The Rings Of Power - A Billion Dollar Nightmare

[@Forinsyther25]

As a woman, I honestly find it more insulting when writers make the women 'strong and flawless' and all of the men beta and pathetic, because to me it just looks like they're saying 'we can only make women look strong when they're standing next to a weak, totally useless man'.

[@stevenmathews7621]

really?! I would've been insulted if I were a woman because they think you're so pathetic that if they show you as anything less than perfect you'll break down, cry and will never be able to amount to anything ever in your life, because you're also such an NPC that you can only be something if you've seen another woman do it in film

[@bullzebub]

its really demeaning.

[@ronmani9476]

YES. there have been many memorable women in movies who kicked ass and didnt require the supporting cast to be useless/weak/stupid. they played to their strengths... Sarah Conners determination and Ripleys intelligence and resourcefulness spring immediately to mind. its a hollow victory when you cheat to win and thats what todays writing is basically doing with their female characters.

[@ywoisug8845]

@@stevenmathews7621 thats what she said

[@kevinogill6726]

Good point

[@NexusKin]

The part where Amazon said "It's not about the money, it's about sending a message" as it lit a massive money mountain of $1 billion on fire was the most shocking thing I ever witnessed.

[@clearviewmoai]

@Be Straight She certainly has the acting skill of a potato while lacking the appeal thereof.

[@baseballproyo]

*spending a message

[@OscarSchneegans]

Like the Joker lighting his share of the cash on fire, Jeff Bezos just wants to watch the world burn.

[@matheuscerqueira7952]

@@OscarSchneegans I think he wants to deliver the matches too

[@aaartvv]

Some writers just want to see the show burn.

[@martintyrmer5484]

The part where I didn't watch the show at all was truly inspiring.

[@MSpotatoes]

Me too, I shed a tear from not having seen any of it and it's something I'll always be grateful for.

[@johns1625]

I was looking forward to it for over a year but the second I saw the one single Dwarf and one single Elf of Peace I knew it was going to be composted garbage. They literally had their finger hovering over the POST ABOUT RACIST BACKLASH ARTICLE before the first trailer even aired

[@IsaacMuntz]

😂

[@XiaoFury]

😄😄!

[@zakdan2254]

That was the best part.

[@flasher6597]

The part where Galadriel screams "Black Lives Matter" and charges at Sauron was awe-inspiring

[@pigeonpoo1823]

you mean 'charges at Kanye' (see his new t-shirt)

[@flasher6597]

@@pigeonpoo1823 When Galadriel and Kayne West dethroned Donald Trump I was In tears 😭 It was so inspiring!

[@anthonyf616]

This doesn't feel ironic

[@flasher6597]

@Classic Tate Lmao you think you win? Jokes on you dude! Now I know how to make Air Fried Potato Wedges!

[@ALEXANDER1318]

I loved the part where Morgoth was revealed to be a misunderstood trans black woman, who was totally betrayed by the white men around her. That hit me right in the feels.

[@paulherrera8595]

I loved the part where the Dark Lord Bezos wasted a billion dollars. So stunning. So brave.

[@gunjantripathi9271]

favourite part

[@swaghauler8334]

But he saved a bunch of money by using security footage of a Fulfillment Center as a stand-in for Mordor. :D

[@specialsnowflake2309]

lmao, Bezos dont wasted a dime on it and will be perfectly fine anyway, his corporate management (aka saurons) will be able to cover any losses from hardship of desperate and cornered amazon workerdrones legion and government shady tax cuts. Like they always do.

[@DCeasedbrickbuilds]

*laundered

[@poiuyt975]

Good one! :D

[@mrSaber79]

The biggest insult about the quote, "it felt natural to us that the script should reflect the world we live in today," is that Tolkien was a veteran of the hellish trenches of WWI. The world he lived in was bleak, industrial, cruel, and deadly. The story and world he made was about the good in people burning brightly against the darkness that threatens to extinguish it. It is where noble souls struggle against impossible odds and, through the triumph of valor, selflessness, and comraderie, push the darkness that threatens the world back. It ultimately does not defeat darkness forever, but we get this beautiful view into a world that could be. Middle earth was never a reflection of the "modern world" but rather an escape from it.

[@haydenedgmon5289]

If I recall correctly, he enlisted with his friends and got typhoid so he had to go back home. When the war ended he'd found out that each and every person he'd fought with had died. He wrote his stories not to justify war, but to show its true cruelty and unnecessarily high death tolls. It's a rotten shame that people are interpreting his stories differently now. And the amount of gore they put into TRoP was unrealistic. People don't bleed like that, ask Christopher Lee, the actor for Saruman. Stupid corrupt Amazon and their immediate purchase of Middle-Earth's rights instantly after Christopher Tolkien's death is also incredibly angering. They were waiting for him to die, and weren't in the slightest sorrowful that the successor to arguably the greatest fantasy author of all time had passed. It was a cash grab to them from the beginning, and ended up being a pocket-emptying failure.

[@RCLIM-yx8gv]

"Tolkien is for everyone." Rings of Power is for no one.

[@JohnGardnerAlhadis]

@@daniel4412 You're clearly a zoomer with absolutely zero understanding of Tolkien's work. Quick, call me racist for disagreeing with you.

[@Athril]

Their heads would explode if they attempted to read and understand what you wrote

[@zeronova1484]

Absolutely perfect description.

[@nilssonakerlund2852]

The really strange thing about this show is that the writers expect you to know the source material without actually using it themselves.

[@haroldb1856]

It's a deliberate poke in the eye for people who know the lore, but doesn't bother the normies (so long as they aren't bothered by low quality storytelling). Precision guided munitions, taking out the target with minimal collateral damage.

[@donaldfarquar]

Someone should probably have told them mithril was also on fond on Numenor and Aman.

[@RoRZoro]

1:13 What movie/series is this scene from?

[@thatonejoey1847]

@@haroldb1856 like I get a stroke watching this, this show truly is the equivalent of "the archduke got shot and now Franco and Edward VIII are planing to attack japan in 1905" its a blender of the second age and its shit

[@tommerker8063]

the harry potter movies did the same

[@lellamas2778]

I have a funny feeling - more people watched Critical Drinker's review than finished the actual 1st season.

[@elmerelmtree7006]

Critical Drinker's review currently sitting at 3,600,000 views. So I would say that was one accurate prediction. 😃

[@drbru8307]

Just finished it now, have to say it, its not as bad as he makes out to be, i actually liked it a lot.

[@TheLevitatingFleem]

@@drbru8307I feel like you wont remember any of it by next week

[@Gunnar001]

@@drbru8307I’m sorry that you like garbage…

[@drbru8307]

About This garbage in particular, Sometimes its nice, sometimes its not, i admit that its not perfect, it takes a long time to get somewere and when it gets there, it gets out fast, but its not that bad, not like he makes it look anyway@@Gunnar001

[@woutervanbinsbergen3368]

The part where Guyladriel looks at the Ring and confidently anounces "It will be perfect, when it fits a woman", well, it truly brought me to tears.

[@kasabov5747]

That was truly one of the moments of modern cinema of all times!

[@thex2thaz]

😂

[@HerculesBallsInc]

It needed more morbing.

[@takatamiyagawa5688]

It did shrink from Sauron's size (giant) to Isildur's size in the movie.

[@justaguyonyoutube4592]

The ring is literal perfection.

[@mrbeancounter90]

The part where Galadriel is stoppd by an old lady and is asked "Galadriel who?" and she smiles and says "Galadriel Tolkien" moved my bowels to involuntarily evacuate .

