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Can’t shake the deep sense of sadness after watching LoTR Trilogy for the 7th time.

Hello, all.

I’ve long been a fan of the fantasy genre, and yesterday I finished watching the LoTR extended trilogy for the 7th time in my life (I’m old enough to have watched the original ones in cinemas 20 years ago).

The thing I simply cannot do is shake away the deep sense of sadness in knowing that stories like that will probably never be told again, let alone have such passion behind it to have movies so well done and with such a fantastic and beautiful soundtrack and, more importantly, respect (as much a possible when making a movie) for the original story without “currentdayism”.

I am here to ask for the help of fellow individuals, who, like me, are tired of all the crap being shoved down our throats with modern Western content in general.

I have never been a fan of animes or animations in general, but found myself loving “Sousou no Frieren” as of late after a friend nudged (pushed) me in that direction.

I’m here to ask you all: I would like to ask you for recommendations on beautiful stories (none of that “subverting expectations and kill all characters” and everyone’s bad in their own way like Game of Thrones). The kind of stories that only someone who’s not on the left could create.

Are there any movies, (or series) or even anime that you could recommend that follow that pattern?

Life is already full of betrayal and duplicitous characters in the workplace and I don’t want my escapism to be a hellhole as well. LoTR is beautiful, has difficulties and brings about the best in friendship, loyalty and just beauty all-around. Is there anything that would get even close to it?

Thank you all in advance, and I hope you all have a great day!

There is more done in the first 15 minutes of this episode than 6 hours of Rings of Power. The tension between the Blacks and Greens is clear without 1 word being said and done so with only a few looks. We as the audience were shown and not told. It could be a persons first episode of this series and they would clearly see there is tension and clear dislike between characters and even the use of colors of clothing tell who is being poised against whom.

I really felt for The King, he just wants his family to be one happy or at least content family and Daemon was an absolute dick to him in the best possible way. You can tell he wants to truly be left alone and out of it, but at the same time has not forgiven him for past actions, even though justified. Daemon truly is tired of it all and wants nothing to do with Court. But even in his dick moment you can tell deep down he loves his brother but he just cannot have Viserys compassion, it is not who he is.

The next two scenes are more set-up, though for some reason I found satisfaction in both. Lord Corlys talking with his wife about the Linage a how it was Names and not Blood people remember was so medieval in truth and tone I truly enjoyed it and the grand scale of the room they were in, it conveyed power in the scene.

Rhaenyra and Daemon on the beach and them finally getting together was decent, it was a set-up scene but still well done and again the ability of the show to pull off large outdoor scenes giving us a true grand scale is impressive.

But then we get on to the Dragon Stealing, and the aftermath, I just cannot spoil this for people it was to well done and actually believable. Paddy knocked it out of the park, if there was an Oscar a true Oscar from back when they were given for true Magnificent acting Paddy would get it for this scene. And as an Emmy is all they give now for this type of acting he better get one. Truly the best of his career and one of the best scenes I have seen in at least Ten years.

The next two scenes are the aftermath and Otto and Alicent I just cannot get behind their characters, not in the writing or the lines, but the people playing them. They are trying to make Otto a Littlefinger with a touch of Tywin and which doesn’t work for me and Alicent I am finally convinced it is the two actress’s they found to play her that I just cannot find anything in her acting ability to make me believe her.

Rhaenyra and Laenor were excellent together, believable and the lines were done well, to bad for what happens next but the entire ending scene was incredible, true Game of Thrones tv. Daemon and Rhaenyra being Targaryen’s FINALLY.

This is a short review but so much happened and so little was needed in dialogue, ever last scene meant something and without the dialogue a deaf person could know what was happening and that it had Importance and weight. Gravity and Consequence was in every action.

I will give this episode a 10. How can I not when there is an Oscar worthy performance in it. Nor will I detract for a few nit-picks as that as well would be unfair, when doing a review honesty is important. The episode drew me in from the start and never lost me. It entertained me and isn’t that what it should do beyond all else?

I had to rewatch it this morning to write this, I watched it last night and went to bed satisfied and thinking about what I had just seen. Then now watch again to actually write the review. It was a 10 last night and on second watch I still give it that highest of praises. Even my criticisms of the “actors of Otto and Alicent” I will not detract from the lines spoken for. Paddy gave a performance of a lifetime, Daemon, Rhaenyra, Corlys and the Kids were all excellent.

