welcome back another episode the goal of Amazon streaming service Prime video is to produce a fantasy series with the same level of popularity as the former Game of Thrones this is the service's one and only genuine Destiny is it going to win with House of the Dragon HBO's formidable rival which has the significant benefit of being a precursor to Thrones casting a long Shadow Amazon has its own massive iron spiked prequel you can notice the enormous production budget for the Lord of the Rings the rings of power in every scene on screen and for season 2 it's back usually the goal is to please fantasy fans while going beyond the boundaries of the genre because it appealed to both viewers who would typically shun epic prophecies mythical beasts and unexpected disembowelment in kingdoms with exotic madeup names Game of Thrones became the most popular TV series The Wheel of Time Prime videos other major fantasy weapon yes Amazon is that anxious to win over viewers that it has an extravagantly costly backup fantasy series in case the primary one bombs hasn't been able to close this Gap but the rings of power is a little different because the Lord of the Rings franchise is so successful It is believed that there is no crossover to be accomplished between its supporters and a general audience as a result season 1 featured a lot of nods and foreshadowing including the introduction of younger iterations of well-known characters characters we strongly believe to be younger iterations of Ring's Mainstays despite their current names and locations and populations that are similarly poised to transition into the familiar beneath it all was the matter of sauron's identity we were repeating throughout the first season it's him because the antagonist of the tale subtly assumed several shapes or is that him then we discovered who it was but not all of the characters knew leaving us with the question of where Sauron is and who he is deceiving the main issue with the rings of power is that it is mostly a lore-based prequel rather than a drama however the scenes showcasing the schemes of a skilled manipulator help the film get over this obstacle at least temporarily characters frequently discuss events with one another in a humorously ominous manner that may lead casual viewers to believe that fantasy literature isn't for them they discuss what has occurred what will happen or what absolutely must not happen because if it does Middle Earth will be doomed the elves vocal affectation where they theatrically roll their RS solely for proper nouns doesn't help the rings of power on the latter issue for example the performers sound like tag art proclaiming a murder whenever the word Mordor is mentioned but there are other sugar coats the most evident of which is the production quality of the program in the event of a big spider attack the movement and details of its hideous enormous spider face are credible if a group of festering Orcs is needed hundreds of them exist and they realistically swarm with dirt and Decay while the battle scenes which the three comeback episodes could use a few more of whirl and splat with a plum the Magnificent rendering of waterfalls volcanoes magical trees you shouldn't stand too close to and terrible nuclear likee explosions is also impressive if you don't mind slightly cartoonish accents from British and Australian performers the Proto Hobbit harf foots who sound dubiously Irish are cute the dwarfs who have Scottish ancestry are funny with clever line reading such as stubborn as a rootbound parsnip they relieve some of the pressure on the main group The Elves who are preoccupied with the important task of protecting the three titular Rings which are each endowed with the mystical power of mithril an uncommon ore the men are generally aagi morass of ridiculous Sid swept hairstyles and pretentious pontificating but morphid Clark leads them well as the intense gadriel whose growing Warrior presence is counterbalanced by the uncertainty and shame of having been duped by saon appearing in Fair form that is when he was hot and she wanted to BFF him in season 1 she doesn't appear certain when people ask if she has overcome her desire for evil while there is still some rewarding drama to be had when soron Soro blusty declares to someone we know isn't the Lord of the Rings that the world will R you the Lord of the Rings because soron himself shall become the Lord of the Rings as he was in the books and films of The Lord of the Rings were reminded of the Rings of power's weakness which is that it's a little too Lord of the Rings style it will find it difficult to take over the planet while that is the case for more videos subscribe