[@colinwatt9387]

Underrated comment.

[@LuisSierra42]

this comment made me cry of happiness

[@mrbeancounter90]

@@LuisSierra42 Thanks, your comment made me cry too..but..but it also made me think, and think about the world we leave for our children.

[@peterb5235]

I hope you were wearing the somehow expandable clothing that she-hulk wears to account for the sudden expansion 🤣

[@kaelinvictus6039]

What a wonderful woman she truly is 😂

[@YodaOnABender]

The part where Sauron acknowledges his fault and agrees to reduce his carbon emissions by using the ring of wind power was a beautiful redemption arc Edit: man, can’t believe I used to watch this grifter

[@HasanKhanDMD]

This is the best comment. I literally Lol'd

[@skylanderlego4163]

I can just imagine a geothermal generator slapped into Mount Doom.

[@VALENTINEBEAMS]

This sort of implies that by the third age, he'd determined that a full switch to renewables was infeasible while meeting his economic objectives...

[@jonbaxter2254]

Windmill on the Eye when?

[@doctor_foobario]

@@HasanKhanDMD I too, did lol

[@cacophonousantiquarian8803]

I've always loved the phrase "Looks like meat's back on the menu, boys!" Because if Orcs know what menus are, then they know what restaurants are. The implications regarding the service industry in Mordor are staggering.

[@oscarthijssen5262]

Mind blown

[@TheIndividualist319]

Fuck off XD I not once have ever thought about that, yet it makes sense. I’ve seen the movies more times then I can count (yes the extended) but I’m glad I saw your comment because it’s made me laugh for a good 20 seconds before actually thinking about the civilian/military logistics of Mordor/Isengard.

[@john-ic5pz]

🤣 you're not wrong 👍🏻 but for some reason that ball drop in the script didn't bother me.

[@cardenova]

@@john-ic5pzIt was definitely meant to be a funny line, in fairness to the movie 😂

[@paulprovenzano3755]

I went to the Dark Tower: Las Vegas and lived on gloom-service for a week.

[@rooster1610]

My dad is a diehard LOTR and Tolkien fan, he's the one who introduced me to this universe, and to see his expressions of literal physical pain while watching the show is honestly heart breaking, he had such high hopes for it

[@rooster1610]

Bots suck my udders

[@benjiwis5228]

Why? Why did he have high hope for this?

[@Yesica1993]

He should've known what it would be from the pictures and trailers. That was enough for me. And yet people are STILL giving it eyeballs and money. That's what gets me.

[@Groggen]

I feel his pain. My children (and wife) politely avoid mentioning this travesty anymore. My daughter instead suggested to rewatch the original trilogy with me to ease the suffering. She even asks questions about the lore and is interested in my explanations about the movies. :)

[@paddington1670]

@@benjiwis5228 because they spent 100 million dollars on each episode! they made the entire LOTR trilogy with 300 million! This show should be so good.

[@PossumReviews]

I like the part where Sauron was about to hit that guy with his sword, but then Galadriel came up behind him and said, "Hey Sauron!" Then Sauron slowly turned around, and Galadiel said, "Saur on this!" and blew him away with a shotgun.

[@JohnS-il1dr]

@RR nah

[@rb8258]

Please upload

[@Cybersharky_]

degenerate

[@Daniel-jm7ts]

and then sauron said:"she's right behind me isn't she" 😂😂😂 lol

[@dontyouworryaboutit_]

Bravo

[@Vengeance289]

The scene where Galadriel twerks in front of Sauron to show how empowered she is was truly inspirational.

[@Vengeance289]

Everyone, please ignore the bot above. Edit: The bot has been banished to the shadow realm.

[@spiegeltn]

Sauron was nothing to the power of them crap flappers! 😄

[@HorohiwaGamePlays]

I would watch that

[@AnAmericanMusician]

I can't tell if this is a reference to She-Hulk or Turning Red.

[@jmoa5758]

I like the part she starts an onlyfans and gets mad when her nudes get leaked

[@queenofhearts7503]

When Galadriel screamed “protect trans kids” I broke down crying-

[@LaDominicana2011]

😂😂😂😂

[@devriestown]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AeonianBloom]

im SCREAMING 😂😂😂

[@psommer4218]

This comment section has better writing than a billion dollar franchise.

[@SnoopReddogg]

I wholeheartedly endorse this statement and/or sentiment...

[@cosas_de_gatos]

True

[@grimuk3817]

That would be a matter of opinion.

[@FirstnameLastname-zh9hd]

@@grimuk3817 some "opinions" are objectively correct. A meal from a Michelin starred restaurant tastes better than dogshit

[@grimuk3817]

@@FirstnameLastname-zh9hd Is that so? "Objectively correct" : in an objective rather than subjective or biased way : with a basis in observable facts rather than feelings or *_opinions._*

[@user-qj9en1kp1m]

The writers of the show: The show should reflect the world around us. Tolkien: I don't like allegories and I stay away from them at all cost.

[@Kyoku_Ryuu]

@@TheBlueArmageddon yeah you're right, skin tone is irrelevant and shouldn't be a factor to judge a choice of an actor for a certain role... let's make a Martin Luther King movie and Ryan Gosling will portray him and see how it goes...

[@user-qj9en1kp1m]

​@@TheBlueArmageddon I simply said that the way the writers approached the story is sort of contradicting Tolkien's view when it came to his novels. If the actors are good or not I cannot really comment on that, since I could not get past episode 1. Even that 1st episode was a struggle to watch really. The biggest question that it left me with was how and when did the elves discover the technology to have buzz-cuts. Don't get me wrong: modern day issues, diversity, economic and social questions can be added to fantasy, if it's done in a way that makes sense and if it mixes well with the environment of the story.

[@Kyoku_Ryuu]

@@TheBlueArmageddon well... to be fair my comparison is at the level of your comment, sad attempt for a sad comment, no more or less than you deserve. also about your argument, go at 16:05 and watch like 20 seconds... that would save us some time. btw MLK was more than that!

[@user-qj9en1kp1m]

@@TheBlueArmageddon I have read it. This is why I gave up after 1 episode. This has very little to do with "The Silmarillion", even in episode 1, especially since the writers of the show do not own the rights to that book, so they cannot use it. The reason why I said that the biggest question the first episode left me with was the haircut is because it illustrated the lack of my interest in the rest of the story. I remember watching "The Fellowship of the Ring" all those years ago, the magic, the beauty, the mystery, the adventure that that movie had to offer. This show is like cheap imitation, despite of the fact that it cost a ton of money. I would love to believe that it gets better after episode 1, but not as an adaptation of "The Silmarillion".

[@TheBlueArmageddon]

@@user-qj9en1kp1m your comment transkated: "The original movie is nostalgic to me and anything new is therefore garbage" I recommend giving the show a try, they depict a lot of interesting and important points in the Simarillion.

[@falconlord7811]

The part where sauron agrees to stop deforestation around mordor to reduce his armies carbon footprint was stunning.

[@karl-dimitriosherler5405]

Super funny comment 😂 😂

[@GeronimoPlaz]

Stunning..... And brave!

[@susragejr477]

Sauron is an inspiration

[@smyers9052]

Funny you should mention that, as Tolkien was an environmentalist at heart, and LOTR was explicitly anti-industrialization.

[@ceasarsaran8573]

@@smyers9052 Not exactly. Tolkien was anti industrialization, and his highest respect was for small traditional English villages. And you are right, he would hate seeing the west with hugely increased population due to migration, which is causing destruction of the environment, and the loss of animal habitat. we have the same problem in the US, with our populations doubled since 1970, all du to immigration as well. Its causing the destruction of wilderness for housing.

