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Now, if you don’t mind, I’d just like to sit a while, watch the sun come up
RIP Sadoc Burrows
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lunamond · 2 years
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I've just finished episode 3 of the Rings of power and I wanted to write down some of my thoughts. This is going to be a full on ramble, so be warned! ;)
So first of all NUMENOR!!! It is so beautiful and grand! I really enjoyed how real it felt, there was so much of the hustle and bustle in the background that you would expect from a city of that size. Also I absolutely loved the throughline of sea motives and I might have spied a statue of Uinen. (Also loved the puppets!!)
One thing I was waiting for though is an offhand mention by an Numenorian (either Elendil or Miriel) about their lifespan. Sth along the lines of "I haven't heard about that in fifty years" or "A hundred years ago..." But I can wait, the longevity is definitely sth they have to bring up at some point as it will be highly relevant for the whole Numenorian conflict and it calls back to Aragon.
The show is also slowly selling me more and more on Galadriel's characterisation and her relationship with Halbrand. I really like how consistently her stuborness and pride stand in her way (following the lore, flaws she will have overcome by lotr) But I also loved her smugness when she talks to Halbrand in the cell.
So let's talk about Halbrand. I've been pretty sceptical of all the Sauron=Halbrand theories, but this episode 100% cemented the idea that he is not. Because he is so clearly set up as an "anti-Aragon" figure. He is descendant from a royal bloodline BUT his ancestors didn’t fight evil they joined it, his land that he has to retake is already overrun by orcs, Aragon initially apeared to be a dangerous man until he is revealed to be a heroic figure, Halbrand on the other hand initially is friendly and charming but secretly steals from people, is leaving others to die to save himself and beats up people in backalleys.
Currently my predictions for his story is that he either will through the influence of Galadriel (and possibly Elendil) slowly morph into a more heroic Aragon-esque figure.
Or they will built up his arc to become this heroic person, which will garner sympathy from the audience. Until a turning point in which Halbrand will be put into a situation in which he has to chose between falling back unto his old ways or fully becoming a true hero/king, and he will chose wrong and either become a Nazgul or be set on the path of becoming one.
Outside of Numenor, I really enjoyed Arondir's story. Especially how much importance the elves put on the tree and specifically it's long life. It really went a long way of showing us the elven perspective. They feel a sort of kinship with the tree.
The orcs were great. They are really viseral in their appearance but also in their movements. They also came across as a serious threat, one thing I didn’t enjoy in the PJ trilogy was how often the orcs were used as comic relief, so I'm really glad that the show sofar hasn't done that. Also their was some genuine tension in all of the scenes in the orc camp, especially when one orc gave them water to trick them into letting their guard down.
Lastly, the harfoots are cute as ever, but his episode I was probably the least invested into their side of the story (still enjoyed it , though).
I do really love their little festival, where they seemingly reanacted some events from the first age (orc, wolves costume). Combined with reading the names of their lost ones, it made their whole culture seem much more real and genuine.
My final thing I have to mention is that thus episode really kicked of my theory brain. I'm going to post that seperatly, because this is already to long and disorganised, but as a small tease for my theory: I think Stranger=Sauron but he is not yet (fully) evil, Adar is independant of Sauron and behind all the orc activites
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I LOVE ISILDUR SO SO MUCH
"THE Galadriel!?" 🥺
NÚMENOR IS SUPER COOL
I ADORE TAR-MÍRIEL
I CRIED OVER POPPY PROUDFELLOW
THE HOBBIT CULTURE IS GETTING BETTER EVERY EPISODE
IM SO EXCITED FOR ADAR AKA SAURON
Meanwhile, why does Galadriel, one of the greatest leaders of this age, behave like a child, like an angsty teenager who cant take care of herself or think clearly and make good decisions?? Litterally everyone around her are forced to save her and try to talk sense to her, to be the grownups in the situation when she is eternally wiser and mightier than any of them..... She gets no respect whatsoever, even from those who know the full extent of her power, but this Galadriel really doesn't deserve it.
Why is Halbrand an exact copy of Aragorn in every way?? And why on earth are he and Galadriel flirting, it is making me so uncomfortable
Love the use of elvish and have to look up and nerd over what they are saying, but how would Arondir as a silvan elf know Quenya?
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nuovocparadiso · 1 year
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“Nobody goes off trail and nobody walks alone”.
- Lord of the rings: the rings of Power (2022).
— dir. Wayne Che Yip • dop: Aaron Morton, NZSC.
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alectology-archive · 2 years
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I feel like my issue with RoP is that it’s trying to sell three different plotlines which are on very different scales of Epicness
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lotrlocked · 2 years
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So. Rings of power was better than I, a 20 year LOTR fan, xpected. It’s visually beautiful in a way that doesn’t feel totally computer generated. The costumes look better than I expected and honestly it made me get out my Tolkien books and pour over the maps and timelines again.
