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This TV show is nothing short of sacrilege to Tolkien fans. I attempted season 1, but I soon found myself unable to watch anymore.

Completely and utterly offensive, disrespectful and subversive towards the source material and its author. Poor writing. Even worse acting. Wasted potential. Wasted resources. Wasted time.

Amazon taking a page out of Disney’s playbook by butchering one of the most beloved series in modern history. Truly a joke and I hope who ever had a big hand making this show never finds a job anywhere in the industry.

Just no. There's nothing else to add. They did EVERYTHING wrong and Prof Tolkien is turning in his grave.

Die Serie ist komplett overhated. Sie ist natürlich keine zehn von zehn, aber auch keine drei von zehn, wie sie hier von den Zuschauern bewertet wurde. Ich gebe nur eine 10 von 10 Uhr, damit die Bewertung vielleicht ein bisschen nach oben geht, man darf natürlich nicht mit der Erwartung rangehen hier einen neuen Herr der Ringe Film zu bekommen. Aber es spielt im selben Universum und das macht schon sehr viel spaß zu gucken. Auch wenn es hin und wieder langweilige folgen gibt, hat man gute Action und besonders das Finale von Staffel 2 war sehr gut!

Super lame,super gay,super garbage. They coulda made something good but nahhh. Galadriel looks like a foot had a child (cant act either.). Plus every dude seems gay as the day is long. Pathetic excuse for hobbits,trashbag gandalf,lesbian sauron and a Celebrimbor that looks and talks like he closes his kitchen drawers with his hip.. it really is a modern septic tank. Not worth watching the trailer nevermind the show. It's worse than you've heard,don't waste your time if you value yourself,leave it to the losers that somehow enjoy this turd.

I would never watch because of the cast choice. .............................

Garbage. Pure garbage. Elf races that didn’t exist and weren’t in the Samarilian, non existent plot, absolutely horrid dialogue, just an all around utter disappointment. Too much forced diversity and very little story around the rings at all. The show pretty much just devolved into a kind of absurdly diverse medieval fantasy female soap opera.

ya tellement de truc à dire que je vais même pas faire l'effort de réfléchir à ça

