The Rings of Power's 1st season sets the tone, while setting up a potentially thrilling new show!
The multiple story lines felt like they were inspired by all of the different story lines that were in the original Lord of the Rings movies. I was impressed at how they managed to keep my attention, despite the pacing being a bit of an issue at times. The story line had a lot of twists to it, and I am happy with what they accomplished this season, as it set up some interesting story lines for the 2nd season.
The character development was great. Loved Adar's development, and how they made him a different kind of Lord of the Rings villain! I also liked Galadriel's development, this was done of purpose so that they will develop her into the Elf that she becomes in the Lord of the Rings books! Sauron's character was definitely not what I was expecting. I am really looking forward to see him have a bigger role in the 2nd season!
Despite not knowing a lot of these actors, I was very impressed! Joseph Mawle absolutely stole the show as Adar, and I am very sad that he is not returning for the 2nd season, as I wanted to see him and Charlie Vickers (Sauron) go at it in the 2nd season! Charlie Vickers did a great job at how he portrayed Sauron. I honestly did not even think that he was going to be Sauron until a saw a fan theory! Hopefully the acting stays good in the 2nd season.
The makeup on the Orcs looked amazing! I was glad they went back to the style used for the Lord of the Rings movies, and not just pure CGI. You could really make a case and say that the Orcs looked better in this than they did in the movies.
For the 2nd season, I know that Sauron is going to have a much bigger role, and that excites me because we will be getting more flashback scenes from the looks of it. I am also looking forward to seeing the formation of the rest of the rings. I know that this show will probably end with the battle at Mordor, where Sauron is defeated, and the ring is taken from him. That would be the perfect ending for this show!
Out of 100% I would give it...
91% out of 100%
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