And again, you may find him less receptive than you might have hoped.īIANCULLI: Another prominent storyline with a female focus is set among the Harfoots, a sort of ancestor to the familiar Hobbits. In an act of magnanimity, he has chosen to honor your accomplishments rather than dwell on your insolence. It was not your company who defied you out there, but rather you who defied the high king by refusing to heed any limit placed upon him. ROBERT ARAMAYO: (As Elrond) You have made that plain. I demand to speak with the king directly. MORFYDD CLARK: (As Galadriel) I'm not some courtier to be placated by idle flattery.
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(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER") Morfydd Clark plays the warrior elf, and Robert Aramayo plays Elrond. When she returns from a quest, her lover Elrond wants to reconnect, but she's interested only in getting the king to replenish her army. The elf who is hunting the realm's biggest source of evil is a woman warrior named Galadriel. "The Rings Of Power," borrowing and learning from the final seasons of "Game Of Thrones," hands the narrative over largely to its female characters - a welcome change. The villains steal the spotlight, and the hostilities are right out in the open. Despite all the fantasy trappings, both "Lord Of The Rings" and especially "Game Of Thrones" essentially are soap operas at heart. They're also more invested in establishing characters and conflicts than going for spectacle, at least initially. But I'm more interested in how well these prequels set up and are faithful to the stories they're expanding.īased on the first two episodes of each, neither show is as great a prequel or as original as, say, "Better Call Saul." But both "House Of The Dragon" and "The Rings Of Power" are very true to their source material and look expensive and expansive. And its popularity will be evident soon enough. "The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power," created by Patrick McKay and John D.
An estimated 10 million viewers watched the premiere episode of "House Of The Dragon," and HBO promptly renewed that "Game Of Thrones" prequel, created by Ryan J. And HBO's, in some respects, already has paid off.
Our TV critic David Bianculli reviews them both.ĭAVID BIANCULLI, BYLINE: Neither of these shows is likely to win any new fans, but what they're really focused on is retaining old ones.
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And both of them, it turns out, are among the most expensive TV series ever made. Tolkien's novels and HBO's "The Game Of Thrones" series based on the books by George R.R. Both of them are long-awaited prequel series to wildly popular fantasy hits - Peter Jackson's "Lord Of The Rings" movies based on J.R.R. Two weeks ago, "House Of The Dragon" premiered on HBO. "The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power" premieres today on Amazon Prime Video.
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