Why I Will Continue to Watch/Review Rings of Power (& New ROP Rumors)

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Rings of Power is going to continue to air on Amazon Prime (next with Season 2), being the largest Tolkien project in the works at the moment. Today, I will discuss why, despite my reaction to Season 1, I will continue to watch and review the Rings of Power show. Thank you all for watching, let me know your thoughts in the comments below!
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@neildaly2635 6 месяцев назад

It is clear to me that Old Man Willow is behind of all this, since he harbors such hatred against all who go about on two legs. I am a glad an honest man like yourself remains on this thankless job.

@Steel-101 6 месяцев назад

The two positive things from rings of power: 1. Your awesome episode reviews 2. The hilarious memes surrounding Galadriel. “Conflicted 😡?” Lol 😂

@justinbowers2749 6 месяцев назад

One more unexpected positive; it made me appreciate the Hobbit films more

@Steel-101 6 месяцев назад

@@justinbowers2749 That is a positive. Yeah they have flaws(mainly the love triangle, adding Legolas, & Azog) but those movies are great. Mainly because they actually stick to the book. All the classic characters didn’t change at all.

@Lone-wolf-1982 6 месяцев назад

I think you mean Guyladriel

@goji059 6 месяцев назад

thanks, for taking 1 for the team

@Iron_Wyvern 6 месяцев назад

I always looked forward to your season 1 reviews. Season 1 was 95% awful, and i honestly don't expect it to get better.

@yoyoma2227 6 месяцев назад

I think it will get worse

@Didymus20X6 6 месяцев назад

I heard they were going to add some new characters that would drastically improve it. They were going to put two robots and a cheesehead in the front row.

@__Sauron_ 6 месяцев назад

@@yoyoma2227if the rumours are true then it is gonna be beyond awful

@Steel-101 6 месяцев назад

@@Didymus20X6 you had me on the first half lol 😂

@IstariAzul777 6 месяцев назад

It’s impossible to make good tv or movies when you are treating the source material as ‘a platform’ to exploit vs a labor of love Shouldn’t even be legal to butcher the work of a deceased great far beyond anyone working on RoP despite their hubris

@Isaac_5.56x45 6 месяцев назад

The only thing on Prime that I like are the terminal list and Reacher, as a huge Tolkien fan myself, I couldn't even get through the first ten minutes of the first episode of rings of power, and I won't be giving it a second chance after all the backlash against the fans when it got negative reviews.

@RantingThespian 6 месяцев назад

What about Good Omens?

@NickGuelker 6 месяцев назад

The Man in the High Castle was pretty good (its a amazon show) if you like history. But i only watched the first few seasons to be honest.

@erikbender1967 6 месяцев назад

Read the book some years ago. Read the book it's better

@eqx7168 5 месяцев назад

The Boys is incredible but now I'm forgetting if that is amazon

@Alexs.2599 6 месяцев назад

If the rumors are true about that spoiler leak detailing what season 2 is going to include, then it's going to be pretty rough for us Tolkien fans for sure. But I will still look forward to Yoystan's thoughts about it all nonetheless.

@YamiSpyroX 6 месяцев назад

Oh my Gosh I really hope Tom Bombadil isn't Melkor even more so with that Spider and Goldberry. Yuck! Hello, yes I'm still around, and I just flat don't know how to feel about...this series continuing. House of the Dragon S2 has potential and the Percy Jackson show that's airing right now shows that you can still make a show that's different from the book and still care about the source material but, this looks grim. And not in a George RR Mar---scratch that, that needs to stay far away Middle Earth! I did see some cool news that Elf Quest is going to become an Animated TV series from the Spirderverse People. That's got to count for something right?

@resathe6760 6 месяцев назад

At this point I'm exited about all the fun rosting videos we will be getting ;D

@Alexs.2599 6 месяцев назад

@@resathe6760 Same here. I have to admit they're hilarious.

@YamiSpyroX 6 месяцев назад

@@resathe6760 Oh there's going to be allot of Roasting! That's for sure. Between this and Wheel of Time I'm not what's the biggest burn.

