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The long-awaited “The Lord of the Rings “prequel, “The Rings of Power,” received widespread praise from television critics, with most reviews applauding the plot, visuals and cinematography of the first two episodes.

"Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," which debuts on the streaming service on Friday, scored an 84% positive rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website among 136 reviews of early installments."Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power," which debuts on the streaming service on Friday, scored an 84% positive rating on the Rotten Tomatoes website among 136 reviews of early installments.

Exploring Middle-earth’s Second Age, the series from Amazon.com Inc’s Prime Video uncovers the story behind the forging of the rings and tells of an alliance formed between elves and men to fight an ancient evil. Erik Kain from Forbes “came to this series a skeptic,” but after the first two episodes was a “believer.” “What show runners Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne have created is something simply staggering in scope and scale, in raw beauty and magnificence,” he said.

The series “takes six or seven things everyone remembers from the famous movie trilogy, adds a water tank, makes nobody fun, teases mysteries that aren’t mysteries, and sends the best character on a pointless detour,” Franich wrote.

 

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