@domzz666]

I liked when Picard said, "Autobots, roll out", and then the Death Star exploded - felt like the best Tolkien moment ever.

[@e30fanforever35]

My wife's boyfriend really enjoys the show, so I do too!

[@RE-ln9dy]

The scene where Sauron asks Frodo to gather all the dragon balls and he replies “gotta catch ‘em all” touched my soul. A critical darling. Netflix outdid itself once again.

[@FantasticExplorers]

That's brilliant!

[@EOE808]

Bro spoilers

[@harbourhaven]

Is it Netflix?

[@xismecwilliams9604]

Think he/she/they/them/it meant Amazon but where too angry at time of commenting. 😂🤣

[@minchoi670]

@@xismecwilliams9604 whoosh~ over your head

[@mateuszagodowski185]

The part when Galadriela screams " THIS IS SPARTA" It literally brought tears to my eyes, so faithful to Tolkien lore.

[@johnrapp1116]

😂 nailed it.

[@bichtran2539]

ok

[@johnniefinney3266]

Can I ask what this I'm reference to I've seen a dozen comments like it

[@Unknown___886]

@@johnniefinney3266 comments talking critically about the show are being removed, so now people are making fun of the show by making up scenes.

[@johnniefinney3266]

@@Unknown___886 ah thanks

[@bayunowoadi1042]

When Frodo said, "It's Froding time.", I was crying, my heart was pounding, I ascended to higher plane. Truly a masterpiece, a 10/10 is not enough to describe the greatness of this piece of legendary relic of art.

[@hanslubas]

I like when Sauron said, "if you strike me down i will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine". That gave me tears.

[@OldieWan]

The part where Sauron says "I'll be back", then sinks into mount doom doing an ok sign with his hand is pure gold. Tolkien could never have come up with such intricately woven text.

[@mohammadrahman1722]

I was waiting for someone to make a Terminator reference. Thank you.

[@spacecat6417]

Dude, no spoilers

[@lincolntowns1480]

Yes yes yes!!

[@taisou108]

They took out that entire scene because of the white supremacist "ok" sign! Hopefully they don't take out any more potentially iconic scenes!!

[@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx]

When Sauron said 'you can't possibly win. I have the high ground' from the top of Barad Dur I knew Amber Heard finally had a chance to curl one out in Saurons bed

[@thundercat007]

The part where he said, “I feel the need, the need for speed” sent chills down my spine.

[@runeteardown7261]

you miss the AW part, but forgivable.

[@thundercat007]

@@runeteardown7261 lol

[@RSG_TheMonster]

Top Gun: Aragorn

[@obxarms7685]

Um no it didn't

[@Mr.Skeleton.]

I like when the female dwarf of colors says “ooga booga” to the patriarchy

[@stefankalafior]

Camera action was epic when Gandalf and Jason Bourne stormed through the beaches of Normandy to save Hannibal Lecter from eating hobbits legs

[@callumbignall1877]

I loved the bit where Treebeard shouted "I AM GROOT!" Chills every time

[@datareaper1]

The part where Sauron said, "it's over Elrond, I have the high ground", really sent a chill down my spine. Can't wait.

[@edgybarbie77]

@asioe kiou 😂😂🤣🤣🤣😭😭💀

[@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx]

Happy to be like number 420

[@RandomPerson-ny4yq]

The part where Gandalf said "You're a wizard, Frodo" gave me chills- So amazing.

[@-my4skinwastakeninasickjew426]

That’s from Star Wars.

[@Joshua-dl3ns]

when Aragorn said "the one piece is real" it sent a shiver down to my spine

[@TheGalantir]

Love when Sauron shouts:"WAAAAAAAZZZZZZZUUUUUUUUPPPPP" with the ghost mask on.

[@leon.benedict]

for those not using the extension, as of today the ratio is 77k to 478k on the likes/dislikes

[@aleksandran6090]

After seeing this, I realised how much I love Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy!

[@ajgajg5026]

It took your racism to see that?

[@ezzatcasim7639]

@@ajgajg5026 Call us racist, we don't care. lol.. This is absolute horse shit. lmao

[@myguymax4466]

@@ajgajg5026 ikr he’s so racist. Literally won’t even bend to the will of a massive corporation that doesn’t care about the integrity of a story he’s a fan of. What a racist.

