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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: Alloyed (2022)
Expensively poor.
An episode full of "revelations" that most already knew. There is action, there is progress in the plot and visual quality. It is part of what I look for when it comes to enjoying content, and as such I give it 5 points. From a plot point of view, it falters everywhere. It's amazing that when I think about it there's no particular story arc that I'm interested in seeing. I mean, there are jumps here and there in each plot line, but I could rather say which one catches my attention the least. That's one of the worst signs for me. I don't feel attached to most of the main characters, and neither do they themselves since they change their attitude every half chapter.
Frankly, the most expensively poor product in a long time.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022)
No rings, nor power.
In general I give it a 4/10, but since they don't allow comments (this is my 4 try) they force me to leave it at 1.
At the end of the season, I can only conclude that none of the plot lines have caught me enough to see me emotionally involved. No death or survival generates particular impact, in part due to the poor characterization and script. The chapters are excessively slow, with scenes lengthening and hindering the narrative. When there is action, it balances between hits and misses, especially in terms of plot coherence.
There is visual spectacularity, expected from a high caliber production, but not much more than that. If it ever existed, the heart of this series has remained somewhere between the writing table and the audiovisual production, and as such it fails to give birth to something worthy or memorable for posterity.
Star Trek: Picard: Farewell (2022)
Hard to watch.
Outside of Q and Picard's acting, everything feels poor, lackluster, rushed, inconsistent, empty, stuffy, generic.
TNG will not be the epitome of audiovisual productions, but it does not deserve to be related to this compendium of absurdities, typical of writers without creativity or talent.
Star Trek: Picard: Hide and Seek (2022)
This is...
... not Star Trek.
None
Of it.
This is just:
Shameful
Terrible
Agonized
Reprehensible
Trash
Rip
Emotionless
Krap.
Be awared. This is garbage with Star Trek label on it. Keep distance.
The Expanse: Babylon's Ashes (2022)
The end?
It's really hard to judge the episode since it's the season finale but, due to the cancellation, maybe the series finale.
As a conclusion, of course, it does not comply at all. In fact, it looks like just another season finale, open for more episodes.
Now, as an episode itself, it offers more entertainment than the rest of the season. And since I come mainly to entertain myself, I give it a 6.
Now, as a story itself... well, I wouldn't give it more than a 4. It suffers from the exact same thing as last season. Battles against inert, faceless things that we don't care about or excite.
The final battle that should have been Rocinante vs Inaros was Rocinante vs some cannons. And it's literally just cannons, because there isn't a single soul in that battle that represents the enemy faction. It's just shots and shots to break a random weapon. How exciting...
Then, finally!... The final battle against Inaros should come... and it is resolved in seconds by Naomi's Deus ex machina, which by the way is absurdly absurd (note at the end), so random and abrupt that one is hardly preparing for the clash that has already ended the conflict. . They don't even see each other's faces, they don't even talk once. I mean... wtf. And just when you thought something couldn't be more anticlimactic, inmediatly they close with 5 minutes of bureaucratic talk.
The Laconian arch really is worth a separate mention. It can literally be taken out of the season with zero 0% incidence. Not only do they not conclude it, nor does it contribute anything.
Character development is lousy, especially from the Marco-Filip-Naomi family trio. Marco seemed to be an interesting character, but he became a painfully flat, generic guy. Filip was maddening. A moment he wants to go with his mom, and then he decides to be with his dad, and then he decides to be with his mom, and then... So all the episodes of the last two seasons. One moment he hugs his father, the next he's angry and wants to leave. Those are the only two known emotional states of his. So frkn annoying. At least he has more emotional states than his father.
Naomi... ugh... let's just leave it at that she's not well written and she became quite an "unbareable" character.
Okay. I think I better make a general review for all seasons. As I said, just for the abundant action, I give this chapter a 6.
* The Deux ex machina involves "waking up" the ring beings to kill Inaros. In other words, they are fighting, among other things, to control the ring's traffic, because it increases the possibility that "the bad guys" will wake up... and now the solution is to wake them up? Kill Inaros by awakening an enemy presumably capable of annihilating an entire species? And no one even rejects the proposal?
This kind of thing ruins the experience. One can tolerate a certain level of convenience and nonsense, but... stop treating the audience like morons.
The Expanse: Why We Fight (2022)
Just tired...
I lose the strength to keep writing about this. Its just not good. Masive and cringy dialogue all over the place, weak plot (if there's any). Just one chapter left and millons of things to solve.
Sigh...
The Expanse: Redoubt (2021)
It keeps going...
... to nowhere as far I can see.
Marco character is a mess and more generic every chapter. Filip is kinda bipolar and so F annoying too.
Holden should have kill them and save millons but... "feelings". Emm... What?
Little girl arc is pure nonsense, and her acting and reactions are, wow... something else.
None plotline seems travel to an interesting ending, or an ending at all.
I have so much questions at this point... Like the hell happened to this series.
The Expanse: Force Projection (2021)
Main problem.
This series is focusing most of the screen time and plot on Marco-Filip-Naomi family melodrama.
The problem is they are probably the least interesting or well writen characters. Not to mention a lot of SCI FI vibes were lost to this boring generic space drama.
