Amazon released the first two episodes of the Rings of Power this weekend. I'd heard so much early negative feedback based on what the showrunners had shared about the show, but I was pleasantly surprised.
Pros: The tone, settings, costumes, and even comedic breaks remind me of the Peter Jackson trilogy. They're doing a great job of making it feel like a LotR story. The CGI is pretty good as are the action sequences.
Cons: Some really campy, straight-forward dialogue, as well as a pretty long exposition dump at the start, but I'll concede they're both sort of necessary to set up the world.
There's enough strings to pull and questions after Episode 2 that I'm definitely interested to see where this goes. I do think it's going to suffer from people trying to compare it to the Game of Thrones shows, although the two are totally different in terms of tone and structure.
Pros: The tone, settings, costumes, and even comedic breaks remind me of the Peter Jackson trilogy. They're doing a great job of making it feel like a LotR story. The CGI is pretty good as are the action sequences.
Cons: Some really campy, straight-forward dialogue, as well as a pretty long exposition dump at the start, but I'll concede they're both sort of necessary to set up the world.
There's enough strings to pull and questions after Episode 2 that I'm definitely interested to see where this goes. I do think it's going to suffer from people trying to compare it to the Game of Thrones shows, although the two are totally different in terms of tone and structure.
