Stop copying other trolls. Put some effort and come up with your own junk. All I can hear nowadays is PYROCLASTIC, as if every single punter knows the definition. You’re sounding just like one of them. By the way, regarding defending villages, have you heard of Akira Kurosawa?
Never heard of "Akita". But _Akira_ was a good director. Also never heard her mention "pryoclastic." As for the names _("troll", "punter, "one of them")_ it makes your comment like this show: bizarre, random and inconsistent.
@@LienesLibrary when you “critique” something, you have to weigh the good and the bad neutrally. Now here is some free advice. Tolkien himself was up against the ropes trying to untangle the knots and that’s why the second age is a bunch of notes, worked upon by his future generations. But you can’t undo Tolkien. After all the show is based on his work. So, Mount Doom is created, Sauron will enchant the Elves and create the rings, Numenor will drown into the sea, and there will be a Great War at last. However hard you try as producers of the show, you can’t move away from these iconic moments. That’s why the show is running successfully. Although you might see an army of trolls dissing it it on an obsessive mode, there are probably much more (like me) who are enjoying and looking forward to the show. You see, this is not the work of Master Entangler George Martin who forgot what he started with. And now there’s a shitshow with all the bad apples of the previous iteration. Now here’s the real deal - unlike the disgruntled idiots who see every ROP episode and then shit on the net, there are (again) many like me - who have stopped watching HOD altogether and don’t even bother what’s going on over there. Simply because we don’t want to waste time. Does it intrigue you who these ROP crusaders are, and why are they still doing what they’re doing? Aren’t there any real life problems with this bunch? Are they motivated by something else, or have a propaganda which is not yet clear to you? Don’t just join the rat race, think on your own feet. Cheers!
You are aware you also just can't watch Liene's video's if they bother you that much? But I have to say there is very little intruiging to you and other ROP crusaders
Even a middle school drama student would know that they revealed the horse charge too early. We knew exactly how the town would be saved and the tension was 0
@@eminberkunal3919 jup, critizised it there as well, so whats your point? makes it better because another movie also fudged up the easiest solution? Auntie Edith just told me there is a term for it... whataboutism... learn a new thing every day.
Bro don't you know? Every scene they keep multiplying. Seriously, half of the villagers joined Adar, and there are now more villagers alive after half leaving and the volcano eviscerating them than there was before. By the time we get to season 2, there will be thousands
@@jacobmartz1366 Not to mention they are CLEARLY far better fighters than the Numenorians who were famously badass, did you not see how many orcs these "civilians" massacred? He could 100% take over middle earth with this force!
Deleted Scenes: Galadriel "Hey Alexa, where's the battle?" Bronwyn "Hey Alexa, what's the best use of a fortress?" Orcs "Hey Alexa, how do we create a volcano without anyone noticing anything?"
As a geologist, the fact that Galadriel TANKS a PYROCLASTIC FLOW! One of the single most lethal things in nature (which is not super rare), and is not instantly boiled from the inside out, and cremated from the outside in, but instead survives, is so crazy to me, I just couldn't help but fall in love with her. What a girl boss! 10/10 show! But seriously, what an insane feat of the writers, that they managed to make Indiana Jones surviving a nuclear blast by hiding in a fridge that then flew and landed with him still inside at several killometers an hour, look more realistic. Hats off for that level of crazy writing.
Great episode, now Lord Halbrand is the king of um 4 cottages. Also no respect for those fallen in battle, they're just having a celebration right after.
Partying on your neighbor's dead bodies is probably a custom the Harfoots taught the villagers. Remember: It's funny to laugh at people in your community dying in terrible ways. 😉
Well, at least that was well set up in the last episode with those casks that explode. I guess they just cut the scene where the queen promised Isil and his buddies every battle would be followed by a lavish barbecue with lots of booze.
I’ll always remember Galadriel’s words of wisdom this episode: “One cannot satisfy their thirst by drinking saltwater.” I shall remember this anytime I find myself walking on the shores of coastal waters and am tempted to drink its salty goodness. Thank you Galadriel. Slay queen, slay.