But like: the elves. Terrible. Bad. Boring. Why? Why do they all look like exasperated suburban dads? Did we fly too close to the sun with Lee Pace as Thranduil and they went, well, we can’t possibly find anyone hotter than that so they just gave up? Why do all of the men except Gil Galad have short hair? I’m so angry we were robbed of the beauty of Black elves with locs or braids and got emo buzz cut man instead. 0/10
Where is Disa’s beard? She has the tiniest little extended sideburns but come on. Cowards. Absolute cowards. Again she could have a beautifully braided beard with jewelry and flowers in it. 9/10 for Disa’s character in general, 3/10 for design.
Galadriel SWIMMING across the whole ass sea? That whole part in general 0/10
If they make a Galadriel/Elrond romance I’m gunna riot. -1000/10
If the make Galadriel/Halbrand romance I’m gunna riot. (However if they have a buddy cop dynamic that’s a mark in favor.) -1000/10
Harfoots, good. Love it. Strong sense of culture and society. Interesting. Little girls being weird. 10/10.
Tirharad- the concept that pre-ring era Mordor was a lush livable landscape is FASCINATING to me because it’s something I never considered in all of my pouring over maps and reading fan fictions for 20 years. The timeline is fucked, but I want that kid (Theo?) to become The Witch King in a rode to hell is paved with good intention storyline. 6/10
The fantasy racism, stupid. Bad. Why?? Just…stop. It’s so forced and unnecessarily awkward. We see a black elf, an obnoxious white kid says ‘you people’. Elrond, ELROND THE HONORED AND REVERED, being told he can’t go to the council because he’s not ‘an elf-lord’ despite the fact that it was never explained in the show that he’s half elven. I?? Yes there was racism in middle earth but I’m big mad because it’s so poorly written. -1000/10
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silvergeek · 2 years
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I had no idea that Tolkien fans were so nasty and racist.
Any time I try to look up any information about Rings of Power, comment sections are overwhelmed by racist freaks. I swear to fucking god, these people don't have anything worse going on in their lives other than a film studio hiring a Puerto Rican to portray an elf or a black English woman to play a dwarf. (Even Isildur is too ethnic for some of these fans. Like jfc, so sorry he's not a WASP.)
What blows my mind is the sheer number of complaints, just about each one of them starting with, "I'm not racist but..." and ending with this rant insisting that Tolkien wanted all of his fictional little magic characters to be white. (Ok. Fair enough. He probably DID envision them all as white. He's a dead guy who was born in the fucking 1800's.)
Lol. "I'm not racist but I can't stop obsessing over the hobbits' skin color!" Jesus christ.
1. I'm currently re-reading the Silmarillion and nowhere does it explicitly state that everyone must be Caucasian.
2. There are numerous citations about some people actually having darker skin (e.g. harfoots).
3. The people who are screaming, "But this is OUR contemporary European mythology! Stop shoehorning black people into it!" Newsflash: there are black Europeans, assholes. Born and raised in your fucking countries. They know no other culture aside from --whichever country they gotta put up with your shit in. (Yes, my grammar sucks. Fuck off.) Why the hell do you act like these people do not exist?
I can't say the USA is any better with these attitudes, but I thank the fucking stars for having visibly outspoken, politically active African American women to keep our bullshit in line.
Imagine being a woman or a POC (or both) and anytime you apply for a job, audition for a role, or enter into any sort of competition and actually win based on your talents/skills, just around the corner there's a legion of assholes screaming that you were only picked because of tokenism. Imagine going through life being told over and over that your effort means nothing and that anytime you succeed at any given thing, you're just being pandered to. And imagine that the people saying this shit to you are pretending to be on YOUR side. And imagine, just for a moment, that these same people happily watch white guy after white guy walk into success and never ever question if whether or not their white guy peers are playing favorites -- because surely those people are impartial in all of their decision making. (Did they pick a white guy? It's an impartial choice! Did they pick a black lady? WOKE BULLSHIT PANDERING::blood erupts from esophagus::)
Imagine all of that, then go take a nice big shit in your garage.
Also, this uruk hai is totally gonna eat this little boy. Off topic, really. The pic is just there to get your attention.
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Between the nasty backlash of Sandman and Rings of Power, complete with death threats and everything, I have to say this takes me back to the uprising of Gamergate.
They performed all of these same hate rituals, but aimed squarely at women in gaming. Zoey Quinn caught the brunt of it -- people even figured out her father's home phone number and made threatening calls to him.
I remember Anita Sarkeesian would have to cancel expos due to bomb threats.
These are typically the actions of some subhuman demographic, mostly male, aged 20's to 50's, typically white (not always) and either straight or profoundly closeted. Politically... they tend to think of themselves as freedom lovers, but at the root of their ideologies, you'll find stagnant traditionalism dancing in rhythm with contemporary neo-conservatism. Freedom for them, not for anyone else.
These are the people who don't want women to design video games, they don't want black/hispanic/Indian folks in their TV shows except as forgettable side characters, and they don't want the gays. Never ever with the gays. (And anything beyond "gay" doesn't exist in their minds. It's made up.)
