The Rings of Power IN-DEPTH Review : Episode 8 : Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing

The story of the Second Age is about hubris. The hubris of Numenor to think that they deserve unending life, the hubris of Celebrimbor to think that he should be the one to craft the rings of power, and in an ironic twist the hubris of Rings of Power and the minds behind it thinking that they can craft a better story.

The changes Jackson made from the books didn't involve changing the heart and tone of the JRRT characters. Yes the Jackson movies 'differed' -- but differed in a way measured in inches while the ROP differences are literally whole different universes-- more than light years!

You misheard the two showruiners. They said "We'll turn our backs to the book, backs to the book, backs to the book"

If only we could take Amazon's Rings of Power, journey to Tolkien's Middle-earth: Mordor, climb Mount Doom and cast that cursed series into the fire. 🌋

First of all I would like to thank you. Watching your reviews was way more fun than watching Rings of Power. I used the "Back to the books" quote when I dropped my one star rating at Amazon Germany, recommending everybody to read the books, instead watching the show. For sure I recommended to read the books containing information about first and second age and not the ones Amazon bought the rights for. With all the money of Amazon and the material provided by J.R.R. Tolikien they should have created an epic show, but they just came up with the poor, illogical and sometimes just stupid crap we watched the last couple of weeks. If there will be a second season I will watch only your reviews. For sure this will be more fun.

I decided to be "patently evil" and read all the books again from beginning. It is amazing that they didn't understand why Lord of the Rings trilogy WORKED and why Hobbit FAILED. They had two perfect examples of how to do it and how not to do it ... And they failed so hard.

Sarek was the only elf that looked like an elf. He looked like a space elf, but that's an improvement over the rest of the cast.

If this had all been part of Sauron/Halbrand's 'plan', it relied to heavily on decisions and actions that were outside his control/influence.

Ding dong, the Harfoot's dead, ding dong, the wicked Harfoot's dead!

It's clear that Sauron never intended to come to Middle Earth again because he puts his sigil down on the table in Numenor, then picks it up again, when absolutely no one is watching. That means, he was seriously debating with himself at that moment, because there was no one else there to be acting for. What that also means, is that, like Casablanca, Sauron just happened to be floating around in the same part of the ocean that Galadriel was swimming in--"Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine". Poor Sauron.

Shout out to Amazon for finally (albeit unwittingly) supporting small businesses instead of crushing them out of existence! This show made so much money, and gave so much exposure, for small to medium sized YouTube channels like yours. It was kind of the corporate equivalent of the Darwin awards. Seriously, the PJ LoTR comparison to JRR Tolkien's novels sounds amazing.

Thanks guys, that was educational, interesting and above all entertaining. Nicely summed up and well worth the time spent watching it. I'm not the most knowledgeable guy when it comes to Tolkien and it has been a while since I read any of his works, the last interaction I had with anything Middle Earth was the Jackson trilogy which I absolutely loved. When it was first released it was a no brainer that it had to be viewed on the big screen. My nephew and I made a point of viewing the trilogy at the cinema as our special Christmas treat for three years running. He, being somewhat younger than me, is more of a Harry Potter fan but the lad enjoyed the films just as much as I did and I was thankful to remember enough lore to answer all his questions. I actually treated myself to a trip to New Zealand in 2018 to go and visit some of the filming locations and even included the really cheesy touristy bit of it by visiting the Hobbiton set. Bit sad I know but it was fun and enjoyable, I even had a pint of beer in the Green Dragon pub! Well worth going halfway around the world for, location scenery in real life was awesome So, was obviously very disappointed by Amazon's efforts. I've enjoyed watching a few of the channels on YT which commented on and reviewed the series but yours stood out as being more of a Tolkien site which delved a little deeper rather than just a general film/game/tv/comic review channel. Enjoyed both the shorter uploads from Jonathan and the more in-depth discussion with the three of you. There's an understated sense of humour which comes through nicely on these longer shows and I chuckled quite a lot at this one in particular. Dan, you're on thin ice with all this 'fascist adjacent' stuff, you gotta be careful man! That was actually hilarious, kudos to Michael for coining the phrase. Apologies for being long winded but I needed to let you know that your work has been much appreciated by this 'part-time' Tolkien fan.

There was room for a Michael Jackson dance number through the "who's bad" confrontation between Gandude and the Nazgurlz.

Guyladriel applied the witch test: if he dies from the ride he's innocent, if he lives he's a wizard

Gil galad : we need leave man ( in shaggy from Scooby-Doo voice ) Grandmabimbor : if only there was a way I could make a circle of some sort Gil galad : it is to late for that man . These evil little harfoot things are roaming around man

Halbrand mentions adding nickel to steel when making a sword but a friend of mine who collects swords said that is the way to get a brittle sword that breaks easily.

They said "back to the book", but they never said which book. Maybe they read Wizard of Oz and Fifty Shades of Grey.

Balrog, a notoriously light sleeper, awoke from a dropped leaf... looks around, realized ROP was still on the Tele and decided to sleep another few millennium

I don’t mind confessing that I cheered aloud when Sir Lenny Pixie was injured; it was my favourite moment of the whole series.

I love the huge elaborate anvil that is only ever used as a table.