[@Drain_Life_Archive]

I like the part where Gandalf slams his staff in the ground and yells, "I am a servant of the social justice, wielder of the flame of feminism. The patriarchy will not avail you, flame of man. Go back to the shadow. YOU SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE!"

[@mekbebtamrat817]

Oh I am peein man. Dude, you wrote pure poetry

[@scottski02]

The part where Galadriel leads a cavalry charge against a Make Mordor Great Again rally was so inspiring and accurate to Tolkien's work

[@Xbalanque84]

I prefer the scene where Sauron has Glade Plug-in at his mercy, then strips off his weapons, armor and ring to make it a fair hand to hand fight, then Glade Plug-in completely wipes the floor with him before smashing him with a log and blowing him up.

[@themanipulator1]

My favourite part of this show is how accurately it reflects the world we live in today

[@chasehedges6775]

It shows how awful everything is becoming.

[@smokingcrab2290]

And it also reflects how nobody likes it

[@adamcarrier1543]

Nothing provides me some escapism from the world we live in today, than bland fantasy that reflects the world we live in today 🙃

[@flacjacket]

I mean it does doesn't it? The world we live in today is shit and so is this series.

[@911ragdoll]

Not enough green hair and nose rings and gay nighas

[@Tackitt]

The part where Sauron yelled "For the patriarchy!!" was so triggering and really cemented him as the villain.

[@Wickwok]

Yea I mean to not even check his privilege let me know the depths of his evilness.

[@volundrfrey896]

I was literally shaking when he said that, it was good that they had a realistic villain but they should have had a trigger warning for all of us who suffers everyday from the shackles of patriarchy

[@anickiee]

Comments like this just play into Amazon’s ‘race card’ cop out as an excuse for the incredible FAIL it put out. As much as it’s cheap bait Nobody realllly cares about women or a black elf dude. Unless ur pretty dry in real life. The plot. Writing. Everything bar cgi was so lame

[@grimuk3817]

How predictably clone like. Its like the entire human race has been reduced to a single mould. You embarrass yourselves and don't even realize.

[@halhansen778]

Wait. Was this actually a line or are you f***ing with us? (It IS funny!)

[@havocgr1976]

One writer fought in WW1 trenches, and probably based Mordor on the hellscape he could see everyday, the other ones...finished college.Pretty big difference in life experience ;p

[@gussampson5029]

Yeah but Tolkien never had to listen to his mother encouraging him to get married before he was barren. Obviously he never faced such fear and anxiety in his lifetime.

[@DisDatK9]

But Tolkien never had to deal with The Male Gaze, or being called "sweetheart," that's the true horror! He only had to deal with seeing the flailing disembodied limbs of comrades and literal pools of blood in the cold trenches.

[@izaakdamon1979]

He actually based it off shitty ass Birmingham which is just as bad as man land.

[@jhonataezequiel4423]

​@@gussampson5029Tolkien's Mother died when he was a child

[@ZenMonkeyGod]

Bold of you to assume they have an education.

[@YodaOnABender]

Literal chills when Sauron looked away and said “it seems, in my lust for power, I have become the Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power™"

[@hericlezzz]

"I... I finally understand, I am the Ring."

[@aca456456]

You forgot ™

[@jdogg448]

The TM killed me.

[@who-ge1gu]

😎 YEAHHH!

[@YodaOnABender]

@@aca456456 thanks for the reminder This guy gets credit for the TM

[@lewishorsman2219]

The part where Galadriel saves the two kids from the cars crashing into them with her webs and tells them to eat their vegetables. Truly wholesome.

[@kallastr]

I cried bro, reminded me of my childhood

[@RenneDanjoule]

It's like the Next generation episode where Riker ends up on a similar themed planet, where the men are all beta. These socialists always seek their matriarchical society...but it doesnt exist...as Camille Paglia stated...if civilization were left in female hands, we would still be living in grass huts.

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

As one of the most persecuted demographics of the current year, aka *'straight white male'* I must say one thing about the _"new"_ Galadriel. 😒 And that is that she is very, very, veeeeeery toxic and hysterical. And this is a turn-off even if you have pointy ears. 🤗 My first Vanilla fantasyrace too are pretty much Elves and especially because they tend to embody characteristics I do *NOT* see predominant more in Humans.🤫 Like; Mostly wise, calm, in control of their emotions and inspiring. Compelling people. Which was very important for me to see especially for a world like the one Tolkien had created. But this woke Galadriel version is just the complete opposite of it. 🙄 Her personality is as forced as her script, how she hysterically forces herself through life. Like an adult manbaby to which getting older almost equals getting more immature against instead of growing up. 🤨 She is not inspiring but just disgusting and embodies charactertraits that I have seen in myself when I had viewed myself as much less mature and wise. 🤔 This is horrible!! 🤢 And just absolutely demoralizing! If I would be myself as a Human in middle-earth with around the same level of insight and understanding that I have in our own reality right now and would be confronted as part of the fellowship with either the *ORIGINAL* Galadriel 😘 and this new sh°tshow ripoff of her, then this would make all the difference in my motivations to even start the journey. Cause I am approaching my late 30's now and I am just sick and tired of disrespectful people who seem like they are not even trying to actually understand the people around them. 😐 Just barking orders, forcing expectations on others and making pathetic visages of contempt and anger when they something they don't like. Just pathetic. I have so often just abandonded people who did not resonated with me because of such traits. 😮‍💨 And now _"those"_ types are taking over cinema. Oh hell no!! 🤮

[@Retrohertz]

The Critical Drinker's favourite relaxation clip. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpPGaoGEfqiKp7s

[@bigsmall246]

@@FreedomAndPeaceOnly hey when a woman exhibits toxic masculinity, she's being brave and strong feminist. Such courage.

[@inigomontoya8943]

"Evil cannot create anything new, it can only spoil and destroy what good forces have invented and created" - J.R.R. Tolkien

[@viniciussardenberg6420]

not an exact quote but fair enough for paraphrasing

[@amazingsrilanka7358]

Germany invented rocket engineering(axis) USA invented nukes (ally) Who's better? LOL

[@vaultboy4710]

​@@amazingsrilanka7358USA needed the Germans to build those nukes. If it was a 1 on 1 fight USA would've lost badly.

[@matthewnovak3095]

@@vaultboy4710 Ok I’m sorry but the US wouldn’t have lost 1 on 1. The Nazis were very powerful, but they had a whole host of issues like a lack of natural resources and having Hitler be involved in making military decisions. The Nazis also lacked the industrial output to keep up with the US. Logistics wins wars and we had the ability to produce so many weapons that if a tank or truck was destroyed, we’d just roll in a new one instead of trying to repair it. This is in comparison to the Nazis who still had to use horses as they lacked motor vehicles. With the technological advantage standpoint that the Nazis had, most of it could be summed up with too little too late. While they made many advancements, with the first serviceable jet aircraft, first assault rifle, first cruise missiles, they could not produce them in enough numbers to have an effect on the war. Along with this, the cruise missiles were not employed effectively and were used in a terror campaign instead of against actual military targets. Back to Hitler’s incompetence, his obsession with wunderwaffe took away precious manufacturing capabilities from things that were proven and easier to make. He also spent a ton of resources to ramp up the speed of the Holocaust, prioritizing his terrible genocide over the war effort. All in all I feel like I wrote too much here, but even if the Nazis weren’t essentially shooting themselves in the foot, the amount of weapons produced by America and the amount of soldiers America could bring to the fight, along with the geographical safety of being an oceans length away from their enemy made it so Germany was almost guaranteed to lose. Also if you want to say that the Soviets were the ones who beat the Nazis, American industry produced almost all of the supply trucks the Soviets had throughout the war. Again, logistics win wars.