@Simlan12345 5 месяцев назад

You... really think Tom Bombadil and Goldberry are going to be in it and Tom will be played by the same actor as Melkor?@@YamiSpyroX

@MartinCHorowitz 6 месяцев назад

The Rings of Power has no hope of improving without constructive Criticism, even if the criticism doesn't help ROP,it may help future works do better.

@robertmaxwell1016 6 месяцев назад

Only way to save it is to retcon rop and start over

@user-jj4pm2wr6o 6 месяцев назад

I’d agree with you there but it’s got to be constructive which some of the criticisms isn’t

@daveortwine2641 6 месяцев назад

@@robertmaxwell1016its honestly sad because it could have been such a great show. The way i see it, it was a huge scam. Amazon got f'd on a $1b investment

@theccpisaparasite8813 3 месяца назад

It can't improve. They have laid such a poor foundation that it is terminal

@drnknmaster 6 месяцев назад

Been watching this channel for years and you will have my support for years to come. This is my #1 go to channel for any Tolkien related content. I trust no one more to express my own voice and opinion when it comes to Tolkien related content. I will follow you to the end, and to the very fires of Mordor.

@mcoburn5 6 месяцев назад

Your reviews were cathartic for me and my wife as you just expressed what so many LOTR fans were feeling. It was helpful and refreshing to have a public voice calling things out for what they were. If season 2 is anything like season 1, I will look forward to your reviews!

@Didymus20X6 6 месяцев назад

You were perfectly calm in your first season review. You gave that show more patience than it actually deserved (though it's probably for your viewers' sake that patience is given at all).

@isaacmallorn9137 6 месяцев назад

Agreed! Except for episode 5, that was... something else.

@wvhoipolloi7035 6 месяцев назад

I get it. I love Tolkien, and hate ROP more than any tv show i have ever seen in my entire life, but i get it. You save me from having to watch it myself.

@gh1430 6 месяцев назад

For morning came, morning and a wind from the sea!

@cheeseontop17 6 месяцев назад

I enjoyed your reviews even tho i didn’t watch the actual show

@carlosprieto773 6 месяцев назад

I appreciate you being upfront and have come to respect you as a fan. Not sure I'll watch that particular content but I will continue to enjoy the rest. Best of luck and continued success.

@spyrofrost9158 6 месяцев назад

It's important to have honest reviews, positive or negative, about things like this. It's especially important for long-lived and much-beloved properties such as Lord of the Rings. You can't just say "Our show is based on Lord of the Rings love it or you're evil!". Negative reviews are important in these situations, and I trust few as much as you to speak out properly.

@hubert9111 6 месяцев назад

I really want the series to be good and something to look forward to every year

@Rockmanxpr 6 месяцев назад

You being fair and honest about any of your reviews or content is why I'm a fan of your channel. You don't go on some rant filled hate review to gain traffic like I see on a lot of these "Rage Monger Barrons" channels that pollute RU-vid, I applaud you! Keep em coming!

@l4unchp4dgaming38 6 месяцев назад

Right because RoP was SOOOOOO faithful to the Canon right? We should be upset that Amazon RAPED a beloved IP. A piece of Western History. You're damn right I'm upset about it. Everyone should be upset about it.

@yodaslovetoy 6 месяцев назад

So that we dont have too?

@rbut2010 6 месяцев назад

As far as Tolkien lore channels, you really are the most honest. Keep on reviewing!

@jeffneely5556 6 месяцев назад

Very well put, sir. I always appreciate the way you honestly and humbly express your opinions. While I personally am content to ignore Rings of Power completely, I fully respect your position. Keep up the good work.

@MWhaleK 6 месяцев назад

You sacrifice is appreciated.

@George-um2vc 6 месяцев назад

Bro is really taking one for the team, this show causes permanent physical and mental damage.