I remember all this back in 2014. They review bombed games, in fact. They were a bunch of keyboard warriors for the most part. They eventually lost, because now we have a more diverse gaming industry. Most of them can only find their male gaze fixations with the big-tittied anime girls in obscure JRPG's pumped out by Japan, China, and Korea -- at best.
They're just scum. They really are. And they hate change. And they're cowards.
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Hi, everyone!
I wanted to get the ball rolling on some fandom events for The Rings of Power, since that’s going to be a good way to help creators gain visibility and keep the fandom thriving while we wait for season 2.
I’m kicking the year off with Rings of Power Valentines Week. This event will run from 2/14/23 - 2/21/23 and is focused on celebrating all of the relationships we love in The Rings of Power. Please read the pinned post on the blog for rules, FAQ, and further details!
Here are the list of daily prompts I’ll be posting so you can start thinking about what you might want to make to share! 
This is not an exchange. No sign-ups needed. Just start posting content when the event starts and I’ll be reblogging all of it here! 
PROMPT LIST: 
Day 1 - OTP - absolutely anything and everything to do with your OTP or OT3, romantic or platonic or anything in between! 
Day 2 - Family, Fidelity, Fealty - what are your favorite parent-child, sibling dynamic, found family, or fealty-based relationships? Explore and celebrate them! 
Day 3 - LGBTQIA+ - what it says on the tin. A whole day dedicated specifically to your favorite queer relationships. 
Day 4 - Gray Spaces, Friendship, Self - what relationships do you feel exist on that border between platonic and romantic. Which relationships are unrequited, or simply unfulfilled? Explore your favorite friendships, or take a second to think about a specific favorite character you have in mind and how they think about themselves, or what their own relationship might be to romantic attraction.
Day 5 - Date Night, Meetcute, Love Languages - how do your favorite ships like to spend time together? How did they first meet? How do they express and want to experience affection? 
Day 6 - Cultural Traditions and Differences - worldbuild, if you want. How do the Elves of Lindon celebrate love? What are some courting or marriage traditions of the Harfoots? How might two characters from completely different backgrounds run into trouble when trying to court each other? 
Day 7 - FREE SPACE
These prompts are absolutely optional and you do not need to complete a prompt on a specific day. They’re just here to hopefully jog some creative juices. 
Please reblog this post so others can see it, and participate if you feel up to it! I want to see this fandom thrive. 
~ Hosted by @gi-nathlam-hi ~ 
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elvenwhovian · 1 year
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Thoughts on the criticisms for The Rings of Power
The negativity around ROP has been so disheartening and I need to rant/have my say. Below are the most common criticisms I've seen and my responses to them. 
1. "They butchered/desecrated Tolkien's story! They changed the story too much so I won't watch/ will only hate-watch." 
Some of you are too young to remember, but I was there 3000 20 years ago when PJ's films came out. He changed A LOT. And I was surrounded by homeschooler book purists who had a lot to say, both good and bad. Here's my thing ... if you don't like ROP because they changed things, fine. You do you.  But don't tell me that PJ's films are perfection if you say you can't handle major changes to Tolkien’s works. 
Arwen didn't rescue Frodo. The elves never came to Helms Deep. Faramir didn't take Frodo and Sam captive. And Frodo never sent Sam away before Cirith Ungol, just to name a few. These were SIGNIFICANT changes that PJ made. But they didn't ruin the story ... dare I say, they made things more interesting. 
2. "The story moves too slowly." 
Bro ... have you read LOTR? Its a slow burn at the start. And then half of TTT is just Frodo and Sam simply walking into Mordor. Just like Tolkien, I feel like the show runners are laying a foundation and then in season 2 things will pick up. Also they have 5 seasons planned. Also its television. Its meant to be in installments to keep you coming back. Honestly, compared to some modern TV, it is refreshing to have a show that is taking its time and not beating you over the head with info dumping and action set pieces every single week. We are back in Middle-earth. Enjoy the ride, my dudes. 
3. "The Harfoots are annoying/cheesy/unnecessary." 
I'll admit that I was leery about them including proto-hobbits in the show, but I think they are delightful. They have their flaws, but Hobbits always have. They are quirky; the refreshing contrast to the darkness of war just beyond their borders. Yeah, Nori royally screws up A LOT. Reminds me of another hobbit who Gandalf used to berate for his stupidity. 
I also saw one comment complaining about "Wandering Day" and that the montage/song was too much like a Disney movie. First of all, how dare you? Do you even Tolkien, good sir? His books were full of songs. The hobbits had walking songs in the book. Tolkien loved songs and poetry. It is very VERY in character for Hobbits to have a song with their storyline. And honestly, that song is perfection. I've been singing it as a lullaby to my 6 month old son and he loves it. 
4. "Galadriel is too manly/angry/vengeful ... Also the men are weak." 
Perfect people are not interesting. Flaws make characters realistic, engaging, and worth watching. Galadriel is a flawed character in ROP and I LOVE IT. She is prideful, ambitious, and strong-willed ... all stuff Tolkien wrote about her. She is also very athletic/physically skilled. Tolkien also wrote this ... I have references. And yeah ... if you believed the evil who killed your brother was out there and no one believed you, you would be miffed too. 
