Well... Galadriel is the one who once went "In place of a Dark Lord you would have a Queen! Not dark but beautiful and terrible as the Dawn! Treacherous as the Seas! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth! All shall love me and despair!" So yeah... She can be intense and scary.

@skaraturbo

Жыл бұрын

Stiill not as strong as Sauron though!

@Robert_Douglass

Жыл бұрын

She was also the one who immediately afterwards said "I pass the test. I shall diminish and go into the West and remain Galadriel." Long before that, however, as a young elleth, she bore witness to the wars of Beleriand (just east of Middle-Earth over the Blue Mountains, and now sunken underneath the waves) and its drowning at the final War of Wrath, which saw the defeat of Morgoth Bauglir and his greatest armies, and ended the First Age and Beleriand itself. She bore witness to the fall of the Father of Dragons, Ancalagon the Black (the most enormous dragon anyone has ever conceived of, whose wingspan would shadow modern-day Manhattan Island from just over the Empire State Building.) and the breaking of Thangorodrim, Morgoth's fortress in Angband.

@xboy6373

7 ай бұрын

Thats her evil version whit ring

@xboy6373

2 ай бұрын

But not a spoiled teenager dummy!!! She isn't scary she is annoying.

I love how they always pronounce the "r" in Sauron

@axlm.808

Жыл бұрын

They almost say Thahulon Same for Morgoth, with a amphasis on the TH It's how it's supposed to be pronounced

@noneya3635

Жыл бұрын

Really? Sounds super pretentious, like the way people tried so hard to pronounce Gal Gadot’s ame and got it wrong..

@scumdog666

Жыл бұрын

Elves roll their "R's" like Mexicans

Watching this on my 75" 4K tv was an absolutely magical experience. They definitely got their money's worth when it came to the look of the show.

@alfazri8466

Жыл бұрын

The writing tho, not so much.

They don t die by age, they are trullu immortal. They just can be killed

@Zacheize

Жыл бұрын

Can't even be killed, really. Their souls float back to Valinor and they get new bodies Probably wouldn't end up sailing back to Middle Earth during this era, though

@blackpanther6885

Жыл бұрын

they can be killed they just don't die of ageing.

@davidllamas2192

Жыл бұрын

@@blackpanther6885 yeah, but they come back to Valinor

@TheKing20501

Жыл бұрын

They can die of heart break/Sorrow or deadly wounds...

@danielbanbury378

Жыл бұрын

@@Zacheize yeah prime example is Finrod got a fresh body back home

Elves are essentially immortal. But they can die by being killed or they go tired of life and wish to die

Much of the initial production, including those sweeping aerial scenic shots, were filmed in New Zealand. They initially intended to do most, if not all of the shooting (including studio/sound stages) in New Zealand but production kept getting shut down due to COVID, so they moved to the UK to finish a lot of the sound stage work (I guess the UK wasn't as strict about the pandemic at the time). Not sure what the producers with decide going forward with future seasons. Some of those shots looked like they used several of the same locations from Peter Jackson's films.

Galadriel is related to Elrond. Her father (Finarfin) is the brother of Elron'd's great-great-grandfather (Fingolfin, who challenged Morgoth to single combat and died) Most of their kin died in the First Age, so they're most of the family either of them has at this point (all of Galadriel's siblings are dead, most of Elrond's ancestors are dead, and his parents are in space. No, really.). Galadriel's backstory was changed by Tolkien a LOT after he created her, but he established that as a kid, being the one girl among a bunch of boys, she basically learned the same skills as them - hunting, swimming, wrestling, etc. She becomes more of a sorceress after she gets one of the Elven Rings of Power and learns to use it. (Pippin in the Lord of the Rings is a Brandybuck; he is Frodo's cousin as Frodo's mom was a Brandybuck, IIRC. I think Pippin was related to Bilbo through his Mom and related through marriage to Frodo.)

Elves do not die. Their souls are forever tied to the fate of Arda (Earth). If their corporeal forms die, their spirits go to the Halls of Mandos, a limbo-like place where they unload all their emotional baggage and trauma and are rebound to new life. In a sense, it's like respawning in a video game. They can age in some visible ways. When the Fellowship meets Galadriel, they do notice that although she has the visage of a beautiful Elf maid, something about her eyes make her look ancient, and a little scary. Cirdan, the shipright, is SUPER old and is the only Elf we know about who has a beard. Weariness and trauma can also age them a bit. Although they are much stronger and durable than other races, they do suffer trauma. They have to learn to live with it though, cause they cannot truly die.

i wanted to prepare for the mines of moria video game in 2 days so decided to check whos reactions ive not seen, and yall lovely epic people came across my brain

The thing I like with this channel is you don't seem to get caught up in all the internet nonsense about shows like this and She-Hulk and just give an honest opinion, seeing the good, bad and average unlike some who have decided something is bad and you know no matter what they think they've decided it's the worst thing ever and keep saying what their viewers want to hear.

After watching this and The House of The Dragon Netflix has got to give The Witcher better writers and a bigger budget.

@jamaalellison3076

Жыл бұрын

@@provisionalhypothesis man if they can find money for Zack Snyder and the Russo Brothers they can toss a few more coins to The Witcher

@geoafe66

Жыл бұрын

Jamaal with the big facts. House of the Dragon and The Rings of the Power make The Witcher look like a joke.