[@HelghastGrunt]

@@ajgajg5026 I was already racist personally, can't speak for this other lass.

[@npcnoticer]

@@ajgajg5026 'everyone that doesn't agree with me is a racist' - a child's guide to internet discussion

[@whitejosh444]

Hands down best part when Elrond asks galadriel " who sent you?" Then she says " You did, 35 years from now you reprogrammed me to be a protector here in this time. " Goosebumps!

[@juansantos-lq2kz]

@gtoss chddy I’m sure it’ll be brave and stunning.

[@victoryrider240]

@@juansantos-lq2kz and inclusive

[@robertchu753]

I love the part where Frodo stands in front of Arwen and says, “I’m just a boy standing in front of a girl asking her to love him.” A lot of self confidence on his part. Great writing by Tolkien.

[@Jokercon]

Loved it when Galadriel says "Luke, I am your father". Stunning and brave.

[@nintendsoad]

I love the part when Sauron held up the ring of power and said "It's perfect," and Galadriel said "It will be....when it fits a woman." Literally gave me chills and tears!

[@gwj1961]

Worthy of the Critical Drinker!

[@whoshotashleybabbitt4924]

Take my like. That was well done, sir.

[@TheReilNeil]

Double burn!!! Genius

[@robertrodriguez1343]

underated comment here.

[@1mmorta1coi1]

Then Sauron replied, "Still needs to be penetrated to be used," like a misogynist

[@DocYuri]

The part where Sauron said, “I say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.” That gave me goose bumps.

[@Hapasan808]

Then Sauron said "I granted them the emperors peace..." *(Explosion)* "And peace it was..."

[@whitejosh444]

" ho ho this installation has a substantial dollar value attached to it" ..

[@gamingcringe8325]

one of those comment bots that havent even seen the damn video

[@renegadedalek5528]

It was so cool when Galadriel walked naked into that tavern, picked on the biggest guy and said: "Give me your armour, your boots and your warhorse" . Talk about getting the collywobbles!

[@BulletMagnetMan]

and the Orc says 'fkin A my lord.'

[@ov5527]

This was posted by someone else but was taken down. Still needs to be said: For those of you who only know the movies and are wondering why any of this outcry matters, Tolkien didn’t set out to write just another fantasy, his first love was language and mythology. As a linguist, he set out to make the most beautiful language ever created (Elvish.) He invented Elvish based on Northern European languages. As a historian, he wrote the Silmarillion and all the other extensive back lore that is only hinted at in the movies as alternate mythology for the British Isles. The very creation of Middle Earth by the gods through an act of song was informed by Finnish myths. He was steeped in Northern and Western European culture and the myths, legends, languages, stories, racial characteristics, history, and cultures of Middle Earth are inextricably built from corresponding roots of European culture in a way that no fantasy has ever been able to replicate before or since. He is considered by many of us to be the true father of modern fantasy and no one-bar none-has equaled the depth and verisimilitude he brought to that creation. This trailer and all Amazon interviews to date prove that they don’t care about any of this and intend to dismantle the very foundation of why Tolkien wrote these books as a labor of love in the first place. He loved his culture, his history, and his language and his invented languages, world, races, and stories were the medium through which he communicated his love of his ancestral heritage. To change his work in the ways shown in this trailer and subsequent interviews is not just to reinterpret some surface aspect of his stories, it is to completely undermine his stated intent, strike at the heart of his passion, and directly attack his own cultural heritage.

[@sammisaywhat911]

Very astute. well said

[@VictorTheLama]

The scene where Sauron said "I am... inevitable." then proceeded to indiscriminately destroy half the inhabitants of the Middle Earth brought me to tears... Looking forward to this series!

[@dcindia4136]

Loved the part where the first female black dwarf stepped up and said- "I am the first female black dwarf!' truly brave and inspired writing

[@dirkbruere]

Stunning!

[@gamingcringe8325]

cringe

[@s4ulyaniv35]

'First female dwarf of color'

[@janbaltes2863]

Her body has been building up melanin for this moment, for us, and I am so proud and thankful of her :")

[@GeorgeOrwell-yz6zx]

@@janbaltes2863 The actor also put on weight to 'round out the part'

[@curtis5799]

The scene where gladriel says "you wanna know my secret? I'm always mad." She transforms into the hulk and punches the hell out of that sea fish. Utter brilliance. I'm glad they took some creative liberty with tolkiens work and showed us what it could really be.

