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REVIEW: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Season 1, Episode 6, “Udun”

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Sep 30, 2022 | 0

There was no God to be found last night when Amazon unceremoniously dumped one of the worst television episodes ever on their streaming service. The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s episode 6, “Udun,” was released like a lava flow upon the world. Its stupidity is baffling a...

REVIEW: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Season 1, Episode 5, “Partings”

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Sep 23, 2022 | 0

Five episodes into The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and only a single thing is clear: The CIA no longer needs to resort to waterboarding anyone; they merely need to force them to watch this abysmal show, which is tantamount to torture, and no hardened criminal or terrorist will resist divul...

REVIEW: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Season 1, Episode 4, “The Great Wave”

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Sep 16, 2022 | 0

The halfway point for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been reached with “The Great Wave,” yet barely anything of import has occurred. This show truly does redefine what it means to be bad television in every conceivable manner. All the rampant issues depicted in the previous episod...

REVIEW: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Season 1, Episode 3, “Adar”

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Sep 9, 2022 | 0

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power continues with episode 3, “Adar,” which, once again, is a bloated, nonsensical slog that breaks every fundamental rule of writing, characterization, and dialogue. The plot could have easily been condensed into less than 15 minutes, just like the previous...

Did Amazon Lie About the Rings of Power Viewership?

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Sep 7, 2022 | 0

The general public has long been forced to rely almost solely on the honesty of streaming services to accurately release their viewing figures, though those figures are usually withheld unless some large number is achieved. Only by consolidating and comparing several third-party reports can we get a...

REVIEW: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Season 1, Episodes 1 + 2, “A Shadow of the Past” and “Adrift”

Jed | Hollywood Scholar | Sep 2, 2022 | 0

The day of wrath has come, uniting the Tolkien fanbase beneath a single banner in opposition to the looming bastardization that is Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The first two episodes of The Rings of Power premiered on Amazon Prime and were met with all the backlash expected ...