{"id":2347228,"date":"2024-09-29T12:31:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T16:31:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-taken-to-task-for-disgusting-kissing-scene-in-embattled-lord-of-the-rings-show\/"},"modified":"2024-09-29T12:33:13","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T16:33:13","slug":"amazon-taken-to-task-for-disgusting-kissing-scene-in-embattled-lord-of-the-rings-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/amazon-taken-to-task-for-disgusting-kissing-scene-in-embattled-lord-of-the-rings-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Taken to Task for &#8216;Disgusting&#8217; Kissing Scene in Embattled &#8216;Lord of the Rings&#8217; Show"},"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%2Famazon-taken-to-task-for-disgusting-kissing-scene-in-embattled-lord-of-the-rings-show%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=2347228&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--><p>The content discusses the \u2062backlash against Amazon Studios&#8217; series &#8220;The Lord\u2063 of the Rings: The Rings\u200d of Power,&#8221; particularly for a controversial scene in Season 2, \u2064Episode 7, where Elrond and Galadriel share a kiss.\u2062 Critics\u2063 argue that this \u2063moment conflicts with established lore, as \u200dElrond eventually marries Galadriel&#8217;s daughter, making them mother-in-law\u200c and son-in-law. This and other familial ties raise concerns of appropriateness, prompting negative reactions from fans who feel\u200b the series disrespects J.R.R. Tolkien&#8217;s original material. The article emphasizes the importance of adherence to \u2064source material in adaptations and highlights how shows that stray from this\u2062 principle often face significant criticism \u2063and failure. Critics \u200dexpressed their disgust on social \u2064media, suggesting\u200c that the scene \u200cappeared \u2063to prioritize\u2063 shock value \u2064over character\u2063 development.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Any time a beloved piece of fiction gets serialized or modernized for contemporary airwaves, fans really just ask for one thing.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s some adherence or respect for the source material.<\/p>\n<p>Seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Good acting, solid production values and coherent directing are almost secondary to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fans-revolt-disastrous-star-wars-show-introduces-massive-plot-hole-pronouns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">simply respecting the source material<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Shows that can&rsquo;t do that &mdash; like Disney&rsquo;s maligned Star Wars show &ldquo;The Acolyte&rdquo; &mdash; often get exposed and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disney-pulls-plug-wokest-star-wars-project-ever-fans-revolt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tossed aside<\/a> after just a single season.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Unlike &ldquo;The Acolyte,&rdquo; Amazon Studios&rsquo; &ldquo;The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power&rdquo; made it to a second season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/acolyte-creator-slammed-making-gayest-star-wars-ever-fans-enough\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just like<\/a> &ldquo;The Acolyte,&rdquo; however, &ldquo;Rings of Power&rdquo; has become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tolkien-turning-grave-elon-musk-gives-brief-blistering-review-amazons-new-lord-rings-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lightning rod for criticism<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And given the perverse nature of this latest controversy, it&rsquo;s hard to find much fault with this latest line of critique.<\/p>\n<p>To wit, (<strong>spoiler warning<\/strong>) the seventh episode of the second season of &ldquo;Rings of Power&rdquo; featured a big <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eternals-is-marvel-studios-lowest-rated-film-at-rotten-tomatoes-and-in-cinemascore-audience-rating\/\" title=\"&#039;Eternals&#039; Is Marvel Studios&#039; Lowest-Rated Film \u2014 at Rotten Tomatoes and in CinemaScore Audience Rating\">kissing scene<\/a> between two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mindy-kalings-velma-will-be-east-asian-series-wont-have-scooby-doo\/\" title=\"Mindy Kaling\u2019s \u2018Velma\u2019 Will Be East Asian, Series Won\u2019t Have Scooby Doo\">key characters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That, in and of itself, is hardly noteworthy, given how contrived romantic storylines often are in modern entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>But for anyone with even a passing knowledge of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/j-r-r-tolkien-one-biggest-dune-critics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.R.R. Tolkien<\/a>, the famed author of &ldquo;The Lord of the Rings,&rdquo; and his works, that scene held a lot more ick factor than it originally lets on.<\/p>\n<p>The scene in question involves Elrond and Galadriel &mdash; two key elven characters in both &ldquo;Rings of Power&rdquo; and the greater &ldquo;Lord of the Rings&rdquo; lore &mdash; sharing a smooch in a moment of passion before a big battle.<\/p>\n<p>The problem?<\/p>\n<p>Within the established lore, Elrond eventually marries Galadriel&rsquo;s daughter, Celebr&iacute;an. That makes the two eventual son-in-law and mother-in-law. And if you really want to get into the weeds, Elrond and Galadriel are also related as distant cousins.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/entertainment\/lord-of-the-rings-tv-shows\/wait-what-explaining-that-galadriel-elrond-kiss-in-the-rings-of-power-season-2-episode-7-and-why-its-so-controversial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Games Radar<\/a> noted, Galadriel is technically married, adding another layer of awkwardness to it all.