I think it might have worked if it had been either a faithful remake of 1978 (because the parts that are taken from the original are super faithfully done right down to the dialogue - similar almost to Psycho or that ‘90s Night of the Living Dead) OR a prequel about Michael Myers as a child. It’s really two separate…

Yeah the impression I get is that Green didn’t want the baggage of Laurie being Michael’s sister, and wanted to take it back to the randomness of the original, not that he actually dislikes II. Both 2018 and Kills are loaded with callbacks to II, rather than simply ignoring it. II doesn’t count for continuity, but…

Honestly when they announced that they were making two more films after 2018 to round out a trilogy, I was really hoping that Halloween Kills would be Halloween 3 2 and have nothing to do with 2018 or Michael Myers, and then Myers and Laurie would be back (again) for Halloween Ends. It would be so perfect if the…

Frodo actually does come from wealth though. He starts the story by inheriting a mansion though, and neither he nor Bilbo seem to work. But this seems incidental to his heroism or lack of heroism in the main plot. Sam though you’re absolutely spot on about.

They’re not involved in the anime movie at all - the anime is being done by Warner Bros. and New Line based off of the movie rights - it was initially gonna be an HBO Max thing.  It’s two entirely different production companies.

You are correct. Udûn is the Sindarin name for Utumno (which is Quenya). It does predate orcs, but not by much - orcs were said to be created there, it’s where Melkor supposedly bred and corrupted his servants.

Udûn is also the name of Morgoth’s fortress in the frozen north, his version of Mordor, and where he created the orcs. Considering the discussiosn Adar has with Galadriel, and that we see a flashback to that frozen fortress from the first episode, that’s a third interpretation of the title.

They are yes, but that also would imply that they’re allowed to reference things outside of LOTR & appendices - the map of Numenor they use on the show only appears in Unfinished Tales, for example. Sounds like they have leeway for referencing things outside of their official rights, with the show working closely with…

Witchfinder-General is about Matthew Hopkins, not Tomas de Torquemada. It’s set during the English Civil War not the Spanish Inquisition.

You’re right - it was Anguirel wielded by Maeglin, not Anglachel, I got them confused. However, they’re basically sister swords, forged from the same meteorite.

There’s also people suggesting that Theo’s sword is at least partially inspired by Gurthang - which, fun fact, was Maeglin’s sword (under a different name) before it was Turin’s.

This new episode mentions Armenelos by name as the capital city of Numenor, a name that only appears in The Silmarillion.

The Gray Havens are not to the west of Middle-earth. They are a harbor  city within Lindon, also called Mithlond. 

They said he went hunting for Sauron, but not after the war. Right before the bit about his death, Galadriel said “Morgoth was defeated... but not before much sorrow.” This at the very least leaves the timeline of his death an open question.

This article is about how it is being review bombed, and you’re looking at an audience score. I was talking about the critics score, because you mentioned reviews.

Except that’s a lie, considering it is sitting at 84% on Rotten Tomatoes (one point more than House of the Dragon).

Finrod doesn’t actually die after Morgoth is defeated, he dies during the War of Wrath. This isn’t just me saying “In the books!”, the show actually doesn’t say he goes searching after the war - we’re just told about his death after we’re told about the war. The actual timeline of his death is left vague.

Literally the first image released for the show was of Valinor - albeit, Valinor in the First Age. That shot of the Two Trees, and the city of Tirion in front of them. It has also been shown in more than one trailer.

Better a pig than a fascist!

Both!