[@forgettable8300]

@@vaultboy4710 it wouldn't be a world war then though xD

[@thwingerpodthvet4302]

I like how they try to make everything more “diverse”, but LOTR already has humans, dwarves, elves, etc. Sounds pretty diverse to me!

[@gussampson5029]

By now I hope you realize that by "diverse" they mean "with fewer white people" and especially "with as few white men as possible".

[@MrJimheeren]

And now it has women and black people. Who gives a shit. The diversity was not the problem of this series. In fact the extremely white elf was the most obnoxious thing of them all. There is plenty wrong with rings of power and a black elf and dwarve queen are not the problem

[@drakehaggard3583]

Fr, & if they wanted racial diversity, they could've focused on the lands of the Easterlings & Haradrim.

[@charlesmcgill2974]

I guarantee they think their is too many white men in media now guaranteed I’ve met people who have said this to me in real life, always fun to hear.

[@danielbright2916]

​@@drakehaggard3583good point actually. Very very good. Having some of the er, nazgul as not white would be spot on.

[@mihail0431]

The whole prison cheered when Galdariel said "Hey! Don't touch me there! This is my no-no square!". Truly an iconic moment.

[@GhostOfSnuffles]

That part where she accused Saruron of stranger danger and punched him sent chills up my spine.

[@D2attemp]

The part where Tolkien made a cameo and said “I didn’t want any of this shit.” Was heartwarming

[@I21oIoIl3]

lol.

[@miguelandresforerodelgadil3059]

_If there's a shit you didn't take part in, stand up and claim that you didn't want this._ - Sun Tzu, probably.

[@mat3714]

Wonder if he'd like Mareysuedriel character...

[@takatamiyagawa5688]

Gotta wonder if Colbert still wants a cameo in this.

[@rp2895]

The part where Galadriel and She-Hulk joins forces to smash the Patriarchy was really stunning and brave.

[@tyr3759]

The short version of this scene: kzbin.info/www/bejne/enyzYmmalLyXkK8

[@josmclove4426]

🤣🤣🤣

[@martinportelance138]

Down with elf priviledge! Enough with the dwarfsplaining! Orc lives matter!

[@hasan1980hb]

I love the part where Suaron says if she bleeds we can kill it.

[@leonbey9593]

Wait, what? Galadriel is She-Hulk? WoW dint see that coming.

[@Aiden-zl4ht]

I have watched LOTR over (probably) 100 times in my life. The whole trilogy, to this day, still makes me weep. Literally a masterpiece.

[@Urza26]

Binge watch the Rings of Power then. I'm sure you'll weep even more.

[@Raubers]

The part where Galadriel said "No Sauron, I am the Lord of the Rings" was a masterpiece.

[@sososnagahae8169]

Or when Sauron said “It’s sauronin time” and sauroned everyone. Truly one of the scenes of all time

[@protorhinocerator142]

Now THAT's a Star Trek!

[@unclephillymya]

I CRIED AND I CLAPPED 👏

[@KriticalKoitus]

Lawd o dem Rangz

[@benten1975]

@@unclephillymya I cried and got the clap, truly a masterpiece of shit.

[@Guillemmir]

I cried like a baby when Sauron says "I am a man" and then Galadriel says "and I am all the genders".

[@sweetrain9482]

I cried at the ending when she said she was Galadriel Skywalker.

[@mrbisshie]

I can't tell if this really happened in the show, or if this is a joke.

[@Soccercrazyigboman]

Ight this is a be new one 😂

[@serge.stecenko]

@@mrbisshie same here

[@alnu8355]

Wait, I didn't make it that far (dropped off bored out of my mind after episode II)...did they actually do that?

[@iFigure]

The part where Galadriel says "I am inevitable" and blows up the Death Star while flying a DeLorean at 88 mph truly brought me to tears.

[@IsaacMuntz]

Brooo 😂😂😂😂

[@rebeccavaughn8897]

I just feel bad for Bezos’s son. What an epic way to find out your father is a disappointment.

[@mrBluesky1986]

Brutal and true😂

[@leonrobinson8180]

If becoming the richest man in the world is a disappointment, then sign me up!

[@wvhoipolloi7035]

Bro, he doesn't give a single sh1t about his dad or LOTR, just the money he's getting and making prank tiktok videos until he's old enough to start making success tiktoks lecturing blue collar men on how to make money and how to get women

[@nofutureproductions9242]

The part where Sauron tells Galadriel that he's pregnant brought a tear to my eyes.

[@timo1808]

this comment is purely underrated

[@PhrooberCZ]

😂comeback Gold

[@darthmicrowave3998]

Absolute gold

[@krystalccameron7689]

😹😹😹🤣🤣🤭🥲 *clears throat and regains composure* Well said Ser

[@dungeonsandstarfields]

😂😂😂😂

[@jonsku6662]

The writers: "The ideal modern woman is like our Galadriel!" The audience: "... An entitled sociopath?"

[@bimbodice624]

Unfortunately true.

[@jasonmckenzie2835]

No lie detected

[@tylergannon7398]

So Amber Heard

[@abudabi1995]

@@tylergannon7398 lol thats hilarious its literally amber heard and johnny depp

[@HeavyMetal-jy4vj]

Uhhhhhhhhhh............yeah.

[@invoker7826]

They definitely laundered a billion dollars through this show. There is 0 chance that a billion dollars were spent on this

[@dreamfunction4491]

Excellent observation.

[@KingTrouser]

I'll maintain until I die this whole show was designed as massive tax write off for their retail arm.

[@dreamfunction4491]

@@KingTrouser Nope. This is money laundering from illicit sources and gains, Invoker was right. In addition, their entire retail operation is rife with fraudulent accounting statements and no profitability. They are lying to you. They are always lying. Always.

[@justinhhhfan3602]

I have literally thought the same thing. If describing this show to someone who did not see it but knows LOTR and Tolkiens books I would say "It isn't possible to exaggerate this, it's beyond bad, so bad it can't possibly have been intended to be good, it is a money laundering scheme, with a good bit of liberal woke diversity infomercial spread throughout".

[@user-qj9en1kp1m]

Yeah, I have been wondering about that. It could also be tax evasion...

[@redstreak_1]

Now looking back I realized that GoT handled diversity right in its storytelling, it never felt forced and out of place.

[@Valarien777]

Basically GoT did exactly the same way Tolkien did, modeling the peoples based on their geographical setting, loosely based on England/Northern Europe and it's surrounding countries to the East and South...

[@gussampson5029]

Yeah because most of the people are white lol. That's the best way to do diversity. There's more diversity within the white race than in all the other races, save perhaps the Asians.

[@mariussielcken]

The strongest woman cannot beat the strongest man. Game of Thrones is box-ticking woke crap

[@PodreyJenkin138]

It's called GEOGRAPHY you can't have a multi-racial fantasy setting without explaining who is from where and why they are here Skyrim does it Lotr does it GOT does it You can have outsiders and people from far off lands but acknowledge they are a MINORITY

[@timdunn2344]

Yep - GoT written by a real writer, and produced by a real TV company.

[@svbigt]

The part where Sauron, sobbing, asks Galadriel as she leaves him, "Where shall I go; what shall I do?" and she replies, "Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn" and walks away, was a cinematic tour de force that made me weep and cheer simultaneously. We cannot expect to see such brilliance displayed on screen again in our lifetimes.