@jamaalellison3076

Жыл бұрын

@@geoafe66 bro I was watching both shows and then that thought crossed my mind and made me sad. The Witcher was a port in a storm during the pandemic when nothing good was coming out so I feel I should give it the proper respect it deserves but man smh. 😔

@tsukiakari91

Жыл бұрын

Stranger things is better than RoP, this is an abomination

@jAmzye

Жыл бұрын

This shows writing puts the The Witcher writers to god like status. Never seen such mediocre writing then Rings of Power

Serious question, do we know if this is supposed to connect to the Jackson adaptations or is it meant to be its own separate entity based on what they could use from the appendices of lotr?

was waiting for this

So many reviewers saying they were bored by this episode, saying it was too slow paced. Maybe it's because I'm a middle aged man who reads very dry non-fiction books, not a young fanboy hopped up on caffeine and adderall, so I have the patience to watch a story unfold, but I wasn't bored in the least.

@ramithair2846

Жыл бұрын

For me it isn't about boredome. Its about consistency, if you can't stop contradicting what you just established. Or what is already established in the world. Then it is badly written. No two ways about that.

@MedjayofFaiyum

Жыл бұрын

Same. I wasn't bored either.

@davidnobre5660

Жыл бұрын

@@ramithair2846 you thought that about the first episodes? what scenes are you talking about?

@davidnobre5660

Жыл бұрын

for some reason I was more interested in Galadriel's plot line in the beginning than I am now I'm now more interested in Elrond and the Supposed Maiar story lines than Galadriel's If they hadn't included the Mayar in the hobbit predecessors story line I was most likely gonna start skipping those parts...

@ramithair2846

Жыл бұрын

@@davidnobre5660 many instances. If you want a detailed review that breaks down all of it check out Shadiversity and KNIGHTS WATCH . ( same guy ). But essentially the worst points are when galadriel presents gil galad with evidence about sauron being still around and then he goes like.... Those fighters proved to us that the evil is no more or something like that. Well that's not what they did. Second worst point is galadriel jumoing into the sea. It is established that the sea between Aman and middle earth. We know that because it is mentioned in the simarillion it took the numenorean fleet 39 DAYS to almost reach Aman. Which is where galadriel jumped off. This is Effectively suicide. She is more likely to swim all that distance back than she is to spot anyone in that vast distance. And yet she apparently needs no food for .... months at least

I love the breath if the wild comment , Jaby. Holy crap that's Lenny Henry!!! Playing a hobbit ancestors? That's a bit of a stretch he is 6" 3 or something! Wow! I didn't realise he was in it , that's really cool he has always been one of my favourite entertainer/comedian/actor. Is the beautiful scenery making up for bad plot? We will see I guess

@martinsleight321

Жыл бұрын

I mean, the plot is the only thing they actually have from Tolkein so...

@Tanya-dylexisic-fingers

Жыл бұрын

@@martinsleight321They need to follow lor that Tolkien set out! There is a clear time line that needs adhered to. If it is not followed the people that were where they were when the Hobbit/Fellowship awarded. Then things don't sinc up. Look are all very well, but if it goes off on a tangent then it's not sensitvily written to join up. Also there needs to be enough lor that people that are great Tolkein fans can enjoy the series. But we just need to give it a chance.

@Tanya-dylexisic-fingers

Жыл бұрын

@@martinsleight321 given is a proper look the sound track and cinematography is wow! But things are changed from lor and the costumes were not though though properly. Plot writing is needing worked. But 60% is OK

Subbed to see the rest of this Journey with y'all down the line. I'm loving this series so far. Can't wait for episode 3.

Promising start!

I didn't feel that the pacing was the issue in this episode... More like, the acting seems weird and funny especially the one who's portraying Galadriel. No facial emotions and weird expressions. Lmao!! Is this supposed to be based on books? I haven't read the books!

@Robert_Douglass

Жыл бұрын

Read the Silmarillion, there's so much more to tell.

Waiting another week for episode 3? I need to see more lol.

I don't get the negativity of the show. Its slow in the beginning sure but I understood why. I actually am hooked in.

I like this razor-sharp ferocity of Galadriel - this bold choice not to make her easily accessible to us seems carefully considered - on the one hand, the tone of this central character can be a constant reminder of the deadly cosmic stakes - on the other hand, this detachment we feel from her can help keep the whole series within an epic register - epics are meant to be viewed from a distance - think of figures like Achilles, Arjuna, Rostam, Sita - we mere mortals aren’t meant to be on intimate terms w such characters - and also, as Jaby says, this severity is consistent w Blanchett’s tone, but bringing a new angle to it - the more mortal characters can provide the easier identification point for us - I think this contrast is important here 32:00 - the “prologue” - the focus of this series is the Akallabeth, and apparently the Silmarillion itself is serving as the “prologue” - the previous First Age lasted almost 15,000 years, and the destruction of the Trees of Valinor I think happens within its final millennium - the Second Age of the series “present” itself lasts about 3,500 years - I don’t know how far the series will compress this timespan for the sake of dramatic momentum 26:00 - your surprise that Galadriel has warrior skills - but why wouldn’t she? We saw Elrond and Arwen in action in LOTR, in Fellowship - even though we usually encounter them in civilian “repose” - I feel they’ve long established this premise of how lethal they all are, even physically - the surprise here is like Vader’s moment in Rogue One - we all realized how rarely we’d actually seen him in action Achara 23:00 - “and are those Hobbitses?” Samwise response - “Can’t you hear yourself? Don’t you know who you sound like?” lol

If you allow me, I would like to share a few scenes of your reaction on my channel.