[@oceanscene22]

I love how the Harfoots or early Hobbit people had hybrid accents of Irish, West Country English and Caribbean. In the future when Hobbits they'll settle on the West Country accent of the real life English shires of today. I used to have a little bit of a west country accent but lost it. My Hobbitness was lost with it. Although I'm a SixFoot so not really their race. I do love a pint of cider on a hot day though.

[@ckfu271]

i loved it when the dark elf said "I have a dream", it resonated with me in so many levels, well done!

[@yok0hama447]

I absolutely love the scene where Galadriel shouts “ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED” so majestic, so original and so Tolkien. Brought tears to my eyes.

[@AlexLopez-uf4ho]

Can someone explain this meme

[@minari3462]

@@AlexLopez-uf4ho they are mocking the trailers

[@_R8x_]

The moment when Sauron yelled 'NO SOUP FOR YOU!' at Galadriel send shivers down my spine! This is gold, Amazon...GOLD! The showrunners are truly masters of their domain!

[@lizzieck2576]

I also enjoyed when Galadriel said about Sauron: “he’s not ring worthy”.

[@A_Conservative_Patriot]

👍: 79K 👎: 505K 💬: 26K

[@Taaif_Mehadi]

Now we understand why youtube doesn't show the dislike ratio (currently sitting at 77k like to 478k dislike) for anyone wondering.

[@MaxsonAtTheFort]

I liked the part where Jar Jar said “The prophets have betrayed us” and Sauron responded with “IT’S MORBIN TIME” Glad to see Amazon respecting Tolkien’s legacy.

[@johnniefinney3266]

Can I ask what this I'm reference to I've seen a dozen comments like it

[@Donnybrook10]

@@johnniefinney3266 It's people rightfully mocking this mockery of Tolkien's work. Amazon is shitting all over it. Injecting woke politics and messaging into everything. Just like they destroyed Marvel Comics, Star Trek and Watchmen, they will destroy this.

[@bry8636]

@@johnniefinney3266 one of the cast’s inane comments

[@johnniefinney3266]

@@bry8636 thanks

[@stunner9005]

I liked the part where Gandalf said: “were it so easy”.

[@himiclo1084]

The part when Galadriel said, “You can be my wingman anytime” to Elrond was so touching. What a heartfelt moment. Brought literal tears to my eyes.

[@E_M_FEN]

It Brought Liberal tears to my eyes!

[@bardust]

And when Elrond replied "Bullshit. You can be mine!" I died dead.

[@dcp2047]

Another bot from Amazon repeating bullshit.

[@WitcherGerd]

The one time I was rooting for Sauron

[@Toshiro715]

When Galdriel said "GET BACK TO THE CHOPPA" as she distracted the Lannister army was truely the most Tolkien moment

[@chetlucas8568]

"but the hearts of men are easily corrupted. And Amazon's ring of power has a will of its own." -Galadriel

[@jinksomiabodyart3189]

... the will of its owners 🤪

[@ClaytonStone895]

Bot

[@chetlucas8568]

What do you mean bot?

[@ChancreSaurusRex]

@@chetlucas8568 Anyone who expresses dislike for the trailer in the comment section is a bot. He’s literally replying to every non-supportive comment with “bot”. Sounds like something a bot would do, right?

[@chetlucas8568]

@@ChancreSaurusRex oh hahaha, of course I'm definitely a bot XD I typed what I typed because I find it amusing that people give up so easily on resisting the dark forces of Amazon and the apparent changes made to what should be unchangeable and timeless.

[@mtgmtg3090]

When Sean Astin tells Elijah Wood "You had me at Rudy".

[@SatAFK]

The moment when Galadriel hugs Ivan Drago and said to him "Friends don't lie!" and he answered "I have no friends - only family!" was just breathtaking.

[@stijnvdv2]

The part were Galadriel yelled 'TO INFINITY AND BEYOND' Gave me chills down my spine. So faithful to Tolkien lore.

