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Rings of Poser Season 2 Teaser (arstechnica.com)

submitted 6 months ago by DigitalGemini@sh.itjust.works to c/tolkien@lemmy.world

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Nice teaser. Still comes across to me more as fanfic. I wish we were getting a Silmarillion anthology adaptation, but alas, that may not happen in this universe.

I’m glad the books and original movies exist.

What do others think?

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[–] aleph@lemm.ee 7 points 6 months ago

If the showrunners learn from their mistakes and actually fix the myriad pacing/characterization/dialogue issues from season one, there's a slim chance they might be able to turn the show into something half decent.

Now that they've got all the pointless mystery boxes about the identity of Sauron/The Stranger out of their systems, they can hopefully leave those far behind as well.

[–] pastabatman@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I really want it to be good, but I have my doubts after season 1. That being said, this teaser seems surprisingly coherent. I know who the bad guy is, I know who the good guys are, and I know generally why they are all fighting. That's already a pretty big improvement.

That shot of galadriel, elrond, and those other people in the fog gave off a bit of a "fellowship" vibe.

[–] thebardingreen@lemmy.starlightkel.xyz 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I didn't finish the first season. I couldn't keep going. I probably won't give the second season a chance.

[–] DigitalGemini@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago

I understand the skepticism and also didn’t enjoy the first season. A good trailer does not guarantee a good season.