QuoteFinally caught up with the last episode and have to say I've enjoyed the series.

Just watch the finale myself and agree.

I liked the feints and the denouements and what now appears a firm way forward.

Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea
    or walked in the recesses of the deep?
Have the gates of death been shown to you?
    Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?
Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth?
    Tell me, if you know all this

I know, I know. I wasn't going to post on this thread any more, but I was struck by this headline from the Guardian, and then I watched the last two episodes, and wished I hadn't. 

Now it's over, let's come out and say it: The Rings of Power was a stinker - the Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/17/now-its-over-lets-come-out-and-say-it-the-rings-of-power-was-a-stinker

No turkey, however bloated and stupid, could ever be big enough to convey the mesmerising awfulness of Amazon's billion dollar Tolkien epic - The Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11164965/CHRISTOPHER-STEVENS-reviews-Lord-Rings-Rings-Power.html

What a muddle Amazon has made of Middle-earth. The series was too slow, the finale too rushed, the suspense nonexistent - Irish Times
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/tv-radio/2022/10/14/rings-of-power-series-review-what-a-muddle-amazon-has-made-of-middle-earth/

Galadriel after being hit by a volcano

Citizens of Pompeii after being hit with a volcano



Why don't Pendraken do figures in this fighting pose?

Quote Galadriel after being hit by a volcano


Citizens of Pompeii after being hit with a volcano



Why don't Pendraken do figures in this fighting pose?

1. Fantasy elf
2. Reality
3. Goodness knows!

Those casts in Pompeii are some of the most upsetting things I've seen.

QuoteThose casts in Pompeii are some of the most upsetting things I've seen.

Seen worse but only in photos. As a pre-teen kid, library book had pic of Afrika Korps tank commander being 'extracted' from a brewup. Then the Gulf War 1 pic of similar casualty. Plus ACW / WW1 skeletons.... or German squashed flat on WW2 road. Some Mother's sons.
Puts toy soldiers in perspective... but...

Real life... dead Mother... and tried to resuscitate Grandma as a teen.... but somehow 'unreal'. Most horrific thing was a roadkill feral cat found on a country lane.... will never forget expression. Went back and buried it.

Harry R. Truman

There's a difference between being caught in the ash cloud (image 1) and being engulfed by a pyroclastic flow (image 2).

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them,
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

Well they've only made the first three so far, so plenty more to come!!! 

being an eldameldor I really like the series myself

Just remember that this is a fantasy world, so the physics might be a bit different to "real world" situations. 

Eh, she's a proper Kin of Feanor, only ennui or direct enemy action from powerful entities can kill her. Rage and spite carry her forwards until she fades, or actually apologises and passes back to the West in contrition.

Not that that millenia long arc ending in her willingly seeing the Light via Frodo, and giving up her Ring and empire of ashes, and passing to the West seems to have made it into Rings, but hey.

It was visually impressive, and there's lots of shiny, and I'd assumed it would bear little relation to Tolkiens canon or themes, but it felt... empty? My t'other half watched a few episodes as well and just found it underwhelming.

Given they spent enough on it to buy about half the countries in the world, you;d think it'd be solid on it's own merits even if it just stole some names but it just... slid right off.

Mind you current TV media is bad for that anyway, the recent Wheel of Time adaptation showed good promise (despite liberties with plot, characters, setting etc), then they just had to hit the ruin button towards the end

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A run of the mill Rammstein concert.

Feuer Frei!

Quote from: steve_holmes_11 on 23 November 2022, 10:21:51 AMA run of the mill Rammstein concert.

I see what you mean.     

Ahhhhh brings back memories! The days of being able to go to gigs

Rammstein did put on an excellent show!

Apparently,Public Enemy have reformed and are planning a concept album based on the 'Rings of Power';it will be called 'Fear of a Black Hobbit'