After more than 4 years of preparation and endless trailers, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is finally here. We have already seen two episodes of the complex Amazon series. But are the first hours of the fantasy project good? In the podcast let our enthusiasm Freerunning – but also criticize the series.
Podcast: The Lord of the Rings series does a lot of things right, but not everything
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Narrative clarity, attention to detail and the effort put into it can already be seen in episodes 1 and 2. That Potential for another Middle-earth triumph based on Peter Jackson’s revered Tolkien trilogy is undoubtedly present. weaknesses we see, for example, in the linking of the many narrative threads, which is not yet running smoothly. In addition, many elements of the world still seem a bit too well-behaved, Peter Jackson’s horror influence is largely missing.
Will that change in the next 6 episodes? In the last part of the podcast we give an outlook on the missing characters and storylines. Also: What’s behind the hate wave against The Lord of the Rings? We shall also briefly address this complex.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Trailer (German) HD
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What do you think of the first two episodes?