@MrKn0w17A11 6 месяцев назад

Dude! Yoystan! Yours is a channel that covers all that is Tolkien! So of course you should cover RoP season 2. You care for the subject matter, and as such you keep up to date on news at all times, and you give your honest opinion to boot. I follow you for the tolkien lore foremost, but i also follow you because you keep me up to date on all thats happening in the tolkien-verse. Keep doing what you’re doing, in your way. And appologise to none!

@vesawuoristo4162 6 месяцев назад

I hardest thing about the show I was hoping for show about second age events , instead it was show with mo understanding of Tolkien's concepts.

@rywmiller 6 месяцев назад

Exactly my thoughts. With the Tolkien estate being rightfully protective over the LOTR IP it was such a disappointment to see a show that had the potential to be amazing. But the writers choose to ignore just about every detail of tolkiens world except that "huH DurRr THeRe ArE MAgiC RinGs and ElvEs"

@Peter-ri9ie 6 месяцев назад

Remembering the first videos you made. I’ve been following you since then and will continue to do so. I think you’re doing the right thing. 🙏🏻

@Seansyoutubehandle 6 месяцев назад

You have more right to give your opinion than most because of how knowledgeable you are on the content, of course we are going to want to know how you see the show and what you see in your review that non-Tolkien channels miss

@finn6715 6 месяцев назад

Yes I will join you in reviewing ROP it is lotr content after all. Just remember that "The sea is always right"... 😵‍💫😬

@zedorian6547 6 месяцев назад

Bad LotR fan fiction doesn't make it LotR content. Making content on it only validates the decisions of those with high purchasing power.

@saintdonoghue 6 месяцев назад

In Season 1, a) Galadriel is the only elf who remains vigilant against Sauron, b) Galadriel is the greatest physical warrior in Arda (easily able to kill a troll in single combat), c) Galadriel is physically invulnerable (incapable of being hurt even by molten lava), d) Galadriel is the one who motivates (and trains!) the Numenoreans, e) Galadriel comes up with the idea for the Three Rings, f) Galadriel is the only one with the know-how (and the raw material) to forge the Three Rings, g) Galadriel turns Sauron into the Dark Lord by refusing to go out with him. Given this and the rest of the alphabet, why on Earth would you spend time reviewing anything that comes from this garbage? You say you plan to discuss it since it's the major LOTR production currently being made. But aside from a few names, this thing has literally nothing to do with Tolkien.

@saintdonoghue 6 месяцев назад

To be clear: I wouldn't dream of unsubscribing to your channel! But absolutely no good can come from good-faith sifting through bad-faith garbage.

@Didymus20X6 6 месяцев назад

@@saintdonoghue At least Critical Drinker and Nerdrotic will give us some entertainment value from it.

@Makkaru112 6 месяцев назад

@@saintdonoghuewhat is bad faith garbage?

@Makkaru112 6 месяцев назад

@@Didymus20X6they actually know what they’re talking about. Watch the recent giant group live stream. So much great content in that video alone. Believe me!

@mr.zardoz3344 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for acknowledging this. Its along the same lines as "Never deal with terrorists".

@elemirion 6 месяцев назад

I love your content. You won’t be losing me. If I could move to Middle Earth, I certainly would.

@Makkaru112 6 месяцев назад

Arda is our world. Middle Earth is our Midgard. Remember this dear one ❤

@stetsonstarkey 6 месяцев назад

Thank you for remaining steadfast, faithful, and transparent

@irishsage2459 6 месяцев назад

The world is in such a weird place that people truly believe you can only comment on something if you like it, or you agree with group think. Tolkien himself would be disappointed in this modern mind set. Thank you for keeping it real 💯

@acrustykrab 6 месяцев назад

I cannot wait to make fun of season 2

@matthewanderson9754 6 месяцев назад

Man you don't need to worry about explaining yourself, you've done incredible unbiased content in every way, I love your content and I will watch it regardless of what anyone thinks or your opinions. Your opinions are what makes me take a second look at certain things for lotr and I love that!

