Trazyn the Infinite
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Terrible, unredeemable trash.
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BaneIsPain
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My feeling after watching reviews breakdown week after week
Cyberpunkd
Member
So did we get big bad guy and Galadriel giving him an angry look?
TaylorSwiftFan
Member
It certainly wasn’t for her personality.
Ulysses 31
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HoodWinked
Member
absolutely insane that this thing cost between $500 million to $1 billion. And it was only 8 episodes.
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Elysion
Banned
Can’t wait for the flood of Galadriel/Sauron fanfics that are sure to follow. All we need is a cute nickname that’s a portmanteau of their names, like how fanfic writers often call Jon/Daenerys Jonaerys, or Harry/Hermione is Harmony (I’m not kidding lol).
Maybe Galauron? Or Gauron? Saudriel? Sauladriel? Wait, I’ve got it: Sauriel!
Maybe Galauron? Or Gauron? Saudriel? Sauladriel? Wait, I’ve got it: Sauriel!
Ulysses 31
Member
So Galadriel's rejection pushes Halbrand over the edge and turns him into Sauron? 
Told you so!
Tons of people are saying that which makes no sense to me. I like the idea of him turning into the Witch King though, that could be a cool story arc.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Hardensoul
Member
Haha! Haha!
OMG! It’s over! I’m not touching S2 whenever it drops in 2-3 yrs!
OMG! It’s over! I’m not touching S2 whenever it drops in 2-3 yrs!
Hardensoul
Member
Sauron came back because he’s an incel!Yo, you need to explain this shit to me.
Cyberpunkd
Member
SoSauron came back because he’s an incel!
Halbrand became Sauron after he failed to bang Galadriel?
Hardensoul
Member
Ulysses 31
Member
They're popular villains at Hollywood these days. (The Batman, She-Hulk, The Boys Season 2).Yes!
Hardensoul
Member
It’s why I’m watching/enjoying anime again! I’m also hooked on Korean shows/movies. Basically trying to find more foreign cinema to watch!They're popular villains at Hollywood these days. (The Batman, She-Hulk, The Boys Season 2).
Bragr
Banned
I took it as he saved her so she would go to Numenor and instigate a Numenorian invasion of Middle-earth, that in turn created Mordor. It's an attempt to do the Sauron "the deceiver" storyline.
But it means so little since everything else is so weak.
darrylgorn
Member
I bet Smoking Lava Hot Sauron drills like a jackhammer.
Kacho
Gold Member
I can’t believe this is a real show that cost a billion dollars. What an absolute stinker. Tolkien deserves better.
ShadowNate
Member
Sounds like a horrible beast that is part lizard and part mermaid (the fish tail part).
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
I enjoyed that episode. Best one yet. I enjoyed the memberberries... and folks theorizing that Galadriel wouldn't believe he's Sauron were wrong ... As soon as ... Lemme not spoil anything for anyone who hasn't seen it yet
Bragr
Banned
- Galadriel not telling anyone about Sauron. Why? they could have captured him.
- The scene with the Numenor king, where he suddenly jumped out of bed and moved around, out of nowhere, and told that girl to look at the Palantir crystal ball, but nothing else was shown, why have this scene in this season at all, when it was clearly setting something up in the next season?
- The Gandalf "reveal" fight scene, you had moments where Gandalf would shoot down one of them, for them to pop up in the next shot in another place. A harfoot would be running on the ground to suddenly be in a tree in the next shot. Everyone was teleporting everywhere. A completely ridiculous fight scene that ended with Gandalf screaming "I AM GOOD" before sending the feminem-nazgul whatever to hell.
- Why didn't Sauron kill Galadriel?
- The end credits song featured some women with a terrible voice, ruining the whole moment.
- Kinda weird how little actually happened in the episode. A massive amount of time was committed to Galadriel wondering about Sauron, Elrond wondering about whatever and the Harfoot's and Nori leaving. What about the Balrog wrecking the dwarf kingdom?
- The scene with the Numenor king, where he suddenly jumped out of bed and moved around, out of nowhere, and told that girl to look at the Palantir crystal ball, but nothing else was shown, why have this scene in this season at all, when it was clearly setting something up in the next season?
- The Gandalf "reveal" fight scene, you had moments where Gandalf would shoot down one of them, for them to pop up in the next shot in another place. A harfoot would be running on the ground to suddenly be in a tree in the next shot. Everyone was teleporting everywhere. A completely ridiculous fight scene that ended with Gandalf screaming "I AM GOOD" before sending the feminem-nazgul whatever to hell.
- Why didn't Sauron kill Galadriel?
- The end credits song featured some women with a terrible voice, ruining the whole moment.
- Kinda weird how little actually happened in the episode. A massive amount of time was committed to Galadriel wondering about Sauron, Elrond wondering about whatever and the Harfoot's and Nori leaving. What about the Balrog wrecking the dwarf kingdom?
Ulysses 31
Member
Lukaku's First Touch
Member
I was ok with this show, except for the budget hobbits. But every conversation is just spouting out one liners trying to be poetic.
PhaseJump
Banned
The retarded mood swinging that goes on here to drive characters is something else. Galadriel instagibs her already exceptionally retarded good will toward Halbrand just because she overhears plot convenient dialog to give her reason to become suspicious. She is still the fucking worst person by the end of it. Don't warn anybody that Sauron just fucked around under your noses or anything.
In her dreams she put the knife to Halbrand's throat before making a defiant point. When she snapped out of it, she went and put the knife to Elrond.
One of the greatest enemies this whole melodramatic season was that fucking blade, and it was finally defeated by the forge near the end of it. Thank fuck it's over.