And as I predicted, she is undergoing character development that is helping to temper her vengeance. She literally gives up her sword. 
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The symbolism is spot on. 
Also, those saying she is too manly... bro, what the heck? Her costumes and armor are so beautiful and well done! My two favorite looks are the dress she wears in Numenor and her armor design.
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I think they did a fantastic job making her a strong yet flawed female character. 
And the men are weak? Elrond and Durin have a rock breaking contest. Arondir fights for his girl ... doesn't get more manly than that. Also, Elendil is just fantastically done and oozes that stable yet compassionate masculine energy Tolkien's male characters are known for. 
5."I don’t like that they cast people of color." 
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Don't be racist. Its 2022.
6. "The elves aren't done right/have short hair/ aren't like PJ's elves." 
Ok first of all, while many of the elves in the legendarium are described with long hair, its never defined as a standard for elvish culture. Second, if you are going to expect any and all Tolkien adaptations to conform to PJ's films, then I guess we can toss out all the cartoons that are beloved by so many people. Also, I don't see anyone beating up the legendary painter and Tolkien illustrator Ted Nasmith for his depictions of elves with shorter hair. 
Also, let's be real ... Elrond was described as "kind as summer" in The Hobbit. I love Hugo Weaving's portrayal, but he's never seemed particularly warm or kind to me. I adore Elrond's portrayal in ROP! I even like his floppy hair. He's a young whipper-snapper of an elf and he seems like the kind of person who would create a place like Rivendell. I mean ... look at this precious cinnamon roll:
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Also Celebrimbor has that wise old British dude energy that reminds me of Bilbo or even the professor himself. Tolkien's elves were complex people with varying personalities and passions. They weren't the stoic, almost vulcan-ish, people PJ made them out to be. I love the PJ films, but if we are going to make them the standard, then I guess the room for creativity is gone(?) 
7. "The writing sucks/ is fan fiction." 
I'll admit, the writing is rough in a few places. Galadriel jumping ship was kinda dumb. But its not Rise of Skywalker level dumb. And I'll fully admit that this is fan fiction. All television writing based on an IP is fan fiction. Its fiction written by fans/writers based on already established characters/worlds. 
And frankly, the term "its fan fiction" is not an insult to me, because I've read some darn good fan fiction.  Next argument please. 
8. "Its a cash grab from Amazon so we should hate it." 
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It’s not. Read the article by The Hollywood Reporter. Also, let's remember that lots of passionate people worked on this series and it shows. Punishing them because Amazon's name is on it is unfair. I know, I know ... Amazon is not squeaky clean. But if we boycotted every company who had stains on their record, we would be living in cabins in the woods eating squirrels. 
7. “Galadriel couldn’t have survived the volcano/ she does dumb over the top stuff ... this show is not realistic.”
You guys do realize this is a fantasy series, right? Also the way she stood their was so bad@$$. 
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And yeah, she did this:
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You do know that horse acrobatics is a real thing right? 
Also, need I remind you this over the top elf:
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He did dumber stuff and we loved it. It was cool. If we are going to take the time to pick apart the “unrealistic” story full of wizards, elves, and magic, then we are gonna be here awhile.
In conclusion, there is only one episode left and I can’t wait! Even if the finale is “just ok”, it’s been a blast to be back in Middle-earth and that means a lot to me. If you are not a fan of ROP, that’s fine. You don’t have to watch it. But some of us are really enjoying it and I can’t wait for the next 4 seasons. Be nice.
Rant over :P Thank you for listening.
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myceliumelium · 5 days
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HI ARE YOU STILL DOING THE OC DRAWING THING???????????????? i love your art very very much and i MUST ask if you would draw my hobbit oc??? he's my player character in the adventures in middle earth tabletop game my friends and i have going. his name is murdoc harfoot brandybuck. he is very dear to me.
no pressure to get to this or anything!! and very sorry if my description is too many words!!
About 3'6", sorta ofmd stede bonnet-ish in build and general face shape? and also in general fashion sense and demeanor, tbh. roughly the same age as ring quest era frodo, actually, based on our party trying to do math about what year it is in game.
kinda tan, brown eyes, mousey brown hair. lots of freckles. has a scar across his nose.
missing his right hand (a werewolf bit it off)!!!!!!!!!! AND is showing it off. leaves it uncovered, save for sometimes the assistive brace he uses for his archery.
color scheme is dark blue and royal purple, with some white to break things up. gold as his accent metal and ruby as his stone!!
fancy dresser!! likes suit vests, cravats, and poofy-sleeved blouses. pushes his sleeves up so his forearms are uncovered usually. loves some fancy embroidery.
statement piece is a floor length, slightly heavier cape with dark blue fabric as the base, heavily embroidered down the outside with iridescent (probably fake) “dragon” scales. golden clasp and gold shoulder pieces.
