The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings to screens for the very first time the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth's history. This epic drama is set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, and will take viewers back to an era in which great powers were forged, kingdoms rose to glory and fell to ruin, unlikely heroes were tested, hope hung by the finest of threads, and the greatest villain that ever flowed from Tolkien's pen threatened to cover all the world in darkness. Beginning in a time of relative peace, the series follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth. From the darkest depths of the Misty Mountains, to the majestic forests of the elf-capital of Lindon, to the breathtaking island kingdom of Númenor, to the furthest reaches of the map, these kingdoms and characters will carve out legacies that live on long after they are gone.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power — Season 2

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The Rings of Power's sophomore season discovers new virtues while retaining some of its predecessor's vices, overall making for a more kinetic journey through Tolkien's world.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Carol Midgley The Australian Yet if this can feel like a series almost drunk on its budget and running time, there is still the intimate, twisted dance of Sauron and Celebrimbor (Edwards really is superb here). Sep 20, 2024 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Emma Stefansky The Atlantic The episodes manage to feel both overlong and cramped. So much has been added to pad out the show’s trajectory and provide tonal suspense to an epic that fundamentally doesn’t need it. Sep 13, 2024 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Lili Loofbourow Washington Post This series abounds in radically underexplained mutinies. Aug 29, 2024 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Sheraz Farooqi CinemaDebate Season 2 of Rings of Power is strong. Cinematography is great, the acting is solid and the narrative and themes feel true to Tolkien, even when it colored outside the lines of his legendarium.Especially impressed the dynamic of Sauron and Celebrimbor. Rated: 4.5/5 Oct 22, 2024 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (5) José C. Donayre Guerrero EscribiendoCine The series offers an immersive plot and elevates the visual quality with battle scenes reminiscent of the most iconic moments of the Peter Jackson trilogies. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 6/10 Oct 19, 2024 Full Review The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Season 2 | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Katherine McLaughlin SciFiNow While it takes a while for all the threads to come together, the narrative eventually leads the viewer to thrillingly executed battle sequences. Rated: 4/5 Oct 7, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dylan K We want to like it so badly. But it is truly boring. Setting the lore aside, it is awful by itself. It’s not entertaining. I feel nothing for the characters (except Elrond and Durin). The writers don’t understand Tolkien or reality. The characters make decisions so illogical I can’t even begin to suspend disbelief for this idiocy. Nothing lands for us. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review natalie S People are calling RoP as poorly written fan fic, that is not true because a Tolkien fan would never write anything this terrible. This is a terrible show. Not only does it have little to do with the wonderful world Tolkien created, but the acting is terrible along with the casting. I often wonder where all the money Amazon spent on this show went since the sets look like a high school theater group would build and the customes look as if they went t Party Cuty store....i still think the shows creators conned Amazon and took the money and hid it in bank accounts in the Camman Islands Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Jay Saurav C Every episode I watch - I keep hoping its over, and then I see theres still 30 mins left! Boring and difficult to watch. Also - most characters are ugly and/or unlikeable Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review Audience Member Hot steaming pile of garbage writing with beautiful cast, excellent background score, amazing costumes and breath taking visuals. The writing is just so horrendous that I felt nauseous just watching it, especially the last episode. What even was that. These rest of the people who worked on this deserve better. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 10/26/24 Full Review sedf s fan fiction of the worst quality + bad acting Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Audience Member LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!! So difficult to just find a story without sex and excessive unnecessary violence so this truly has found its place with me and in fact has motivated me to read all the books and start a book club to explore everything Tolkien!!! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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J.D. Payne Creator Patrick McKay Creator Morfydd Clark Galadriel Robert Aramayo Elrond Cynthia Addai-Robinson Queen Regent Míriel Owain Arthur Prince Durin IV
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Aug 29, 2024 Elven Kings Under the Sky Sauron bargains with Adar. The Stranger and Nori venture into new lands. The Three Elven Rings face judgment. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 29, 2024 Where the Stars are Strange Darkness falls over Khazad-dûm. Sauron and Galadriel each seek new allies. The Stranger and Harfoots encounter a growing threat. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 29, 2024 The Eagle and the Sceptre Isildur and an old friend reunite. Arondir grapples with change. Míriel faces rising opposition. Annatar counsels Celebrimbor. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 5, 2024 Eldest The Stranger finds what he's been searching for; Arondir and Isildur search for Theo; Galadriel and Elrond walk into a trap. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 12, 2024 Halls of Stone When Durin grows suspicious of the Dwarven Rings, Celebrimbor must reassess his priorities; amid Númenor's shifting currents, Elendil searches for hope. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 19, 2024 Where is He? Galadriel considers a proposition; Elendil faces judgment; the Stranger finds himself at a crossroads; Sauron's plans bear fruit. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 26, 2024 Doomed to Die Eregion's fate is decided; Sauron takes control of the city's forces; the Uruks around the city decide to dry up the river of Eregion by destroying the cliff surrounding the city. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 3, 2024 Shadow and Flame The free people of Middle-earth struggle against the forces of darkness. Details

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Director
Charlotte Brändström, Sanaa Hamri, Louise Hooper

Creator
J.D. Payne, Patrick McKay

Executive Producer
J.D. Payne, Patrick McKay, Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, J. A. Bayona, Belén Atienza, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Bruce Richmond, Sharon Tal Yguado, Eugene Kelly

Screenwriter
Glenise Mullins, Helen Shang, Nicholas Adams

Network
Prime Video

Rating
TV-14

Genre
Fantasy, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date
Aug 29, 2024
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