Defintely did not see the whole jumpstart the volcano thing! This ep was a BANGER! Head to www.patreon.com/SeanTankTop for Early & Uncut for all of Season 1 of The Rings of Power for $8 RIGHT NOW!

I was with Morgan on the Uruks just wanting a place to live. Then I realized they were gentrifying the Southlands to get it, and I was back on team MILF with a Hot Elf. 😏

@toriboy25

Жыл бұрын

Yeah who knew Morgan was such a colonizer sympathizer LOL

@SeanTanktop

Жыл бұрын

@@toriboy25 oh yeah, morgan loves colonizers, cops the whole deal.

@toriboy25

Жыл бұрын

@@SeanTanktop LOL I knew it!

@hellfish2309

Жыл бұрын

23:35 Morgan, Galadriel is totally camp; just the kind of camp with solutions, solutions of the ‘final’ sort

@fantasywind3923

Жыл бұрын

@@toriboy25 hah, she should love the Numenoreans at their worst then, I mean the lore because the show is not there yet, all the best stuff enslavement, genocide, military conquest ;), economic exploitation, oppression: Tar-Ciryatan ... was a mighty King, but greedy of wealth; he built a great fleet of royal ships, and his servants brought back great store of metals and gems, and oppressed the men of Middle-earth. ... Tar-Atanamir the Great ... was like his father proud and greedy of wealth, and the Númenóreans in his service exacted heavy tribute from the men of the coasts of Middle-earth. In his time the Shadow fell upon Númenor.... Unfinished Tales, Part 2, Ch 3, The Line of Elros, Kings of Númenor ... "Thus it came to pass in that time that the Númenóreans first made great settlements upon the west shores of the ancient lands; for their own land seemed to them shrunken, and they had no rest or content therein, and they desired now wealth and dominion in Middle-earth, since the West was denied. Great harbours and strong towers they made, and there many of them took up their abode; but they appeared now rather as lords and masters and gatherers of tribute than as helpers and teachers. And the great ships of the Númenóreans were borne east on the winds and returned ever laden, and the power and majesty of their kings were increased; and they drank and they feasted and they clad themselves in silver and gold." The Silmarillion, Akallabêth ... "For Pharazôn son of Gimilkhâd had become a man yet more restless and eager for wealth and power than his father. He had fared often abroad, as a leader in the wars that the Númenóreans made then in the coastlands of Middle-earth, seeking to extend their dominion over Men; and thus he had won great renown as a captain both by land and by sea. Therefore when he came back to Númenor, hearing of his father's death, the hearts of the people were turned to him; for he brought with him great wealth, and was for the time free in his giving.'" The Silmarillion, Akallabêth Hehe: "Also it must be said that 'unfriendliness' to the Numenoreans and their allies was not always due to the Shadow, but in later days to the actions of the Numenoreans themselves. Thus many of the forest-dwellers of the shorelands south of the Ered Luin, especially in Minhiriath, were as later historians recognized kin of the Folk of Haleth; but they became bitter enemies of the Numenoreans, because of their ruthless treatment and their devastation of their forests, and this hatred remained unappeased in their descendants, causing them to join with any enemies of Numenor. In the Third Age their survivors were the people known in Rohan as the Dunlendings."

I genuinely feel sorry for the handful of commenters that actively seek out reaction videos for a show they hate to just comment how the show is objective bad and downvote

You effing people LOL....always have me spitting my drink out from laughing, especially Morgan with her "one offs" always an enjoyable watch...can't wait for the HOTD re-watch !!!

@SeanTanktop

Жыл бұрын

On the way!!

The Rings Of Power Has Literally Set the Bar For Visual Effects...

@bemasaberwyn55

Жыл бұрын

Yup

I think the best subtitle for the episode online was 6x7 The Eye Aka How to get away with Mordor. 😂😂😂

I saw somewhere a theory that the opening represents the Tolkien creation story, where God and all the angels sing in harmony to create the universe. Then Melkor/Morgoth starts singing his own evil song, causing the first 'discourse.' Visuals are modeled off of that thing that happens when you put sand on a speaker

@shapuyzat

Жыл бұрын

Thats correct. What it is a sounds vibrations with different frequencies influence the material and give it different shape modes.

