Johanns Rogers

I am a Rings of Power-truther. I’m a massive Lord of the Rings nerd. I’ve watched the movies, I’ve read the books and I even played the video games (and always picked Legolas, cause duh). I’m also a huge Peter Jackson fan, and the Rings of Power will never be able to live up to the masterpiece-trilogy that Jackson created. That said, I appreciate the Rings of Power in its own vacuum. And I’m appreciative that Amazon is spending hundreds of millions of dollars to share new stories in the LoTR world. I watched the first four episodes and I think this season is off to a great start. We’ve got new prominent characters introduced (i.e Celeborn, Nazgûl) and the plot finally feels like it’s moving forward and has momentum. There are also things about this season I dislike. Gandalf’s storyline is still draagging on; it’s been two seasons with no meaningful payoff. He’s one of the most powerful characters in RoP and he’s been the least utilized and the least interesting storyline to follow. And some of the acting in the show is a tiny bit cringe. Which is something I’ve just embraced since the first season—so I’m writing that off. Regardless, I’m having fun and I’ll be tuning in every week.