The Rings of Power Premiere Review: Lord of the Rings After GOT

This discussion and review contains spoilers for the two-episode premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, “Shadow of the Past” and “Adrift,” on Prime Video. There’s a fascinating contradiction at the heart of the two-episode premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, a push-and-pull between the past and future of the television fantasy genre. This is a show that appears to be navigating a treacherous and narrow path, attempting to craft a celebration of one of fantasy’s defining texts while also acknowledging how radically the genre has changed even in the […]

Metacritic rating for Rings of power - 71(30 reviews). For comparison - GOT S1 had a score of 80. : r/lotr

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