An error from Ryan here in the idea that Gimli expected Moria to still be a going concern. Gimli expected that Balin had taken Moria, after the events of the Hobbit, thousands of years later. The fall of Moria, and the existence of *something*, not necessarily a Balrog, known as Durin's bane, was well established.

Mirkwood wasnt Mirkwood (it was a pleasant forest called Greenwood) until Sauron immigrated to Dol Guldur after he was defeated by the Last Alliance.

Doug being genuinely hurt and going through so many emotions until he gets to calm is exactly what i needed. I felt for him 😂 One of the funniest moments of this show. 🤣 😂 hands down.

Sauron didn't help making the THREE rings. "They were never touched by him"

I still hold out hope that the Stranger is one of the Blue Wizards: Alatar and Pallando! 🧙‍♂🧙‍♂

Small thing but Ryan said twice that it's been 3 years. Season 1 was released in September of 22. It will be a little less than 2 years when season 2 comes out.

I enjoyed season one and am excited for season 2. I may rewatch the 1st season again right before.

4:11 Gimli knows about the fall of Moria. After Hobit, Balin tries to repopulate Moria but it has failed and Gimli doesn't know that. That's why he thinks Moria Is a working operation.

“This orc is licking his blade.” So much lore. 😂

I also don't agree that S1 was too focused on "who is Sauron". I think the *audience* was focused on that and groupthinked themselves into following that line as part of the hate train. But Galadriel was the only person seeking Sauron, and there were a lot of plot threads without him.

Thinking the stranger is one of the blue wizards. You pointed out Gandalf arrived much later than this & pointed out that the stranger is far in the east. The blue wizards arrived long before Gandalf & headed east, later returning west only to be sent east again by Saruman. The stranger is doing everything that the blue wizards are meant to do. Also, the staff “thing” isn’t exclusive to Gandalf, it’s reasonable to assume all 5 wizards would use the same actions for spells as we know they each had a staff from Saruman asking Gandalf if he demanded the 5 Staffs in Return of the King

The Doug rant is my new favorite Screen Crush moment!!😂😂

I’d love some of you to have been alive in the 80’s when Fantasy and Sci-fi had the budget of a thimble. And when I could only dream of them actually adapting my favourite book beyond a cartoon that only covered half of it. So not only have I had three amazing films, another three good films (The Hobbit should have been two films) and a series based on the appendices and other writings that I read and thought “I’d love to see this adapted one day” and now that’s what we are getting, and whilst Tolkien himself didn’t go into detail but sketched out with dates and events. Only when we get to Numenor do we get anything of any weight. So as kong as they hit the right event "beats" they can fill in the rest to make it an entertaining narrative. I enjoyed S1, it introduced characters, worlds, a mystery that kept people thinking, and culminated with a revelation, a huge setpiece and an important part of Tolkien's lore in the forging of the three Elven Rings. S2 will build on that, and there are several events that should take place during this season and by this trailer probably will.

Haha Doug lost it for a sec 😂😂😂

That side break by Doug about Roadhouse was awesome 😂😂😂

Im so glad we have charlie vickers playing annatar.

Coming this summer, Doug stars in the remake of the remake of Roadhouse!!!

I really enjoyed this show, was so happy that its getting a second season and that its coming out in only three months

Against the popular opinion, I really liked The Rings of Power S1. I've now watched it three times and found every time something new that I missed earlier. Middle-Earth does not feel as magical as in Peter Jackson's films but is really interesting all the same. And Galadriel isn't psychotic in my opinion. I would be just as determined to destroy the evil race that murdered my family as she is. :)

Just rewatched season 1 and enjoyed it just as much as the first time i watched it. I honestly hope the wizard does end up being Gandalf and he leads the harfoots away from there normal path closer towards where they live in the third age with some of them staying in the area. I think it would tie in frodos ancestors with those of smeagol/gollum and it would also show why gandalf had been drawn to the hobbits in all of the movies. I also hope they show him meeting the other astari, the blue wizards radagast and saruman and they have a discussion on how to fight the evil.

Can't wait for season 2. I'm a big fan of Peter Jackson's adaptation but I enjoyed season 1 ... Very beautiful visuals and intriguing story 🥰

Sadly it tells that you did not read the legendarium. For example, Gimli does not think the original people of Moria were still there. Long after its fall, Gimli's relatives tried to resettle Moria.

The orcs are probably marching to Eregion to destroy Ost-in-Edhil. As for Elrond riding his horse with an army at his back, it is said in the books that he tried to assist Celebrimbor against Sauron but he was overrun and was forced to retreat to Imladris. Sauron then sent a force to keep Elrond and his forces busy while he continued his campaign against Gil-Galad.

