“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.

“both boring and not in sync with Tolkien’s lore”

I think book-wise it’s kind of the opposite. If you actually like the books, you’re more likely to like this. If you only liked the films, you’re less likely to.

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.

After all the poems and songs we’ve read in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, it was a genuine joy to hear a voice and music to join a melody with the words.

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.

During the training scene I kept thinking back to Syrio Florel.

Yes.

I’m enjoying it, but I find myself confused by it a lot too. Some of the character motivations are just not clear to me, and it feels sort of like in Attack of the Clones, where some of the scenes and dialogue are just ways to convince someone to go from point A to point B for no other reason than because that’s where…

Yes. It’s not perfect, but what is? I really like it.

I’ve been very much enjoying it. I read the Silmarillion.. but years ago in High School so my memory is not great. How has it been out of sink with Tolkien’s lore? It’s seemed to be setting up for the events of the end of the second age pretty well, I feel like. I’ve really enjoyed the whole “Mordor origin story”…

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.