wears a single dangling ruby earring, inlaid in gold, in his left ear. has an ornate ruby and gold necklace he wears to match.
arm guard on his left arm for archery purposes!! i think the leather is probably a dark brown but tbh it's just whatever looks best with the aforementioned color scheme
as a hobbit is wont to do, never wears any shoes <3
fire motif!! very fire motif!!!
anyhow if you happen to get to this, thank you so very much!! and either way, please know that your art is WONDERFUL, and i utterly adore every single one of your silm character designs <333
~ @nelyoslegalteam
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He gives me such good vibes! I want to hug him soooooo bad
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miredinmiddleearth · 1 year
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Rings of Power, Ep. 8 Review - A rant fit for a finale
 Ready for my final rant? I shan’t hold back. The show sure didn’t! Here are my thoughts on episode eight:
1. Starting with a bang. Gandalf is Sauron red herring. Believed it for exactly...no seconds.
2. Slow-mo hits a little different when Halbrand’s limp body is slow-mo bouncing on a horse.
3. Pretty sure the three elven rings were made last? And positive they were made in SECRET. AFTER they suspected Sauron was messing with the rings already. And I KNOW the three elven rings were untouched by Sauron. But oh look. Sauron’s going around touching stuff. Literally picks up the mithril that will make the rings.
4. See, Halbrand’s line about giving “a gift” is okay subtlety! One of Sauron’s names meant “giver of gifts.” Plant the seeds slowly. Show him working his way gradually into becoming friends with the elves, then maybe trusted to play around in the forge, then helping make rings for the dwarves, then suspected, then -
No? We’re going to skip all that and immediately suspect him? Awesome.
5. And of COURSE Nancy Galadriel Drew has to be the one to crack the case. She has no reason to suspect Halbrand! He says one thing that Adar says, and he’s immediately a villain to her. Girl, remind me never to be your ally. You are more fickle than a squirrel trying to cross the road.
6. Oh good lord. We have time to shoe-horn Elendil’s daughter into all this?
7. Aaaaaaaaaaand now Sauron’s helping with the actual forging of the three elven rings. So much for unsullied by Sauron’s hand!
8. Elrond talking about how quickly they’re making the rings: “Three weeks for a labor that could take three centuries.” 
I don’t know if they’re making fun of us with this, but yes, all this SHOULD take three centuries. Three weeks? We’re seriously going to do the forging of the rings in PART of ONE EPISODE?!
9. HUZZAH! HARFOOT DEATH!
10. The three witchy ladies talk about Gandalf by saying “He is the other. The Istar.” THE other? As if it’s just Sauron v. Gandalf. And *gasp* This guy is Gandalf?! Who would have guessed?!
11. Because Gandalf spoke to that moth in the movies, he’s mothman now?
12. They’re really going to end the season with the lie that Isildur is dead?
13. The Sauron reveal. Okay, buckle up.
So Galadriel gets suspicious and SUPER mad at Halbrand when she discovers he’s not king of the Southlands. Problem is, SHE is the one who insisted that that was his identity! SHE was the one who told all of the Numenoreans that he was king! SHE was the one who poked and prodded him to take up that title! This reveal has no weight for many reasons, one of them being it is a lie GALADRIEL CREATED AND PERPETUATED. 
Then we get the reveal, and man oh man. One vague accusation, and they have Sauron go completely mask-off and smile like an over-the-top villain. All he’s missing is a mustache. Where is the master manipulator?! He could EASILY twist her suspicions. 
Then Sauron proceeds to point out fact after fact after fact. Ultimately, Galadriel is the reason Sauron is a villain again. Kill me. Gone is Galadriel the hero. In her place is now a woman with a guilty conscience trying to clean up the massive mess she made.
THEN, the temptation scene. Some cool visuals of the reflections in the water, but why does Galadriel’s temptation have to be tied to her romantic attractions. She can’t be tempted by power for its own sake? She has to be lured in by a sexy face and a soft lilt to the voice? Which, fine...if we didn’t already know her as someone who consistently throughout Tolkien is drawn to the idea of power without the need for all that. 
I’m so over these showrunners who constantly bragged about their strong female characters. You have single-handedly stripped this goddess of a character to be a sniveling, obnoxious, self-righteous piece of cardboard who has every single step of her journey defined by the men that surround her. Now, as the final insult, you make her quest to save Middle-Earth tied to her sexuality and a made-up guilt rooted in creating the very monster that will nearly destroy everything in the world. I. HATE. THIS. SHOW!!!!!
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE. Sauron’s final threat is to remind Galadriel that he lives because of her. She replies, “And you will die because of me.” This is her promise. SHE will be responsible for Sauron’s defeat. Not only have you diminished Galadriel, you are now diminishing the ring-bearers who actually bring about Sauron’s demise. THEY’RE LESSENING THE HEROISM OF FRODO AND SAM!!!!!! You come for Sam and Frodo, YOU DIE!!!!!!!!!!!
Deep breaths. Deep breaths. Let’s get back to the stupid elven rings thing.
