THE RINGS OF POWER 1x1 Reaction! "A Shadow of the Past" | THE LORD OF THE RINGS

[@fingolfin897]

I'm so grateful for your positive reaction. So many people turned on this show before they even saw it, and just because it isn't perfect they decide to despise it. I wish people would remember that Galadriel's entire arc is set up around the idea of touching the darkness, and it seems that's the only way she can recognize the truth for herself.

[@DrWatson4]

Exactly people were expecting too much too soon they’re wanting to see the rings get made and used Sauron making the one ring the wraiths becoming a thing and Sauron fighting with the one ring but you have to remember this is a huge world so that takes a while remember that Mordor doesn’t exist yet so the rings are no where near ready to appear the show is so far green lit for 5 seasons if that’s the total amount of seasons we’re getting we’re not gonna see the rings created until at least season 3 at some point then the one ring probably at the end of season 3 to lead into season 4

[@alexkramerblogs]

I was absolutely astonished we got to see Valinor and the Two Trees. I never thought we would see that on a screen, ever.

[@Hydelsius]

The cherry on top would have been Ungoliant. But, I understand why the didn't, rights and all.

[@tomasholub.]

@@Hydelsius yeah

[@dreamer2260]

Same. It was so beautiful it actually made me cry.

[@Philmaster07]

the haters are so annoying, voting anything down what has anything to do with that show. Really really annoying, I found it to be very good tbh

[@MarieS610]

I really enjoyed it so much! This first season is going to be a lot of set up. And I cannot wait until the later seasons and see Annatar, the rings being made, I’m curious to see how they’ll handle Celebrimbor, and also Galadriel’s marriage and child 🤔. I can’t wait for me. It’s stunning visually. The music is beyond amazing. And I don’t care really how anyone else feels at this point lol, I will be watching the whole season. Seeing where they take me

[@georgegogiashvili9416]

Same here

[@DrWatson4]

Agreed people are wanting too much to quick it’s only season 1 your not going to see the rings being made the rings in action the wraiths or anything like that it’s a big world with a lot of people so that takes time to set up I’ve loved every episode so far and eagerly await new episodes each week

[@kalen1702]

I was so happy with this show, I don't understand the hate. Of course, it wasn't going to be as good as the movie trilogy, but I think this brought a lot in terms of fun world building and characters. The costume design alone is extremely memorable.

[@mjdaniel8710]

Really liked it, good start and I am looking forward to watching the rest

[@ARealityStorm]

Hell yeah. Let's go. I'm so excited for your reactions to this. Really hope you enjoy it. (Obviously haven't watched the video yet. On it!)

[@Endreseen]

Damn, Omn1 realy the CEO of dude and yoo this episode! Thanks for all your reactions. Love it

[@jessiahcosta7058]

Awesome reaction. The visuals are crazy beautiful.

[@SarahLandry577]

Great reactions! I loved these two episodes and can't wait for more!

[@urikorsikov843]

There is so much about this show that's spectacularly done. There is the gorgeous cinematography and costume design and it's definitely giving me that LOTR vibe. I thought the use of the map to keep us oriented was a smart move. I thought the dialogue was well done. There's enough of a mystery about the story that I'm intrigued. I think what's got me still feeling reserved is the fact that despite how brilliant the LOTR movie trilogy was, even that let me down VERY hard in a couple of different ways. (Ways that may have only been important to me and my personal relationship with the books.) I feel like this is a new guy coming on strong trying to win me over, but I was hurt by the last one so I've got some walls built up. But new guy has some substance. He's not just pretty. I'll give him a chance.

[@WiliantoMulti]

young galadriel : without my sword what am i to be ? me : i dunno, a mage ?

[@Tac0maAr0ma]

Absolutely loved the first two eps

[@ValentinasWatching]

The exchange of the key happened when Adar heard the Numenorians galloping towards the people's keep. He came out and told Waldreg he had "a task for him". So basically Galadriel was chasing Adar who had an 🪓 on him 😆 Huge mistake for not checking to make sure it was the key! I guess Adar relied on them being arrogant and short sighted. I'm convinced Galadriel has a "that's the moment she knew she fucked up" moment when she sees Mount Doom form. She has a tendency to blame herself and take all the weight on herself. So the guilt must be massive and will probably cause an internal reset for her. For all of them. I think when Adar was captured he was totally relying on their stupidity and inability to see the bigger picture. He was totally studying them. Incredible strategist.