@travellerinthedark

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they're showing a phenomenon called cymatics, where sand on a surface will form various standing wave patterns when vibrated at different audio frequencies, and part of what you see is all practical. There's a video montage of them doing it, it's really cool.

@berlindude75

Жыл бұрын

It also harkens back to Disa's resonant singing to prospect mountains and to lament those buried in rockfalls, and how Elrond observed the dancing sand on rock in an earlier episode while she was singing. Also, at the beginning of the series' main theme opening, you see the sand form the nine Rings of Power for mortal Men.

10:00 Morgan shocked herself with that one lol

@dreamfyre3868

8 ай бұрын

Which does not happen often 🤣

5:47 Agreed , there's something oddly satisfying and addictive to this opening theme and visuals of Rings Of Power ❤🥰

@jordanzdebski5132

Жыл бұрын

it's the only good thing about this show tbh

@tilltronje1623

Жыл бұрын

@@jordanzdebski5132 awwww the haters need attention again

@jordanzdebski5132

Жыл бұрын

@@tilltronje1623 stating facts is obviously a hate now. Ok special snowflake ❄️

In the books and the PJ movies, Orcs aren't allergic to sunlight as they are here. They just don't like it. They were born before the Sun, and the Sun is Sacred Fire.

@fantasywind3923

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, they hate it but can withstand it when necessary (and when trained) and suffer no physical damage to their skin, at best they feel weakened in sunlight...like in this scene in book: "‘Of course they soon came down after him, hooting and hallooing, and hunting among the trees. But they don't like the sun: it makes their legs wobble and their heads giddy. They could not find Bilbo with the ring on, slipping in and out of the shadow of the trees, running quick and quiet, and keeping out of the sun; so soon they went back grumbling and cursing to guard the door. Bilbo had escaped.’" The Hobbit ... "‘Now straight on!’ shouted Uglúk. ‘West and a little north. Follow Lugdush.’ ‘But what are we going to do at sunrise?’ said some of the Northerners. ‘Go on running,’ said Uglúk. ‘What do you think? Sit on the grass and wait for the Whiteskins to join the picnic?’ ‘But we can’t run in the sunlight.’ ‘You’ll run with me behind you,’ said Uglúk. ‘Run! Or you’ll never see your beloved holes again. By the White Hand! What’s the use of sending out mountain-maggots on a trip, only half trained. Run, curse you! Run while night lasts!’ Then the whole company began to run with the long loping strides of Orcs. They kept no order, thrusting, jostling, and cursing; yet their speed was very great. Each hobbit had a guard of three. Pippin was far back in the line. He wondered how long he would be able to go on at this pace: he had had no food since the morning. One of his guards had a whip. But at present the orc-liquor was still hot in him. His wits, too, were wide-awake." Two Towers ... "In the afternoon Uglúk’s troop overtook the Northerners. They were flagging in the rays of the bright sun, winter sun shining in a pale cool sky though it was; their heads were down and their tongues lolling out. ‘Maggots!’ jeered the Isengarders. ‘You’re cooked. The Whiteskins will catch you and eat you. They’re coming!’ A cry from Grishnákh showed that this was not mere jest. Horsemen, riding very swiftly, had indeed been sighted: still far behind but gaining on the Orcs, gaining on them like a tide over the flats on folk straying in a quicksand. The Isengarders began to run with a redoubled pace that astonished Pippin, a terrific spurt it seemed for the end of a race. Then he saw that the sun was sinking, falling behind the Misty Mountains; shadows reached over the land. The soldiers of Mordor lifted their heads and also began to put on speed." So they can operate in sunlight without any burns of their skin or anything like that.

Feel so bad for the people who hate this show because of a strong female lead and black people in the show cuz I loved this Mordor reveal my jaw dropped

@Sharppz15

Жыл бұрын

That is not why people dislike the show. The characters are boring, and the story and writing are zzzzzz. There are MAYBE 2-3 good characters in the entire show. Amazon spent over $1 BILLION on this show and it looks like it all went to CGI/special effects.