Salesman to Sauron: this sword is the most powerful craft ever devised! It’ll enslave all those you seek to rule* Sauron: SOLD! Two weeks later Sauron: hey salesman, this key isn’t working! No one is listening to me! Salesman: did you follow the manufactures recommended steps? It’s all in the manual I included Sauron reads in manual: In order to enslave, must have army of orca (sold separately) must have big @$$ trench (dug by sold separately orcs) must have intimate knowledge of how volcanos work (see ‘how volcanos work’ a detailed book, sold separately). Also note, the term ‘enslaved’ is a term trademarked by Morgoth to mean ‘your orcs can now run free in the daylight because we made a huge ash cloud that clocked out the sun so they’ll probably have a better chance at taking over things and they can put people in chains and make them do what you want’ Not to be confused with ‘enslaved’ the generic term which means automatically subservient to you Sauron: Son of a…
Oh yeah, I'm so done with it. Fall asleep twice while watching two previous episodes, siting at the table, on my old uncomfortable decrepit wooden chair whose sole purpose is to keep my awake while doing boring stuff. Didn't save me. I had more fun watching this short vid then I will ever have watching that bland train wrack of a series. I honestly don't even know how, but after like 4+ hours of content, show runners have managed to make me not care about not a single character, it's sort of impressive in weird twisted way..
Morgoth is such a thoughtful Valar. Obviously none of his lieutenants have his volcano lighting skills so he leaves any that might survive a key that might open some dam that hasn't been built yet to carry water that isn't on any map through tunnels that haven't been built yet. All on the off chance that any of his servants might get to Middle-Earth and quite fancy gathering an orc army that can't fight in sunlight (although they did in every War of Beleriand). Dude is quite the facilitator.
He gives a fisher rod, not a fish For me it was very cringe, that elves didn't notice a tunnel near their outpost Which is like ten killometers in length With cut trees all along its path (It should take at least several months of loud work) Also orcs needed to dig a hole in Mount of Doom With bone shovels
Great take on this show, once more! I had so many favourite moments in this ep, which was easily the dumbest so far, despite the amazing competition posed by eps 1-5. But this one here had: Villagers returning to the village to defend themselves there after leaving the village because it would be too hard to defend themselves there. And: Genocidriel not checking whether the Xtremely important McGuffin was actually in those rags after recovering them. And: Genocidriel stoically facing a full-on pyroclastic flow. Take note, people of Pompeij. That's how it's done. "I have a tempest in me, and it will not be quenched by YOU, pyroclastic flow!"
I think I was wrong last week, this video is your best yet ! You adress all the things that annoyed me about this episode. I don't know what's the 'highlight' of the episode: Galadriel's insane riding skills that make no sense whatever, the tower that collapses but kills almost no one or the 4d chess plan to create a Vulcano eruption,... So many good stuff to choose from... Thank you for this entertainment btw !
@@LienesLibrary yes, this show is the gift, thats keeps on giving... i could tell you tons of stupid things you did not cover here, but you are doing great, keep on Liene, love your content 😍🤩
@@scambammer6102 and in the wrong direction... the sun rises in their back, so either the sun took a detour rising the west, or the Numenorean cavalry gallops westward 🤣🤣🤣
-"Taverns as we know are much harder to break into than stone fortresses designed to withstand sieges so they have brought a battering ram for the tavern", -"we love a genocidal girl boss", -"Just give that a quick turn and bob's your uncle you got yourself a mount doom" These recaps are the highlight of my day lol XD
“But you, you shall be kept alive. So that one day, before I drive my dagger into your poisoned heart, I will whisper in your piked ear that all your offspring are dead and the scourge of your kind ends with you.” -The protagonist we are supposed to root for
2 seconds later... tries to kill him. We need a The Notebook 'What do you want' edit for all of her flip-flopping throughout the show. Looking forward to the reveal that she has already married Celeborn but her commitment issues made her run away from her family and pretend it doesn't exist.
You missed covering the ending when Galadriel stood there watching 1000F+ degree pyroclastic flow moving over 100MPH+ coming to wipe out everything in that village… Unless this is a dream sequence or magic is about to be used in less than 5 seconds, EVERYONE IS DEAD. #FACTS.
I love how the villagers teleport out of the tower in the first place, teleporting somewhere else would solve this problem. Then the time jumping the numenoreans ride so fast they speed up the night the orcs are attacking and force the sun to rise early. Girlboss says "they are slaves" so the Girlboss is a genocidal maniac except when there is an option to take slaves. And of course my favorite part, the ending. Always the high light of the show but this time it looks final, all the main characters evaporated in the pyroclastic eruption. I thought it was going to be 5 seasons but after 6 episodes, ending it seems best. I suppose the next 2 episodes will be about the harfoots doing something evil.