@user-dt7qu5ll7i 6 месяцев назад

Fully respect and agree with you. Your channel is great and I very much love and enjoy it’s various contents, so thank you very much. I will watch Season 2 and all succeeding seasons till the end… Regards🇶🇦

@Pa1ad1no 6 месяцев назад

It is a bad show that tarnishes Tolkien's legacy. Thank you for the honest approach.

@InkedCarpenter1776 6 месяцев назад

It doesn't tarnish or diminish his legacy because this isn't something he'd have ever approved of. This is an insult to his legacy, nothing more.

@marjoe32 6 месяцев назад

Please don't be dramatic the books exist still nothing is tarnished, you don't like a show get over it, it happens.

@brianotoole1642 6 месяцев назад

I like your channel, do what you want, just please continue to make content outside of that show so I remain interested.

@Makkaru112 6 месяцев назад

Yeah. I am the same way. But with anyone else- not just with Tolkien stuff if you go against mainstream narratives in any way you’re labeled a bigot or whatever else. Ontop of the fact even just recently I invited someone from here to join my LOTR discord server but this person in the comments conversation apparently was like “I looked at your channel and don’t agree with your rhetoric so no thanks” as if this person would have but I don’t even have really anything on my community page that’d garner such a weird reply. And I don’t even make friends that way. I don’t need people to have all the same ideas and beliefs as me. Since I want to actually grow and learn lol

@hero0fcanton190 6 месяцев назад

I'm glad to hear this, hearing you explain what they did wrong and what could make it better is really good.

@lowerstreet 6 месяцев назад

Watching your reviews was fun after each episode. I'm more interested in the comparisons with the books and the discussions that stem from this, than the show itself.

@PhineasPhule 6 месяцев назад

I've been a LotR aficionado since 1974, and I'm not going anywhere, bud.

@AGoodGiggle 6 месяцев назад

I appreciate your Tegridy.

@markstott6689 6 месяцев назад

You have my support 100%. I trust what you have to say because your honest and measured responses merit it. You don't shout with glee at every ROP misstep. The show obviously pained you far more than giving you joy. I hope that when it eventually airs, season two doesn't ruin your year. 😊😊😊❤❤❤😊😊😊

@George-um2vc 6 месяцев назад

Many LOTR channels showed their true colours when they shilled for ROP, you however stayed true, that’s why I’m subbed.

@Peak_Aussieman 6 месяцев назад

How? This dude shilled pretty hard

@MountainFisher 6 месяцев назад

@@Peak_Aussieman How so? He never went to the all expense paid events and reserved judgement until the series actually put some shows out and I don't remember him saying it was a good show. Now if reserving one's judgement until there is something to judge is shilling then I guess he's guilty, but he didn't ever say it was a good show. I do remember he liked the trailer's views of some of the background. Hardly shilling, I mean it did have some good visuals, but then they started talking and fucked it up. The Doogie Howser Elrond bugged me, couldn't find a masculine Hugo Weaving type Lord Elrond? I guess to the Bobbsey Twins writers he was _their_ idea of the Son of Earendil.

@uriustosh 6 месяцев назад

Most Tolkien youtubers were publicly critical of ROP, overwhelming really. Your narrative is not only incorrect but makes you look like a silly person.

@Peak_Aussieman 6 месяцев назад

@@uriustosh Nooooo! This crummy fandom has been subverted by paid activists and shills. How else do you explain the advent of the cringey "super fans". No, this is doody, a big fat wad of doody! Reeeee! I respectfully disagree sir...

@andystevens2772 6 месяцев назад

@@MountainFishertheir take on Elrond grew on me to be honest, but Hugo as good as he was, was never Elrond as I'd envisioned him either.

