The Lord of the Rings Archives

Lauren Chen in a red sweater on her Mediaholic YouTube channel.

Think Mary Sues Are Going Away? Lauren Chen Reveals Why They Aren’t

December 12, 2022

Mary Sues make terrible protagonists and indeed destroy any story they are in. But that doesn’t mean they still don’t have a fanbase. And Lauren Chen found a Twitter thread with some interesting responses that ...

J.R.R. Tolkien Provides The Answer For Prime Video To Tell A Proper Second Age ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Story In The Second Season Of ‘The Rings Of Power’

John F. Trent

December 7, 2022

Books, Television

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power completely ignored J.R.R. Tolkien's Second Age as he depicted it in the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion, The History of Middle-earth, and Unfinish...

‘Rings Of Power’ Recasts Orc Leader Adar For Season 2, Former Actor Joseph Mawle Explains He Wants “To Explore New Characters And Worlds”

John F. Trent

December 3, 2022

Television

Amazon Studios and Prime Video announced a major casting change for the upcoming second season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Joseph Mawle as Adar in The Lord of the Ring: The Rings of Power ...

‘The Lord Of The Rings’ Actor Trashes Prime Video’s ‘The Rings Of Power’ Claims It Is “Not Like The Real Thing”

John F. Trent

December 2, 2022

Movies, Television

The Lord of the Rings actor Bernard Hill, who played King Theoden in Peter Jackson's film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's novels, trashed Prime Video and Amazon Studios' The Rings of Power production. Bernar...

‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Completely Falls Off Nielsen Charts Just Two Weeks After Season Finale

John F. Trent

November 30, 2022

Television

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power completely fell off Nielsen's Top 10 charts just two weeks after the show's season finale premiered. Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor and Robert Aramayo as Elrond in ...

‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Actors Continue To Attack Tolkien Fans As Racists

John F. Trent

November 17, 2022

Television

Multiple The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power actors continued to attack fans of creator J.R.R. Tolkien and his works as racists as their show was exposed to audiences as being a black hole of creativity. ...

Prime Video Bribes Brazilians To Watch ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ With Food Delivery Service Coupon

John F. Trent

November 14, 2022

Television

Prime Video bribes Brazilians to watch The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power with a coupon for a food delivery service called iFood. Morfydd Clark as Galadriel and Charlie Vickers as Halbrand in The Lor...

‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ Showrunners Claim Second Season Will Be Canonical After Repeatedly Lying To Fans About The First Season

John F. Trent

November 10, 2022

Television

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power showrunners promised the second season of their show will be canonical to Tolkien's work despite nearly a year of promising that for the first season and those promises...

New Rumor Claims Prime Video To Completely Reboot ‘The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ After Creatively Bankrupt First Season

John F. Trent

November 8, 2022

Television

A new rumor claims that Prime Video will be completely rebooting The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power following the creatively bankrupt first season, which chose to throw out Tolkien and replace it with in...

While ‘The Rings of Power’ Crashes And Burns, ‘The Antediluvian Legacy’ Is Tolkien-Like Fiction Done Right

Paul Hair

November 4, 2022

Books, Interviews

The Rings of Power proved to be a woke disaster with viewers lamenting how the Amazon streaming series desecrated J. R. R. Tolkien’s work. On the bright side of things, there is an alternative to it, and Boundi...

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