@emmacharlotte3279

Жыл бұрын

We are waiting for you to share the video.

@avaharper9310

Жыл бұрын

@@emmacharlotte3279 yeappp ı'm waiting too

@julieguny3568

Жыл бұрын

@@emmacharlotte3279

@starwarsfanchannel6903

Жыл бұрын

Which scene will you share?

Жыл бұрын

@@starwarsfanchannel6903 I will share the Galadriel and the Troll scene.

Galadriel was very powerful, in fact I’d argue the way she killed the Snow Troll doesn’t even come close to how powerful she actually is

@Phoenix-King-ozai

11 ай бұрын

The problem isn't that she's OP It's that her Elite band of Elves who are just as old are shown to be much inferior And Galadriel was never a fighter in the books Maybe she could fight, but she was no War commander like here They could have made her badass without changing canon

I would hope that after a few CENTURIES of being a warrior, practicing my skills; I would walk away from most fights without a scratch. Otherwise wtf have I been doing all that time?🤷‍♀️

@LuxLoser

Жыл бұрын

Yeah but… why is one of the most powerful magic users ever swinging a sword around?

@bendover7841

Жыл бұрын

@@LuxLoser showing off

@LuckDragonLair

Жыл бұрын

@@LuxLoser because she's spent her time leading elves hunting orcs around and hasn't started studying magic for the hundreds of years before the 3rd age stories began? :-) She doesn't strike me as having sat still long enough to study the magics as much.

@LuxLoser

Жыл бұрын

@@LuckDragonLair She’s apparently already almost a thousand years old by this point. You’d think she’d find the time.

@LuckDragonLair

Жыл бұрын

@@LuxLoser True enough :D Though my first watch through made me feel like they had been there for centuries and her brother died in the war and she has spent the entire rest of the time just out hunting... Who knows, they're definitely not following things totally as written. :)

I think the guy from the sky is one of the blue wizards Alatar or pallando the arrived in middle earth in the second age…

@skaraturbo

Жыл бұрын

No i think they arrived in the third age!

@tobiaslarsen3861

Жыл бұрын

@@skaraturbo No. The blue wizards arrived in the 2nd age.

The visuals are so stunning for a TV show it really immerses you in this LOTR world truly, as far as the story itself it is definitely slow but then again it is just the FIRST episode of the show. it is definitely a decent start from the show. If people want to criticize the show they should do it after the first season is completely out.

@friendlyatheist9589

Жыл бұрын

bhai accha tha but ye zabardasti ki racially diversity kyon ghusane lage ab. makes no sense for strong independent black women to be in a series which sets in past while there is no diversity in future.

@richieene1042

Жыл бұрын

@@friendlyatheist9589 brother this aint the past tho😂😂 It isn’t even set on earth. I understand the point if the show was supposed to be historically accurate but bruv this is 1000% fiction😂 Allow them aint too deep

@davidllamas2192

Жыл бұрын

So first we couldn't dislike it until we had seen the show, now we can't dislike it until the end of the season. What's next? Until the show Is over? And after that? Until I have a grandson?

@oduinn7948

Жыл бұрын

Wait until the season is over to have an opinion or criticism... But greenlight season 2 after only the first episode? Seems a bit dumb comparably.

@p-forest

Жыл бұрын

@@richieene1042 Seriously, got a friend who's been deep online reading the criticism and people are flipping out because the hobbit accents are Irish, not 'proper British English.' I guess because Jackson's movies used largely British accents, for these imaginary races? Even so, this is thousands of years before those movies, accents can change in decades. So silly people thinking these should be following European standards, even if Tolkien may have LOOSELY based SOME ideas on European history.

Was that meant to be a metaphor for the viewers that after making it through episode 1 the character randomly jumped off the boat into the ocean?

Achara : Ohh...ohh there was a hand, and it moved ! Jaby : Yaa, that's what hands do 😂😂😂

Galadriel is thousands of years old even at this point, a troll is akin to fighting a schoolyard bully when you are Mike Tyson. Now 5 trolls would likely give her some trouble. In D&D parlance, she is a 15th level fighter facing a Challenge Rating 5 threat.

The pacing is in tune with novels. We're you have to think to get it. I prefer storytelling like this

season 1 was shot in New Zealand.

Bronwyn went with Arondir to Horn because she's the town healer. That's why the old man bought the sick cow to her.

3:31 no, they are literally immortal

Just a side bite here on the galardrial not having a stratch comment. Believe it or not that is pretty much how all the " high elves" were after 3000 years of fighting Morgoth. They had to fight dragons the size of a mountain, gigantic wearwolves, tons of Balrogs etc. So yah an Itty bitty troll is literally nothing to the elves that lived through that time. It can even be said that, based on the crazy feats of her fellow elves, galadrial is actually kind of weak in comparison, since she didn't join in some of the earlier battles. Just for perspective I guess.