@Sharppz15

Жыл бұрын

Also, House of the Dragon has plenty of "strong female characters" and "black people" yet people LOVE that show. It's almost like your reason is made up to race bait. Hmmmmm

@fantasywind3923

Жыл бұрын

This version of 'strong female' Galadriel is completely stupid and completely obnoxious and is far removed from the canon character, then the 'forced diversity' is implemented as always faulty, instead of exploring the Haradrim the southern cultures the ACTUAL darkskinned peoples of Middle-earth, they race swap 'white folks' :)...and in general the Mordor 'reveal' is kind of laughable :). Haradrim would have been so cool to explore, the mumakil riders, the horsemen of the deserts, then also one could use the chance of depicting the Numenroean colonialism and oppression, their colonies on the shores of Harad, like Umbar could have been plot important location to see and showing the tensions between the natives and encroaching numenorean colonists :). In general the characters act stupid and the dialogues are atrociously bad and often make no sense and there is no believable, sensible reactions there, situations and plot are incredibly contrived...like the whole convoluted plot with 'activating Mount Doom' haha.

every three minutes characters are giving heart to hearts in this show...

@Heru_Iluvatar

Жыл бұрын

Coz they're not emotionally repressed

Here is a brand-new Mordor for you guys.

27:09 LMAO MORGAN. You didnt just say that. My god woman!

Morgan is usually right on point.

Episode 8 was fantastic. Are you gonna finish the season?

@dreamfyre3868

8 ай бұрын

They did.

Not Morgan rooting for the orcs. Me too 😭

I haven't finished watching yet, but I cannot wait to see their expressions changed when the mountain erupts.

Damn Morgan is filthy, lmao I love it!

Love the reactions from you guys. Not just hating on it and going with the crowd

I just can't Morgan!!! This is torture 😖 Seeing that fluffy doggy that you keep peting!!! Damn it i want to pet him too 😫 Give it to me NOW!!!!

I might disagree with Morgan about the Harfoots but she's spot on with her Uruk sympathy

00:15, SPIDER MAN 3 reference. 3:18, Evil Dead reference. 9:07, Sideshow Bob FTW! 9:32, Lol!! 10:05, lol!! 10:24, Stewie Meme! 10:37, lol!! 10:49, lol!!! 11:00, the puppy dog is so cute! 11:38, lol!! Yes its a reference to the OG. 11:57, Uncle Iroh reference. 13:10, Lol!! 13:42, lol!! 14:43, lol!! 15:35, My Little Pony reference. 15:44 Regular Show reference. 16:08, lol!! 16:53, Randy Quaid FTW! 17:22, lol!! 22:15, the puppy is still cute! 23:33, Lol!! 24:21, lol!! Nice fanart. 24:43, lol!! 27:13, lol!! 27:29, poor baby. 28:47, Batman Vs Superman reference

Love this series ❤️

The Uruk hai were the only orks capable of withstanding the sun light. All the other orcs could not. Not even the ones from Sauron in the 3rd age, for the light of the last fruit of Laurelin carried by the Maiar Arien the Sun was a light so pure that no evil creature created by darkness could endure it an go unscathed.

@fantasywind3923

Жыл бұрын

"‘In the afternoon Uglúk’s troop overtook the Northerners. They were flagging in the rays of the bright sun, winter sun shining in a pale cool sky though it was; their heads were down and their tongues lolling out. Maggots!’ jeered the Isengarders. ‘You’re cooked. The Whiteskins will catch you and eat you. They’re coming!’ A cry from Grishnákh showed that this was not mere jest. Horsemen, riding very swiftly, had indeed been sighted: still far behind but gaining on the Orcs, gaining on them like a tide over the flats on folk straying in a quicksand. The Isengarders began to run with a redoubled pace that astonished Pippin, a terrific spurt it seemed for the end of a race. Then he saw that the sun was sinking, falling behind the Misty Mountains; shadows reached over the land. The soldiers of Mordor lifted their heads and also began to put on speed." Two Towers

Hot Sauron, lol.

i wish you could react to this show at the bar with everybody like with HoTD guys

My favourite episode yet, glad you guys liked it. Can't wait for more pro-orc content from Morgan, she always seems to nail it with her opinions!