If every major character survives the Pyroclastic flow rushing towards them at the end of this episode i will lose my mind. The entire village should be wiped out
Hope you aren´t too fond of your mind then, because all my money is on everyone (who is "important", whatever that means in this show..., at least) survives. XD
Hope you have some therapy ready because we've already seen the aftermath: apparently, in Rings-of-Power-land, Elves+pyroclastic flow= covered in Cheeto dust. I guess the villagers are protected by the layers of filthy sweaty clothing they all wear.
"One does not simply walk into Mordor... You actually have to activate it with a key first!" :D Also Galadriel can... apparently survive pyroclastic flows, that bish's plot armour be thicc! 👌
I gave up since I saw the trailer. Literally every new show it´s dogshit, with some exceptions. Barry, BCS.. etc etc. But I´m glad to know that I don´t missed shit. And the House of the Dragon it´s kinda... decent? But compared to the first GoT seasons, it´s worse than watching a guy waiting for the bus for 5 hours.
As a civil engineer I'm impressed by an ancient dam sluice gate activated by hand turning a key, mechanism works, water flowing out at just the right rate to fill a tiny trench, but with sufficient volume and pressure to flow uphill to Mount doom, arrive near instantly, without evaporating, soaking away or overflowing; fall down a tunnel and into an immense lava cavern where the resultant steam will build enough pressure to blow the top off the mountain and lift huge molten rocks into the sky to fall kilometers away. That's impressive engineering that defies reality. Must have been designed by Galadriel.
You do realize it's a fantasy show, correct? Where fantastical things happen? 🤔 but please continue to grace us with your knowledge on things that do not matter in the slightest.
Apparently they hired "intimacy coordinators" for this show. They haven't needed them yet... and Galadriel and Sauron seem to be getting quite close to each other... yeah, this is a fanfic alright.
Well they need to fire them and find new ones cos their “coordinations” seem to be “Make Galadriel and NotSauron give goo goo eyes at each other” “…why?” “She’s hot. He’s hot. It’ll work” “Don’t they need like I dunno common interests, or goals to draw them together?” *laughing hysterically*
I'm looking forward to the part where he reveals himself to be Sauron and then realises that Galadriel is more evil than he is. That's going to be embarrassing for someone who is supposed to Top Baddie.
It's sadly true what's said about Amazon (, Disney, etc.) expecting their audiences to just sit there open-mouthed and empty-brained to unquestioningly "consume" what they're being fed. A sad state of affairs. ~
@@dw620 Yep. And when people bomb-review the show because...well it sucks and it's an insult to Tolkien..they block the reviewers claiming it's full of "trolls". Well don't you think, dear Amazon, maybe these trolls exist in such large numebrs because ...your show sucks?? hello....
The best part was when the elf guy handed over the object of addicion to the sword-junkie boy after he confessed he is addicted to it. "Go boy! Take this to the Numenorians" (for some reason I can't hand it over) Clearly the boy is in the way of the romance with the mother, so the elf just wants to eliminate him. Also making Galadriel a very dumb Cercei Lannister with multiple personality disorder is hillarious. "I will kill all of your children, everyone you love and you are going to watch it because I will keep you alive to witness it... But first (plot twist) I kill you" :D
This show is an endless source of laughter. I am hooked on it. I rewatched some parts with friends to nitpick every inconsistencies worth a good laugh. Good pick on the battering ram for the tavern and not the keep. I'd love to marry someone like you, this must be a lot of fun 😂
There is a building trend here. "I want a fortress that is held up by one rope" "I want a gigantic dam that can be destroyed by a twist of a sword" Ep. 7: "I want a castle balanced by one 2x4 beam"
Some day Hollywood will take pyroclastic flow seriously and I'll get to hear the skull-popping sounds of brains suddenly evaporating. Ah well, time for a doe-eyed stroll into doom.
the orks didn't bring a battering ram to attack a fortified tower, but brought one to attack a villiage inn... the show has the logical consistancy of a tweekers dream journal.