@algorithmicalychallenged.291

Жыл бұрын

Wesk writing ✍️ got it

@kesardogra5529

Жыл бұрын

How dare you calling a wamen weak!! ☕☕

@jamesdoucette55

Жыл бұрын

@@kesardogra5529 I said in comparison! she took down a troll without a stratch! 😆

@kesardogra5529

Жыл бұрын

@@jamesdoucette55 this show is not true to the books. Guyladerial never fought in the books.

@jamesdoucette55

Жыл бұрын

@@kesardogra5529 nothing about this story is in the books, just saying. However, if it is in the world then it does have the duty to stay true to the bigger story. And so far it has mostly achieved that. Furthurmore, they only have the rights to so much of the material. It makes sense to create their own story. Just saying.

This episode might not be as truly amazing as the next one but this episode does a great job of world building. Not to mention it looks absolutely gorgeous! When even I have difficulty telling whether some shots are CGI and which are practical that means that this show is doing a great job immersing me in this world.

@User87_

Жыл бұрын

Please share whatever your smoking

@thedarkknight2221

Жыл бұрын

@@User87_ I’m just watching with eyes unclouded by hate.

@georgegogiashvili9416

Жыл бұрын

@@User87_ smoke this 🖕

@davidnobre5660

Жыл бұрын

wow even you can't tell the difference between what's real and what's CG that must mean it has amazing effects right?

@thedarkknight2221

Жыл бұрын

@@davidnobre5660 must be exhausting being so sarcastic all the time.

Half a billion for one season guys. 8 episodes. Yep. Most expensive show in history. The rights make the cost exceed 700 million already. Somewhere around 50 million an episode

*10:30** - **10:42** - **_Super Easy, Barely An Inconvenience_** Moment!* 😅 *Young **_Eddard “Ned” Stark_** Have Moved On To Middle Earth!* *_IS THAT GANDALF???!!!_* 😮

I hope we get to see Balrogs in this series. And while they're trying to keep this as it's own thing separate from Peter Jackson's movie universe, I still hope they honor the design Jackson's artists created for them.

@philliplopez3440

Жыл бұрын

its in the trailer

I had a similar moment upon seeing Galadriel as a warrior when she's so firmly entrenched in my head as this Elven sorceress queen, but then I remembered that Elrond himself was portrayed in the movies as a sort of warrior sorcerer, and that Gandalf, the quintessential wizard, has no problem wielding a sword and hacking orcs to bits both in the movies and books, which in turn reminded me of how they made Arwen more similar to her father and she fights the Nazgul with sword and spells in the movies instead of just being Aragaorn's Elven girlfriend, so I shouldn't really be bothered about Galadriel being a warrior when she was young, even if it's not exactly canon. Hell, it bothered me more to see Elrond and Galadriel be all chummy to the point where it kind of seems they may have a thing for each other, when she's actually his mother in law and Arwen's grandmother.

@AestusL4

Жыл бұрын

The big thing to remember is that magic in lotr is not the same as other fantasy. It's far more esoteric and is about granting boons or curses, bolstering or corrupting. Gandalf using his magic and the power of the ring he had came a cross as inspiring the men of Gondor and Rohan, and causing orcs to flee. But it's not flinging fire balls.

@kimlarbiere2353

Жыл бұрын

The thing is Galadriel being a warrior is actually pretty much canon. If you go look into the wider lore outside the lotr books there is actually quite a lot to support the idea that Galadriel was a warrior from the name her mother gave her 'Nerwen' = Man-maiden, descriptions of her athletic feats and Tolkien literally calling her as an Amazon, a term he specifically defines as meaning warrior women and shieldmaidens.

@davidllamas2192

Жыл бұрын

@@kimlarbiere2353 any Lore existing about Galadriel fighting refieres to the first age. This show isn't about that. (Also the depiction of Galadriel the Amazon doesn't apear on the material Amazon has the rights to, they aren't suposed to use It) By the second age she's a wanderer looking for a kingdom of her own and Is married to Celeborn and they have a Daughter who eventualy Is married to Elrond. So making her a warrior on this a bad idea.

@AestusL4

Жыл бұрын

@@davidllamas2192 yeh. The fact that we havent seen her husband yet shows that they are definitely changing her back story. I suspect they'll have her marriage to him happen in the second age. It's hard to say since it seems they're taking a lot of liberties with the lore. Not that that's necessarily bad, but it does mean the writers are taking a big risk with this.

@kesardogra5529

Жыл бұрын

In this show elves don't even look like elves in the movies

I felt sad not for the elves but of the hopelessness of they r lonely wars with evil lords great was the valor of the first of the children of ILLUVATAR and great the price they paid for their might againt melkor who was morghth and his servant sauron

They managed to condense the entirety of the Years of the Trees and the First Age into just a few short minutes, when there was just SO much more to tell about the Years of the Trees and the First Age. Did they tell of the Silmarils and of the terrible Oath of Fëanor? The Kinslayings? Did they tell of the Battle-Under-Stars? The Battle of Unnumbered Tears? Did they tell of the Siege of Angband? The fall of Gondolin? Of Nargothrond? The Children of Húrin? The War of Wrath? They didn't even begin with the Ainulindalë, did they? The Creation Myth of Eru Ilúvatar? The Great Music that formed the Universe of Ëa?