<\/p>\n<p>(The daughter of Elrond and Celebr&iacute;an is Arwen, a key character portrayed by Liv Tyler in the early aughts movies.)<\/p>\n<p>The creepiness of a son-in-law and his future mother-in-law &mdash; possibly related by blood &mdash; kissing was just too much for online critics.<\/p>\n<p>You can see those criticisms &mdash; and the kiss in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-turns-the-tables-on-abc-reporter-who-smeared-him-in-first-question-of-black-journalists-event\/\" title=\"Trump Turns the Tables on ABC Reporter Who Smeared Him in First Question of Black Journalists Event\">question &#038;mdash<\/a>; below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>WARNING: The video below contains content that some viewers may find disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I don&rsquo;t care how the writers contrived Elrond kissing Galadriel. This fanfiction is disgusting.<\/p>\n<p>The writers and fans are weirdos.<\/p>\n<p>Amazon&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheRingsofPower?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheRingsofPower<\/a> Is An Expensive Lesson In Bad Writing &ndash; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZqHNN2bpCd\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZqHNN2bpCd<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RespectforTolkien?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RespectforTolkien<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LOTR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LOTR<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Tolkien?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Tolkien<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RingsofPower?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RingsofPower<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2KrhNM3Ym1\">https:\/\/t.co\/2KrhNM3Ym1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ab1z6uyVeJ\">pic.twitter.com\/Ab1z6uyVeJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sean D Knight (@SeanDKnight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeanDKnight\/status\/1839264028033499426?\">September 26, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One critic on X blasted the scene while sharing it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t care how the writers contrived Elrond kissing Galadriel,&rdquo; the post reads. &ldquo;This fanfiction is disgusting.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The writers and fans are weirdos.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Another critic on X <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/losthistory9\/status\/1839320036693221883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> the scene triggered a bodily reaction.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I genuinely want to throw up right now,&rdquo; the X user claimed. &ldquo;Canonically, Galadriel is Elrond&rsquo;s mother in law. Rings of Stupid is gross. It is a gross show. And I just cannot wait to see all the clapping seal freaks, the Tolkien tourists, come out and try and defend this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Now, in total fairness, the kissing scene certainly didn&rsquo;t come off as particularly romantic. Galadriel&rsquo;s reaction wasn&rsquo;t exactly that of a smitten woman.<\/p>\n<p>But if it&rsquo;s not meant to be romantic, why make it a kissing scene, especially considering how familial the two involved are?<\/p>\n<p>At best, it feels like a lame attempt at shock value for shock value&rsquo;s sake.<\/p>\n<p>At worst? It really feels like another deliberate attempt by the left to normalize the perverse.<\/p>\n<p>And the fact that it&rsquo;s using the works of Tolkien as a vehicle makes it that much more sickening.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Truly. While strong performances, high production quality, and coherent direction are important, they often take a backseat to honoring the source material. Productions that fail in this regard\u2014like Disney&#8217;s criticized Star Wars series &#8220;The Acolyte&#8221;\u2014often face backlash and are quickly discarded after just one season. <\/p>\n<p>In contrast to &#8220;The Acolyte,&#8221; Amazon Studios&#8217; &#8220;The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power&#8221; has made it to a second season but has also attracted significant criticism. Recently, the seventh episode of its second season featured an unexpected kissing scene between two central characters that raised eyebrows among fans familiar with J.R.R. Tolkien&#8217;s lore. This moment involved Elrond and Galadriel sharing a kiss before an impending battle; however, it sparked controversy due to established relationships within Tolkien\u2019s universe\u2014Elrond eventually marries Galadriel\u2019s daughter Celebr\u00edan, making them son-in-law and mother-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, as noted by Games Radar, Galadriel is already married in the lore, adding further complexity to this scene. Critics online have expressed their discomfort with this portrayal; some labeled it as inappropriate fanfiction while others reacted strongly against what they perceived as poor writing choices that distort Tolkien&#8217;s legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, many feel that such scenes serve more as shock value than genuine storytelling and raise concerns about how adaptations handle beloved narratives from established authors like Tolkien<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2347229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/aaazon.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4558,6733,37305],"class_list":["post-2347228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-amazon","tag-controversy","tag-lord-of-the-rings"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/aaazon.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347228","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=2347228"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347228\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}