Its just way far from the promising first and second season. This is just almost nonsensical and hard to enjoy.
Plus: Some scenes with the cheapest CGI ive seen in a while, and one of the most stupid choices ive seen in a while (Yes, im talking with you, Holden)
See next.
The Expanse: Azure Dragon (2021)
Just a little bit better, but...
Still too much crying and being sad or angry (mostly pointless). Kid acting was terrible (And whats that plot anw?). Naomi-Filip fight their best to be te most annoying character out there.
Sigh.
Will see next.
The Expanse: Strange Dogs (2021)
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Like 3/4 of season 5, the chapter is filled with too much generic melodrama, and 5% to 10% of some relevant content. Everyone is either sad, or depressed, or irritated or irritable. Naomi tries her best to be absolutely unbearable in every scene.
Ufff ... I watched all the seasons, and I plan to finish the series, but it doesn't make it easy for me.
Dune: Part One (2021)
Nice visuals and sound. Plot, so so.
Long, slow and short. Yes, sounds weird, but thats how I felt it. Too much time to quite short plot progression.
It last half feels particularly empty, even for an open ending.
Loki: For All Time. Always. (2021)
Ummmm...
Maybe im in the wrong timeline. I haven't particularly enjoyed this ending. 🤷♂️
Loki: Lamentis (2021)
Visuals + Useful story 35%. Then 65% of useless filler.
Not really a good nor relevant chapter. Also, Lady loki Fails as a character, and acting.
I was literally checking the clock in some tedious scenes. Bad signal.
Love, Death & Robots (2019)
Umm ... Mr. S2... what happened?
Season 1 has its ups and downs but it holds a very decent level.
Season 2 is less than half as long and much less than half as entertaining. Most stories are painfully, painfully generic. Only the animation remains. No need to explain more.
8.5 S1.
5 S2.
Love, Death & Robots: Life Hutch (2021)
Robot Fails = Killer Psycho. Have no more ideas?
Too cliche, too short, too boring.
Such a waste of talent.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021)
Whats wrong with this site...?
I very rarely comment, and of those few two were top comments. Coincidentally both in Marvel series, and out of nowhere they erase it. I do not insult, I do not yell, I did not disrespect ... but they still erase it.
-...-
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier: One World, One People (2021)
Emm... ¿What?
The truth is I don't know how to elaborate in a coherent way, to explain what I want to say, and that it makes sense.
By the way ... the writers of this series either.
The Expanse (2015)
Another "SCI FI to generic melodrama" case.
With its pros and cons, it can be said that the first 3 seasons were of a SCI FI show that tried to show its own personality.
Certain turbulences could be felt reaching the 4th. But 5th has abruptly overturned in a generic space drama with aparently no time to SCI FI development, and so much for crying and being sad and cringy dialogue all over the place. This show forgotten it own soul in the process, until it was cancelled with one last incomplete season.
Thats it.
The Expanse: Nemesis Games (2021)
Seriously?
"The big end"
Screen time:
80% drama and talks.
15% action (Launch missiles, shoot bullets ... never seen before) Funny fact: We don't know anything about any of the destroyed ships. Exciting, right?
The irritating character who controlled Camina and was given development all season dies from a simple random hit. Exciting, right?
Alex, one of the 4 main members, dies in an abrupt and absurd and inconsequential way. Literally 100%, I'm not exaggerating one iota. Exciting right? The worst thing is that his death does not affect anyone or anything too much later. No words.
5% actually SCI FI Build up (Still probably more than all season).
All the characters separated and now come back together, but everything was pure inconsequential filler.
Avasarala arc is a joke. In past seasons a fight developed where she lost her position. Now the winner dies suddenly, a new leader is developed to be eliminated after a few chapters and Avasarala returns to his same position again. More absurd filler.
The final "surprise" attack generates zero interest since the ring has been ignored all season. I don't know who fought, and a couple of random explosions hardly serve as mediocre entertainment. If they had spent 10% of the time used in crying and generic drama to develop this story maybe I would care about something.
This season could easily be reduced to 3 episodes and nothing would be lost. The final 5 minutes remind us why we liked this series, but it is just the typical scam, hoping to get you excited about a possible redemption in season 6, but that in no way makes up for this absurd and boring 10-episode journey.
The last 20 seconds of CGI is an extremely cheap gimmick, showing a glimpse of what we were supposed to come to see this season, and what we got was a long and tedious family drama with no mystery or excitement on the horizon.
Very ... very disappointed with the script and the decisions made.
The Expanse: Winnipesaukee (2021)
Incredibly boring.
The last two episodes seem like a somewhat tedious introduction to a drama series with fleeting SCI FI overtones.
But in reality they are the climax of a pure SCI FI show.
Just ... what happened? The drop in SCI FI build and entertainment is as pronounced as it is hard to believe. Nothing is really happening anymore, just some shots and crying scenes. Literally no mistery or build up is involved in this season.
There is only one chapter left, and no way to magically fix everything, so hope will be in a future season that returns the soul that this series has lost.
At the moment my disappointment is such that I cannot give a better grade.