[@LuisSierra42]

truly the peak of fiction

[@TransRoofKorean]

I was shocked that they used a word like that in Tolkien.

[@aaronjaeger6861]

The part where Frodo looked into Galadrial's mirror and saw "the world we live in today" was epic.

[@TallisKeeton]

I can guess poor Frodo's reaction 🤣🤢

[@chadbrochill19]

We live in a society...

[@alienz8641]

Probably looked something like this. kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5S1ap5upJl8Ztk

[@justinhhhfan3602]

@@chadbrochill19 We live in a mega-f***** society forcing diversity on people who don't want it. A vast majority of people who want to live and interact with their own kind being told by out of touch "elites" that every aspect of our lives is better with diversity and they couldn't be more wrong. Homogeneity is happiness and peace and people who genuinely believe all this diversity hogwash is a good thing are the minority and infected with the woke mind virus.

[@martintyrmer5484]

All of this will happen should'st you fail...

[@travis_am2582]

The Part where Galadriel updated her Twitter profile to spell out her pronouns was moving and epic.

[@newbie2k477]

Brave

[@TheDrudgenator]

#saurondidnuffinwrong that’s how bad they broke it, the villain seems justified now

[@russo1]

The actress displays her pronouns on her Instagram account for real

[@tonyromano6220]

4 real?

[@max-fj7np]

i was sooo upset they waited until the second episode for the reveal. like i literally wanted to cry. then the actual BOMBSHELL they/them reveal dropped and I was SCREAMING 🥹🥹🥹

[@IsaacMuntz]

The part where galadriel told sauron "Get to da chappa" was so thrilling

[@Missionmoench2]

The part where Gandalf tries to kill the Nazgûl king and the king says “no man can kill me” and Gandalf says “did you just assume my gender!?” Truly inspiring

[@letswaveabook3183]

And that scene proves that the Nazgûl was merely a corrupted human, while Gandalf was a maiar.

[@kavehz9670]

I used to do that to people online. It's so funny when it lands and they get uncomfortable and start apologizing

[@duuuuude1526]

this isn't an actual scene in the show is it? JFC

[@letswaveabook3183]

@@duuuuude1526 It is. By identifying as a young blonde lady, Gandalf is able to kill the Nazgul.

[@bellissimo4520]

@@letswaveabook3183 Not entirely correct. He doesn't KILL the Nazgul, he drives the Nazgul to killing himself.

[@chrisharder4102]

The part where Galadriel had to choose between saving Harvey Dent or Rachel gave me chills

[@nightshadehelis9821]

Ok, this one made me lol.

[@dennisdennis6741]

The part where Galadriel realises she was actually Tyler Durden all along literally shocked me.

[@aeneas116116]

Loved that movie

[@HerculesBallsInc]

There are many who argue that Galadriel is the most plausible villain in this movie... so maybe she WAS Sauron all along...

[@atomicdancer]

I loved the bit where Galadriel said "I AM NO MAN!" and then Gandalf came up and took off her wig and said, "That's a man, baby!"

[@emilyadams3228]

Rule Number One: Never talk about Middle Earth.

[@bigsmall246]

@@HerculesBallsInc revealing galadriel to be sauron would actually make more sense than most of the plot nonsense in this flop.

[@deviousdelibird]

When Galadriel activated her Ring of Power and bellowed "It's Morfydd Time!" to become even more empowered, I got goosebumps!!!

[@barbados3592]

Underrated comment 😂

[@m15t3r_v4]

The part where someone tells Galadriel she's bleeding, and she answers: "I ain't got time to bleed". Truly stunning and brave.

[@punk3900]

Hey, this was Predator.

[@datadavis]

Brunning and stave!

[@speedisoftheessence]

What about Galadriel doing her epic shake with Gandalf after saying "Gandalf!! You son of a bitch."?

[@OverG88]

@@punk3900 lol true haha

[@ericambrose7024]

Well, does she have time to duck?

[@iainstewart781]

The part where Galadriel stands up in front of the council of Elrond and says “You have stolen my childhood. How dare you?!!!!”. Stunning and brave!

[@n.a.4292]

Guyladriel's brother: "Do you know why Rings of Power exists?" Guyladriel: "No... why?" Her brother: "Because shit can float"

[@blw4089]

LMFAO 😅😅😅

[@RagingEggs]

You’re hired.

[@austinm3377]

Same reason she didn't drown

[@StoneCBears]

Therefore it floats in sea. So the sea is saying, "look at this monstrosity, it so dense that it will not sink rock bottom". The sea is always right.

[@hollyhockgod]

Shit floats because it seeks the light

[@derkaiser420]

You look at Galadriel from the Peter Jackson films and even though she has little screen time when she is there you can tell she is powerful, wise, and menacing. Her personality shows she is not someone to be messed with but is also beautiful and feminine. In the books she is the oldest and wisest of all the elves and still wants the Ring for herself. In this show, she is just a boss lady who is a dick. She hates everyone and they put up with her shit. If I was the diverse Queen lady I would have allied myself with Sauron to kill her and take her kingdom. Thats how politics works in real life. You talk down to a monarch they will find other monarchs to fight against you and kill you.

[@sarahb.7175]

When I read the book and met Galadriel, first I was like, "Oh, she and this world are so pretty and lovely." Then I read the part where the Fellowship felt like she was secretly offering them what they desired if they abandoned the mission, and I was like, "Holy crap, she could kick my butt if she wanted to." All it took was her mind, not her sword or her fist.

[@user-jk5um1om8l]

PJ/Walsh/Boyens and Blanchett imbued her with a grave wisdom, aloofness, an otherworldly thousand-year stare. Just gravitas, you know. Precisely how you’d imagine someone exiled from Aman would look as she gazes across the shoals of fate and time. Rings of Empowerment made her look like an imperious mid-level exec from HR. 😩

[@REDLINE4WD.]

The part when Galadriel said "Get away from her you bitch!" and used the flamethrower on the giant alien was amazing. So Stunning. So Brave.

[@barrywhite1770]

My kid practiced that line over and over.

[@HerculesBallsInc]

Nuking this show from orbit is the only way to be sure.

[@sabir1208]

This the one😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👍🏾

[@SuperFitzieZX]

Also don't forget Galadriel threatened that corrupted elf leader that she would kill every single one of his children, make him watch, and kill him last so he would die with his kind. That elf then says her search for Sauron should have ended when she looked in the mirror. I'm kind of with the corrupted elf here and that Galadriel is pure evil. I don't know how they made their hero so dislikable to the point they would threaten genocide. It's incompetence on a scale I've never seen before.

[@burnhamtravis]

They took the antagonist and made him the one character that we actually have sympathy for and then took the protagonist and made her the villain. This scene proved it.

[@Shmandalf]

It's just bizarre for a character who (at least from the source material) is very coveted and beloved by her people to behave like that. She was akin to a goddess to them. Feel like if she WAS going to make a threat like that, she'd have someone else do it so she could secretly remain 'neutral'. She's 1000s of years old, she knows how to play the politics game ffs.

[@CorePathway]

Threatening to murder children is TIGHT!

[@amathos1130]

Necessary evil is a great idea if done right. And there certainly some in real life examples of that, like Abu Deraa ( here’s a Wikipedia page if anyone‘s interested en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Deraa ), he’s essentially a cold blooded “retaliatory” murderer and criminal. One time there was a corrupt official who’s known to have helped terrorist but nothing could be done to him because of corruption. He put a reward in the head of Abu Deraa. After some time, that politician’s son’s head was delivered to him with a message “drop off the reward or your next son is next” So, such characters have a root in real life. But the one from Rings of Fire is just a terrible execution of that idea.