Morgan. Did your dog actually fall asleep in your arms????🐶🐕🥱

The parallels you drew with HOTD this episode were innocuous enough that it didn't matter, but for future reference take care not to spoil HOTD in your reactions of other shows - a bunch of us haven't watched it yet, epecially if we've been watching RoP instead and plan to catch up now it's done. As for whether humanising Orcs a bit comes from Tolkien, it's something he struggled with and he talked about in his letters how he couldn't work out how to do it, so it's great that the writers of this show, who ARE deeply versed in Tolkien's writings, incorporated that aspect into the show.

So… no more Rings of Power uploads after this?

Just realized the milf of southland is actually Nora from HIMYM, while we have a Barney Stinson doppelganger playing Elrong. Let's ship the two?

@Sharppz15

Жыл бұрын

Bronwyn is the worst character on the show. Why do we care about her? I sure don't. Boring character.

React ton ep8 !! Amazing ❤

With all the money poured into this, it's meant to be a spectacle. And I realize there are some glorious backdrops. But what kind of a battle do we get? The _Númenóreans_ (all what. . _.all 30 of them?_ 🙄) finally come all this way to help half the population of a small village. Ultimately, when it comes to battles and scale,¹ have they not seen where the bar has been set by shows like *Game of Thrones* or even *_The Last Kingdom?!_* In terms of production, this was was a CW level engagement. A skirmish, at best.² 🤦🏼‍♂️ Just imagine if a glorious contingent of _Númenóbbleblops_ had saved the day after a great battle, only to have the mountain go poof! *EDIT ┤* Additionally, now a handful of villagers have a king. _Yippie._ 😐 I mean, it seems a bit anti-climactic IMO. *├* While _I_ was quite disappointed, these reactions help make up for it, to be sure! 😄 I've shared this opinion elsewhere and have gotten strangely aggressive push back. The _online disinhibition effect_ aside, I think too often we fans also look at such criticism and internalize it. As though it's directed at, or is saying something about, each of us *_personally._* For example: *What was said* ☞ _"I thought_ [insert title/subject] _was so dumb."_ *And this is what we hear* ☞ _"I think _*_you_*_ are so dumb because you liked_ [insert title/subject]." ♬♪ _I've got a lovely bunch of coconuts, deedle-dee dee.³_ ♪♩♬ ··•●✺●•·· ¹ ─ They basically played up the _Númenóreans_ going to aid the Southlands like _Rohan_ coming to aid _Gondor._ But twas not so. ² ─ Again, much (though, not all) of this opinion is being held up against what has been promised. . .Both in cost and ambition. ³ ─ Sorry. I think I got up too fast. 🥴

@CaesiusX

Жыл бұрын

*ADDENDUM:* Someone suggested _"that was the way it was supposed to be,"_ regarding the size of the contingent. Which doesn't really address my concerns. Perhaps it isn't the best example, but I suppose by that logic, George Lucas was right when it came to Greedo shooting first. Any argument to the contrary is instantly shut down, because _"that was the way it was supposed to be"_ I guess. 🙄

@tilltronje1623

Жыл бұрын

Imagine crying about lack of war scenes when there is no war yet. You haters really are grasping at straws

@fantasywind3923

Жыл бұрын

Yeah...hehe the Numenoreans 'army' or 'expeditionary force' was what 300 soldiers (from initial 500)? This amount is barely more than a personal guard of Isildur, during Disaster of Gladden Fields (he took 200 soldiers of his personal guard during journey when not even expecting combat :)). Plus it's kind of weird when they are the horsemen, cavalry, the Numenoreans are THE most powerful infantry, they were known for bearing heavy armor and weapons and marching at great speed due to their peak human/borderline superhuman stamina and endurance. The parallel with the ride of Rohirrim are uncanny indeed, but it makes little sense. Why they were at full speed gallop when they didn't even know there is battle/skirmish happening and how they crossed a vast distance from the sea? One wonders did they sail up river Anduin and landed closer to what later will be Morgul Pass? It's basically cutting out the intermediary travel of the army hehe and disembarking from those ships :). I mean even Ride of Rohirrim to Pelennor Fields had at least a scene of them on the road :). "With Isildur went his three sons, Elendur, Aratan, and Ciryon, 11 and his Guard of two hundred knights and soldiers, stern men of Arnor and war-hardened. Of their journey nothing is told until they had passed over the Dagorlad, and on northward into the wide and empty lands south of Greenwood the Great. " The Unfinished Tales, Disaster of Gladden Fields :) so it's basically the case in the show of having a small unit of guard in comparison, rather than fullblown army hehe. The worldbuilding in the show is....not good...in general these southlands are indeed nothing but few little villages in the middle of nowhere, not even a proper kingdom, no organization, not even numbers, nothing basically I would say those southaldn villages are even smaller than Bree-land hehe, not to mention that the whole thing of those peoples makes no sense.