@kangke57

Жыл бұрын

They don't have the creative rights to any of that, sadly :( I think they're doing well with the restrictions that have been placed on them

Was that Gandolf in the end?

@MzkZP

Жыл бұрын

If you go by the books it can’t be him , but who knows

The white draped people could beThe Great Foe's slaves or worshippers.. the man who fell could be Blue wizard..just wild guesses

As far as I know they spent $250 million in the rights alone, with the budget for the first season itself being around $500 million. I was a bit worried about how the pilot layed out the pieces of the chessboard, some things got confusing... But episode 2 was better.

all the central character have the name with letter 'r', so they can pronounce it in a cool way, also character look dangerous with those name.

The trolls are out in force already. 3 or 4 comments by the same person. Good lord. I am sure Tolkien would have been so proud of you all. Tolkien clearly said Galadriel fought in these wars. You think he would be absolutely horrified if she wore armor? The whole point of Eowyn was women can be warriors. This timeline wise was before Eowyn but after her written wise. Its so unbelievable how toxic the supposed fans of this awesome arthur are

@mikered1974

Жыл бұрын

Tolkien never wrote Galadriel to fought in this war what bullshit are you Writing about Galadriel is the Strategist and 1 of the leaders along side her Husband who the one fought in combat in this war.

@wewenang5167

Жыл бұрын

TOlkien never said anything like that! wHY ARE YOU LYING?? SHE WAS WITH THE MIAR WHEN THE WAR HAPPENED AND SHE AND HER BROTHERS KILL HER OWN MOM'S PEOPLE! SHE WAS NOT BAD ASS WARRIOR, SHE WAS BAD BECAUSE SHE DEFIED THE VALAR AND WANT TO STAY ON MIDDLE EARTH NOT TO FIND SAURON BUT SHE WANT TO RULE HER OWN KINGDOM AND GET HER OWN LANDS, BASICALLY SHE WAS A COLONIZER. SHE DIDN'T NEED TO WEAR ARMOR TO DEFEAT THE TROLLS SHE WAS A SORCERER AND CAN JUST FLICK HER FINGERS TO KILL IT. SHE LEARNED MAGIC FROM A MIAR NOT A BRUT WARRIOR.

@georgegogiashvili9416

Жыл бұрын

@@mikered1974 🖕Tolkien, which was anti feminist, racist mason?

yes they did because they bought the rights for the other movies as well so there goes the increase in cost

This reminds more of dnd then the dnd movie coming out lol

Nice reaction! But who on earth would watch this - or any fantasy/scifi show first time watching - on a phone? :D Like, they are made for a big screen, the bigger the better. I was lucky enough to see the first two episodes at the premiere in London in the cinema and that's what it's really made for. I just wish I could see all of them on the cinema screen.

No she will be his future mother-in-law and also she’s kind of like a mother to him because she saved him during the battle

I was more into this show then house of dragons 🐉 both are good tho

Actually Jaby, Achara is mistaken. The budget wasn't 50 million - it was about 465 million. Per episode.

@coreyaruecker

Жыл бұрын

No it wasn’t. It was 60 million per episode and 500 million per season. The first season definitely didn’t cost 4 billion dollars. Don’t know why you’d pull these random numbers out your ass

The guy at the end can be Gandalf, maybe.

@kaguyalover5051

Жыл бұрын

thats my thoughts about him lol

@tobiaslarsen3861

Жыл бұрын

@@kaguyalover5051 Gandalf does not arrive in Middle Earth before the 3rd age though.

Oh man I was hoping for an actual first reaction. Congrats on the invitation though! I'll check out the episode 3 reaction.

Galadriel has Sauron levels of power, she should defeat a Troll easily.

@skaraturbo

Жыл бұрын

Not really close to Gandalf at most but not Sauron level!

@PensandoRPG

Жыл бұрын

@@skaraturbo Sauron levels of power (but still considerably weaker than him, just saying she is around there). Not even close to Sauron with the ring levels of power, though.

Trust me it's in NZ it looks like that

fun fact...the map is not cgi...its a real map on a real table

Yes it was 1 billion jaby 1….. BILLION for the budget!!

@cloud2451

Жыл бұрын

How they hell do they expect to gain it back?

@Adanu191

Жыл бұрын

@@cloud2451 I don't think they do. They wanted to throw woke trash at us and pretend it doesn't stink for their agenda.

@cloud2451

Жыл бұрын

@@Adanu191 what is woke about it? I still haven’t checked it out

@Adanu191

Жыл бұрын

@@cloud2451 The trailers should tell you enough. Making Galadriel some fucking warrior princess was just the tip of the iceberg.

@cloud2451

Жыл бұрын

@@Adanu191 im pretty much a normie when it comes to LOTR lore, I really don’t know much, so the trailers looked like any another fantasy show to me. I’ve heard mixed reviews but most say it’s visually stunning, I’ll check it out and see if The plot is interesting

New Ryan George pitch meeting of RRR movie has dropped. Check it out jaby.