[@mofishin2648]

Orc genocide? Sounds ok to me! lol

[@NobodyFromNowhere]

I like the part where Galadriel drunkenly slurs, “Anyway, that’s all I’ve got for today. Go away now.”

[@HerculesBallsInc]

Whoa man. Too real!

[@reharl4953]

So meta.

[@glitchking1598]

This the first time that I actually wanted the villain to win 100%

[@radams_e]

I never get emotional with any show or movie, but when Galadriel looked back at her army, smiled, and said, “For George Floyd” before charging, I actually shed a tear.

[@ant24197]

FOR GEORGE!

[@hasan1980hb]

I loved the part where a Adar says Master Suaron, you must know; I am not a slave. I shed a tear.

[@Edfiki86]

That scene took my breath away

[@Shiny_andChrome]

Hahahaha 🤣

[@Doubleohstevo]

Walmart appreciates your advert.........i mean support.

[@officialpranksta06]

I completely changed my whole outlook on society after Galadriel cried out, "Mermaids can be any color, because they are fictional creatures!"

[@KorisnikBr1]

When you actually want villain to win. I want Sauron to just end it all.

[@SebitorLP]

To be honest, I already wanted Sauron to win back in the movies. :D

[@tttttttttttttttp12]

Glory to Master Kohga.

[@bunnyben87]

@@tttttttttttttttp12I agree but why here

[@tttttttttttttttp12]

@@bunnyben87 I just love him so much

[@Valarien777]

Given the hard core fan I have been my whole life of Tolkien's writings, and how much I enjoyed Peter Jackson's LOTR adaptation, which despite the significant changes made from the books, remained more faithful than not to the source material and was made by a filmmaker who was himself a fan and who wanted to make the films for fans of Tolkien...this review of the complete abomination that is The Rings of Power remains one of my favorite reviews of The Drinker's, well done and much needed good sir, I raise my flagon to ya!

[@edgarsgrinis5320]

And the scale of this Middle-Amazon-Earth is just grandiosely EPIC - The great kingdom of Numenor send their grand fleet of 3 ships carrying an armada of 300 teenagers to fight legions of orcs consisting of 400 orcs, one horseless dark elf and 50 villagers. The Southlands heroically make a stand in the impregnable fortress of a village pub, which they hold with their grand army of 65 farmers, renown military leader florist lady and 1 elf. What an epic saga indeed.

[@billytheripper4]

@@jptrudel3839 just cause you're a Potter and not a soldier doesn't mean the teenagers weren't battle hardened warriors

[@MeanLaQueefa]

I was confused considering what we saw in the ship, all 20 men and horses.

[@B88-h6n]

what is both at the same time the perfect place for a romantic date and an inexpugnable fortress?? -> The Winchester local pub!!

[@Beer_Dad1975]

Yup, it just feels so cheap! Where is all the money going? Lenny Henry can't be that expensive these days, and most of the rest of the cast aren't even as well known as him - the writers and show runners are young, inexperienced newbies so they surely can't be earning that much - I can only presume the producers are lining their pockets nicely or Amazon is lying about how much the show cost. I mean, 2 episodes of this muck costs half again as much as Fellowship of the Ring cost - 6 episodes and we are past the entire budget for Peter Jacksons entire trilogy - but it looks like trash. I know inflation and all, but...

[@Desertfox92308]

how did they fit all those horses on 3 ships? and how far did they ride and know exactly where to ride to?

[@motwhom3230]

The part where Galadriel screams "meats back on the menu boys" after leaving one of her soldiers to freeze to death, really demonstrates the diversity of her character

[@jfm4068]

It is definitely the scene of all time

[@afelias]

Did someone give her the meat, and give it to her raw?

[@SamvedIyer]

@@joshroehl6098 Not really.

[@cortholiopezorama8879]

It was stiff. Stiff as an icicle.

[@emilyadams3228]

@@cortholiopezorama8879 So...he cold-cocked her?

[@djkil624]

The part where Galadriel says “Somehow Palpatine Returned” sent chills down my spine

[@pablito4762]

Palpatine to Galadriel while smiling:"Oh i m afraid Mount Doom will be quite operational when your friends arrive."

[@deceiver444]

The parts where Morfydd Clark is Galadrevil are a little underwhelming though. Hopefully her romance with Sauron will salvage this brave and stunning show of alltime. 11/10

[@dylanmcmahon9690]

Everytime I read that Palpatine quote I just wanna call a jihad on Disney.

[@finnhouiellebecq6955]

😂😂😂

[@savagestoltz]

Captain Marv-Elf

[@jeremielebrun3637]

watching this show is like watching someone you love struck down by an aneurysm.

[@johnleonard9102]

When Galadriel sarcastically smiled and said to Sauron "Let's see Paul Allen's Ring of Power" my entire apartment complex quaked with cheers and praise.

[@locrianphyrigian3779]

I've been laughing my ass off enjoying these comments for like almost 10 minutes now and I must say this one is my favorite :)

[@funnyfootball4225]

"Why not You stupid bastard "

[@emulation2369]

😂

[@annabelledee6554]

IM SCREECHING AND SHRIEKING

[@Vorexxa]

This is definitely one the comment of all time

[@jones12013]

That part where Galadriel said to Sauron. "You're a wizard Harry." Blew me away.

[@christopherthegreat4226]

Lol

[@commentor4692]

XDXDXDXDDXXDXDXDXDXDXDXDDXXD

[@rubix4195]

Nah, it was when she turned to Sauron and said "I know Kung Fu" and Sauron leaned in close and said "Show me" before they (Censored) and then she (Censored) him. Stunning and brave.

[@beto3707]

I love the part where Will Ferrell makes a cameo during the epic battle and tells Galadriel, "You know, I'm something of an elf myself." A++

[@halburd1]

that probably would have been the best part in that show so far/ lol

[@FunPicard]

Nothing could have more true to Tolkien's vision than when Elrond told Galadriel women can't code, yet within hours she made a Square Space website for selling her feminist cooking recipes.

[@joshg.6315]

The part where Galadriel told Sauron “Well, that's just, like, your opinion, man.” was classic Tolkien. He couldn’t have written it better himself.

[@tomg9476]

You said it man, nobody f*cks with the Jesus

[@Willismcnillis]

Galadriel abides man…

[@somebloke3869]

I bet she has a nice rug.

[@BluntMoney420]

@@somebloke3869 I pissed on it and started a sequel 😢

[@yawayisi3979]

While puffing on a fine blend of Longbottom leaf

[@scooty4115]

i love it when galadriel said “save martha!” and sauron spared her life because of the emotional connection they had by their mothers having the same name. great writing.

[@joshevans3421]

Sauron: "WHY DID YOU SAY THAT NAME??"

[@johnmcdonagh9336]

Nicely done. Maybe when they release the special edition Amazon can put a horrific looking CGI smudge where her mustache would be, if Galadriel had one, just to tie it in nicely. Someone should have let the writers of Dawn of Justice read Frank Miller's Dark Knight returns. Don't know what they could have done for the writer's of this show, other than hire other writers.

[@kallastr]

That was my favorite part

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

I loved it when Sauron identified as a black trans-woman and Galadriel hat no other choice but to side with her because they must destroy the patriarchy of c*ck-rings.

[@FreedomAndPeaceOnly]

@@joshevans3421 HAHAHAHAHA. 😆 *_" WHY DID YOU SAY THAT PRONOUN?! "_*

[@Sternodox]

I liked the part where Gandalf teams up with Eddie Haskell and tricks the Beaver into building a meth lab in the bedroom and Wally ends up being blamed and goes to prison for 50 years.

