The Rings of Power faces the same problems that any prequel series does. When your characters already have a destination that they must reach (both physically and in terms of character growth, motivations, etc), it's very difficult to tell an organic story because you're always forcing your characters to that destination and events can't happen that would make more sense in the moment. One rule often used by writers is to write the characters, not the plot. Allow the plot to generate as a result of the consistency of your characters driving the direction.
Amazon could have told any number of stories from any number of time periods, but by focusing on characters that we know, they have started the show with a disadvantage. We see the same thing happening with Star Wars, where any galaxy or time period could be explored. Or Marvel, where an infinite number of universes could hold an infinite number of potential stories.
Instead, Amazon wanted to rely on nostalgia to push their show - and much like with Star Wars and Marvel, that only gets you so far.
The dialogue of the show is clunky, at best. Amateur writers trying desperately to sound poetic when having characters compare rocks and boats is embarrassing.
The show is visually pleasing and certain storylines carry enough intrigue to warrant watching the 3rd episode, but unlike the movies or their accompanying games, there is little excitement about what lies next.
Amazon could have told any number of stories from any number of time periods, but by focusing on characters that we know, they have started the show with a disadvantage. We see the same thing happening with Star Wars, where any galaxy or time period could be explored. Or Marvel, where an infinite number of universes could hold an infinite number of potential stories.
Instead, Amazon wanted to rely on nostalgia to push their show - and much like with Star Wars and Marvel, that only gets you so far.
The dialogue of the show is clunky, at best. Amateur writers trying desperately to sound poetic when having characters compare rocks and boats is embarrassing.
The show is visually pleasing and certain storylines carry enough intrigue to warrant watching the 3rd episode, but unlike the movies or their accompanying games, there is little excitement about what lies next.
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