“they only have five ships to use for an invasion force”

I suspect the ‘elves being saved by mithril’s light’ plot to be a red herring, something to draw the elves and dwarves into conflict. Supposing that Sauron has manufactured this idea, then it would force the famously proud elves to depend on dwarven mining, destabilizing the dwarven kingdoms and eventually waking a…

The first time I heard of this technology was when a company offered to create an artificial voice for Roger Ebert after he lost the ability to speak due to cancer surgery. The process was made easier by the numerous high-quality recordings he made as audio commentaries for various movies.

I love Galadriel and Durin, but I also really love the positivity and joy that Nori has, and I also think she’ll appeal to a very specific type of young fan.

I like them, but I was slightly shocked at how willing the Harfoot lady was to abandon an entire family to the wolves. Tolkien said that while they didn’t seek conflict out, Hobbits had from early on known how to fight. They wouldn’t have survived long otherwise. I’d like to see a bit of that.

As someone who got the game at launch, and enjoyed it, but has repeatedly harped on its many flaws. You’re not wrong entirely, but you’re not entirely right either.

Didn’t remember, thanks. It’s a relief.

I’m typically unbothered by lore changes, but the Mithril thing and tying it to the elves losing their “light” is a bit meh. It just seems unnecessary. The sadness of the elves in Middle Earth—being torn between going “home” and their love of Middle Earth--is a huge part of their lore and really the whole feel of…

What’s weird is that you could see them setting up a certain kind of narrative: since Miriel’s apparently unwed/childless, Pharazon’s already next in the line of succession, with an arguably valid claim to the sceptre on the basis of the King’s Men’s greater wealth and numbers.

As I noted in a past episode discussion, the show is moving at a very deliberate sort of pace. It’s not a wild ride, though it’s not lingering just to linger. But I don’t know how you could call this episode filler, as it directly turns three storylines toward their final act of the season. Galadriel and Halbrand have…

Not Nori, though. Her heart is open in ways others don’t understand, but does that come at a cost? “Am I a peril?” The Stranger asks Nori. “No, you’re here to help,” she answers. How does she know that? The Stranger’s purpose is so unclear that even he doesn’t know if he’s a danger to those around them. He’s…

Ah, shucks... thanks for the Foot/Fellow correction... I guess I jumped the gun on that. I’ve now found that watching with the CC on is helpful.

I don’t know about the rest of y’all, but I’d watch a series just about the Harfoots annual migrations and the trial and tribulations they encounter while roaming about Middle Earth.

Well, it’s not an invasion force; the idea is that the Numenoreans are going to try to organize the Southlanders under Halbrand.

I figured it was a mutual silence pact.  Kemen gets off the hook for arson, Isildur gets off the hook for stowing away.

I keep telling you he's 73 years old, and he's dead.

To boot with other replies, a lot of the places and custom weapons used in the anime can now be found in the game. wild times.

In the context of that scene, I don’t think sparing him was considered an act of mercy. For almost a century, Smasher had thought of himself as the apex predator. An unstoppable killing machine. After completely wrecking his shit and leaving him as nothing but a twitching torso, sparing his life means he has to live…

I don’t think it was ever going to do poorly in sales based on preorders alone.

I like how people keep pretending that Cyberpunk flopped. 18+ million sales is not a flop. It might be below CDP’s original expectations but the game was still profitable.