A fascinating albeit compressed look into the Second Age, giving deep dives into characters who go on to play pivotal roles in the later LoTR saga. Amazing takes on the legendary characters and glimpses into major locations that have only been hinted at in adaptations of LoTR. Great acting as well. Despite the somewhat toxicity of Jackson purists who somehow think that his adaptation is the only way to depict that universe, this multi-season effort will i think prove to be one of the most important adaptations of Tolkien's work and and an important medium to link readers or those who only have a bare knowledge of the franchise into the deeper lore that culminates in the saga of the Third Age. 5/5 for me!

So good, I had to start a podcast about it.

Really enjoying it. Does justice to Tolkien's fascinating creation while having a personality of it's own. Great writing, acting and cinematography.

I especially love how carefully they've crafted the important characters of Sauron, Elrond, Galadriel and Durin

“The Rings of Power” is by far some of the best writing ever done for a series of this caliber. I’ve heard ratings for season two were not as impressive as season one. There is a simple explanation for this trend…We are in a paradigm shift between those who are used to commercials & waiting week to week for the next installment, via those who have been raised & addicted to binge watching a show.

“The Rings of Power” is in a category in & of its own making. I hope Amazon will reconsider the overall success of the show i.e. view it from a more realistic position. It needs to by allowed to develop at its own pace over time. “The Rings of Power” is a show that must focus on THE LONG GAME… allowing a ratings policy to grow & build over time.

Please don’t be disheartened to not produce the promised five seasons.

I also hope Amazon Prime will consider producing more shows which will tap into “The Rings of Power” as the ages of “Middle Earth” are transformed over the 3,000 years between “The Rings of Power” & when we are introduced to where “The Hobbit” begins.

Their is so much rich story telling to be explored as THE AGES IF MAN & MIDDLE EARTH unfold. There is more to this series that meets the eye & at its soul it reveals the struggle of the human condition & I hope you will consider the opportunity… the great power within your hands.

I hope we will be given the gift of watching worthwhile shows in the future. I hope various versions of the “The Rings of Power” will be among them. Cheers, Jeff Gawrys - Alpine, Utah

Thoroughly enjoying Rings of Power. Hope it goes the full 5 seasons.

Love, love, love this series! Keep going, please!!!

It’s a shame I have to wait 2 years to watch season 3 . I’m 63 and grew up with the Hobbit being the first real book I ever read. I don’t think I’ll be around when season 5 gets here. I’m not ill ,but a realist that’s 10 possible years to go and well, I’m not getting any younger.:(. I love this series of tv shows , and I think my generation gets this more so then the younger people.So ok I’ll stop the drama it’s too bad I couldn’t have been born 29 later than I was so I can watch all of these shows. In closing this could go ten seasons for me. Gid bless and take care all!!!!!

Am a fan of artist depth. Further more, the series has brought me closer to the plot line of the lord of the rings. I just love the series

The perfect compliment to LotR movies. Filling in information gaps everywhere. Don’t listen to the people out there who believe they are the world’s biggest Tolkien fan and are ripping the show apart before even watching it. Perfect television.

One of my tv shows movies of all time. Great. 4.5/5!

Absolutely love it, I know people are sceptical because it's not Tolkiens work and it's straying from his story. But the creators and actors are giving LOTR fans more than we had before. And I think it is beautifully done.

Love the series, can't wait for season 3.

It might be a bit slow at first but the more you watch the more amazing and captivating it gets. Definitely worth watching and I'm hoping for more seasons after season 2!

I have not yet seen season 2 as it has not concluded but I love to watch the whole season in one go so I think a lot of customers are doing exactly that and this epos will be nothing short of a cinematic adventure

Love this Epic show Charlie Vickers is perfect as Sauron

The show is a disgrace to Tolkien's work. If they wanted to create their own version they should not be using his excellent and interesting stories in this kind of parody.

Well I guess the fact that viewing numbers are so low ( about half the first season) and predictions are that the series will be canceled at the end of season 2 speaks volumes.

On the topic of barrow weights, this article is both incorrect in its assumptions and the fact that Tolkien did give background to them. The barrows are from the Numinorean Kingdom of Arnor and the weights were created by the Witch King of Angmar during his wars in the North that lead too the downfall of the Kingdom and the rise of the Rangers of which Aragorn was one. This happened in the Third Age! Just as the arrival of the Israri happened in the Third Age. PLEASE quit changing the story! If there are holes in the story, fine fill in the gaps but the fact is, Tolkien left very few holes in the story - which is what makes it the greatest fantasy story of all time.

I like it the thought. But it's Gandalf. In fact I think Noori ans Stoor kind of indicated that...."is he a Grand Elf?" which will imply where he finds his name. Also "we will go this way, the air seems sweeter this way" that's a line used in fellowship. It's Gandalf. Way earlier than suppose to be but hey this isn't the book just an adaptation based on the books

Worst "show" ever made.

If they changed the name of the show and every location and every character and made no claim to Tolkien, it would be a decent series. However, claiming this is anything other than Tolkien based fan fiction is a fallacy. The many changes to lore, character asassinations, timelines, relationships and key points make it impossible to take seriously as anything to do with Tolkien. Yes, changes happen making books into films or series but this isn’t even close. I did my best to watch with an open mind but I can’t. The only plus to me? They got Bombadil and the Ents/Ent wives right. Most of the rest is just unforgivable. Thank God they didn’t get permission for the Silm.

It's awesome

Good movie