@CaesiusX

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic reply @@fantasywind3923!.. For the past few months I've had my notifications turned off, that is until just last night. So glad I didn't miss this! Thanks for taking the time! 🗡️

@fantasywind3923

Жыл бұрын

@@CaesiusX no problem, just expressing my honest opinion, and I always like to talk about Tolkien's lore :).

Adar is definitely the best dimension of the show… and Galadriel goes full Karen

Is she the hot chick from the burlington bar??

@dwnkaomwn3953

Жыл бұрын

Yes and her name is Morgan.

@npierce14

Жыл бұрын

Yes the other hot one isn’t in this tho

What happened to the House of the Dragon commentary video?

Compared to house of the dragon the rings of power is a poorly written after school special.

@CaptainPikeachu

Жыл бұрын

Why are you comparing the two anyways ? They’re not even remotely telling the same kind of story. They’re not supposed to invoke the same kind of feeling. They’re very different shows.

@victorw.330

Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainPikeachu Star Wars and Star Trek were very different yet had a huge rivalry for many years. As long as it is the same genre (fantasy, sci fi, etc) it’s fair game for comparisons.

@daquaviousbingleton9763

Жыл бұрын

@@victorw.330 ngl comparing house of the dragon to rings of power is now genuinely insulting to house of the dragon these two shows aren’t even in the same galaxy it’s like comparing the room and fucking Romeo and Juliet 💀

@daquaviousbingleton9763

Жыл бұрын

@@victorw.330 I was saying rings of power was shit . I was agreeing read it again I said its insulting to house of the dragon you need to go specsavers

@Heru_Iluvatar

Жыл бұрын

Aw, not enough incest for you?

This is the biggest and most expensive flop of all time

@JoshuaG

Жыл бұрын

Typical hate comment , LOL 🤣

@95johndeering

Жыл бұрын

Flop is a stretch. It’s ok.

@joelhenry5489

Жыл бұрын

Imagine having so little going on with your life that you have to cruise KZread looking for reaction to a show you don't like and write hate comments.

@hellfish2309

Жыл бұрын

It feels like cutscenes to a video game of which the gameplay had all the missing narrative

@daquaviousbingleton9763

Жыл бұрын

@@joelhenry5489 I accidentally got here and wanted to see if people genuinely enjoy the show lol I think it’s absolutely awful but yk that’s my opinion obviously you have yours and I was just curious to see if this show has a fan base

Bad writing, dialogue, pacing, and no sense of time and distance.

@tilltronje1623

Жыл бұрын

Awwww David needs attention

@davidtran7435

Жыл бұрын

@@tilltronje1623 It's my criticism of the show. I can give you examples of them but your response just shows you think all negativity are just haters? It's a pathetic response. Go watch HOTD for better writing, dialog, etc. ROP has great visuals and music, but that's about it. Sorry to burst your happy bubble.

@tilltronje1623

Жыл бұрын

@@davidtran7435 hahaha. Yeah sure buddy. Blind hatred with zero arguments and only lies now count as "criticism"

@davidtran7435

Жыл бұрын

@@tilltronje1623 Sure, I hate ROP for not HTOD? How does that make sense? What reason do I have to hate ROP? I actually wanted to enjoy it but sorry, it sucked.

@tilltronje1623

Жыл бұрын

@@davidtran7435 doubelling down on stupidity. How cute

Let’s all be honest here, this show is horrible. Everybody knows it.

this show 👌 👏 🙌 ... should never have got past the cutting room.. 😕 it's appauling

@sean tanktop Eh I recommend you don't read the comments until you have watched the rest of the season. Just saying after watching you guys in this video ;)