In her dreams she put the knife to Halbrand's throat before making a defiant point. When she snapped out of it, she went and put the knife to Elrond.
One of the greatest enemies this whole melodramatic season was that fucking blade, and it was finally defeated by the forge near the end of it. Thank fuck it's over.
AJUMP23
Parody of actual AJUMP23
We swim……..
DeafTourette
Perpetually Offended
I can't wait for the Nerds of the Ring breakdown... I'm sure I missed some stuff
Cyberpunkd
Member
He got it 20 years ago.
Cyberpunkd
Member
Why is she having nuts in her hair to begin with?
Alex11
Member
So what's the rule here, does Galadriel not know any sort of magic, or is Halbrand/Sauron too powerful for her?
And what sort of power does he have, apparently he can bend her mind/reality whatever thing, but other than that is he mortal right now, but at the same time stronger, maybe faking is mortality, and if so, why wasn't he at the end in his armor?
I have no idea what this show wants or what it wants me to think of it. or any of these characters.
And what sort of power does he have, apparently he can bend her mind/reality whatever thing, but other than that is he mortal right now, but at the same time stronger, maybe faking is mortality, and if so, why wasn't he at the end in his armor?
I have no idea what this show wants or what it wants me to think of it. or any of these characters.
Sauron bad. Gandalf good.
Alex11
Member
Yeah sure, and the "epic" conversation of "you saved me, no, you saved me" and Halbrand/S changing emotions like a fucking lunatic, I mean I knew he was evil and all that, but after this I'm convinced he belongs in a mental institution.
Oh well, guess it could have been worse, Galadriel falling in love with Sauron and moving into Mordor, so there's that, we still have hope.
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V1LÆM
Gold Member
i quite enjoyed the season but it feels like it dragged on too much and that's an 8 episode season... could probably cut it down to 5/6 episodes.
hopefully now S1 is out the way they have learned some lessons and will get to work on S2. already i am excited for S2 for the simple fact that there will be less harfoots. i hope we never see any of them again or at least not until S3 or 4! The only interesting one was Nori and she's off with Gandalf or whoever the fuck it's meant to be.
Now the Sauron cat is out the bag i want to see him put some awesome bad ass armor on and do some evil shit. I love Morfydd Clark but hope they make her seem more powerful and not just some angry little girl. also can't wait for more Durin/Elrond scenes and of course when the Balrog breaks out.
hopefully now S1 is out the way they have learned some lessons and will get to work on S2. already i am excited for S2 for the simple fact that there will be less harfoots. i hope we never see any of them again or at least not until S3 or 4! The only interesting one was Nori and she's off with Gandalf or whoever the fuck it's meant to be.
Now the Sauron cat is out the bag i want to see him put some awesome bad ass armor on and do some evil shit. I love Morfydd Clark but hope they make her seem more powerful and not just some angry little girl. also can't wait for more Durin/Elrond scenes and of course when the Balrog breaks out.
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Cyberpunkd
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Hardensoul
Member
What’s the metric? She Hulk #2???
PhaseJump
Banned
Salvaged in what way? Get TeamFourStar on it.
Galadriel absolutely needs a Zorro mask and moustache deepfaked onto her face every time she sword fights or rides a horse. The hairless ewoks need blatant autotuning to their singing. All the slow-mo action scenes should be sped up to normal. Gandalf hobo should be saying hissing words like "retarded" while healing the trees, saying "Hodor" the rest of the time, up until the last episode, where he can cut off the villians by saying "I am Hodor"
Bragr
Banned
That Galadriel girl is just not a good actress, I am sure she is a good person and all but she has one facial expression and can't carry her scenes.
The rest of the casting of the big characters is not bad, Gandalf, Elrond, and Durin, they are fine, but they need completely different writers for the second season. Something we won't get because the producers have such a weak standard.
The rest of the casting of the big characters is not bad, Gandalf, Elrond, and Durin, they are fine, but they need completely different writers for the second season. Something we won't get because the producers have such a weak standard.
Bragr
Banned
Who the fuck watches The Walking Dead at this point? might actually be the worst show on TV.
It's interesting, RoP wins "the day" only on the day it is released, HotD wins pretty much all the rest. https://televisionstats.com/timeline
Not sure what this means since I don't see numbers associated (like, does EVERYONE watch RoP at drop so makes sense it isn't winning every day [unlikely]) or how they are counting views, so I'm curious about scale. Needless to say, HotD looks to be a JUGGERNAUT while RoP definitely has folks watching. Wonder about the legs though, I personally am probably gonna forget everything that happened over 2 years. I don't feel like they laid down a stable foundation. If HotD stopped TODAY, at ep8, it has roots down to bedrock thanks to Viserys. It can only grow.
Not sure what this means since I don't see numbers associated (like, does EVERYONE watch RoP at drop so makes sense it isn't winning every day [unlikely]) or how they are counting views, so I'm curious about scale. Needless to say, HotD looks to be a JUGGERNAUT while RoP definitely has folks watching. Wonder about the legs though, I personally am probably gonna forget everything that happened over 2 years. I don't feel like they laid down a stable foundation. If HotD stopped TODAY, at ep8, it has roots down to bedrock thanks to Viserys. It can only grow.
HoodWinked
Member
I did think Sauron tempting Galadriel to rule with him as king and queen was decent. And the part about her being the light that could balance his dark. Probably would have worked with better direction and storytelling.
negator2vc
Member
My bet is double down. They gave the most expensive tv series to two nobodies and no one didn't find anything wrong, for example, with the script?