@ladyalaina42 6 месяцев назад

I have watched your shows a long time and you are increasingly good. Thank you! 😊

@albarron4022 6 месяцев назад

Lol I didn’t know there was any division in the fandom… I think it’s pretty universally agreed that it’s not only a bad adaptation but just a poorly written and executed show altogether 🤷‍♂️ Random Film Talk channel does an excellent job breaking down each episode from a purely technical perspective and gives a master class on how this show violates all the rules of effective storytelling. It’s a must watch

@user-hd9qb4qq1k 6 месяцев назад

I do not usually comment, but i think some feedback might be useful here. I completely understand your reasoning, and you are right one hundred percent. But every time something reminds me about the existence of this show, it feels like a gut shot, even though i watched only first two episodes. I guess you do a good job explaining to new people interested in Tolkien why some people might feel that way, so best of luck to you. Anyway, I hope i did not rant too much, I did it only as a feedback kind of thing. Edit: Still gonna watch the other videos, if it was not clear from comment above.

@FXGreggan. 6 месяцев назад

100% lore or not I still love everything middle earth related, yes I have several (and severe) issues with it but I'll still watch it :)

@GreatGreebo 6 месяцев назад

Been a silent watcher of your channel for years. I have no desire to watch Rings of Power (not until I hear news of a marked improvement in the quality of the writing and also the writers showing some respect and adherence to the lore). Your explanation as to why you will continue watching Season 2 makes perfect sense. I definitely will be tuning in to your channel to get an unbiased and honest review and recap each week. Annon allen Yostan🤘.

@AlexSonicsMusic 6 месяцев назад

That makes perfect sense. Although I sometimes just wish I was in an alternate universe where all of this had never happened. So at least I get to see it through your lense:)

@hydroknight8612 6 месяцев назад

People who watch the show need to know the differences between the books and the show, and therefore, how bad the Rings of Prime really is. I think it is an excellent idea to call out the BS. Good on you Men of the West. Much love.

@edel5223 6 месяцев назад

Yeah dude, i wanna know what im missing out if its bad. Keep up the good work!! I got to know u from the preston/redteamreview discussions. Keep up the good work!

@amicaaranearum 6 месяцев назад

I agree that you should continue to cover the show; it is important for there to be reviews from the perspective of Tolkien fans. I enjoy lore-based critiques from knowledgeable people. If I still have Amazon Prime, I will watch _The Rings of Power_ - mostly out of morbid curiosity - but my expectations for it are very low.

@shanestevens5352 5 месяцев назад

When I heard the Tom Bombadil thing I was on a zoom call listening to this in the background. I had to mute myself and turn of my camera to shout “WHAT?!”

@theskyline231 6 месяцев назад

Glad to hear you will continue covering this show. The greatest threat to Tolkien's work is not the show but people believing the shows aspects are cannon to Tolkien's work. We need people like you to sort out the nonsense so we aren't fooled by Amazon's product

@jamesgillam6478 6 месяцев назад

I’m not going to be watching the second season, but I will watch your reviews, so please keep making them haha

@paulbrickler 6 месяцев назад

I'm not unsubscribing from your channel based on how you feel about one show, good or bad.

@Didymus20X6 6 месяцев назад

My opinion: the only way they're going to be able to improve this show is to add two robots and a cheesehead sitting in the front row.

@martinmorales3195 6 месяцев назад

Of course there will be a technologically advanced civilization hidden somewhere to get those robots from.

@Nexus-6 6 месяцев назад

I appreciate your honesty and your integrity. You didn't take any of the freebies and bribes from Amazon, leading up to Season 1, that many other Tolkien tubers did. I cant but take their opinions as disingenuous. Thanks for watching RoP, so we don't have to. 🙏 The show is an abomination for those of us who love the lore. Long live the Fellowship of the Fans.

@robinanderson3136 3 месяца назад

I have enjoyed rings of power. Love the characters. I hope it continues.

@peterwherry9380 6 месяцев назад

I respect your decision on this and please keep it up!! Mainly because it's means I don't need to watch it myself and I can still know all that they got wrong just watching your reviews!! 😂😂😂

@jimspetdragons3737 6 месяцев назад

Keep up the good work. You watching (& reviewing) ROP means I don't have to. I've better things to occupy my time than watching this show myself. I don't expect it to be worth watching (ever), but I do have some curiosity about the show's content. Looking forward to more from you on this.

@Earendil_1510 6 месяцев назад

You’re one of the few voices of reason when it comes to RoP.