@@belegur8108 Do you have a source for that from the show creators? Why would she even wear something similar to the house insignia of her crazy uncle that tried to steal strands of her hair on multiple occasions? And even if it is an "Earendil's star"-whatever the heck that is as an official "canon" or un-lore breaking decoration- why would she be wearing that ambiguous, awfully Feanorian-esque star rather than the flower emblem of her own kin from the house of Finarfin (that she supposedly cares so deeply about) or her own original symbol (which would be very on brand for Tolkien's Galadriel)? Instead she just apparently thought it was cool to wear the star invoking that nice sky sailing man with a simril on his brow, which still itself invokes Crazy Uncle in its own way? And would a show foolish enough to present Galadriel, one of the highest, most noble, and most powerful of ANY of the elves, as subservient to ANYONE, let alone Gil-galad, really be making the fine distinction of "Oh, the star's points are slightly more elongated that the star depicted on the doors of Moria so CLEARLY it's a different star altogether"? I'm just asking questions. Seems to me that it's more likely that the creators thought it looked pretty and elf-y and Tolkien-ish and wasted no more of their dear, limited thought capacity worrying about it. Perhaps they just thought of it as a uniform for all Elves in Gil Galad's army TM (thought that still doesn't make sense tbh and you'd think she'd at least have tailored armor that is hers for someone who's been running around picking fights for hundreds of years). I dunno, man. Seems like literally anything else would've been a better choice. And that's why it's CoMedY.
@@leftunsupervised hi, just to be clear... this show is 0% Tolkien and 100% BS... no i have no quote of the showrunners regarding the star, it was another viewer, that hinted on that, otherwise you could not be more true with your comment
@@belegur8108 No, the star of Elendil had 7 points, not 8. It represents the Star of Earendil. Feanor's Star had 8 points to represent himself and his 7 sons. The stars on the armor and uniforms of the Numenoreans in this travesty are wrong. They couldn't even get /that/ right. Clearly, all the ridiculous wealth spent on this show didn't go into production.
I think this was the best episode yet by far, cuz it made me cringe the hardest. The part where they have Arondir introduce Galadriel with all of her titles, while she swings her sword mid-battle was just .... peak writing! That is a moment every Merry Sue dreams of. When you need to have your own characters explain in-universe to other characters that someone is soo awesome and cool and respected and badass!!!
C'mon Liene you forgot the wonderful scene where Theo astonished by the presence of Galadriel asks Arondir "Who is she ?" and he proudly and almost crying replies "Commander of the northern forces, Galadriel 🥺" I almost 😭😭😭
My third favourite part was how many times the orc standing over Isilduers white buddy hacks at his head, hitting the dudes outstretched sword and never thinks to attempt a different attack. (It’s 12 if he carries on through the cuts).
My question: Did Mount Doom SERIOUSLY happen simply because Galadriel & Halbrand were too fucking stupid to CHECK THE DAMN BURLAP SACK THAT YOU THINK THE SWORD KEY THING IS IN. My god. I legitimately cannot get over the absolute stupidity of that. I kept saying, "Is it even there, though?? Has nobody opened it to check... seriously?!?!" And yeah. Seriously. They didn't. Cheesus Crust.
also just break the damn dam... no key needed at all in the first place... btu let's ignore the water flowing uphill when reaching the rise of Mount Doom 😂😂😂😂
I am lost for words regarding Rings of Power. It is such a complete narrative breakdown across all possible dimensions of analysis that I don't know what to comment on or what to be most upset about. With such a train wreck exploding on screen every week, Liene's hilarious and tongue-in-cheek treatment of each episode takes me out of my RoP-induced depression and shakes be back into coherence. Thanks for that.
Goals of our Heroes: - Eradicate a race and make someone watch - smash the heads of craftsmen into walls - leave the family with a crippled dad behind because they have befriended a big man - attack horse Our villains: -defeat Sauron -be a good dad
My favourite part with out any doubt was when the pompeians used their magical keysword to make the Vesuvius erupt so Galadriel could tank the pyroclastic flows.
Bronwyn: "Are you our king? I mean, you have a little keychain thing, so I just assumed that means you're the king ..." Halbrand: "Yep." Southlanders: "Sure, whatever ... hurrah, hurrah." Arondir: "Theo, here is your sword hilt ... although unfortunately it has noticeably shrunk." Theo: "Thanks ... it makes me feel powerful, in a dam operator kind of way." Arondir: "Then rid yourself of it, once and for all." Theo: "Powerful words. Lovely homage to Sam Gamgee, saying 'Then let us be rid of it, once and for all'. Gold star." Arondir: "Whatever, just throw it in the sea. The sea is always right."
