Looks like they changed a lot of things but oh my goodness, Avatar Kyoshi was amazing!
Suki was perfect btw, I loved the way she looked and carried herself in costume and make-up.
Bending looks so fucking cool!
Gotta admit, the attack on the Southern Air Temple was heart-wrenching to watch.
"I came here because I love seeing wasteful souls struggle to accomplish something meaningful and fail spectacularly."
This was a good ending for the main trio but not for the others, particularly Isaac and Lenore, which was disappointing.
Looks like Isaac's still the most interesting character in this show, followed by Alucard. The rest is just meh.
"I woke up in Hell because this world is insane."
Decent enough parody of Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos.
Drawn-out scenes, soppy dialogues, power of love bullshit, and a fucking cliffhanger as cherry on top. A garbage finale for a garbage season.
This is hilarious lol, I'm hooked already!
The visual beauty of this show is breathtaking. I really liked "The Song of the Roots of Hithaeglir" btw, it perfectly illustrates how myths and legends work on a meta level. Can't wait for the next episode, looks like shit will hit the fan in the Southlands.
Oh god, they are still acting stupid lol. This wasn't as good as the previous episode but we got some more action at least. I love watching Eleven blowing shit up.
Dustin spoke my mind lol, they were really that stupid.
A huge step up from the previous episodes. Pacing was much better, we learned some new stuff (that twist was great), and got lots of action. Hope the last two episodes will be up to par with this one.
And man, I love Jamie Campbell Bower's voice, the way he speaks is mesmerising.
Things are moving along nicely. Editing was a bit weird in a few places, though. And what's up with this director and his love of slow-mo sequences lol.
Wtf is this writing, terrible and straight up lazy.
Why does it have to be the lake? Just go to another murder scene. And why the do they want to find the gate in the first place? What are they going to do without Eleven? These kids have done this before, they know what they're against but they act like clueless idiots.
Eleven's memory. We've seen it in the first episode. And now we're going through it again. Why? No idea. I thought maybe it's not what it seems, maybe it was someone else or some strange shit happened. But no, looks like they're playing it straight and telling us what we already knew.
Oh and we got another cheap comedy gag at Suzie's.
This show is running out of goodwill fast. What a shame.
My goodness, writing is awful. Russian plotline, Eleven's memory stuff - oh look, papa is back now, comedy hour at Suzie's... And how the fuck do the cops let Jason speak at all?
Still going strong. Númenor was absolutely stunning and Elendil totally stole this episode for me. Slow-mo horse riding sequence could have been done a bit more tastefully, though.
An underwhelming start to the season.
This series has lost its charm and novelty that made it a success and should have ended after Season 2. There's not much else to do now which I suspect is why they amped up the horror factor this season.
The first half was great. The second half... I don't even know what that was.
This is classic Moffat though, with his shocking revelations, seemingly profound yet cringy one liners, underdeveloped characters with nonsensical motivations... the list goes on. He ruined Doctor Who with his massive ego and is the only reason why I'll never watch Sherlock. Someone's gotta tell him it's time to retire now.
Everything I said for the first episode goes for this one as well. Directing and cinematography remain excellent. Pacing is better. I'm curious to see how the different storylines will unfold.
I'm a huge fan of anyting and everything related to Middle Earth. I also work in media and understand that text and screen are different mediums so I judge The Rings of Power as it is: a television series.
They clearly put a lot of time, effort, and thought into this, especially in the pre-production phase. That's particularly evident in directing and cinematography. There are many creative and well-crafted scenes and sequences throughout. Use of colour and lighting is also top notch. Pacing/editing may seem fast but that's understandable since they have to establish many different characters and storylines within limited time. Dialogues and humour worked for me. Speech patterns are distinctive enough and I found them fitting for their respective races.
On a more personal note, it does feel amazing to go back to Middle Earth after all this time.
I really don't get why they all made such a fuss about the crib. And they should have thought about the financial implications before popping out five kids ffs.
Corpses that look like mannequins and skin cuts that look like stickers. It's all very amateurish and immersion breaking. I'm guessing they had a budget cut due to this being the final season.
The use of color and lighting in this episode is incredible. I can't even begin to imagine how much time and effort must have gone into creating such a beautiful visual aesthetic.
The ending suffered from the weak writing which was the main problem in this season. Geralt and Ciri's meeting didn't have any emotional weight. Had they met in Brokilon for the first time, the hugging at the end would have been effective. And Ciri's first words to Geralt shouldn't have been "Who's Yennefer?" which was absolutely ridiculous. Geralt's "something more, much more" speech would have been perfect, but why they scrapped that despite naming this episode "much more" is beyond me.
Perfect ending for our beloved duo. I will miss them dearly.