@Ka_T_ya 6 месяцев назад

Well said! The rumors are unhinged , but then again it’s Amazon endorsed by Simon Tolkien , so anything is possible …

@MT.Jotnar 6 месяцев назад

This, this is the standards that more lore reviewers from different franchises need to have. Instead of I like this franchise and anything to do with it so im going to only talk good about and don't point out its flaws. You have respect and my axe

@mag_lore 6 месяцев назад

Your season 1 reviews were perfect, it's always nice to hear everyone's opinions on an adaptation. I wholeheartedly agree with you, the show deserves to be reviewed by everyone, especially those who don't like it. I strongly dislike the first season and I don't think it deserves to only have positive feedback, that's part of why I watched the whole season through. That and morbid curiosity of course😭

@Didymus20X6 6 месяцев назад

"Why not let people just enjoy it?" If someone really enjoys something, how can someone saying bad things about it ruin it? The whole point of criticism is to point out a works good aspects as well as its failures. Those who want to enjoy it, and think you saying bad things about it will ruin it for them, need to just take their own advice and not watch your review. Problem: SOLVED! The show is awful, and I'm personally looking forward to people like Nerdrotic and Critical Drinker ripping it apart for the garbage it is.

@Makkaru112 6 месяцев назад

His recent giant group livestream was amazing even George The Giant Slayer was there

@JohnTaylor-bb5xg 6 месяцев назад

I completely respect your argument. From my own point of view I go further: to expect Tolkien-level craft from every or any contribution to the Middle Earth legendarium is to be too 'precious' with our own criticism, and to underestimate Tolkien's achievement. I welcome every contribution to ME, and do not make quality judgements based on some kind of social media polling. I make this point as one who read the Fellowship in the same decade that it was published. Let us not be thumb-orificed about this.

@kiranraavi4240 5 месяцев назад

I’m a Tolkien lover who has an open mind. I didn’t like how the “woke vs anti woke” narrative took over the RoP discussion initially, I just wanted to see a great story. I was all for doing new things, new stories, new characters, etc. But this product has not done that. They haven’t attempted to explore what Tolkien left unexplored. They have instead attempted to rewrite a timeless classic which so many of us love, but then not even be thorough in that. It’s one thing to do a bad adaptation, it’s another to seemingly not even try.

@Swatta637 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely you should continue to review it. Big Tolkien content creators should have their voices heard. Your first review, as well as Nerd of the Ring's reviews were great and spot on in my opinion. That aside, I still am surprised by how much people disliked the show. I'm a huge Tolkein fan myself, and yes, hehe, I agree with many of the critiques of it, but by and large I still enjoyed watching it.

@EvidensInsania 6 месяцев назад

This is fair. This show needs as much criticism as it can get from people with online clout while receiving no views from normal people so it can be fully destroyed. My hope is Amazon just pull the plug, eat the loss and smother this abomination after season two.

@francescbonetlluch4971 6 месяцев назад

Very nice! I enjoyed your season 1 reviews. The madder, the better! ⚔️⚔️⚔️

@TobeWilsonNetwork 6 месяцев назад

Like Rust Cohle said: “To bear witness”

@johns1625 6 месяцев назад

If there is anything good that could come of this show all I want is a high quality scene of Sauron just wrecking the sh1t out of Elves and Men once and for all! Like the Vader hallway scene in Rogue One. That's all I want but I'm sure they will screw that up too 😂

@noahr4951 6 месяцев назад

You’re fair in your assessments. It’s your job to review Tolkien content regardless of quality. I appreciate your honesty in your reviews. You know so much more about the lore than I and always like your videos.

@thewilhelmscream7912 6 месяцев назад

You reviewed the shadow of mordor games, and there was clear not lore accurate aspects to the game, but we're still glad you did review it, I am glad you will give an unbiased opinion, I watch your channel specifically for your reviews on Tolkien's shows and movies and how it compares and contrasts with the books. Keep up the good work. Don't feel obligated to watch anything awful, but know it is always interesting when you tell us your thoughts and the difference between it and the original books.

