My thoughts on The Rings of Power Season 1. No matter where you land on the show, we're all Tolkien fans. My hope is this leads to some fun & interesting conversations as we all discuss our likes & dislikes about this visually spectacular series.

00:0001:14 Intro
01:1403:14 The Score
03:1406:23 Geography & Fast Travel
06:2308:21 The Tone
08:2110:26 The Peter Jackson "Problem"
10:2612:35 The Writing
12:3517:05 Khazaddûm
17:0520:15 The Southlands
20:1524:37 Mithril
24:3725:47 Casting
25:4742:03 Galadriel & Elrond
42:0343:50 Set Design & Costumes
43:5049:45 Halbrand & Sauron
49:4552:53 The Stranger
52:5356:21 Harfoots
56:2158:49 Adar, Orcs, & Special Effects
58:4901:05:15 The First Test: Crafting the Rings
01:05:1501:10:11 Númenor
01:10:1101:13:07 Conclusion & Looking to the Future

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