Rings of Power Archives

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...

Elon Musk Roasts Amazon’s Rings of Power

Lyndon Hall | Sep 5, 2022 | 1

Tesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has posted his take on Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series, The Rings of Power, and it is scathing. Musk tweeted, “Tolkien is turning in his grave,” followed by his assessment of the characters in the series so far. Almost every male character so fa...

Rings of Power Reviews Suspended

virginiakublawi | Sep 2, 2022 | 1

Following a rotten score of 37% on Rotten Tomatoes and allegations of “review bombing,” Amazon Prime has disabled ratings for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The show’s two-part premiere just dropped today, but the hype surrounding it has been negative from the start. The suspension...