14. Elrond says the rings must be untouched by hands other than elves’. Look at that. Even the show insists the three rings shouldn’t be touched by Sauron. The show that just showed him touching them five minutes ago. 
15. The Harfoot goodbye takes FOREVER. 
16. “Always follow your nose.” Good. Freaking. Grief. See, in another show, I might have been delighted with this line. I might have smiled with glee and cried, “Gandalf!” But no. That which is beautiful is soured by the foul fingers of these greedy, talentless showrunners.
17. I’m so confused by the picking and choosing. So in some ways they try to match the Jackson aesthetic (Balrog, basic elven and hobbit design, Sauron armor, etc.). Then they go and totally ignore it in others, specifically the design of the three rings. 
18. I still can’t believe they showed their hand. Their two big mysteries: Sauron and Gandalf, and they revealed both in a single episode and in the first season. AND they forged the three rings.
19. P.S. I hate the credits song.
20. Random things of note: Lol, no balrog. No Theo and fam, thank goodness. No Isildur? 
I hate it all, but at last, it. is. DONE.
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rings-of-power-realm · 5 months
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"Why does everyone I love the most always have to go away?" - Poppy Proudfellow to Nori, Alloyed
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Races of Middle Earth Week - Prompts
Each day will be about a different race. You can create something about the relationships between races, relationships between people of the same race, a character's relationship with their own race, or even just make something with your favorite character from a specific race. It's really up to you!
Day 1 - Dwarves (canon members include Durin iv, Durin iii, Disa, Gerda, and Gamli)
Day 2 - Elves (canon members include Elrond, Galadriel, Arondir, Gil-Galad, Celebrimbor, etc.) (also maybe Adar, depending on how you figure things)
Day 3 - Halflings/Harfoots/Hobbits (canon members include Nori, Poppy, Largo, Sadoc, Marigold, etc)
Day 4 - High-men/Númenoreans (canon members include Míriel, Pharazon, Isildur, Elendil, Eärien, Anárion, Elrond again, etc)
Day 5 - Low-men (canon members include Bronwyn, Theo, Waldreg, Halbrand (depending on how you figure) etc)
Day 6 - Maiar (canon members include Halbrand/Sauron, The Stranger, the Balrog from the flashback, and Elrond again)
Day 7 - Free day! Revisit one of the previous races or do something for one that wasn't mentioned here! There's a lot; ents, orcs/uruks, goblins, whatever you count the Rhûnic priestesses as! Go forth and go crazy!
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thatfan290 · 1 year
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The ROP fandom summarized:
Before ROP aired: Pffff This show looks like crap short haired elves what is this bullshit????? I WILL NEVER LIKE YOU. I mean, the effects look cool, but everything else can go to HELL.
Episode 1+2: You know what, Elrond looking kinda cute with short hair. HE DESERVES EVERYTHING also love Durin and Disa. Cant stand this Halbrand guy I am here for Gal why would I care about him. The Harfoots are cute too.
Episode 3: Yoooo Numenor looks amazing. Miriel is THE QUEEN. Also, could Gal please be a bit nicer to Halbrand god she is so annoying.
Episode 4: Alright, whoever this Adar Guy Is, I don't care. We should focus on more important things like: WHO IS SAURON guys, come on we can do this! Also Elrond is the best.
Episode 5: OK, so I was wrong, I apologize Adar is great. Still not convinced that Halbrand will have a good story arc. MORE SAURON THEORIES COMING UP. Also for some reason the older elves are growing on me goddammit. Galadriel is growing on me a bit. The Harfoots are still cute.
Epsiode 6: So I was fucking wrong about this show being bad. Adar is amazing why is everyone in this show so amazing????? Elendil and Isildur give me life. Is this show really making me ship Galdriel and Halbrand? well, I guess I have no other choice. I am starting to realize that I care more about all of these characters than I thought I would. That KISS I need it framed and hung in the louvre. "AND THEO" I AM SCREAMING!!!
Episode 7: boooo not enough Halbrand. Everything else was great, tho. Celeborn!!!!!!! This show is giving me the feels you guys. If Berek does not save Isildur I will riot.
Episode 8: OMG STEP ON ME SUARON. I DONT CARE HOW MUCH EVIL YOU DID I WILL BE YOURS!!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA. I am a supporter of the BI Sauron agenda. Celebrimbor was amazing. The actors are all great. THIS SHOW IS GREAT. Nori and Poppi deserve more aaaaaaa.

The current state of the fandom:
I SHIP SAURON AND GALADRIEL AAAAAAAAAA.
UUUh I ship Elendil and Miriel.
With how many people can I ship Sauron? ALL OF THEM!
Elrond/Durin/Disa Platonic or romantic, I don't care, they are cute either way.
You all realize that the Sauron/Galadirel relationship is abusive, RIGHT??? HE IS A ABUSER!!! WE should not ship this. 
So is the Stranger Gandalf or a Blue Wizard????
I need season 2 now Amazon what are you waiting for
WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE IS NO MERCH???? 