Честно говоря, после просмотра первого сезона убожища под названием "Кольца власти", смотреть второй сезон не собирался от слова совсем. Но вот у меня появилась свободное время, по телику одна реклама, все игры пройдены и я ничего лучше не придумал, чтобы включить проклятые "Кольца власти", второй сезон...... И я был приятно удивлён! А сценаристов то из первого сезона, выгнали на хрен! Наконец то нам начали излагать историю хоть сколько-нибудь похожую на то, о чём писал Толкин. А не дерьмо высосанное из двадцать первого пальца имбецила, как в первом сезоне. Для начала нам объяснили завязку вообще всего сериала, затем показали как делались сами кольца, ну естественно более или менее так как описывается в книгах Толкина. Конечно весь ужасный кастинг актёров первого сезона менять уже поздно, но можно от некоторых придурков избавиться. Так очень порадовался когда прям сначала умертвили двух из пяти, ненавидимых лично мной в первом сезоне персонажей, это Бронвин, сильную и независимую бабу-любовницу загорелого эльфа Арондира и Садока Бурроуза то же весьма загорелого идиота-предводителя мохноногов, мы их больше не увидим. Ура! Потом ещё хотели убить слепошарую "королеву" от межрасового брака, Мириэль, но она выжила, а я уж было обрадовался, к счастью её экранное время сведено к минимуму. Ну, Галадриэль не убьёшь, так как главный персонаж, а боди позитивная Диса пока живая. Пока! Сильно порезали дебильные эпизоды с мохноногами, отняли много экранного времени у "дикой Галадриэли", к стати её характер сильно изменили, что радует. Но зато добавили экшона, его здесь больше, он продуман лучше, не Питер Джексон конечно, но и не отстой первого сезона. Ещё пришлось как то в толкиновские повествования вплетать Гендальфа и Адара. Первого у Толкина пока ещё нет, а второго вообще никогда не было. У этого Адара теперь много экранного времени. Хотя дядя Бенджен в этой роли смотрелся как то получше. Да, орки превратились в реальную боевую силу, а не как были в первом сезоне, инвалидами с поражением опорно-двигательного аппарата, взрывающимися от одного лучика Солнца. Гендальф теперь не переросток-олигофрен, не могущий связать пары слов, а вполне себе умный маг-собеседник, правда потерявший память. Конечно ни куда не делась всякая межрасовая хрень. Чеpныe эльфы, эльфы-китайцы, японцы-гномы, ужас. Есть эльфы-старики с бородами, какой ужас. Долго смеялся когда показали орков-баб! Орка-бабу с грудным орчонком и любящий папа-орк с ними!!! На хрена им бабы и дети? Они ж прям взрослыми из кокона вылупляются. И вообще нигде не сказано, а был ли вообще какой-то пол у орков и у гоблинов с троллями? Им это не надо, они ж не люди. Они жрут своих павших собратьев, тут не до чувств. Две мохноножки Нори и Поппи (если кто то не понял это Фродо и Сэм только в новомодном женском исполнении), которые бегают за Гендальфом, прошли курс эпиляции ног и теперь их ноги совсем лысые или просто гримёры забыли им шерсть нарисовать. Забавно выглядит. К стати Нори оказалась достаточно симпатичной девушкой, чего я в первом говно-сезоне как то не заметил. Короче, я не понимаю сейчас, а зачем вообще был нужен первый сезон? Он не нёс в себе никакой смысловой нагрузки, кроме как познакомить зрителя с главными героями. Но на это и одной серии хватило бы. Да, воды во втором сезоне тоже достаточно, но её стало в разы меньше. Временные эпохи конечно перепутаны и смешаны, но что ж делать, это наследие первого сезона. Не ждите от второго сезона качества "Властелина колец" Джексона. Во первых он гениальный режисёр, а во вторых практически на 100% его сценарий это книги Толкина с небольшими исключениями. Дури конечно хватает, но всё же стало интересней. Так что если кто-то не захотел смотреть первый сезон "Колец власти" или долго блевал над унитазом его посмотрев, мой совет: можно попытаться дать ему ещё один шанс. Во втором сезоне, как по мне, абсолютно всё сделано на порядок лучше чем в первом. Нагнали драмы, убрали часть идиотов, больше раскрыли характеры героев, улучшили экшон, поступки персонажей просто стали более логичными, что ли. В отличии от первого сезона оценка которому "0", второму ставлю 4 бала. Это огромный прогресс для этого говно-сериала. Теперь, самому противно, но жду третий сезон. Надеюсь увидеть в нем как Саурон всё таки раздаст кольца власти людям, выкует кольцо всевластия себе и наконец совратит Ар-Фаразона напасть на Валинор. Ведь мы же должны увидеть гибель Нуменора, тем паче, что нам это уже показали.

First season was decent, second was a complete and absolute abomination that didn’t need to be made at all.

This was so GD awful it boggles the imagination!!!!! I doubt the writers actually read any of Tolkien's work, just hijacked the names of characters. Certainly this mess has nothing to do with Tolkien's work beyond those names. Not sure I've hated a show more, ever. THE ISTARI ARRIVED IN MIDDLE EARTH IN THE YEAR 1,000 OF THE THIRD AGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The as@h0(es who made this couldn't make something without Gandalf. God, I hated this.

This is a terrific extension of the LOTR universe that provides meaningful backstories for many of the main characters, factions and races.

Visually fantastic, it's an overwhelming Tolkien-Feeling from the first moment. Very consistent music, too. An overall great show with a lot of sensitivity for Tolkiens work. The focus is on storytellling and narratively expanding the fantasy world of middle-earth. Exspecially great: the ever mixing and untangling lines of the many charming characters, some from the books, some additional. Can't wait to unfold in the coming seasons.

Even better than the LOTR movies themselves. this is as good as gMe of thrones

Abysmal. Not a single redeeming quality. From acting to writing, costumes, VFX, music, editing, or everything else, nothing really hits the mark. I had no expectations and was still disappointed. In terms of production quality and creative choices, absolutely shameful in every way, especially in comparison to related fantasy IPs (LOTR, Harry Potter, etc.) or similar TV epics (Game of Thrones, House of Dragons, etc). Yikes!