[@C0nstellati0ns]

The part where Galadriel tells her wife "I am the danger" really showed how powerful and brave she has become.

[@planetruths1373]

I am vengeance.

[@twlowe19]

I guess shes now Walter White.

[@wilmafingerdoo4120]

I felt more hype, excitement and anticipation waiting for the drinker to put out a video on RoP than any trailer released by Amazon lmao

[@johnsmirh8695]

Me too‼️💯🤣😂🤣

[@casewojo6186]

Same here buddy, same here. I will never watch this.

[@corbetcrey]

The part where Galadriel tells Sauron „With great ring comes great responsibilty” sends the shivers down my spine.

[@shaunpenne1840]

Great ring?? GIGGITTY GIGGITTY GIGGITTY GIGGITTY GIGGITTY GIGGITTY GIGGITTY!!

[@arielsantana9258]

dude! you comment is a masterpiece ahahhahahahahahahahah love it

[@corbetcrey]

@@arielsantana9258 thank you :)

[@chookee1080]

"Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made, so it could reflect the world we live in today" - J.R.R Tolkien as he he slogs through the trenches of ww1

[@d00gz_]

Idk man. When Gandalf turned and said “It’s you Frodo! You’re the Lord of the Rings!”, I kinda teared up a little.

[@Finngrinder]

The real Lord of the Rings was the friends we made on the way all along

[@stupidanon5941]

@Edward Off to Room 101 with you.

[@StrigWilson]

🤓 Actually Pippin was the one that said that to Frodo shortly after he woke up in Rivendell after recovering from his wound of a Morghul blade. Gandalf then said "never say that you fool of a took, there is only one Lord of the Rings" 🤓🤓

[@efe_aydal]

I got really shocked when Galadriel and Sauron turned out to be the same person who started a war club together.

[@aren2naga92]

Fight club

[@pro-seriesfabrication3810]

I liked when Sauron asked Galadriel how she felt about frilly toothpicks.

[@xminusone1]

​@@pro-seriesfabrication3810 😆

[@Arch_Angel_Michael]

The part where Galadriel tells Sauron that she's "gonna go medieval on his ass" and then two diverse elves show up with a pair of pliers and a blowtorch was absolutely epic

[@bigjed3467]

Hard, pipe hitting diverse elves

[@jaykaramales3087]

“What Now? I'm going to call a couple of hard, pipe hittin' Noldor, to go to work on homes with a pair of pliers and a blow torch.”

[@joela.4058]

Lmfao

[@jw-ob1wv]

good one!

[@diowade1784]

lmaoooo

[@dragonsnail3298]

Amazon. If your marketing is basically "look at all the colors!!" You dont have a show.

[@pablito4762]

I loved the part when Palpatine said to Galadriel while smiling:"Ooooh i'm afraid Mount Doom will be quite operational when your friends arrive."

[@stylisgames]

Ahah I laughed out loud fr this needs more updoots

[@hartfartpoptart]

At which point he said "Foolish girl, I am the Lord of the Rings! and then she replied "And I am all the Rings of Power!"

[@Mopsisgone]

You always were thin, eh Pablito? :D

[@pablito4762]

@@hartfartpoptart , Mace Windu appears:" Not yet !"

[@pablito4762]

@@Mopsisgone , most of the time ^^

[@NotQuiteFirst]

The part where Galadriel learned karate by waxing Mr Miyagi's car was so inspiring

[@chomskyhitchens]

That was good, but surpassed in splendid fashion, by the scene where she dressed as a Stormtrooper, and took out Darth Vader - that blew my tiny little mind

[@newerstillimproved]

I found the part where Mr Miyagi got to wax Galadriel more interesting.

[@Lonovavir]

I love when Galadriel grabbed the microphone and said Halbrand... totally not Sauron I'm coming to get you!!!!! and proceeded to beat her Soviet captors. Gripping cinema.

[@Red_Lanterns_Rage]

the scene where Galadriel asks one of her injured men "can you fly Bobby?" epic cinema right there....

[@newerstillimproved]

Nothing surpasses the scene where she kicks the Terminator in the groin, saying "hasta la vista, baby". Good writing right there! What a time to be alive!

[@Get_Splooshed]

I got chills when Galadriel said “my body my choice” and proceeded to abort Sauron

[@poopyfartboi]

LOL

[@dominusetdeus060644]

I'm crying. Best one yet

[@averageday]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@senior2.018]

😂

[@njbrx]

😂😂😂😂

[@mattsouthwell2907]

The part where Galadriel announced to Sauron “I protect trans-rights” and charged at him in a trans way brought me to tears

[@Noodles.Doodles]

Sauron: I shall hide my armies in Australia, where no-one will ever find them. Also Sauron: I shall stamp a little Australia outline everywhere I go.

[@Strideo1]

It's so dumb. I can't believe there are people defending this garbage heap of a show.

[@shaunk6822]

It's a deceptive facade, his armies are in fact in New Zealand. Which we know for certain doesn't exist, or does it?

[@theothersmith9570]

I thought he hid his armies in his sleevies.

[@tFighterPilot]

@@shaunk6822 According to most maps, yeah

[@acarter4173]

Because iocane comes from Australia, as everyone knows, and Australia is entirely peopled with criminals, and criminals are used to having people not trust them, as the show writers are not trusted by me, so I can clearly not choose the plot in front of me.

[@Longshanks1690]

House Of The Dragon showed five children fighting in a hallway and it had better fight choreography than ROP’s battle scenes.

[@chasehedges6775]

Interesting

[@rifroll1117]

I hate that this unironically true

[@ReformedSauron]

What's worse is that GOT ended badly- so you'd think House of the Dragon would not be able to outmatch a billion dollar endeavor like Rings of Power. The fact it able to do is a testament to how god-awful this thing is written. Tolkein is spinning in his grave.

[@Herpusderpus]

Those kids were total savages. I wouldn’t have expected much to hear about the plot summary on paper, but the child actors nailed it. Credit where it’s due cuz usually I can’t stand kids in movies and shows.

[@mijanhoque1740]

Facts

[@ocboy5163]

When Sauron appeared and said “Orc Lives Matter!”, I got chills. Truly inspiring!

[@spartini117]

bro im dying

[@hasan1980hb]

I loved the part where a Adar says Master Suaron, you must know; I am not a slave. I shed a tear.

[@thecoach3577]

Why does MIDDLE EARTH need to "reflect the world we live in today?"

[@J-alCapone]

Tolkien even said that he hated allegories

[@tyr3759]

The part where Galadriel runs into the crowd of birthing and non-birthing Orcs and shouts: "LEEROY JENKINS" was just epic. It made me cry.

[@insensitive919]

An excellent reference to the free-to-play mobile MMO, it's amazing how well they tie everything together!

[@samblack5313]

Even just reading you recounting it... I feel like I'm RIGHT there! Thrilling!!!

[@dimorrissey]

Hilarious! Now I have to go dig up that clip and watch it. It never gets old.

[@kablah777]

My tears of joy diluted my coffee when I read LEEEEROY JENKINS!

[@Torsteen-p3d]

“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien

[@rfichokeofdestiny]

Jeff Bezos would have one of his CIA goons waterboard Tolkien for that kind of talk.

