{"id":1649329,"date":"2022-09-20T14:10:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T18:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1649329"},"modified":"2022-09-20T14:11:07","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T18:11:07","slug":"audience-reviews-lord-of-the-rings-prequel-rings-of-power-equally-as-bad-as-she-hulk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/audience-reviews-lord-of-the-rings-prequel-rings-of-power-equally-as-bad-as-she-hulk\/","title":{"rendered":"Audience Reviews: Lord of the Rings Prequel &#8220;Rings of Power&#8221; Equally as Bad as &#8220;She-Hulk&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faudience-reviews-lord-of-the-rings-prequel-rings-of-power-equally-as-bad-as-she-hulk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1649329&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power&#8217;s&#8221;<em>\u00a0<\/em>fourth episode, &#8216;The Great Wave,&#8217;<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>was released on Friday, September 16, which means we are now halfway through the new &#8220;Lord of the Rings&#8221;\u00a0series&#8217; first season (of a reported five), and it doesn\u2019t look like things are getting much better when it comes to the reviews of Amazon\u2019s latest high profile show.<\/p>\n<p>Things have gotten so bad that\u00a0<em>The Rings of Power<\/em>\u00a0is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbusters.org\/blogs\/culture\/stephanie-hamill\/2022\/09\/07\/rings-power-critics-accused-racism-and-bigotry-leftists\">comparable in low<\/a>\u00a0user ratings to the Disney+ series, &#8220;She-Hulk: Attorney-at-Law&#8221;<em>\u00a0<\/em>on not only movie and TV review site Rotten Tomatoes, but also Metacritic.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Consider it settled. Watch Episode 4 of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheRingsOfPower?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheRingsOfPower<\/a> now on Prime Video. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hDSIPSU55f\">pic.twitter.com\/hDSIPSU55f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PrimeVideo\/status\/1570789248282021890?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 16, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>One would think this series would impress viewers a little more than\u00a0<em>She-Hulk\u00a0<\/em>considering Amazon\u2019s final tab for the series will purportedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/paultassi\/2022\/09\/02\/amazons-the-rings-of-power-certainly-looks-like-a-billion-dollars-at-least\/?sh=74f33a91d959\">hit around a billion<\/a>\u00a0dollars. Ouch!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But not so much,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/tv\/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power\">Metacritic users<\/a>\u00a0are giving the series an unfavorable user score of 2.4 out of 10. And over at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/the_lord_of_the_rings_the_rings_of_power\">Rotten Tomatoes<\/a>, the audience reviews are still hovering in the upper 30&#8217;s (out of 100), which hasn&#8217;t changed since the release of the first two episodes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mrctv.org\/blog\/rings-power-critics-accused-racism-leftists\">\u2018Rings Of Power\u2019 Critics Accused of Racism by Leftists<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you compare the numbers to &#8220;She-Hulk,&#8221; you will notice the two series have strikingly similar marks,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/tv\/she_hulk_attorney_at_law\">high critic scores<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.metacritic.com\/tv\/she-hulk-attorney-at-law\">low audience reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Disney+ series has been described as a &#8220;woke, feminist mess&#8221; by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbusters.org\/blogs\/culture\/elise-ehrhard\/2022\/08\/19\/new-disney-show-she-hulk-woke-feminist-mess\">Newsbusters contributing writer Elise Ehrhard<\/a>,\u00a0and I couldn&#8217;t agree more.<\/p>\n<div>\n[embedded content]\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, if you were following the release of the series you may remember Amazon halted reviews to prevent trolling. According to the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-amazon-review-bombed-1235211190\/\"><strong>\u00a0Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/a>, an Amazon source said that reviews were being held for 72 hours to &#8220;help weed out trolls and to ensure each review was legitimate.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Despite this effort to weed out the \u201ctrolls,\u201d the show\u2019s rating on Prime Video is at 3.3 stars out of 5, with thousands of viewers weighing in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The\u00a0Rings of Power&#8221;<em>\u00a0<\/em>even lost support from Forbes senior contributing writer Erik Kain, who covers entertainment and culture for the outlet. He penned an unfavorable review after the release of the fourth episode headlined, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/erikkain\/2022\/09\/18\/the-rings-of-power-has-inexplicably-terrible-writing\/?sh=709275ca18a0\">The Rings of Power Has Inexplicably Terrible Writing<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In it he explains why he thinks the series is too focused on &#8220;spectacle,&#8221; while lacking not only substance but also good writing. His criticism was rather unexpected considering he admitted in his piece that he was impressed by the opening episodes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u00a0Unfortunately,\u00a0<em>The Rings Of Power\u00a0<\/em>is written so poorly it defies even my worst fears. Oh yes, I was awed and impressed by the opening two episodes just like many others. But my how quickly a badly written TV series can wear out its welcome once the shimmer fades.