I have still not forgotten Seasons 5 – 8 of GOT and know this can go off the rail at any time, but to judge this show on it would be just as bad as those who defend bad shows. I will not do that. But I will tell people if even you are not a fan of GOT or HotD, this is a episode worth watching, as it could be a stand alone by itself.

This is the first time I really felt like I was watching Game of Thrones when it was still great TV. We had Dragons, Intrigue, plots within plots the cinematography was second to none.

The actress swap was done well and you can tell the show runners knew they had to up their game and make it believable not only believable but elevate this episode as well. They pulled it off Both Rhaenyra and Alicent were aged properly and looked the role.

I still cannot stand the two actress’s they got to play Alicent, neither have the emotion or facial expressions to pull off the lines, and this actress change showed me it is not the writing it is fine. So it has to be the directors for her or the actress’s themselves.

But as Rhaenyra’s actress pulled off the lines and emotions, I am at a loss. Did they just get to women who have no emotions in their words or expressions to play Alicent?

Patty was so good in this episode and his role, shame he will be dying soon, he has really begun to shine, I believe him as a Father and a Patriarch of not a Kingdom but a family only wanting his family to be just that, A FAMILY.

Daemon, well Matt I have said it before was born for this role, He brings Daemon to life and even seeing his wife commit suicide he looked like he did care for her. He just wants to live in peace, not broken but just done with politics and back stabbing.

Rhaenyra, now her role I was most concerned with, the actress has made statements that were off-putting. Yes, I wish they would keep their fucking mouths shut, studios should really look at contracts that forbid employees from Politics or Social Agenda. It is how to lose half your customers and that is stupid.

But that aside she pulled off the role, I believed her and saw the start of the Civil war forming despite her trying to avoid it with a political means. When she saw what was coming, she did what was smart and left for Dragonstone.

I have to point out one glaring thing, the kids being instructed in fighting, Unlike Rings of Amazon, this scene was done very well, it was clearly of all scenes the setting up of the Blacks v Greens. Combat training done correctly and the clear foreshadowing in it was done perfectly for me.

This Episode rating is a 9.

It was the first time as I said, I had memories of the original GOT and almost everything was done on point. My biggest complaint of the cgi dragons this time was gone. I had to dock points for Alicent, I just cannot get over how bad  she is IMO.

I am going to start out with my score 7.5

This episode actually moved the plot along, had political intrigue that was believable and consequences.

Lets get the Cringe out of the way. People they are Targaryen’s and it was no shock to anyone who knows the story of them from books or the original Game of Thrones, they Marry and Have incestuous sex. So, stop being fake shocked.

Also Spoiled, she Marries her uncle aka Matt Smith better known as Daemon. It is the Targaryen thing to do after-all. Now the Brothel scene was not that great. The Orgy in Conan was better and really the one in Rome is even better than that.

Ok now that the “GASP” omg moment out of the way, Lets dive in to Daemon giving up the crown, yes its in the books. But how he did it is different. But nonetheless is what they did and wasn’t done bad.

Next is the aftermath of The Princess’s night out. The lines were good between the Queen and Princess, but there is absolutely NO onscreen chemistry between them. The actress who plays the queen just has no presence on screen at all. She is as dead a presence than she was a lay in that scene.

It hurt that scene tremendously, they could not play off each other. Rhaenyra Plays well off other characters, but not off the Queen. Again, the dialogue was good, but Alicent’s actress is just there filling a dead space.

When the King confronts Daemon, it was and OK scene Paddy really has me enjoying him in interactions with Daemon and even with Rhaenyra. I had to chuckle a hung-over Daemon still more believable than Otto or Alicent. The problem with this is I do know the story and both of them should be much more cunning and believable. I just do not buy their performances. Could it be the directors?

The King talking to Rhaenyra… Bunch of BULLSHIT, again the first mention of the prince that was promised was Rhaegar in Danys dream in the House of the Undying. Now we do know the Prophecy is much older possibly 5,000 years old, and originated in Asshai. Many cultures have a story such as that in our own world. But not sure why they would put it in this series because it bears no relevance on it. It is a “member-berry” and does nothing for this series.

Lastly the King and Otto scene, again Paddy does a great job delivering his lines. Otto is like his daughter “a dead lay” no emotions none at all.

All-in-all, I enjoyed this episode, it moved the plot along and did not have any wasted scenes, I wish we had better directors as that might help with the actor’s chemistry, maybe not, maybe we needed both. Luckily or Unluckily, we will be getting 2 new actress’s soon to play Alicent and Rhaenyra, maybe they can have chemistry, or better yet, Let the Civil War start and not need to see them interact.