Probably the most expensive yet worst series Amazon could have puked out. No talent, no acting, only despise for Tolkiens work.

Bunch of brats thinks they are better writer than J.R.R. Tolkien so instead of making of their own fiction they decided to change Tolkien's world

Después de una primera temporada donde parecía que solo caminaban de pueblo en pueblo, “The Rings of Power” finalmente acelera el paso. Hay más trama, más conflictos y un ritmo mucho más disfrutable. Aunque todavía carga con diálogos que podrían dormirse en Valinor, la historia avanza y se nota el esfuerzo por mejorar. Una mejora clara que devuelve algo de fe en la saga.

This has been the worst experience in my 45 years of existence. I love the silmarillion and how Christopher Tolkien put it together in many years of Hard work, to make Sense after all in Terra of timeline and content consistency. The hard **** it now got. With A plot leading nowhere, despite the unbelievable Beauty Tolkien has put into his work is an abonination. Never have I Seen a show with a bln dollars spent that has been as miserable. The Story is complete **** compared to the Great lore tha Tolkien has put on place. The wokenes of this feat is terrifying at the least. Unless we make a Movie about the 2nd world war with **** being a black person this all is **** effortless ****. Story: disasterous; characters: as lame as can be in the worlds bad story: screenplay and effects: mediocre to the point of supporting bad writing with „bang“ „Boom“ „bang“ where it needs to be to distract idiots that dont mind missing contend… Full Desaster and the grestest waste of money given the great and super easy convenient things that were tressures ready for the takingw!

That s ladies and gents how you kill a legendary franchise with an amazing lore and characters ! The story ?so boring i felt asleep watching the show. The cast is lame and do they know how to act? My son s school spectacle was far better acted. Wow you did good on cgi but you RUINED the Lotr saga with your poor and lame choices. I hope the showrunner will be sentence to jail Would be a decent punishement to be such ****

Im convinced the $1,000,000,000 spent on this was a massive money laundering scheme. The story is bad. The acting is bad. The writing is bad. The cast is bad. The décors are bad. The wigs and makeup are bad. They managed to focus so much on CGI and yet it’s one of the least immersive things I’ve watched. It’s BAS

I was so excited about this and really wanted to enjoy it. The imagery and actors were beautiful but the story - what story? What plot? At the end I felt I had wasted my time. I attempted to return for the next season but could not get past the intro. I did not like this at all.

Terrible fan fiction adaptation. Tolkien would not have approved at all. It feels the showrunners did not read the books and new little to nothing to the world of Middle Earth.

I'm really disappointed with this show. The Promises were really high, but Tolkien would be not in the side of this show. Others show proposed by Prime Video had more personality and charisma, but not the chance to get through. In my opinion 'the Rings of power' don't have the value what Amazon give to it.

IT'S **** Review of Rings of Power: A Complete MessRings of Power **** big time, no ifs or buts. There’s not a single aspect that lives up to what you’d expect from a show like this. The way time flows is confusing and poorly handled, making it impossible to understand what’s going on. Characters that are supposed to be millennia-old, with deep and epic backgrounds, are treated like teenagers overwhelmed by hormones, acting shallow and **** script feels more like a soap opera full of teenage drama than a serious fantasy story. The pacing is uneven, with slow, boring parts alternating with forced and unengaging scenes. The special effects aren’t impressive either, often looking cheap and plastic, which completely kills any immersion or sense of realism in the **** short, Rings of Power is a disappointment on every level: confusing, shallow, and utterly incapable of delivering the grandeur and depth that such a powerful setting deserves. A total waste of potential.

Polishing a turd will not transform it into gold. No matter how much they spend on cutting-edge CGI, it's still a turd. Almost all problems this show has stem from amateurish writing. This show is constantly undermining and outright ignoring its own established timeline, logic, character motivations and rules. Nothing makes sense, because the show tells us one thing but shows something contradicting it completely. It's just bad writing, and the script should've been checked & edited before advancing to production. Completely novice mistakes in storytelling and establishing an in-universe narrative that makes sense from character & worldbuilding perspective.

