I lot of fanbois rate this a 1/10 for reasons "its not the original" due to their extreme attachment to the original trilogy. The trilogy is, indeed, one of the best of all time in fantasy, if not in any genre. But alas, this Prime Video prequel is not meant to be anything like it's inspiration. It's a show, and it does exactly what most of us would expect: entertain.
That nonsense out of the way, this episode was a 10/10 in terms of entertainment and captivation. The season as a whole had some boring and SLOW, pacing issues, but this episode had stakes and payoff. I can only hope season 2 will actually have some real story-telling and less "establishing" characters bullshit. They could have made stuff a lot more interesting.
It was a great story. The season as a whole, meh, 7/10 is generous, but the music and effects made up for the dull storytelling at times, along with a few interesting sequences, and my prior love for LOTR in general. Good finale, it made up for a lot of stuff I was previously not thrilled about.
I believe most of you will enjoy it, and it will rekindle your hope for the second season! :)
That nonsense out of the way, this episode was a 10/10 in terms of entertainment and captivation. The season as a whole had some boring and SLOW, pacing issues, but this episode had stakes and payoff. I can only hope season 2 will actually have some real story-telling and less "establishing" characters bullshit. They could have made stuff a lot more interesting.
It was a great story. The season as a whole, meh, 7/10 is generous, but the music and effects made up for the dull storytelling at times, along with a few interesting sequences, and my prior love for LOTR in general. Good finale, it made up for a lot of stuff I was previously not thrilled about.
I believe most of you will enjoy it, and it will rekindle your hope for the second season! :)