The Rings of Power IN-DEPTH Review : Episode 1 :These writers are INEPT!

Jonathan and Michael dive into a deeper discussion of Episode 1 of The Rings of Power, "A Shadow of the Past". They look at how much of Tolkien's work is in the show, if the show is standing up to the excellence Tolkien's work demands, and where the show channels its inner Michael Scott :).

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Chapters
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00:00 Introduction
00:45 The questions we're asking
02:25 Galadriel, bullying, and bad metaphors
10:03 Helm's Mountain
11:06 Finrod's Death, Galadriel's Simplicity
15:00 Galadriel is Amazing and Perfect
21:15 Gil-galad has his (bad) reasons
24:25 NOOOO! A Michael Scott moment
26:27 The Dirty Harfoots and Meteor Man
29:19 The NEW Beren and Lúthien!
33:33 Is there Tolkien here anywhere?
38:02 Even if it wasn't Tolkien, I would...
41:01 "Is this the novel Tolkien never wrote?"
42:46 Peter Jackson Criticism is different
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