[@indoctrinationtheory1468]

Great reaction! Really enjoyed the first two episodes, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the series plays out. As a hardcore Tolkien fan, it's a novelty going into an adaption of his world and work without already knowing where the story is going. In short - it's fresh, it's new, and I'm here for it.

[@79mib]

Just watched and I’m here for it. There are so many things I’m excited to see.

[@planestrains19]

The first two episodes are AWESOME!

[@jaydee7257]

Genuinely don’t understand the smear campaign going on against this show. I was very skeptical after that first Super Bowl trailer and the first 2 episodes blew me away.

[@gamingeagle19]

Half of it is the "anti-woke" dumbasses. The rest are dumbass gate keepers that now apparently need any adaptation of Tolkien to be 100% faithful or it's hot garbage, ignoring that Jackson changed quite a bit himself. But only now is it bad to change stuff. Idiocy everywhere.

[@DinkLover69]

because black people

[@chasegardner596]

im loving rings of power this show was my most looking forward to show of the year. this show is beautiful just like it was for the lord of the rings and the hobbit movies. cant wait for more rings power this month!

[@harisban6742]

Amazing reaction ❤

[@MajorKerina]

I wish they made a more provocative first episode because it took me so long to watch it because admittedly it was the middle of the night but I don’t usually fall asleep watching Netflix binge. The dialogue needed a lot more work and sort of encouraging the viewer to see more. The second episode was so much better especially when it came to Khazadum. I wish the first one had more of that.

[@accessdenied5998]

The first battle kinda giving vibes like Battle of Unnumbered Tears but without mass skeletons stacking up like a mountains and dragons

[@PeverellTheThird]

Digging the show so far

[@jasonmarbach]

These first two eps were INCREDIBLE. I genuinely think these first two eps absolutely mop the floor with HotD’s first two episodes, and I *like* HotD for the most part. Just head and shoulders better.

[@easyislander]

Really? Found the 1st episode boring. I still think Galadriel is bland and uninspiring.

[@TheMajestyD]

I’m enjoying both of them very much.

[@l30nard03]

I enjoyed this first 2 episodes 👌🏽

[@thelastsygma5232]

#TheHateMakeMorgothBlind #WeStandWithROP

[@fritzk3627]

It was really good!

[@vitoriadecastro8615]

Thais was amazing... I've loved the First ep.

If you allow me, I would like to share a few scenes of your reaction on my channel.

[@starwarsfanchannel6903]

What scenes will you share?

@@starwarsfanchannel6903 It could be galadriel and the troll scene.

[@tsogobauggi8721]

Deja vu... it is like I would have seen these exactly the same comments on some other channel... :D

[@reader2012]

Pretty sure the stranger is a blue wizard.

[@sajeebvs5335]

An Indian film *RORSCHACH* trailer will be out 07 September . I think this movie has something unique subject to tell. Eagerly waiting for your review and reaction. :

[@DrWatson4]

If the show continues as it is or increases after seeing episodes 1&2 Amazon don’t have anything to worry about the sheer scope and magnitude of everything is astounding

[@willmcnally3388]

It was really good! There is far far too much undeserving hate for this that when you think about it has been going on for years and that kind of speaks for itself... And side note, absolutely cannot see what people mean by thinking the actress playing Galadriel is bad/doesn't look like Galadriel, sometimes she looks startlingly like a young Galadriel!

[@coreyaruecker]

That’s a bit of a problem considering she’s not a young Galadriel. She’s thousands of years old.

[@newsiesmario2242]

I’m hoping as the season goes on that we will see the internet trolls mellow out with this show. It’s already tiresome. If y’all don’t like it that’s fine, but then just leave and don’t watch. Pretty simple! Haha

[@yannym4605]

They can stew in their anger all they want as long as they don't try to drag us into their misery.

[@RomanRodri23]

I really love the show so far!! I only hope the elves grow their hair out more, too many short-haired elves but maybe that fashion trend hasn't caught on yet

[@PeverellTheThird]

This isn't Peter Jackson's interpretation.