Love the cast ...everyone is perfect

Damn I slept so good

were else but New Zealand where the Lord of the rings and the Hobbit tales

I watched it on my OLED C1. It was gorgeous!!! The stranger wasnt Sauron. That dude is still alive. Im thinking a member of the Valar? A Maia? Tom Bombadill? But it is gorgeously shot.

@johnshepard8556

Жыл бұрын

But they had the fire around him look like the eye of sauron

@csgollum

Жыл бұрын

I thought he was Gandalf, the way he 'spoke' to the... ohh, but this is only the first episode. I don't want to spoil it. TBC.

@Heru_Iluvatar

Жыл бұрын

@@csgollum The wizards arrived much later

@markussmedhus9717

Жыл бұрын

@@Heru_Iluvatar Who's to say. Liberties have been taken before.

@csgollum

Жыл бұрын

@@Heru_Iluvatar Really? I always assumed they arrived with the elfs, or at least soon after, given that he is considered really old. Also, wasn't there something about the Istars begin created by Iluvitar and living with the elfs for a long time?

This was an amazing two episodes!! the acting and production quality is enchanting, the younger Galadriel is so cool!! Cant wait for more :)

I believe they spent over a billion on this series.

He whispered "42"

16:37 Is that Boba Fett?

I think Bronwyn's son Theo is the love child of her and Arondir. 😜😜😜

Fifty-Eight million an episode sounds about right to me. Maybe more actually.

Why is chocolate syrupy milk evil? Maybe it's delicious.

The start has done something that all the prior movies & books never have for me, and that's make me care about LOTR world. I know the purists are going to hate it and they have their reasons, but so glad I ignored all that whining (+ put aside my prior boredom) too really give this a fair shot. Visuals are so immersive and shows they used that huge budget well. Galadriel is a compelling character for me personally, and I'm interested in all the character's paths going forward so far. Totally agree that this show needs to be viewed on as large a screen as you can get access to.

@davidnobre5660

Жыл бұрын

Are you serious? you didn't care about the world of Lotr and this is what did it?

@melitasomnia

Жыл бұрын

@@davidnobre5660 Sorry🤷🏽‍♀ I grew up with family that were true fans and so I really tried to get into it over the years because I saw how much they loved it. No matter what though I just never connected or cared about the characters or their journey. I always felt like it just wasn't for me.

@davidnobre5660

Жыл бұрын

@@melitasomnia 😱 damn

I’m very conflicted with this show cause it is done amazingly well but it’s only loosely falling the history Tolkien wrote cause Galadriel by this point was married and had a child and that third is elronds wife and as far what I’ve read it doesn’t specify if she was a warrior or not and Celebrimbor is actually the most important elf in the second age but we’ve barley seen him

@voidgods

Жыл бұрын

So what? Just appreciate what is good and ignore what you don't like. The shadow of mordor games created a "spin-off" plot that has nothing to do with what is in the books, but it was still enjoyable to imagine a different storyline based on the known history of the books. Just learn to separate things, original VS adaptations. Because I'm sure you'll see many more adaptations in your lifetime, and some will be bad, so you better get used to it. Their existence doesn't detract in any way from the original work.

@sheepsky

Жыл бұрын

@@voidgods Maybe not, but it's a waste of potential. And it feels insulting that someone thinks they could tell the story better than Tolkien. His version is the only version.

@ramithair2846

Жыл бұрын

@@voidgods shadow of mordor doesn't change what was written in tolkien's work. It expands on it after the fact. All the elements of the story are the same ( it takes place after the hobbit ). And the story in the books would be exactly the same whether the events happened or not. Just like the witcher games started after the books ended and don't change anything that happenned in the books. So your example is just fraud

@voidgods

Жыл бұрын

@@ramithair2846 no adaptation changes anything about the source material. As far as I know the books are still there as they always were. Now people who complain about an adaptation are not only whiners, but also sound like kids that can't separate the original from the adaptations. They are different things and should be treated as such. Your theoretical perception of what makes a good or bad adaptation is subjective and selective. Do you hate the movies for making the army of the dead arrive at pelennor to save the day in the most Deus ex machina way possible? I bet not, and I don't either, despite it changing a big part of the storyline - I'd rather have seen the knights of Dol Amroth instead, but it is what it is. Deal with it. Now, Amazon is a greedy company as all others, but they couldn't get the rights to the Silmarillion, only to the LOTR books. So they had two options, either do nothing with those rights, since the main story was already explored, or try to stitch together what the appendices had, the best way they could. And I'm happy they did because at the very least I can see the locations which are very well done, the character designs which are very well done, the music is okay, and even some new additions I though were interesting, such as the green ad human settlements in the region soon to become Mordor - it makes sense from a realistic standpoint and engaging to see what Mordor could have been if it was not tainted. So there is a lot to appreciate even if you don't like or agree with all the changes. People are just finding reasons to be either haters and/or racists and calling themselves "purists" even though a lot of events were changed or ommited from the LOTR and Hobbit movies, but I don't remember anyone complaining about that. I have 3 different LOTR tattoos and having a black elf or a woman dwarf without beard is honestly the least of my concerns. And anyone who disagrees is wrong. Bye!

