I am a die hard fantasy lore admirer. Be it novels, games, tv shows or movies I am a fan of fantasy. Aint read all of Tolkiens works so wont go into that, my biggest issue is this: What I dont really understand is how you can make a fantasy show about middle earth and 2 episodes in have me speed watching? I didnt care about any character, their fate or their story.
Galadriels brother is dead, she wants revenge, we are told centuries have passed and she is still looking, but who really cares when all that happens within the first few minutes? As a viewer being told that didnt drag me into her story. I wont even go to the absurdity of the end of episode one and her choice...
Harfoot children wander to a far off field and Nori, another lead, sees wolf tracks. We then see the "wolf" see them and go down. The wolf is there as the children are leaving, you think something will happen... think again. So Nori messes up, nothing happens and we are supposed to care about what?
Elrond visits the dwarves, challenges the dwarves, is told if he loses he is banished forever, loses the challenge, gets a dinner invite... and we should care about Elrond?
And it goes on and on and yet at no point did I feel anything about any character. And wonderful as the costumes and cgi and the music are, if you dont care about the story and the characters then why keep watching?
Galadriels brother is dead, she wants revenge, we are told centuries have passed and she is still looking, but who really cares when all that happens within the first few minutes? As a viewer being told that didnt drag me into her story. I wont even go to the absurdity of the end of episode one and her choice...
Harfoot children wander to a far off field and Nori, another lead, sees wolf tracks. We then see the "wolf" see them and go down. The wolf is there as the children are leaving, you think something will happen... think again. So Nori messes up, nothing happens and we are supposed to care about what?
Elrond visits the dwarves, challenges the dwarves, is told if he loses he is banished forever, loses the challenge, gets a dinner invite... and we should care about Elrond?
And it goes on and on and yet at no point did I feel anything about any character. And wonderful as the costumes and cgi and the music are, if you dont care about the story and the characters then why keep watching?
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