[@MarieS610]

It’s aesthetic we’re used to from PJs movies. I get that. I hated the short hair when I first saw it. It’s kind of grown on me. You see varying lengths on different elves. It’s never something stated in the books that elves all had long hair. I do prefer the aesthetic personally. I think they’ll have at least Elrond grow it out through the seasons.. or I’m hoping they do 😆

[@coreyaruecker]

@@PeverellTheThird Peter Jackson’s interpretation is tolkiens description. That’s why it feels weird. The elves are described as having long hair. There were far too many elves here that didn’t feel like elves at all to me. It took me right out of the universe as I felt I was watching cosplayers

[@coreyaruecker]

@@MarieS610 every elf ever described in tolkiens work is described with long hair

[@MarieS610]

@@coreyaruecker look at the books they have the rights to. Elrond’s description in fellowship says nothing about long hair.

[@smoggy8733]

This show look gd but is all fan fiction nothing to do with what tolkien said they changed elrond and galadriel so much

[@tails5907]

I'm late to this show but i love it, was a fool to skip out on it cus of the negativity. 😢

[@thaddeusskywalker5293]

I am wondering if the stranger who fell down is Gandalf?

[@segments2156]

i think he's supposed to remind us of Gandalf... because he is Sauron

[@coreyaruecker]

@@segments2156 god I hope not. Would be dumb enough if it was Gandalf. If it’s Sauron then that’ll be so stupid

[@segments2156]

@@coreyaruecker why would it be stupid? For example i think it would be stupid if it was Gandalf, but that's not just something i claim gratuitously, i can explain why it is stupid (which doesn't mean that i'm 100% sure the writers could not come up with a smart explanation that i did not think of). The same way, i can totally explain why i think the Stranger being Sauron would be smart... But you, do you have an explanation of why the Stranger being Sauron would be stupid or are you just one of those people who make gratuitous claims?

[@daytrippera]

I don't like making comparisons... but with just one episode of House Of The Dragon, I already remembered the character's names and felt invested in Viserys, Rhaniera, Daemon, etc. With Rings Of Power I only know and remember the names of the characters I already know from LOTR and honestly don't feel invested at all. It's technically perfect and beautiful but for now, that's all. Which is sad, cause I love Tolkien. Hope it gets better with the episodes to come.

[@PeverellTheThird]

"I don't like making comparisons" proceeds to make comparisons

[@Flistatec]

@@PeverellTheThird Not liking to make them is different from claiming to never do it.

[@PeverellTheThird]

@@Flistatec Why do something you don't like in the first place? Where's the common sense in that? At the end of the day you're just causing yourself psychological harm.

[@richardbrown3055]

@@PeverellTheThird exactly, so many people in comment sections are just making their lives more miserable by clinging to these things.

[@lanowyn]

@@PeverellTheThird so what, he can't make a comparison now? Just let people review how they want

[@obersmith]

7:53 not that they were of any help to her it seems, all of them were just looking around while she slayed the beast alone (one could say maybe because the showrunners wanted to make strong female characters by putting a bunch of dumb males around her )

[@APieceOfLiquid]

Epic stuff. My only complaint is the terrible leprechaun accent most of the Harfoots have. There's plenty of Irish actors they could hire haha. Otherwise the most visually stunning TV show I've ever seen. I hope the quality stays like this for the entire 5 planned seasons.

[@AlexRybitski]

It's not an Irish accent, it's a specific type of British country accent more closely aligned with Yorkshire. Pretty spot on, honestly.

[@APieceOfLiquid]

@@AlexRybitski no its not haha. It's an attempt at an Irish accent. I'm Irish. I know. Also I know what Yorkshire accents sound like, that's not it.

[@27poker]

I get it, that's how I feel about the Spanish dialogue in breaking bad

[@JBWinter]

@@APieceOfLiquid Since Hobbits are roughly equivalent to early Anglos, it's definitely a weird accent choice.

[@APieceOfLiquid]

@@JBWinter I was expecting them to sound like the films. Though an Irish accent works for them too. I just don't get why they can't cast Irish actors. They cast Scottish actors for Dwarves.

[@Scribbles69]

They also said that about man in the high castle then they cut it short lol

[@just42day]

ROP is indeed visually spectacular. By far, Elrond is an interesting character alongside the two female harfoots but the main problem I have is the connection, I could not bond with the series, there is no intertwining spark that I've had with Peter Jackson's adaptation and I feel sad about it but I'd still give it a chance.

