1 They tinkered with Tolkien 2 Rings of Power was uninspiring 3 A vocal minority fueled the Rings of Power backlash 4 What have the cast and crew said? With new episodes upon us, Amazon will be hoping dedicated Lord of the Rings fans are kinder to its tentpole TV show after the Rings of Power backlash from Season 1. This is why folk were angry about the first instalment, and what the cast and crew made of the complaints. While most of us are excited for the Rings of Power Season 2 , there are certain sections of the Middle-earth fanbase that could take it or leave it.
By the time the Season 1 finale came round in 2022, a lot of viewers had checked out. A number of issues muddied the show’s reception, particularly across social media. So, with new Rings of Power episodes arriving this month, will those lost fans give the series another go? Here’s an explanation of what went wrong in Season 1.
They tinkered with Tolkien The main complaint driving the Rings of Power backlash was that the show messed around with the lore established by author J. R. R.
Tolkien in his original work. First of all, the series compressed the timeline quite significantly from its source material, The Silmarillion. Normally, television allows writers and showrunners to explore stories in great detail, but Rings of Power became truncated somewhat.
More specifically, devoted Tolkien fans were unhappy that a number of elements of the original novels gained unnecessary backstories. No one asked for an o.