Doug: Warrior Poet

I don't understand how people weren't hooked by season 1. You don't have to be obsessed over this show like me I'm 26 I grew up with the movies, the hobbit was alright but this show kicks ass. The last episode of season 1 when the volcano erupts my jaw literally dropped for a solid 2 minutes! Oh I love this show im so happy it's getting more seasons!!!

Ok, never go full balrog won me over

11:31 i think it is the fortress of Angband fron the first age. Because it can't be Barad-dûr, Saurons body isnt destroyed yet. And it can't also be Utumno because it is destroyed.

I’m really looking forward to this next season!

Can't wait to see what im good, and lady frodo are up to in Rhun.

This was a great breakdown; the Tolkien lore is so dense; I have read almost everything and yet totally forgot about Sauron's elf disguise, so I don't mind if there are minor errors. I can't wait for this season and have very similar hopes.

Dumb question: how can Isildur be alive in this series? Isn’t he human?

I think the season 2 trailer looks cool, and I like the show, but I agree with all that stuff. And everyone has to agree that the line, mice were dancing a proper jig under the floorboards was gold 🪙

We need a Drizzt movie.

Quite a rant from that lil fur ball.

I loved season 1 but I gotta admit, it had a lot of problems. Still super excited for the second season!

I like this show and don’t care about anyone else and what they think.

Thanks for the positive attitude towards the show - I love LOTR books and the movie trilogy but I enjoyed the show as well... And I 'm willing to wait for more episodes to pass the final judgement. Which is often not the case with most of the fans... I thought that SW or ST fans were bad and not open to new ideas, but LOTR fans don't seem to be an exception.

doug going on that huge rant is hilarious and one of my favorite doug moments in a long list of awesome doug moments.

how did you put this out so fast lol? jeez!! Did y'all get to see the teaser early?

Have to say as a massive fan of Tolkien's writings, I loved S1 of RoP, the amount of very obscure lore details is amazing and it really delves deep into ALL of Tolkien's writings. Can't wait to see how the show expands and raises the stakes every season (as it seems).

0:34 20 months isn’t almost 3 years by my count

I think this show is way better if you aren't completely obsessed with shows following source material beat for beat every single step of the way. Let some directors and writers put their flair into the ip It can help in major ways

Correction: Sauron did not gift the Elven Rings. Sauron coveted them zealouly after the Elves forged those Rings, 'after' they made them, themselves. (As was seen at the end of Season One.)

Pretty sure we just witnessed the start of Doug's villain arc

I love Doug's sweet little paws :))

doug casually quoting roadhouse XD

Doug has been a little unhinged lately... Doug you ok buddy?! 🤣

This and House of the Dragon Season 2's trailer dropping on the same day.

At this point Mirkwood should still be called Greenwood the Great and shouldn't be dark and infested yet. And it is wayyyyyy to early for the Balrog to be showing up. And the reason the elvish rings were able to be used for good was because they were forged last without Sauron. They're tied with the rest through the skills used to create them, but he never touched them.

In the books, Gandalf state that he has lived for 300 lives of man, figuring the average life span of a man is 70 years, that's 21,000 years, and then we really don't know when he actually started to help man

LMFAO!!! Dougs rant and the facial reaction!

It's strange to see the same actor playing Annatar and Halbrand, it's like Clark Kent taking off his glasses. I hope these scenes are from after they figure out he's been there all along, and before that, it's another actor that they haven't disclosed yet.

Doug's rant was adorable

Bruh… that trailer was pretty fresh. I hated the story with season one, but I’m pretty excited to see if they made it rock this time. 💯

I love the effort you put into the dogs dialogue

Yeah let's give Elves long hair and add some eldritch monsters to make them forget that we don't care about the source material -Amazon, Beezos Harkonnen

If by "easter egg" you mean taking a giant dump on the dining room table, sure, I can see that.

This show...looks nice. Overall It's an acquired taste. It puts a smile on my face. - Thanos

/Sauron puts on a wig/ Elves: "Where did he go?"

Trailer looks so good

I’m excited. Looking forward to it

I don't know why you did it, but doug planning to do the plot of roadhouse is hilarious.😂

Watching Rings of Power again and expecting different results is the definition of insanity.

NOT RYAN OUTING HIMSELF AS A HOUSEWIVES FAN 🐁

the dog 😂😂😂

I'm looking forward to season two!

I must say, this a pretty damn good breakdown Ryan. Bravo !

Oh yay! I didn’t know if there would be a season 2.

Bro, had me Trippin when he said it streamed almost 3 years ago. I thought I lost track of some years of my life for a second. It was almost 2 years ago, not three.

the show is already 3 years old? wth...