Amazing visuals, good acting, good show. Really good imagining of what a prequel might’ve been to the original work.

Conflicted. So much potential but the multiple storyline is often damaging. That being said, incredible performances, particularly Charlie Vickers. His performance as Sauron reaches 10/10.

Elogiar o que tem que ser elogiado e criticar o que tem que ser melhorado. Todos que assistiram a série até o momento vem com o pensamento enraizado aos livros e filmes do mundo da Terra Média e obviamente sempre haverá comparações. Estamos falando da obra de literatura fantástica mais importante do século XX, que atravessou todos os países e continentes, traduzido em mais de 40 idiomas e vencedor de vários Oscar's. E graças a Amazon Prime todo o mundo criado por Tolkien foi adaptado em uma série. Vim aqui depois de finalizar as duas temporadas atuais e digo com todas as palavras: Anéis do Poder é a pior coisa que já assisti em tempos. A típica produção pra agradar essa geração anencéfala atual com inclusão forçada de diversidade no elenco do tipo elfos negros Mas tudo bem, isso eu deixei de lado (não sou fã chato e obcecado). Agora o que é uma ofensa mesmo é o roteiro, pqp que bosta. Todas as falas dos personagens são extremamente superficiais e entediantes, a todo momento senti que algum personagem iria dizer "sou não binário". Tolkien era um mestre nas palavras, um filósofo capaz de dar até ao mais insignificante dos personagem um ar de sábio. Anéis do Poder parece uma série de crianças e o roteiro parece ter sido escrito por um adolescente de 13 anos Ah sim, a dublagem brasileira ficou uma bosta Mas pra não ser só críticas: O cenário ficou muito bonito, tanto quanto nos filmes. E a trilha sonora está impecável.

Serinin hayranı değilim ama bu kadarda olmaz dedim yani. Hayır karakterlerle hiç bir sorunum yok. Zenci olsun falan filan. Bu nasıl hikaye ve anlatımı?

Show is fantastic, not a 10/10 but the other user reviews make me feel the need to rate it at a 10 because people just can't recognize something great when they see it.

This series is a slap in the face to all of J. R. R. Tolkien's work. Nothing here holds together, ideas for scenes are stolen from P. Jackson's films. The entire budget went to special effects, when it should have gone to the scriptwriters (who turn out to be just big ignoramuses who decided to reinvent the wheel). A few actors really tried, but it wasn't enough to save this 300 million piece of crap. In my opinion, Amazon wanted to embezzle money. Because I don't believe that after test screenings someone said: "This is great!" I DO NOT RECOMMEND!! You'd better spend your time reading "The Silmarillion"

Nędza scenariuszowa, nędza aktorsko ( z drobnymi wyjątkami potwierdzającymi reguł. Nędza pod względem fabuły. ( Tu nie ma usprawiedliwienia biorąc pod uwagę materiał źródłowy ) Serial powinien nazywać się ... Pierścienie-Rzeźnia na rozumie. Wtedy tak dałbym ten punk wyżej....

the writing is horrible, sometimes the acting seems worse. i try to burn time with this one but its brutal

This shiw it's not Tolkien. Please read the book and give what the fans need.

What a disappointment, I expected so much. The characters are poorly written, the scenario full of inconsistencies, the Lord of the Rings deserves better.

Incredibly bad dialogues and those familiar with the "Lord of the Rings" lore should stay away from this trash as much as possible. The actress playing Galadriel is absolutely miscast.

Uma ofensa para qualquer fã da obra de Tolkien. 2/3 dos personagens que aparecem na série não existem na obra. Galadriel e retratada como uma mulher empoderada que sai dando porrada em todo mundo mas se apaixona por Sauron. Brincadeira né? Fala que é brincadeira, por favor, Amazon. Erros grosseiros de quem realmente nunca pegou em um livro da série. O neto de Tolkien merecia cadeia depois dessa ofensa à seu avô.

Sub-standard writing which led to massive plot holes, generally boring story lines and terrible character development (if you could even call it that) made this series incredibly tough to sit through. Would not recommend if you are a fan of the book or the movies unless you enjoy hate watching.