[@alexc7095]

please please amazon, make a romeo and juliet movie with 2 gay men as lead actors, 1 short bald fat chinesse man for romeo and a tall bodybuilder native american indian and say it's diversity ..... i feel that asians and native americans are not enough well represented in romeo and juliet . I'll sue you if you don't.

[@paulodenobrega1500]

@@alexc7095 you've just offended me because you didn't include disabled people and Australians.

[@alexc7095]

@@paulodenobrega1500 my bad, romeo's dad will be a surfer dude australian, and juliet's dad will be played by a guy in a wheelchair :))

[@paulodenobrega1500]

@@alexc7095 Just made me cry with laughter ... Thank you

[@LordOfWar_sos]

"The past is dead. We either move forward, or we die with it." Fine. I'll die with it then. And I'll be in good company.

[@rozlincoln3568]

I’ll die with the lord of the rings by Peter Jackson playing though my ear phones

[@mori1bund]

"Those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it."

[@rozlincoln3568]

@@mikel0530 this gender inclusive, liberal ideology must end asap. It’s ruining everything and is a poison to the western world.

[@stubblytuna4068]

part of me is hoping that this wont happen mostly because im thinking this is all a troll catch us out but defos not at this point to the front soldiers we have a war to fight

[@TheOccupants]

Cringe comment

[@TagmatonDomestikon]

It brought a tear to my eye when Sauron, while making sweet love to Elrond, roared a mighty Maiar road and said "the ring is love, the ring is life". Truly beautiful.

[@jordankern7641]

It shook me to the core when frodo siad "no more rhymes now I mean it!" and sam replied "anybody want a peanut"

[@saucehp495]

That clip where Galadriel comes in riding on Aslan's back wielding Excalibur shouting "you know nothing Sauron Snow" was pure magic, I literally cried.

[@user-vs7do1dl9e]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@brodotheblingbearer7970]

The scene where Galadriel pulled Excalibur from the Palantír was an absolute triumph.

[@mitril6962]

When Sauron said "The ring is literal perfection.", then Galadriel said "It will be. When it fits a woman."... I got goosebumps.

[@Elenrai]

Ah I see I aint the only one that saw galadriel having ruby roses resting bitch face in this masterpiece of a production

[@basednorsegael1089]

Stunning and brave

[@MrJocko111]

Stunning, just stunning.

[@bamarod9592]

When King Arthur gave Excalibur to Galadriel, because she was more deserving, and she declared Camelot would be renamed CamelToe, I broke down in tears. So Brave!!

[@green727]

My favorite part was when Dernhelm killed the Witch King and when he revealed himself to be the woman Eowyn, Merry said: "Don't get cocky kid!". I was simply awe-struck and inspired!

[@DesertRunner602]

"Based on the work of J.R.R. Tolkien" Translates to "we are going to destroy the very things you love about this world to fit our agendas"

[@dijkstra4678]

"Stay still, let it happen"

[@unclebeanie5468]

@@dijkstra4678 I know right? How dare they cast minorities in movies, white genocide WAHHHHHH LMFAO

[@jamz9756]

destroy, many things... maybe yes, but witouth them, there wouldnt be any of this comments.

[@Fridaey13txhOktober]

The Frankfurt School.

[@gilgalad4189]

The dialogue of the show , e.g. "I've seen things" - "No, I have seen things" - "NO I HAVE seen things" - "NO, you little sh*, I have SEEN things!" easily surpasses JRR Tolkiens original writing. Be proud!

[@MrFreakRite]

This comment section is the most unanimous memeing I've seen on KZbin. My favorite part was when smaug lifted the sword of Gryffindor from the black cauldron and shouted "this is Sparta" before dropkicking legolas off his battle elephant.

[@cerberusdp]

79K Likes vs 527K Dislikes

[@rintochicki7251]

Theoden yelling "yippee ki yay mother elder" while charging down hamburger hill with the light brigade was the most epic moment for me.

[@emrerothzerg]

This is abomination. Burn this. This must never be seen. All copies must be destroyed. No good.

[@timjonesvideos]

Has a real soulless feel about it, done just for the $$$, all been done better before.