@apan990 6 месяцев назад

shadow of mordor and war are phenomenal games with a great a story and next gen game mechanics ( nemesis system). only issue ofc the tossers copyrighted it, which fcking sucks. as for its lore, its a fan fiction, thats all, it never pretended nor claimed its a 'retelling of tolkeins world like he wanted it to be', its a spin off of a made up character in a region not all that explored in detail and was fun, cool, and a hell of a good time to play.

@thewilhelmscream7912 6 месяцев назад

Not to mention I got to live my dream of being a nazgul...so good!!!

@Muggle1983 5 месяцев назад

I look forward to your well reasoned reviews. ❤

@jakelaurence30 6 месяцев назад

I think that your decision is a good one. It will get you more revenue, at at least some degree, and I think you're right that it deserves to be criticised/critiqued. For me personally, I'm intending to watch the first 3 episodes, and if it is better than season 1 I'll keep going, and if not I'll stop and just watch your reviews. Because if I stop and your reviews seem to indicate that it improves, maybe I'll go back to it

@Mithrandyr. 6 месяцев назад

The line we walk is this. If we watch and ratings go up, everyone thinks it’s good it starts winning awards and so on. It’s not and it’s almost sacrilegious to me. But I do understand your position I won’t watch s2, maybe I’ll just watch your synopsis. lol. Good luck. Love your channel

@taidee 6 месяцев назад

I'll join you, and I honestly hope that the second season will be better for story telling's sake.

@Joac1193 6 месяцев назад

Would love some more videos on the community as a whole

@cjl1586A 6 месяцев назад

Season 2 needs a musical episode and a holiday special to round out the insanity.

@TheJmlew11 6 месяцев назад

It’s nice to see you take this show on fairly, but honestly. I watched this series before watching the Silmarillion, and even then I thought it was a massively dull and poorly written show. Now that I have read the Silmarillion I dread to see in real time this adaptation of characters and stories I have grown to love.

@naruthenarcissist 6 месяцев назад

I believe you were calm and thoughtful during your season 1 reviews. I'll be watching your reviews over the actual show, anyways.

@MrMojoRisin13 6 месяцев назад

I'm glad you will continue to review it honestly. I left a comment on InDeepGeek's channel that I was quite disappointed that he never states outright that this show is crap. He KNOWS it's crap. How could he not? And he yet he soft balls every discussion of it. It's like calling a werewolf a bad dog. And we know why he does it, and it's VERY VERY disappointing, and does lessen his credibility in my eyes. I still watch his channel, but now I take his estimations with a huge grain of salt. All I want is honesty in a review.

@rikgesamo2638 6 месяцев назад

Honestly: if they would've made a series with the same happenings and premise, but without the lord of the rings stuff (and other names)... people would be hyped by it. But since it uses all the stuff of the lord of the rings... They just should use "a story based on the history of lord of the rings''...

@pkschack 5 месяцев назад

The one thing that I don’t see mentioned much is the presence of the gods of Middle Earth when there was worship of Eru Illuvatar on Numenor and later unfortunately a temple to Melkor. This will be a major problem when time comes to destroy the Island of Numenor.

@Rachub 6 месяцев назад

I will watch the second season, I just honestly don't know how far I will get - it genuinely has to be huge improvement on the last season for me. And I don't mean that just with regards to the lore, which was often ignored or changed into ridiculous things (the whole mithril being the big one I think) or not utilized enough, but just the writing in general. If it's going to diverge from the lore to the degree that it seemed to in the first season, it at least has to be good. Mind you, if meteor man is Gandalf that might just put me off completely.

@MartinCHorowitz 6 месяцев назад

Suggested topic,how did the Valar get their names? Were they named by Eru, did they choose them?

@Makkaru112 6 месяцев назад

By the elves mostly

@davidbrennan660 6 месяцев назад

Watching money burn can be entrainment when they don’t care for their product in my case

@shanenolan5625 6 месяцев назад

Let the hate flow through you ! ( emporer palpatine voice) cackling Dont worry about calm i mean .