Elrond needs to be protected at all cost!!!
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laurinque · 1 year
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Okay. I’m going to start 3 lists. A list of things we expect to see in The Rings of Power Season Two, a list of things I hope to see in Season Two, and some things we should see by the end of the series.
A. Things we can expect to see (some but not all of these have been mentioned in interviews with the show runners, writers, or actors):  1. Backstory for Adar and Sauron’s relationship 
 2. Círdan the shipwright (!!!) I’m guessing this involves Gil Galad
 3. Rhûn We know nothing about Rhûn so the creatives may go wild and create something amazing. I hope so! The wizard and Nori will go there. They may not like everything about it. (”To the East I go not.”)
 4. The death of someone named Durin. I won’t try to guess the number following his name.  5. Arondir not dying, please I beg of you. Will we see him again with Adar? Hopefully with Bronwyn
 6. Isildur and Berek and their adventures getting out of Mordor
 7. Celeborn (and Celebrían as I am reminded by @erinti-of-the-maiar )
B. Things I would love to see in Season Two, a wish list:   1. Revelations about Isildur’s mother   2. A revelation about Theo’s father   3. Anarion and what he’s doing and thinking about, and just more about the faithful of Númenor and the west of Númenor   4. Everything about Adar from his youth before he met Morgoth onward: his name, his age, his lineage, how he was turned from a young elf, possibly of high breeding, maybe even someone who saw the light of the Two Trees, to what he is now. Not every gory detail of course, just the gist of it. I want more Adar content. C. Things we should see by the end of the series in random order (we can all probably agree on most of these):   1. The making and distributing of the 7 dwarf rings and 9 human rings, including the turning of the Nazgûl. Kind of hoping Eärian won’t be one of them but I've already written off Kemen. (Theo?)  2. The Harfoots settling and starting the Shire. And as one brilliant person suggested, the wagon wheels becoming doors  3. Ar Pharazon becomes king, attacks Sauron in Middle Earth, Sauron surrenders. Sauron taken as prisoner to Númenor, chums up to Ar Pharazon and together they cut down and burn the White Tree and prepare an attack on the Undying Lands, yada yada yada then giant wave like in the palantir  4. Elendil and his sons escaping the destruction of Númenor and establishing cities in Middle Earth including Minas Tirith, eventually fighting Sauron in the Last Alliance of Elves and Men, Sauron loses a finger, etc.  ;-)  Death of Gil Galad and Celebrimbor.  5. Somehow, the beginning of the Rohirrim? It seems unavoidable   6. Arrival to Middle Earth of more wizards. I’ll be angry if they do to Radagast my beloved what the Hobbit movies did to him.    7. (Wishful thinking) At least a glimpse of Bombadil   8. The story of the ghost army?   9. Dragons?  10. Galadriel establishing Lothlórien, Elrond establishing Rivendell. That’s enough to start. I’m sure I’ll think of more, especially for the wish list. Please join in if you want!
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conundrumoftime · 5 months
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Twenty questions for fic writers
From a few people!
1. How many works do you have on AO3?
At the moment 59 under my name, plus a couple of anonymous ones for fic exchanges that haven’t hit the author reveal date yet.
2. What’s your total AO3 word count?
345,058
3. What fandoms do you write for?
At the moment: Rings of Power, Silmarillion and LOTR. My other big fandom is Babylon 5, although my much-loved WIP for that one is currently on hiatus.
4. What are your top 5 fics by kudos?
I don’t think these are my top 5 fics by a metric I care about given my love for small fandoms and obscure niche content alongside the Haladriel juggernaut stuff, but with that in mind:
- Shadow-Bride, my big Haladriel WIP, my baby, my love, my precious;
- A man is a god in ruins, my first multi-chapter Haladriel, which started life as a short ficlet to be the ‘+1’ of a 5 Things fic and took on something of a life of its own;
- Silver Queen, my first half-Maia Celebrian story - really I just wanted to give her enough half-Maia powers to blast ambushing orcs down a mountain;
- Five times Halbrand’s secret got revealed, my second (I think?) fic for Rings of Power. One of the scenarios turned into Shadow-Bride, and the +1 scenario in which Galadriel doesn’t learn his secret (well… arguably…) is ‘A man is a god in ruins’.
- Lady of the Seas, second part of a Haladriel two-parter; Haladriel smut with Sauron doing a lot of thinking about Ossë and Uinen.
5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?
I try to! I got behind at one point and had to declare temporary amnesty. I am so grateful for almost all (see answer to q8) the comments I get, and I love responding to either discuss things or just say ‘thank you’. I never manage to find time to do it as soon as I would like.
6. What’s the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?
This would probably be one of my Babylon 5 ones - either ‘A spirit haunts the year’s last hours’, an AU drabble where the Minbari took Valen prisoner and now Delenn has her own pet god figure; or ‘MIssing’, about Delenn searching for Lennier after s5 and not finding him.
7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?
