Rings of Power season 1 explained some secrets, but didn’t tell a story

The Dweller, one of three sorcerers who are disciples of Sauron, cloaked in a grimy white robe wielding a staff adorned with the Eye of Sauron in an attack pose.

When George Lucas, that saucy minx, decided in April 1981 to make the smallest of tweaks to his massive hit film Star Wars, he inadvertently lit a fuse that would burn into a raging culture […]

‘The Rings of Power’ is a hit. Why doesn’t it feel like it?

A male elf flanked by humans in "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."

In the lead-up to its premiere this summer, “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” might have been best known for its extravagant price tag. The first season of the highly anticipated Prime […]

Now we’re Tolkien! After six glacial hours, The Rings of Power is finally worth watching | The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi) with Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova).

Whether you’re a Tolkien obsessive or the sort of dabbler who doesn’t give an Ent’s conker what a Silmarillion is, it’s not hard to see why reactions to The Rings of Power have been … […]