@lalaLAX219 6 месяцев назад

Omg a Melkor & Ungoliant to Tom Bombadil & Goldberry crossover 🤣 Personally I love the idea because the more insane they make the show the more obvious it is that it’s not LOTR. At this point I am grateful Rings of Power is such a disaster because it guarantees no one will ever mistake it for the work of Tolkien. The more insane the plot lines the better…bring them on! 😂

@Damorann 6 месяцев назад

I hope you are right, because frankly RoP could taint the original work by giving it a bad name that would make people less interested in it. Especially if they come across the show first, read the books afterwards and don't understand why they are so different.

@MarinaAngelska 6 месяцев назад

I'm glad I am not the only one, at this point I prefer the show to have only original storylines and characters so they don't ruin Tolkien's lore.

@sjferguson 5 месяцев назад

I have a lot of respect for your content and feel that you're doing the right thing by continuing to review their attempts at Tolkien's work. I myself am fairly passionate about Professor Tolkien's body of work and I know many others are as well. I wouldn't want this to be a huge point of contention within the fandom but here we are. Those of us who have been with you for many years will continue to support you and if some unsubscribe then so be it. I'm not opposed to watching your reviews but I won't be watching the original series unless they do a better job with season 2. I'm not holding my breath 😊

@timkinss 6 месяцев назад

Absolutely. Sometimes "If you don't like it, stop watching or talking about it" is actually a cynical method of removing criticism and enabling the rotten intentions of Amazon, to simply purchase an icon with enough money and occupy Tolkien's legacy unquestioned and unopposed, to become synonymous with his great works. And to attach awful ideas to Tolkien forever, ideas that are so against his intentions that this would be a crime. To allow evil to flourish, good men must do nothing.

@isaacmallorn9137 6 месяцев назад

Great Video! I really appreciate the fact you don't just bash the show, despite your feelings towards it. I feel like most others would try to smear it as much as possible because they didn't like it. I also agree with reviewing it, even if you don't like it. If people only watched/didn't watch it because they did/didn't like it, then it would just be extremes! I look forward to the rest of your videos, hope to see more of this respect you give towards people with different opinions!

@scottwood502 6 месяцев назад

I listen to your channel because I WANT to know your thoughts on ROP and other LOTR topics. Thank you.

@WalrusWinking 6 месяцев назад

I haven't watched a single second of the Rings of Power and I never will.

@mazzarouni5608 6 месяцев назад

You should definitely watch the series Yoystan. You have this platform but more importantly the knowledge to tell us the differences between Tolkien’s works and ROP.

@rileycord1248 6 месяцев назад

When I read the Tom and Goldberry thing I got up from my chair and paced my room. I did the exact same thing when they explained the backstory/importance of Mithril...by Eru we're in for a REALLY rough ride, guys, if this is true.

@lordinquisitordunn336 6 месяцев назад

Early video! Woo!

@suluturnip 6 месяцев назад

Hey. I’m a fair weather watcher of your channel. I avoided Rings of Power and everything related to it because it was obvious to me what it was doing and where it was going. The one thing I appreciated about your channel is the lack of drama related to it. I come here for the analysis and essays related to Tolkien’s work. My recommendation is to just keep doing what you did for the first season and continue to avoid any of the drama stuff. Plenty of other channels for that. However, I do understand that those types of videos get clicks and views and this is a business. Do what you must in that regard. You are really good about labeling your videos, so I never stumbled upon things I don’t want to listen to/ watch. I hope that if anything changes that your steadfast labeling will at least continue. Thank you for your great content. It’s always a highlight for me to watch one of your videos.

@Xanderman 6 месяцев назад

The sea is always right!

@nickhouston6089 6 месяцев назад

I would love to hear your analysis of what the LOTR/Tolkien legendarium community is. There are die hard by the book people and as the ROP has shown, some with a looser appreciation. An examination of the who's, where's and why's of how the community has evolved would be an interesting study.