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll that glitters is not gold\u201d is the old aphorism; it\u2019s the one Tolkien flipped on its head for \u201cThe Riddle Of Strider\u201d\u2014<em>all that is gold does not glitter.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0<em>The Rings Of Power\u00a0<\/em>knows only how to glitter, and it\u2019s certainly not gold. It knows how to shoot pretty slow-motion shots of elves on horses or orcs leaping through the trees. It gets the giant statues of ancient elven kings and shining cities just right. It has a sweeping score that\u2019s lovely to listen to\u2014but is, like the show\u2019s melodrama, perhaps a little too incessant. This is a show of spectacle and it gets the spectacle mostly right.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His latest article didn\u2019t go without ruffling some feathers. According to Kain, he received some negative feedback on his honest review of the show, which he posted on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">From a formalistic critical analysis point of view this commenter is a dumbass. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0K99sSp7Eh\">pic.twitter.com\/0K99sSp7Eh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erik &#8216;daibo&#8217; Kain (@erikkain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erikkain\/status\/1571741139077853188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s funny. I&#8217;ve been accused of &#8220;hating&#8221; The Rings Of Power because I must hate &#8220;anything woke&#8221; despite arguing it&#8217;s NOT woke. I have people mad at me for liking the show in the beginning, and people mad that I started liking it less as it went on. Everyone&#8217;s a critic! \ud83d\ude09 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PWNg3OxLBm\">pic.twitter.com\/PWNg3OxLBm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Erik &#8216;daibo&#8217; Kain (@erikkain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/erikkain\/status\/1571737101707915264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Some in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/culture\/23357114\/the-little-mermaid-racist-backlash-lotr-rings-of-power-diversity-controversy\">media<\/a>\u00a0and the &#8220;woke mob&#8221; have been labeling those with legitimate critiques about the series as &#8220;racists,&#8221; including some of the hosts over at &#8220;The View<i>&#8221;\u00a0<\/i>who went off on those who weren&#8217;t gushing over the &#8220;The Rings of Power<em>&#8220;<\/em>\u00a0and other new shows with diverse casts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">CRITICS SLAM CASTING IN \u2018LORD OF THE RINGS,\u2019 \u2018HOUSE OF THE DRAGON\u2019: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheView?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheView<\/a> co-hosts react to criticism of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheRingsOfPower?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheRingsOfPower<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HouseoftheDragon?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HouseoftheDragon<\/a> series casting diverse characters. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cVclFZQmjA\">https:\/\/t.co\/cVclFZQmjA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4XrGBJQspt\">pic.twitter.com\/4XrGBJQspt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The View (@TheView) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheView\/status\/1567213733746712577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You see, no one is allowed to have a negative opinion about the series because of\u00a0Middle-earth\u2019s new more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/screenrant.com\/rings-power-ismael-cruz-cordova-lotr-diversity-response\/\">diverse and gender-balanced<\/a>\u00a0characters &#8211; or at least that&#8217;s what is seems like.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The problem with this idea is that it&#8217;s intellectually dishonest. You&#8217;re not by default an angry racist because you don&#8217;t like the new series. Those who are going along with this notion clearly aren&#8217;t listening to what viewers are complaining about in regards to the new &#8220;Lord of the Rings&#8221;<em>\u00a0<\/em>series, which Kain perfectly describes in his article.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow Us On Twitter<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" xml:lang=\"en\">Bill Maher calls out the Left for trying to present themselves as the epitome of virtue and everybody else as a moral monster. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pekse1zeEX\">pic.twitter.com\/Pekse1zeEX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MRCTV (@mrctv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrctv\/status\/1571861668614774785?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 19, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Lord of the Rings: The Rings Of Power&#8217;s&#8221;\u00a0fourth episode, &#8216;The Great Wave,&#8217;\u00a0was released on Friday, September 16, which means we are now halfway through the new &#8220;Lord of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1649332,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1649329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1649329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1649329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1649332"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1649329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1649329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1649329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}