The episode was basically a series of psychotherapy circles with everyone speaking about themselves and the others responding: "whatever. Just let it go"
This must be the greatest comedy of all time. Just listening to you talking about it, I was laughing the whole time! Now I know what to expect if I ever accidenly renew my Prime subscription, accidently cast and play Rings of Power, accidently trip over toy car, suffering cervical trauma and paralysis in front of TV.
Funny review. Thanks. Also apparently, fire doesn't give off heat when evils about (according to Galadriel ep 1). Makes an Orc smithies work that much more difficult!... And Sauron's! 🙃
hm, Galadriel was in this fortress in the far north and it was bitter cold... now Galadriel is in the middle of an eruption that gives of no heat... maybe its Galadriel, who is the evil radiating this cold the whole time? just guessing 😂😂😂
The one "issue" where they could've scored serious lore points is to have had Sauron - sorry, Halbrand - appear from the other direction *after* having shape-shifted to get ahead, as he should still be able to do at that date. I doubt the "we watched PJ's films a few times" writers would've thought of that option, though!
Next week we'll find out how Galadriel made her constitution saving throw against the volcano. Fortunately, her tempest-in-me modifier is +3000 so she probably didn't even have to roll.
would be a dex save and she has improved evasion, so not even half damage... or as i saw on a t-shirt the other day... "Jesus saves..." on the front and "and takes half damage..." on the back...
It makes me so happy someone commented on the bridge & ships. As a maritime Historian, this show's sloppy treatment of anything sea-related truly stirs a tempest in me!
Gotta love those Tardis ships then. I didn't know something about the size of a viking longship could carry 100 soldiers, their horses, and gear. learn something new every day!
also wouldn't the helmsman have some trouble steering those ships? he has no view to the ships bow at all, besides the small gab between the sails... correct me, if i am wrong, but on real sail ships, the sails start above the line of sight of the helm?
I liked how: discount legolas opens his mouth instead of clenching it when an orc is bleeding on his face; No orcs wields weapons if they are attacking a main character; Adar bacame everybody's favourite character by telling guyladriel that she's evil and stupid for doing what the show has prepared for her to make her badass; Everybody died in a volcano eruption covering everything in cheetos dust... ... Because they did die.... ... Right?
And here we see our main protagonist. An elf who was tortured, abused and twisted until he was but a shadow of himself. And yet, throughout his torment, he managed to cling onto his feelings of love. He has come to love the orcs that he created, or uruks as they prefer to be called in the black speech. He has even taken on the name of Adar, meaning father, and sees the uruks as his own children. Willing to sacrifice everything, even his own life, he battles ever on in order to get his children a land to call their own. Away from persecution, away from fear, somewhere they can live freely. Unfortunately our main villain stands in his way. A genocidal maniac who despises everything that Adar loves. Galadriel vows to brutally slay all his children right before his eyes, only to kill him last. Will our hero prevail? Can he escape the clutches of Galadriel? Or will he fall before her brutal onslaught? Watch the next episode to find out!
It's pretty odd in the hero shot of Gandalf--err, Galadriel coming over the hill with the cavalry, the Sun is behind them, even though the village is in the opposite direction, East towards the morning Sun and the direction they're going in other shots. Did they charge around in a circle? Did Galadriel forget something on the ship so they had to charge back to it? Or were the Numenoreans like "This probably looks awesome. Let's ride the other way so the Sun is behind us and someone get this sweet shot to post on Insta."
Based on personal experience, Galadriel probably forgot her purse on the ship. Or cell phone. Or had to go back and change into something else real quick.
OMG! I’m sorry for just having found this now, a year later, but this is gold. I absolutely love your comments. As a Tolkien purest myself, I have struggled to find anything redeemable about this series. It is so difficult getting past all of the poor writing, the character flaws, and the inconsistencies of all the facts that we know about the second age that simply do not add up. i’m going to have to go through all of your comments for all the other episodes.
I think it's funny that Amazon says a lot of people are watching the ROP, and think it, by itself, is a big hit (so they say). But what they don't realize is, the vast majority of viewers, are content creators. A BILLION dollars... buys you the world's most expensive meme generator. Thanks, Jeff!
This show is full of surprises. The townspeople gave the orcs the slip. You would think they would just keep going, but no, they wanted to die...apparently. Also, Shallow Hal becomes a king because of a random trinket around his neck? I didn't know you could become king through the power of a Cracker Jack box!
OK, I've been watching a bunch of these ROP comedy vids, but "And you can't burn your village twice" is a definite top-tier line. I literally passed on to the Undying Realms rofl'ing.