‘Tar-Mairon of the Shire’, a Rings of Power AU where the Harfoots really did find Sauron. Does what it says on the tin. My summary for this one is ‘Hobbits make everything better, including Dark Lords’ and I stand by that.
8. Do you get hate on fics?
Yes! A ridiculous amount! I have had multiple comments inviting me to harm myself in various graphic ways over making the wrong fictional characters kiss. I get the most hate for writing Celeborn in a way the haters have decided is mean to him (?? he’s fine!) and particularly on my G-rated baby ficlets. Who can even fathom this, honestly.
9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind?
I do, and mostly the ‘overly wordy’ kind.
10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written?
I was going to say yes but apparently nothing I have on AO3 is a crossover and I can’t remember what I’ve written in my pre-AO3 days. So: yes I think so! once! But alas, can’t remember what.
11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?
Not the whole fic in a copy/paste sense, but: yes. I won’t lie, it was pretty weird and unpleasant to discover, but once I’d got over the initial “?!” reaction I saw it a little differently - that kind of plagiarism was obviously coming from an author who was insecure in their own abilities, was deeply jealous of mine, and who ultimately was missing out on much of the actual fun of writing. What’s even the point of fanfic if you aren’t coming up with your own work? It’s not like we’re getting paid! How unsatisfying must it be to have readers like your work and know it’s actually someone else’s thing they’re liking anyway, right? So I ended up in a place of taking it as a compliment in the ‘imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness’ sense.
12. Have you ever had a fic translated?
Yes - one of my Rings of Power fics got translated into Russian. I am very happy, and very impressed by the translator’s work.
13. Have you ever cowritten a fic before?
Yes and it didn’t go well and I nearly fell out with my co-writer friend over it because we had different schedules and different takes on the story, so: never again.
14. What’s your all-time favorite ship?
It’s probably one I haven’t even written for: Jack and Irina in Alias. It’s got everything I love about ships! They’re enemies working for rival organisations, they’re married, they try to kill each other, they can’t quite bear to do it, they have to sort out awkward co-parenting arrangements, they plot, they dance, there are stabbing attempts… honestly, SpyParents forever.
15. What’s a WIP you want to finish, but doubt you ever will?
I plan to finish all my WIPs! I only have three at the moment: Shadow-Bride; Set Fire to the Stars (Babylon 5 pre-series Minbari worldbuilding with Branmer, who I love); and All The Kinds of Alive You Can Be (Rings of Power Sauron/Celeborn where Sauron shapechanges into Galadriel).
16. What are your writing strengths?
Especially these days (I’m a fandom old) I like that I’m happy to try writing new things based on thinking it would be interesting and I’d like to go with it, and not being intimidated by finding the fandom too scary or writing in a different direction to popular fanon or getting a baffled “that’s… nice… I guess?” reaction from my usual readers. I love writing Rings of Power Celeborn; I love writing fics about him raising half-Maia Celebrian; I get untold fury about this from a lot of the Twitter fandom youth, but I continue to have fun :)
17. What are your writing weaknesses?
I have tons about my actual writing (dialogue, endings, failure to come up with titles I’m happy with) but along the lines of the above answer: I wish I was better at doing long multi-part fics, because the ones I’ve done I have had loads of fun with but I usually stick to one-shots because I don’t feel like the energy of the story will keep going long enough.
18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language for a fic?
A few of my fics across fandoms have language as important, and specifically, different languages belonging to different people/who’s speaking and what they’re speaking in. My Silm-LOTR Galadriel/Celeborn fic ‘Softest of Tongues’ is a lot about Quenya and Sindarin, and how inadequate translation can be - one of the tags is ‘Sapir-Whorf hypothesis as a metaphor for the pain at the heart of your marriage’.
19. First fandom you wrote for?
Poltergeist: the Legacy, back in the late 1990s. Fandom OLD. (I am glad none of those stories nor the forums they were written in have survived the ravages of internet time, I tell you.)
20. Favourite fic you’ve ever written?
I have a few and the thing they all have in common is ‘I am really pleased I was able to make this thing I like work’. So:
- Tar-Mairon of the Shire (Rings of Power), for combining hope and Hobbits and History of Middle-earth, in a way that is both fluff and also genuinely sincerely written Sauron redemption;
- Civil Twilight (Rings of Power), for getting Haladriel and Galadriel/Celeborn into the same fic and for a take on Celeborn I’m really happy with;
- Softest of Tongues (LOTR and Silm), for writing Galadriel/Celeborn in a way that got the exact right language-as-symbolism and the tone of sadness and love and hope and grief that I was trying to hit;
- Deceptions (Babylon 5), for being a short fic that still captures Lennier going from protective to horrified in realising how terrifying his boss is (and also for Delenn making Neroon bow to her)
- Things That Go Bump In The Night (Ghosts), because I was not sure if I could write comedy fic for a comedy, and it turns out I could!
Tagging: @bad-surprise @stitchingatthecircuitboard @liminal-zone @myrsinemezzo @ophidion @formerlyir @hazelmaines @wyrd-syster and anyone else who wants to do it!
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