@ramithair2846

Жыл бұрын

@@voidgods you got really butthurt there buddy. Rings of power has some of the most beautiful set designs in any show. But that's to be expected, 60m$ per episode. The issue is not here. Nor is it about " not being truthfull to the source material" cuz most adaptations are not. Take the witcher for example. Really like the show yet they changed a lot of things. The issue you just can't or don't want to see is in the show it self. The main character galadriel has a badly written arc. Her personality doesn't fit the perspective she would realistically have had as a 3000+ yo elf. The decisions made by gil galad are inconsistent with what was shown literally in the beginning of the episode. And his reasoning is that galadriel might cause the very thing she seeks to stop. Which also makes no sense because if sauron is there. Galadriel finding him or signs of his existence ( which she did but EVERYONE in the show, even Galadriel herself ignores) would somehow cause more harm than good?. And Galadriel, one of the wisest beings on middle eaeth. Decides to jump in a sea so large it took the numenorean fleet 39 days to "almost" cross, without food or any other realistic explanation . The story presented in the show itself is bad. There is many plotholes that they think will be covered up by the admittedly amazing look world they created. But no matter how beautiful it looks. It needs substance to support it. And as of now, the substance that supports it is made out of shit.

Many were saying was that Sauron coming. Sauron is hiding so is already there. My guess is it's Gandalf but we won't know him as such by name for a few seasons. Its just not by chance he appears were the little folk are. Maybe he more or less guides them to a safe place from wolves later will be the Shire. I think if was Saruman or Sauron in the comet thing. I have seen episode 2 so it reaffirms my theory. It just seems like it effects there minds when first come from where ever the Maiar angels come from.

@segments2156

Жыл бұрын

if it's Gandalf, why did the leaves of the tree rot when the meteor passed in the sky? Why did he break Nori's father's ankle? Why did he kill the fireflies?

@segments2156

Жыл бұрын

@Anoushka S Well it's possible, but if it's Gandalf, why not say it's Gandalf? He already looks like Gandalf... And if they wanted a surprise reveal, they would have made him look different from Gandalf. Also Gandalf is not supposed to be in Middle Earth in the second age, and it's not like the hobbits who were supposed to be here but just never got noticed before the third age, Gandalf is specifically sent to Middle Earth AFTER the defeat of Sauron at the battle of the last alliance to stop him from returning. I think it's misdirection, i think it's exactly like when, in a "whodunit" movie, you see a character tell the future victime "i hate you i wish you were dead", that means this character is not the murderer.

@Ringking-ws7bz

Жыл бұрын

@@segments2156 Sauron we have already seen in the trailer the weird looking white-haired person. When Gandalf was sent back asn Gandalf the White he had memory issues. This here seems like he expected to have his abilities but really magic won't work quite yet like it should for his body on earth to be hurt. I think Sauron killed the 2 girls . he already was in middle earth but he does his best its hide. He is one of the 5 wizards for certain. Could be Saruman which be more tragic if he helped guide the hobbits to the shire to only scorch it.

@segments2156

Жыл бұрын

@@Ringking-ws7bz No Sauron is not the character played by Bridie Sisson... she is a priestess of Morgoth. That rumor has been debunked ages ago.

elves may be killed but a natural death is not bestowed on them

"Are they just friends?" Whatever Amazon try to make up their own story, but from Tolkien's true story they were never friends. Elrond was married to Celebrian, daughter of Galadriel and Celeborn, this makes Elrond the son-in-law and Galadriel his mother-in-law... This is the part where I stopped watching this series, then questioned about Celeborn and Celebrian whereabouts.

@ToastieCinemaX

Жыл бұрын

Sound like a loser😭

@KajiVocals

Жыл бұрын

They were literally described as being ‘affectionate’, ‘respectful’, ‘close’, ‘comrades’, ‘colleagues’. They knew each other since the First Age. If that’s not a friendship, I don’t know what is. People like you will complain about everything even if it’s lore-accurate.

@algorithmicalychallenged.291

Жыл бұрын

@@KajiVocals that's how you describe co worker....not friends. But sure people like you will argue on behalf of mega corporations bc....."cumsum...and get 🙄 excited for next thing".

@KajiVocals

Жыл бұрын

@@algorithmicalychallenged.291 I assure you I am very critical of Amazon as a company (and their outright barbaric and inhumane treatment of their employees in particular). I just do not see the big issue here. Coming at this from a perspective of someone who is well-read on Tolkien. Both his Middle-Earth works and his other literature.

@wewenang5167

Жыл бұрын

@@KajiVocals nope, in real middle earth Elrond would bow to her and not dare to even touch her....she is superior than elrond in many ways especially in second age!

I loved the part where Gil Galad says: "welcome to Jurassic park". Pure gold.

@LeviAckerman-cb5ji

Жыл бұрын

I love the part where she looks Elrond in the eyes and says "Come with me, if you want to live!"

@tsukiakari91

Жыл бұрын

@@LeviAckerman-cb5ji love your nick

@jessicalukram74

Жыл бұрын

You guys are too much 😂

@Veldrane

Жыл бұрын

My favorite part was when Galadriel held up her light saber and shouted "By the power of Greyskull! I am... not a man" then proceeded to decapitate her foe to gain their power. Very emotionally moving scene.