[@CharlieFoxtrot]

@don't be surprised get bent

[@yipperskipper]

@@rfichokeofdestiny Oy Vey

[@chadwicked1]

📠📠📠

[@NexusKin]

"If a lot of people love each other, the world would be a better place to live." -Tommy Wiseau

[@lizzieck2576]

I won’t deny it: the part where Galadriel says “I love the smell of Napalm in the morning” was really striking!

[@DarrellWingerak]

I'll do you one better. Why is Gamora?

[@XRandomXShinigamiX]

Oh, the horror! The horror!

[@_Major00Donut_]

That points when you realize Sauron treats his soldiers better than the “good guys” treat everyone.

[@justforever96]

That's okay, they are Hollywood soldiers. That means they are basically like henchmen, they only exist to die, you don't have to feel any sympathy or human emotion for them, because they aren't _people_ , they are _soldiers_ , that's their job. And see how they all look alike and are wearing uniforms? That's to symbolize their Otherness. Of course it's always a nice quick painless death, they fall down and don't move. No horrific wounds, no crying and screaming for their mothers. Occasionally they will be laughably cowardly to make the hero look better. But they all use violence and that makes them fair game for violence. Because soldiers are always voluntarily soldiers, and have no history or existence outside of getting A Soldier. I always liked how in Star Wars, the Clones are supposed to just be expendable units who can be sent in to die for everyone else. They aren't asked if they want to, that are just made and trained and sent to battle to die, essentially slave soldiers. But that's okay, because they aren't humans, they are Clones. Even though that's just a perfect genetic copy of an existing human. Sorry, you should have been born naturally, now go die a horrible death in battle, because that's why we hatched you in a lab. And the show even makes it clear that they have individual personalities and thoughts. Not enough to make you care, but they ain't just mindless bots who only know how to fight and don't feel fear or pain. The Stormtroopers are conscripts and poor boys who joined for some security and something to eat. But they all look like robots in the helmets, and die nice and clean, so it's all cool. Why feel anything but joy when you just vaporized a few million of them in their fortress? They chose the wrong side.

[@_Major00Donut_]

@@justforever96 This was beautifully written. They dehumanize the enemy for the plot. “They chose the wrong side.”

[@SchmitaEclipses]

The part where Galadriel says in a lost binary language "I can morph into any of the 52 genders at will" was an Oscar caliber performance.

[@brothulhu-phtagn]

I cackled out loud at this, kudos.

[@withrias524]

Funniest thing I read all day god damn😂😂

[@rasalasblack]

Yep. Fantastically incredible when she morph into 52 genders at will while _still sporting the one same damn expression._ Twas a miracle!

[@baddas380]

"lost binary language" 🤣🤣🤣 Loved that part. God the comments in here are really funny and beautiful!

[@robsan52]

You guys and your memes are to much haha!

[@kkostenk08]

I love the part where Galadriel yells, “this is Sparta” and pedals away on her bike through the air with an alien in the front basket with all her pals.

[@franciscomonteiro7356]

How is this funny

[@thehonorablereverendaddiso1943]

@@franciscomonteiro7356 Hello, mr. Assmad.

[@CETGale]

Yes 300 Spartans led by Leonidas (calling themselves the REAL Neumanorians ) would totally turn this shite show around. Have them show up and kick everyone's a$$ including Galadriel and bingo its a winner. I doubt they would put such "toxic masculinity into the show though.............;)

[@abudabi1995]

LOL

[@megmucklebones7538]

😂😂

[@ariamaddison257]

When Galadriel was asked about her armour and she told Sauron “it will be literal perfection when it fits me a woman”. I couldn’t contain my excitement or tears.

[@DavidKAnderson]

Armour, that I have to pedantically point out, has the feckin' STAR OF FEANOR on it. Galadriel...wearing a symbol of Feanor. You know...the guy she never trusted, whose poisonous charisma she never bought into. /headdesk

[@clarkblount7788]

Meanwhile at OC choppers...hit it harder, ffs.

[@M-S_4321]

'Excitement tears' is The 2022 disruptive term

[@Magneticlaw]

.... Or the creative dysentery that followed.... 💩

[@adrianpiedramendez5744]

Look how they massacred our fantasy land. How can you fuck up when the source material is a timeless masterpiece.....

[@a.s.raiyan2003-4]

Man, it's funny how Peter Jackson's crew made a masterpiece with a fraction of a budget of what Rings of Power had

[@Dowlphin]

And speaking of those rings: What kind of a forging job is that? Did they actually want to insinuate that the mithril pushes the properties of gold and silver over that of pure mithril? Because those tiny three rings they ended up with out of material saving worries look like they could have just made them out of the pure mithril nugget they had. No need to melt an elven dagger and its whole not-gold-or-silver blade into it that they surely had to separate out again somehow. It's just one more of so many careless writing/directing decisions. "Don't think about it" is that show's mantra, and that's obviously bad.

[@brianmatthews1736]

@@Dowlphin Actually for a company that threw billions at attempting to make anything near what Jackson did, using Mithril as some kind of magical element is not only lazy writing it is frighteningly accurate for them as a group. They have absolutely no ability to understand that Tolkien had written that the 3 rings were imbued with the power of their creators. Elvish magic as well as their characteristic soulful love of nature, and the world itself, and therefore the main power of preserving life, nature, and preservation of the world itself, and holding back that which attempts to destroy nature, and the natural world in favor of everything unnatural and dare I say monetary. The fact that they try to use Mithril as some kind of replacement for the elvish magic, and elvish spiritual connection to nature by using some trumped up (see the irony in the term "trumped" ) story line that Mithril wasn't a "naturally" occurring metal with it's own characteristics that was "found" by the dwarves, but was somehow imbued with it's existence from the trees of light is just a really poor attempt at creative writing. === Because the trees existed in Valinor, the undying lands...NOT in Middle-Earth...Mithril for one would NOT have come to existance in Middle Earth the way they try to write it did...it just isn't in any way good writing...it is so lazy, and "short cut" like writing it is SICKENING!

[@marktyler3381]

@@brianmatthews1736 Elven.magic isn't explained in Tolkien's writing, it's more something that is felt. The elves are the place, and the place is the elves. Lothlorian is gone when the Elves are gone. In a sense it's a bit like the force - certainly inspired by Tolkien.

[@DaDitka]

Say whatever you want about the Hobbit trilogy. But at least Jackson tried to remain true to the spirit of Tolkien and LotR when he made them, and he didn't deliberately try to wreck the story behind it. Yes, they could have been done better, I know. But I'll take the Hobbit trilogy over RoP any day of the week.

[@joringedamke5597]

I believe there's a negative correlation between budget and quality...but that's just me.

[@jameskotarek5486]

The part where Galadriel shouts “THIS IS MIDDLE EARTH” and Spartan kicks Sauron made me want to call my ex-wife and say “I see your point, I was wrong”

[@AstralLaVista]

Talion would be proud

[@falloutfan2502]

Ahem - you mean "...Elven Queen kicks..." Clearly, the Spartans were emulating her, yet mansplaining how to do it "right".

[@AlfredoPuente8]

Tolkien shaking in his grave is generating enough energy to save Europe during the winter.

[@ilfirinms]

Shaking with laughter "You have no power here you fools"

[@johnskip2694]

@just i c e Pfff, i keep falling for it.

[@zoopdterdoobdter5743]

I love how your comment reflects the world we live in today.

[@J-alCapone]

Especially good considering Starter has just taken away pensioner's winter fuel payments.

[@eval_is_evil]

When Sauron forged The Rings of Pronouns and transitioned to a gender neutral dark lord, that was classic Tolkien.

[@david.stachon]

The part where Galadriel said it's time to “get busy living or get busy dying”... ...I'm still literally shaking and crying.