[@lanowyn]

Script and dialouge suck, hate the needless changes to the world (same goes for Jacksons films) That being said, it wasn't terrible and I hope the show goes places

[@ricardofigueiredo5193]

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[@Ψυχήμίασμα]

The bullying soured this for me right away. Just, for the love of all that is good and holy....why? What a trite mischaracterization of both Galadriel and High Elves, as well as the Blessed Realm during the Years of the Trees. If Elven children were just as toxic as modern human kids, what would be the point of Tolkien contrasting his version of paradise against the mundane world? And who would have dared to bully a daughter of the House of Finwë? Imagine making ritual murder a rite of passage in the Jedi Temple. It's just forcing something uncharacteristic onto the Elves. That scene alone goes against everything Tolkien's High Elves, and Valinor, stood for.

[@easyislander]

I agree. Elves aren't these types of creatures. Humans are. The show made Elves much like humans which isn't Tolkien like.

[@JBWinter]

A running theme of Tolkien's works is that Elves are MORE. Which means yes, their flaws are even worse as well (*cough*House of Feanor*cough*) They're not all noble; Elves have their own murders, liars, thieves, and general jerks

[@Ψυχήμίασμα]

@@JBWinter No, that is not a theme at all in Tolkien's work. Where did Tolkien say Elves are worse than Men? They are not all noble, but the High Elves living in Eldamar before the darkening of the Trees bullying each other as children did not happen. Tolkien was clear only bliss existed in paradise in those times. They do not have their own murders, liars or thieves. There were only a sum total of 3 historical events where Elves killed Elves, in all the Ages of the world. There are no murderers as a normal occurrence in Elf-kind, unlike with humankind. Fëanor's Oath was the Original Sin of the Elves, and exceptional, being really only within the Noldor. The Vanyar and Teleri were spared from that Sin. Fëanor was not a villain, but rather a Classical Tragic Hero, who cause great tragedy due to his own character flaws. But he was not evil.

[@ghostwolf1435]

Phew 😌 episode one was a complete slog it’s beautiful to look at but it has no plot to drive it forward Episode 2 is a little better but not by much

[@tsogobauggi8721]

Completely meaningless garbage.

[@kornaas]

are u ok ? hahah

[@beyolgrenlef5001]

Sucks so badly.

[@beyolgrenlef5001]

I wonder how many of you are just Amazon trolls on here? Did your company tell you to do this or get fired? I would have walked out on them with a smile.

[@childofdathomir5607]

You sounds like a bot yourself dude.

[@jesterssketchbook]

"rocks look down and ships look up" lololol

[@beyolgrenlef5001]

Nope, very real.

[@jacobmartz1366]

This first episode was completely devoid of everything. It jumped around with seemingly no story being told, the action scenes were so weird, galadriel is already an annoying character, and the fact that they can ONLY use the appendices as their foundational source is like trying to build the empire state building on a crumbling foundation. The second episode was slightly better, but House of the Dragon costs 1/3 of what LOTR did and its 10x better.

[@MarieS610]

Bummer you didn’t like it

[@jacobmartz1366]

@@MarieS610 it's a bummer how disappointing it was for the majority of people. I'm glad some of you like it, I'm not trying to take that away from you. But the hardcore fans who love tolkien and his work feels stabbed in the back by this, and I can only hope it gets better or else all I can hope for is a cancelation

[@MarieS610]

@@jacobmartz1366 I’m a hardcore fan and I don’t feel stabbed in the back. 🤷🏻‍♀️ it was never going to be an adaption. As there was no “book” to adapt. So I never went into it with those expectations. I also know a lot of the first season will be mostly original story as the big events written about won’t come until later seasons. There were certain things I wish they hadn’t changed but it didn’t ruin everything for me. Again all I was saying was that it’s a bummer you didnt like it. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@PeverellTheThird]

@@jacobmartz1366 Who are these "majority" of people? Get out of your echo chamber. I'm a "hardcore" Tolkien fan but I don't feel stabbed in the back.

[@jacobmartz1366]

@@MarieS610 that's the problem though. They got the rights to the appendices and could only write a story from that. They completely changed 2 of the best characters in tolkiens world (galadriel and elrond) and changed numerous other things about the lore. It's not Middle Earth. It's has the Lord of the Rings title, but it's essentially a new fantasy, which is not what most people wanted when they said they were doing a show. They ruined Wheels of Time too if you are familiar with that. Amazon is just repeating another mistake imo