@Heru_Iluvatar

Жыл бұрын

I love the part where you all sound like a bunch of orcs and don't even realize it 🤣😂🤣😂

Who watched movies on a phone? Good lord that's a weird argument.

I fell asleep watching this idk I don't feel anything

@georgegogiashvili9416

Жыл бұрын

🖕Here, this will make you feel something. And it's blessed by Tolkien himself

ALIEEEEENNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

Who the fuck watches shows on their phone? Am I that old? I mean, these days I don't have a tv, but I watch on my 32" PC screen and I've got 2.1 speakers (or headphones if late at night).

sorry to say but Achara kirk looks gorgeous beautiful too

its the truth. they spent nearly 500 million just fo the rights and the first season. 250 million for the rights

This is the most beautiful amazing wonderful experience after long long tym this is the best eagerly waiting for episode 3 now 💖

I had two stupid thouthgs about the person in the end that cood be Clark Kent or Jesus.

@kaycampbell364

Жыл бұрын

Fallen angel….devil. Read your Bible and repent

Wauuu

Tolkien elves are immortal. Immune to sickess, time and weather. They can be killed or die of sorrow. Even when killed they respawn in Valinor. Luthien is only elf who truly died. Elves exist as long Arda (world) exist.

@servantofmelian9966

Жыл бұрын

And you might say that Luthien did not truly die, she just choose the Gift of Men. And what the fate of Men is has still not been revealed; remember what the messengers of the Valar told the men of Numenor: "The love of Arda was planted in your hearts by Iluvatar, and He does not plant to no purpose. But what that purpose may be may not be revealed for many lives of Men, and to you it will be revealed, and not to the Valar".

I miss gandalf😔

@tyazzie00

Жыл бұрын

Watch season 2

Gandalf star?

I started a temp job and have been trying to squeeze the episodes and reactions in. O. M. G. I really wish I had a high-resolution set up with surround sound. This series is gorgeous!

$60M per episode. Yup! expensive.

Great first episode. The hunt for Sauron begins. By the way, it rook me a moment to recognize Robert Aramayo (Elrond). He portrayed young Ned Stark in GoT during Bran's visions in Season 6.

@shantanu4423

Жыл бұрын

that's where i know that dude from thanks for that

@tsukiakari91

Жыл бұрын

The dialogue are terribile...

@jAmzye

Жыл бұрын

Horrible first episode.. I don't even know how you can say it's a great.

@ilcanaledidavide8102

Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@Heru_Iluvatar

Жыл бұрын

@@jAmzye because people are permitted to think for themsleves

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In some of the letters that Tolkien left, he mentions Galadriel’s characteristics a little more and describes her as being of Amazon disposition who had led an army into battle. So, yea, she was pretty badass then and even when we see her as the Galadriel we later know in LOTR. She was essentially the Wonder Woman of middle earth.

@akashicrecords9672

Жыл бұрын

if thats true why do all the Tolkien crybabies say she never went to battle let alone in full plate armor. Also Elves do have magic but she uses none.

@smiffy68

Жыл бұрын

@@akashicrecords9672 "Tolkien crybabies". 'Nuff said.

@HollowBagel

Жыл бұрын

@@akashicrecords9672 Elves use magic every day of their lives. They are inherently more magical and powerful than almost any other race.

@netflixandchinchilla

Жыл бұрын

@@akashicrecords9672 Oh, but she did use magic! Or do you think that paper boat at the very beginning of the season was battery operated to open up on its own?

I like how that troll stopped moving almost completely so Galadriel could kill it.

@Mr.NoBuddy1990

Жыл бұрын

I mean Galadriel literally had to do a darksouls roll to avoid an attack from it. But alright lol.

@marcelparris8266

Жыл бұрын

Also the fact that she is moving too fast for the troll? But alright, lol

@dragos-lucian

Жыл бұрын

@@Mr.NoBuddy1990 Yeah sure. In the other room the troll was jumping off every wall at lightning speed killing 3 elves in an instant and in front of Galadriel he was bobbing his head back and forth with the hands next to his body like a school boy as if he lost the ability to even move his hands to defend himself. Given the budget, they could've made the fight a lot more exciting and shown off Galadriel's supposed crazy skills. So please give me a break. I don't say Wow so easily, and especially from just a roll and a troll acting like a wall

@Mr.NoBuddy1990

Жыл бұрын

@@dragos-lucian “jumping off every wall at lightning speed, killing 3 elves in an instant” Scene: Troll jumps down. Throws ice block. Then proceeds to stomp his way over to smack elves around. Entire Elf party survives and is seen on ship at end of episode. But alright. Whatever show you watched, I hope they fix Troll combat for you. Lol

@davidllamas2192

Жыл бұрын

And no one else does anything usefull, they are there to be Either slaughtered or saved.

I thought the last guy was the lord and saviour Jesus Christ.

@akashicrecords9672

Жыл бұрын

It's Gandalf.

#TheHateMakeMorgothBlind

Do they all die? No...since one of them is Galadriel..played by Cate Blanchett in Lord of the Rings. Was bit surprised that they didnt recognize the name Galadriel.

Morfydd Clark is amazing. "Saint Maud" is kinda terrifying.

715 mil budget. She low balled it.

Slept through it