Фильмы, сериалы, игры - должны развлекать, дарить познание, радость, эмоции и ещё многое - но точно не быть платформой для социальной инженерии, повесток и так далее.

Rings of Power is an embarrassing misstep for both J.R.R. Tolkien's legacy and his devoted fans. Rather than honoring the depth and richness of the original works, this series appears more interested in checking diversity boxes than in crafting a compelling narrative. The forced inclusivity feels contrived and disingenuous, seemingly aimed at a modern audience that doesn't align with the essence of Tolkien's stories. Characters lack the complexity and depth that made the originals memorable, resulting in a watered-down version of Middle-earth that frustrates longtime admirers. This adaptation is a disappointing attempt to reshape a fantasy classic into a bland reflection of current social trends, ultimately alienating those who have cherished Tolkien's world for generations.

An ultimate Masterpiece. Tolkien would be proud. Can't wait for more, for the third session.

Not a review bomb. I love Tolkien's lore, read a lot of the books, seen the movies a million times at this point and played a ton of games. This show however, is a **** stain on Tolkien's legacy. So much incompetent writing, so many idiotic characters, constant butchering of the lore and so much stuff that is so grating. I stomached S1 just alright but S2 was worse in any possible way, from acting, to writing, to illogical things that happened that no sane person would alow to transpire. The showrunners are just a bunch of talentless morons, it's clear as day that they did this show for money and no other reason. Lord of the Rings is a classic good versus evil story that was written in the 50s, there is so much modern spin and wokeness garbage in this it's unbearable for me. Having several love stories (I counted at least 4) that has nothing to do with Middle-Earth lore is just stupid. Amazon, cancel this show. If you want to do your own show, then do you own show! Don't take something that was already good and near perfect and trying to change things, you're not making it better, you're making it worse. 2/10, only reason it doesn't land on 1 or 0 is because the graphics and effects look amazing and the music by Bear McReary is fantastic. But it's not the reason I wanted to see something Tolkien related. I won't tune in for S3 if it happens, you lost me. This show is utter crap, God awful, utterly terrible and you should be ashamed for it

Unfortunately, this adaptation falls short of expectations. The production values seem surprisingly low given the reported budget, with unconvincing set designs and costumes that fail to capture the grandeur of Tolkien's world. The creative choices often feel misguided, as if catering to contemporary trends rather than honoring the source material's timeless qualities. While diversity in casting can be a strength, here it sometimes feels forced rather than organic to the story. The writing struggles to recapture the depth and nuance of Tolkien's work, instead relying heavily on familiar plot points that suggest a 'play it safe' mentality from the studio. Given the rich potential of The Silmarillion, it's disappointing to see this opportunity squandered. One hopes that future adaptations might approach Tolkien's expansive mythology with more reverence for the source material and a clearer artistic vision. Fans of Middle-earth deserve an adaptation that truly does justice to Tolkien's intricate world-building and profound themes.

Great visuals, terrible script. It seems like they've spent all the budget for the characterization, cgi, scenarios and everything related to creating the ambience. There's no doubt about the superb images produces by the show. However, none of this matters when the script is so terribly written, and the story doesn't make any sense. I don't care if it follows the official story of tolkien, as long as they tell a good narrative, which doesn't happen. The caracters's motivations are unbelievable and I could care less about any of them (maybe prince durin). Sometimes I caught myself thinking that I was the one not liking tv anymore, but them I remembered the many shows that, despite some problems, do much more with a lot less, because they have, during most of the time, a good compelling story, even without following the official lore (e.g. the boys, the penguin, invincible, house of the dragon). This show is obviously worse than the lotr trilogy, and makes me value the hobbit trilogy (the latter still has a more coherent and entertaining pace than rings of power, all problems considered. In conclusion, I'm very sorry for the lost opportunity to tell a good story. I guess the journey is beyond salvation now.

These people ruined Tolkien's creation. The lord of the rings movies are amazing. This show is crap.

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While there was great potential and resources as a literary text, a very large budget and opportunities, and the set and shooting team were quite good, the project could only be carried out with such a poor script, which jeopardizes the whole project and dissappoints Middle Earth fans world wide.