Appreciate Screen Crush! Yes the haters would just look at some feeble things and keep hating instead of moving on with their lives. For those interested to know what the teaser showed. Siege of eregion Wizards in the east Pharazon challenging manwe sulimo or his vassals(the great eagles) Sauron/celebrimbor dynamic Elrond leading gil galads army. All of this happens and is written by Tolkien in the appendices,Unfinished Tales and Silmarillion. Don’t let some blind hater tell you if the show is good or not.

It is so interesting(in a really good way!) watching a recap and discussion by someone who's been a hard-core movie fan, and doesn't know all the nitty gritty book stuff.

I liked this review and critique.

the scene where it circles around them do you think the figures with glowing eyes in the background could be the nine??

I love this show, flaws and all. Middle Earth is the best universe of lore, and i am here for it.

In J.R.R. Tolkien's written Middle-earth canon, Sauron did *NOT* gift the Elves the three Elven Rings of Power. These three rings were forged by the Elven-smiths led by Celebrimbor, independently and without Sauron's direct involvement or knowledge. These rings were intended to preserve and enhance the beauty and magic of Middle-earth without domination or control, unlike the other rings Sauron influenced. Therefore, the Three Elven Rings were forged in secret by Celebrimbor and were hidden from Sauron to prevent him from exerting control over the Elves through them.✨ The dark, *Dark* Lord Sourotton and his one master Wring.

The Lord of The Wigs: The Wigs of Power

Looks good same as the first season i just hope the story , and pacing are better.

Could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure the shot of the snowy tower is going to be a flashback to the creation of Durnost (where Galadriel was in the first episode of season 1), maybe the flashback is when Adar tries to kill Sauron since in the s2 BTS footage they've released in the last week they show Adar with snow on his coat.

Tolkien wrote that Saruman travelled east to Rhún with the blue wizards, I thought the shot of the wizard in the east could have been a hint to him actually being one of those 3 wizards. It would still break lore tho lol

THANKS for this, ScreenCrush Gang!!! Looking forward to ROP S2!!!!

Doug’s roadhouse rant had me rolling!

Amazon committed a billion dollars for 5 seasons. No matter what, they’re making all 5 seasons so I think over time we will get the characters fleshed out way more and the story will end up being loved by fans over time (like Revenge of the Sith).

“The visuals were to perfect” they should’ve made it look more like She hulk that would’ve made it better💀

Maybe it’s just me but I don’t think that Doug can really talk.

That Eagles joke got me good. And that road house (the original obvi) reference. 👨🏽‍🍳🤌🏽

Sauron coming to take celebrimbor for a little trip to mount doom

Create channel great breakdowns but Sauron was never an eye in the book he had a body Golem saw him read the book

Had no idea this was a thing... Is it on Amazon?!

RoP1 is so laughably detached from Tolkien in terms of world, plot, themes, and characters - there’s no point in calling out specific lore issues. Setting that aside, on its own merits: a very loose string of plot contrivances and generally shallow or one-note characters. A number of the actors did a fine job with what they had to work with, but good acting doesn’t fix a bad script/vision. You want a good Tolkien adaptation? #1: 1981 BBC LOTR radio drama, Ian Holm as Frodo. #2 Bass-Rankin Return of the King. #3 Bakshi LOTR “part one”), #4 1977 Bass-Rankin Hobbit.

3 years!?! Is it me or does time progress faster the more it goes by?

I’ve got no problems saying I loved season 1 because I’m not one who comes with preconceived notions of what something should be. I only care if I’m entertained. Very few movie, tv series or miniseries has ever done a book justice, in so much as being wholly accurate, due to limitations. Particularly epics. I was also impressed with the visuals and the settings. I had no problems with the characterizations and thought they were nicely developed. Maybe it’s the maturity I’ve developed over the 60 years I’ve been alive and the 45 years or so since I first read Tolkien. Season 2 looks spectacular and I await it with happy anticipation.

Can’t wait for more lotr content from yall!

Honestly, if the stranger is a "wizard" and goes to Rhûn, then he's one or both of the blue wizards. They disappeared in the east.

The wizard is not Gandalf. It's one of the Blue Wizards.

Hey,.. where'd Sauron go?!?!?! Perhaps this new elf ringsmith that just came along has an idea!

I really do like the perspective of how and why places in season 1 looked a little too clean and how its gonna slowly change into darkness over most of it season by season as many places end up getting destroyed or corrupted . Its a little detail that i hope Amazon takes advantage of for the next few seasons. Like a scary Hourglass effect as time goes by, darkness creeps in episode by episode taking over the light

Doug went full Roadhouse...lol

I didn't love season 1, but I'll give season 2 a chance, I actually love the actor who plays Sauron, I wanna see more of him

I think I’m more excited about all the KZfaq channels that will sh!t on every single episode of this show. Sad but true!