Summary
- ScreenRant.com’s Rings of Power podcast aims to clear up misconceptions and controversies surrounding the Amazon Prime series.
- Hosted by Andrew Dyce and Stephen Colbert, the podcast takes an in-depth look at Tolkien’s lore and adaptation decisions.
- The podcast aims to provide exciting and insightful discussions for fans of the series as well as those seeking clarity.
Even before Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power When the first episode aired, the television series was met with a great deal of skepticism from online critics, critics, and even fans who were wary of an adaptation of Tolkien’s beloved lore. Ultimately, these sky-high stakes and inflammatory reactions have dominated many conversations about the series itself, replacing any thorough, thoughtful, or nuanced discussion. And it is this problem that ScreenRant’s New Podcast “The Rings of Power” tried to fix.
With The Rings of Power Season two is on the way (premieres August 29, 2024), but it’s a sad reality that the loudest criticism has stuck with the show and its creators, no matter how accurate, incomplete, or in some cases outright wrong it actually is. And fantasy fans deserve a better discussion.
That’s why ScreenRant’s Andrew Dyce and Stephen Colbert, two podcast veterans with a passionate (even obsessive) love for Tolkien, storytelling, and controversial adaptations, want to set the record straight. Because The Rings of Power podcast will begin by directly addressing the show’s biggest conversations and debates.
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As the next chapter of the Prime Video series approaches, the most confusing parts of the show’s canon (taken directly from Tolkien’s own writings), possible conflicts with existing Lord of the rings “Canon” and the story’s most controversial decisions and characterizations have once again returned to the spotlight, so what better time to set the record straight, with a long series of discussions from two hopelessly devoted Tolkien devotees.
The identity of the mysterious wizard (Daniel Weyman), the plausibility of Sauron’s disguise for the first season, the precedent for a battle-hardened Galadriel (Morfydd Clark), and much more are explored in detail, with Tolkien’s own writings (and missing chapters) alongside the television series dominating the discussion. The first such discussion, “Is the stranger young Gandalf, a blue wizard, or neither?”is available to listen below:
Whether you love the series as a standalone fantasy tale and want to learn more about the story adapted into it, or you’ve been confused by some elements of the series (and have only found excessive ragebait when looking for explanations), the hosts of the Rings of Power podcast aim to make the discussions engaging, rewarding, and insightful.
Fans have plenty Rings of Power coverage on ScreenRant, so follow and subscribe The Rings of Power Podcast wherever podcasts are provided.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power brings the heroic legends of the fabled Second Age of Middle-earth’s history to the big screen for the first time ever. Set thousands of years before the events of JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, the series explores a time in the franchise when kingdoms rose and fell, when the One Ring itself was forged, and tells the story of the rise of the Lord of the Rings franchise’s greatest enemy, the Dark Lord Sauron. Beginning in a time of peace, the series follows an ensemble of familiar and new characters as they confront the long-feared return of evil in Middle-earth. From the depths of the Misty Mountains, to the forests of the elven capital of Lindon and the island kingdom of Númenor, to the farthest reaches of the map, The Rings of Power promises to distill Tolkien’s vast works into a condensed but all-encompassing TV show format. The first season of The Rings of Power premiered exclusively on Prime Video on September 2, 2022.
