My FINAL THOUGHTS on 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' || Review + Full Character Rating 

This was a really well done analysis and breakdown of the season! Thank you for putting in the effort to make this. I found it really hard to dislike Halbrand at this point in the show even knowing who he is. I'm not sure if that was intentional, and I'm sure I'll be rooting against him later on, but he was likeable for most of the season. So I totally get you putting him in that position on your list. I've even seen some people who want a Galadirel + Halbrand spinoff series where she decides to be his queen in an alternate reality. 🤣

I think I understand why I liked your videos so much. After hearing your final thoughts I can see that we really dove into this show with a very similar mindset, honestly I don’t think I could add so much more to what you already said. I think the greatest problem was indeed their choices on the flow and editing of the story (that for many times felt too rushed, or too slow, or too confusing) and this is something I really hope and believe they will pay more attention to in the future. Also, there were too many characters, and some honestly wouldn’t make any difference, so I would have appreciated them use this time for other issues that were more interesting and demanding in the plot. But I still give kudos to them for even trying to give life to this show, it’s definitely no easy feat having to cater to so many different audiences all at once: the book readers, the hardcore fans, the casual movie fans, and the ones who are knowing the universe for the first time. Maybe that’s why for moments the show aims to many directions and fails sometimes to hit the mark. But with that said, I really did feel the soul of Tolkien’s work there, the essence of this universe that we’ve come to love for decades. And the visuals, the music and many of the actings were flawless. It has an amazing potential to grow even bigger and be even better. And I, as one who’s read the books, watched the movies countless times (even the Hobbit that so many despise), really enjoyed this trip back to middle-earth, give me a ticket any day and I’ll be smiling

All the visual effects were stunning. I think they spent 1 billion dollars of the entire show. To me the season was good and you had some great reactions. Can't wait to see uour new projects. 😊

I did like Galadriel quite a lot. Her motives are clear - death of her brother. She is growing and mistakes do happen then. I liked this show and want to see more.

Thanks for all the efforts you put in this, I enjoyed watching your reactions!

I loved watching this ❤ I am an elf lover, so they all got an automatic bump up for me. But otherwise, I agree with a lot of your rankings. Really looking forward to more of the Wizard's development!

What a beautiful show, epic and nuanced at the same time. Loved every episode, and Udun was 10/10, and then the finale... wow, so magical, so Tolkien. I think the Halbrand/Sauron-Galadriel storyline is actually brilliant, and it adds so much depth to the story we knew. Amazing actors and performance too! And so much more to come. Btw, loooove the Harfoots and the Stranger (and Daniel Weyman's portrayal), really hoping he is Gandalf! Seeing this origin story for him is nice, warm, and explains his love for the hobbits and his kind heart. Other options would be cool and more surprising, but things shouldn't be complicated and twisted, he seems to be him, and it's awesome. For me, first season is 9,5/10. The little missteps are nothing important, and they are fun even. Hopefully it keeps this level, and one day we can look back and see it full circle and say yeah, this was a 10/10. Namarië!

Actually, you are amazing! You are being so fair, and open minded about this AWESOME show. You shine like the light of Valinor compared to the Darkness of all the hateful channels. Your keeping of the Toxic people off of here is like how the Valar keeps evil out of Valinor.

My tier as follows 🤭 I guesss it's very similar to yours 💓 PERFECTION: Durin, Elrond, Disa (I could watch a show only with them and I'd be happy) ❤ I Loved: Arondir, the Istar/Gandalf(?), Halbrand/Sauron (He went up on my list after the finale), Adar, Sadoc, Durin the dad (*interesting to see that so many original characters made such a good impression on me) 🧡 Did a good job: Nori, Poppy, Elendil, Galadriel, Miriel 💛 I'm placing my bets they will be better next seasons: Celebrimbor, Ar-Pharazon, Isildur 💚 Whatever (didn't hate nor love): Gil-Galad, the Mystics, Theo, Browyn, Waldreg 💙 Meh... : Earien, Kemen, Ontamo, Valandil

We have almost the same rankings :) Although, I wouldn't put Elendil in S-tier but rather on C-tier for me. I also like Elrond in this adaptation so much I'll put him on S-tier too. Furthermore, Halbrand-Galadriel duo for me is both A-tier and then finally, Adar did a good job of being a sympathetic villain so, he's A-tier for me as well.

I did my tier too! 😅 I'll watch the whole video and share my insights here too

I think the name in the lore of the three sorceress' is "Plot Convenience".

you might wanna increase the speed on this video 😂 I did not plan for this to be so long :')

Thank you for an interesting point of view. Btw you are extremely cute. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪

Nori is my future wife

Please read the books. This show was an insult to the writings and genius of J.R.R. Tolkien and if you don't like to read listen to the audio books especially The Silmarillion since it can be a difficult read.