[@TheOccupants]

@@timjonesvideos If you can show me any production about the Second Age of Middle Earth or anything about the events in Arda that precedes The Hobbit, I'd love to see that

[@spendsshanks6050]

@@TheOccupants It’s fine that you have shit taste

[@klo4880]

This is the most ridiculous shit I’ve seen. The show isn’t out yet, so absurd

[@yuwandakasikin3094]

Will this show put in a pile together with S6-8 of GoT?

[@AlejandroBetancourtweb]

That moment when Tony Stark meets old Celebrimbor at Eregion and asks him: ¿Does thy mother know thou weareth her drapes? Just EPIC stuff!

[@PastorPaulFlynn]

Can't wait to hear Sauron scream "They may take our lives, but they'll never take our patriarchy!" Then Galadriel says "I am no man" and wins for diversity everywhere. Beautiful scene straight from Tolkien's work.

[@WhispersfromtheWarp]

Man I love when the Dwarves scream together “You cant handle the truth!” brilliant. As a They/Them I am touched.

[@christianschulz1443]

"False hopes are more dangerous than fears.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien

[@Belerez]

NPC

[@rowingaway]

@@Belerez Says the one who consumes without question

[@Belerez]

@@rowingaway Don't watch it boss. And you also should short $amzn 🤡

[@jamesfrederick.]

True

[@HavanaOutpost]

@@Belerez na, he’s real and so is Tolkien.

[@bobxiong4516]

danm, when Gollum told Frodo and Sam "You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain" he was foreshadowing Frodo's fate!

[@0Ciju0]

Jesus Christ, you guys had a budget of $ 1 billion. That in itself is amazing, you HAD the power to create the best of the best in modern cinematography. Not only did you have the money, but you also had the rights to one of the best and richest (lore-wise) IPs out there. And yet, you fucked it up. It's wild how incompetent Amazon really is. It goes to show that no amount of money can buy common sense and good decisions. Everything you touch turns to garbage (look at New World, look at Lost Ark, look at literally everything you do). I would genuinely be ashamed to say I work at Amazon.

[@user-oq8rz3rr5x]

That moment when Sauron took up his father's lightsaber and shouted "Expecto Patronum" gave me so chills, excellent creators work!

[@Paillados]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 oh man ! Genious

[@Iburn247]

Hahaha 😂😂 ok this one actually made me lol.

[@Golems_wrath]

Haha stupid nazi conservative comment trash junk "joke"

[@lycanhd]

HAHAHA! YOU HATERS CAN'T WATCH THE SERIES!

[@Golems_wrath]

@@lycanhd lol get em bro. Im looking forward to the show to see if its good and the writings good. I don't judge media unless after i WATCH IT. lol

[@agatainventio9464]

I love this fandom, brought tears to my eyes and chill down my spine. Truly a stunning and brave group of individuals. 10/10 will read the comments again

[@jdoorenb]

Tolkien fandom, turning lemons into lemonade since the death of Christopher Tolkien...

[@pikashock]

I only came for the comments section!

[@mr.blueberry5138]

@@agathahenney358 the fact that this is true scares me

[@dcp2047]

Another bot from Amazon repeating bullshit.

[@ericjade]

@@agathahenney358 I swear it's like you people worship this guy. He only wrote fantasy books, lol. I mean he did other things in his life but he's just a man. You people need to chill. Childish adults. 😁

[@ocpsyconautv2958]

I almost fucking teared up watching mg this, why do they have to erase my childhood? Leave it alone, it’s good as it is

[@cush6827]

I suppose Payne and McKay have sold their souls to Melkor, and he took them with him into the Void.

[@ocpsyconautv2958]

The only group of heroes that can save middle earth now? The avengers!?? Oh yeah BOOYAH!!!!

[@glennrager3684]

Absolutely breathtaking scene when Elendil, sword in hand, shouts: "Are you not entertained!" I got goosebumps. Tolkien was a genius!

[@goodhunter9791]

Sam's delivery when he turned to Shelob and said, "Hail Hydra." gave me chills. Tolkien stamp of approval knowing his work is in good hands.

[@TheSupart91]

😂😂😂

[@ibrahimtall6209]

I"M DYING LMAOOOOO

[@chadgrimwell8380]

When Sauren said to Galadriel "Great power, comes with great rings" give me chills every time.

[@peppermintpig974]

Great rings? I'll take a side of those. Also, some po-ta-toes.