Comment on [Discussion] Do you have franchise fatigue? Or is there still a franchise that you enjoy seeing?

• ryan213@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I liked it too. Just… If the writing and dialogue were as good as the visuals and music, it would’ve been a great show.

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• maegul@lemmy.ml ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What kinda saved it for me was finding value in the Sauron / Galadriel arc. As a Galadriel fan I struggled with the show.

  But in the end, the idea that Sauron and Galadriel had this one off sorta platonic/spiritual hook up that flirted with the possibility of joining forces is interesting and sticks on my mind. It’s a nice exploration of the canon idea that Sauron was maybe contrite for a moment and that Galadriel has a rich and special past. And resonates nicely with the Doom of the Noldor.

  I didn’t like a lot about how the story was told, but there were kernels there that stuck with me.

  Otherwise, I’m not sure I can tolerate the wizard being Gandalf. Like if they clarify that I might just be out. I’d prefer they don’t clarify it, maybe tease that it could be Gandalf, so that book/canon fans can safely have the head canon that it’s a blue wizard who happens to be similar to Gandalf in some ways while everyone else can feel comfortable with it feeling like Gandalf.

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  • ryan213@lemmy.ca ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You know it’s Gandalf. Lol Just like you knew Halbrand was going to be Sauron. It’s the kind of amateur writing you’d get from inexperienced showrunners.

    Pretty sure they didn’t get back in touch with PJ was because they were scared he’d overshadow them, regardless of how little he’d be involved.

    But anyway, I enjoyed the show just enough to keep watching the rest of the seasons.

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