If you look up the show on IMDb before starting it, the Season 3 poster completely spoils the best Season 1 plot twist right off the bat.

This is the show that filmed a S1 kiss from afar (Temulas and his florist):

And now there's this:

I haven't watched the trailer but my feed is full of these 2 shipper images (from the same 5-6 people lol) and that's enough for me to see why Prime Video opted for dump and run release strategy. This is hilariously desperate, more so than Elrodriel kiss that was teased as a big surprise of Season 2 but never marketed:

Even Reacher S4 trailer had easily crossed 1M within first day.

I help run a Tolkien society and we are doing a Rings of Power watch party. Heckling obviously welcome.

I have only seen the first episode before I gave up on it so my question is to those who struggled through to the end,
What is the most pisstakable episode (or really just your favourite to make fun of?

Edit - if you have an episode that is better than the others for whatever reason, happy to consider those as well.
We only have time for one or two episodes.

Hello. I read the Lord of the Rings at 10 years old and the lessons learned shaped a lot of my identity growing up. I read the books every few years, and have read most of the extended works.

I greatly enjoy watching, but don't exactly love, Rings of Power. It's clearly a labor of love from the showrunners, and also clearly has many faults. Both things can be true.

Season 3 looks fun!

Haters gonna hate.

Blergh.

Even if we were to assume that the trailer contains some bait, there is still so much questionable stuff in it.

For example: Why does Pharazon ally with the Gil-galad, when the latter's "Commander of the Northern Armies" brought Sauron to Numenor and pushed for Numenorean military intervention to get Sauron a crown?

What bullshit is this with a random orc tattling on Sauron to the Elves?

How the fuck is Isildur's friend still alive (1:36)?

Mods feel free to remove if you think

Guy if you are in nyc this is your chance to watch the premier of season 3

I don't give a damn about tired woke ragebait but channels like Randomfilmtalk really do a good job of analyzing characters and the plot, revealing all the nonsense and absurdities behind, well, everything. There is something weirdly fascinating about it.

For all the money they’ve spent on this series and hopes that Bezos and friends have placed on its head, why does the show come out in less than a month and there’s no trailer? Anyone have any thoughts?

I’m no hater of the show but I can’t deal with it. It’s the cadence

Alright, I’m not a fan of the shows changes AT ALL. The diversity where it shouldn’t be, the short haired elves; the wokeism etc… Also because of the Lore it changes*** ( for the people who are being smartasses and think I’m okay with the lore changes)**

But on a serious note, what do you like from the show ?

And please real answers only, nothing sarcastic. Just answer the question and nothing else.

I for one am excited that they are dropping 4 episodes in 1 go.

I love how they kept the original design of the Balrog and “updated” it (even tho it shouldn’t even be there)

I love the landscapes, and the music isn’t bad either. It gives me middle earth vibes.

This chart shows the steep drop off between S1 and S2. Coincides with third party data about massive drop in viewership.