The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

As a Lord of the Rings fan, I was eagerly awaiting the origin stories of Middle-earth. Of course, I have high expectations after Lord of the Rings, which is close to perfection in terms of time and fiction. Because they have a considerable budget and opportunities, that's why I gave my points by watching the first episode right away. Although it is the beginning part, I can say that I liked the first part very much. The character of Galadriel could have been more strong, but she is still successful. We will warm up to the characters better over time.

Characters: 8 Story: 10 Decor and venue: 10 Costume: 10 Music: 10.

A pleasant surprise, the cinematography is impeccable, the characters quite well done, the plot looks like a link between the stories of the First Age, the Silmarillion and the stories of the Lord of the Rings of the Third Age, the rhythm of narration is pleasant albeit a bit slow. If the outcome of the series will be to narrate how Sauron forged the Rings of Power, it will definitely be something to watch. Until this moment, I think that in general terms, at least the first chapter delivers. I think enough to be cautiously optimistic about what the next 7 episodes might turn out to be. I must add, again that I am pleasantly surprised.

We all know liberties were taken with this series so my review is not based on faithfulness to the source material.

A lot of the marketing for this show led people to fear it would be woke. I didn't see anything like that. I wasn't rolling my eyes or cringing at any virtue signalling.

The pace is a little rough in parts but since it's the beginning of the series I almost expect a little dawdling. There's a lot going on, things to be set up and introduced etc...

The characters and the story is engaging though, the cinematography was well done, and the score seemed to fit... so I'm honestly excited to see where this series goes.

Definitely give this a shot and decide for yourself.

Visually was breathtaking. But there's no story here...Zero... Dialogues were not professionally crafted, characters were one dimensional and I couldn't relate to any of them..And the worst sin... I was bored out of my skull. So, as much as I wanted to love this show...I cannot keep being lenient with incompetent story-telling just because the visuals were amazing. Yes, each shot was a master piece...Well I can find 4k screen-savers for free on the internet. I knew the show was going to look good..I was here for the entertainment value... I was not entertained.

For the rest of the show I guess you got to Keep an open mind?(""") I mean to be patient with a show based on the long awaited promise that entertainment will be eventually delivered in the future.. I suppose. Maybe at some point this season will pick up..on episode three or four or five,,,The fact remains that I invested two hours of my life expecting to be entertained and I was let down. Let's be real, I do not have an obligation to invest two hours and be patient, so a show would have time to slowly develop and give me back my investment with enough dividends. Good shows deliver from the pilot. And many great ones reel you in from the first ten minutes and won't let you go. This one lost my business I refuse to waste one more minute on this borefest..

This show had so much going for it as the idea of a show set in this period of middle earth is fantastic. However the acting and pacing of the show can make it a chore to sit through, sometimes feeling longer than the movies. If I want a good fantasy show guess ill stick with house of the dragon. I do like the look and design that has gone into making the world look like middle earth.

One day I might get around to watching it if nothing else is on that wont scratch the fantasy itch. The reason my rating is 3 stars and not lower is at times it shows promise, only for the acting or the story to let it down the majority of the time.