It's confirming my earlier idea - this 'Galadriel' just should've been a new character instead.
Legolas Send a noteboard - 16/09/2022 09:53:28 PM
You might still have found her obnoxious, but it would have removed a whole lot of inconsistencies and given them the freedom to tie up her storyline in whatever way they chose. In addition to giving them the actual Galadriel as another player to work with in Elven politics.
Heck, they even could've gone with Celebrian, if they were really too scared to create an entirely new character - there's not much in the little we know about her to suggest she was particularly hotheaded or martially inclined, but it still would've fit better and they could've put in a canonically accurate romance storyline with Elrond.
View original post1:06:00 Are they giving Ar-Pharazon’s act of hubris to Miriel? That’s actually refreshing that they are doing the good along with the bad when it comes to shoving female characters to the front.
I definitely have the feeling they're playing the long game with Ar-Pharazon and do intend to have him in power by then. Which they're actually doing rather well, not being too obvious about it. But yeah, of course they want a larger role for Miriel in the process.
View original postSo this wasn't too bad of an episode. Not much in the way of actions scenes to butcher or lore to get wrong. But it also doesn't feel like it has a point. What did we get out of the bits in Khazad Dum? They were mining mithril and then stopped when it got dangerous. We know they did this, we know it eventually goes bad. Did we need to establish that Durin and his father love and respect each other, but sometimes disagree? What was the point of the Dwarves keeping mithril a secret? The stuff about Sauron's rise to power in future-Mordor is kind of interesting, I just don't care about the stupid kid or the romance between Bronwyn and Mori and their own plot is hampered by inextricable bad decision-making.
Good question about the Dwarven storyline - setting up Durin's resentment towards his father might've been worth it, but then they immediately quashed that again, so, dunno. Regarding Bronwyn, her son and Mori, I think the storyline is important to have and I'd even call it a great idea, having these people living in the future Mordor and casually referring to Orodruin, but yeah, the details could've been better worked out...
Adar might potentially qualify as a great idea, as well - even if Tolkien's writings only really contain the one 'Dark Elf' Eol, I'd be totally fine with them taking dramatic licence to create another one, provided his storyline is interesting.
View original postBlessedly, we were spared the Harfoots this week.
Was that 'star' stuff between Bronwyn's son and the creepy dude at the end intended to confirm once and for all that Nori's new big friend is, in fact, Sauron? If so, I still think it makes no sense.
View original postGaladriel is still just an utter waste. This whole fixation on Sauron - it's a PREQUEL. This is the same problem with the major change to the lore that "House of the Dragon" made - they are linking their prequel characters to the preternatural enemy of the original series, but we know what happens to that enemy, and it has nothing to do with the characters who are so linked. What is the point of Galadriel's obsession with defeating Sauron? Is this all just build up to her decision to give a flashlight to a Hobbit that will get him past the penultimate boss on his quest to take down Sauron? Because that's about the extent of the role she played. The only explanation for the depiction thus far is if they are giving her an arc of personal growth, which should already have happened. Older. Than. The. Sun.
Yep. See above.
View original postThe Downfall of Numenor looks like it's going to be scrambled into incoherence in service to fashionable politics, with Miriel being an underappreciated Queen. I have no clue what they are doing with Pharazon and Halbrand. I guess the conflict between Pharazon and Elendil over he direction Numenor should take will be made primarily a source of drama in the budding romance between their children, rather than the soul of a nation and shape of their world. How interesting that for all they made her adept in the STEM fields, they still just introduced this female character to have a love story. They have learned nothing from The Hobbit, have they? Meanwhile, one possibility for Halbrand is he looks to be a secret villain, he's working for Sauron all along, or maybe he IS Sauron with his interest in forging and skill at winning people over, and cruelty he can't help indulging. Or he's a tragic figure who will fall fighting Sauron and Galadriel's inspiration going forward. Maybe she finally see in his fall the futility of trying to go up against Sauron with mere might alone. Because watching her uncles go through that exact same arc with Morgoth didn't teach her anything.
I think they'll still end up playing the Fall of Numenor straight with Pharazon in his canonical role - but they're setting it up across several seasons. I do hope Earien will have more to her story than the romance plot, but considering how she's been depicted interacting with her father and brother, it seems safe to assume she will.
Halbrand, no idea really.
View original postAt least it's better than Wheel of Time and the Disney _ Universe shows. However low a bar that is to clear.
Some of the Marvel Universe shows are good - and none of them are as bad as WoT, I'd say. Except maybe Moon Knight, wouldn't know as I couldn't finish it.
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Rings of Power episode 4
- 16/09/2022 05:33:01 PM
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It's confirming my earlier idea - this 'Galadriel' just should've been a new character instead.
- 16/09/2022 09:53:28 PM
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Re: It's confirming my earlier idea - this 'Galadriel' just should've been a new character instead.
- 17/09/2022 12:12:58 AM
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Based on the condensed storyline I bet Ar-Pharazon will be a Nazgul
- 17/09/2022 06:28:59 PM
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