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The Rings of Power season 2: Prime Video release date, trailer, confirmed cast, plot synopsis, and more

Here's everything you need to know about The Rings of Power season 2 before you watch it on Prime Video.

TechRadar

Now it’s over, let’s come out and say it: The Rings of Power was a stinker

The world’s most expensive show – which looked like an episode of Hollyoaks, only with woeful acting – was so inept that every episode left you sniggering

The Guardian - UK

'Rings of Power' spoiled Halbrand’s real identity with one sneaky clue

In 'The Silmarillion,' Halbrand had another title that, when alluded to in 'The Rings of Power,' gave away his true identity.

Inverse

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Who is the Stranger in The Rings of Power?

Don't be a stranger, Stranger

Total Film

Rings of Power: Parts of Season One 'didn't work', admit show creators

The Rings of Power is Prime Video's biggest piece of original content yet and has reached tens of millions around the world, but showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne have said that the season has some faults.

Daily Mirror

One-fifth of Kiwis need disability access to television

It’s a job where knowledge of Tolkien character names may come in handy - but it's bringing 180,000 blind or low-vision Kiwis back into the cultural conversation.

Newsroom.co.nz

Lenny Henry on his roaring 60s, writing for kids and facing Lord of the Rings trolls: ‘They sit in their pants, slagging off anything different’

His mother warned him not to overstretch; his partner tells him to be more choosy. But Lenny Henry (actor, comedian, campaigner, author, hobbit) just can’t help himself

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Was that a Balrog? 'Rings of Power' changes Tolkien canon for the better

Did we just get our first look at Durin's Bane? 'Rings of Power' Episode 7 ended with an ominous reveal, but what does it really mean?

Inverse

'Not Game Of Thrones': Amazon Studios Head Details Big Bet On Lord Of The Rings, What Bezos Thinks Of Show

Tasked with leading the studio of a trillion-dollar company is no easy task. Jennifer Salke was named the head of Amazon Studios, a unit of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), in 2018.

Benzinga

Now we’re Tolkien! After six glacial hours, The Rings of Power is finally worth watching

It’s been a painstaking buildup – mainly of people chatting by pretty trees – but now, faithful fans who haven’t already given up have been rewarded with the best big-budget TV in years

The Guardian - UK

The best Lord of the Rings games to help you have a Middle-earth adventure

Explore Mordor to Moria with the 10 best Lord of the Rings games to play right now

GamesRadar

'Rings of Power' theory: Halbrand's identity is more obvious than you think

Is Halbrand's fate a heart-wrenching one? This 'Rings of Power' theory sees a sad destiny for the supposed Southlands king.

Inverse

‘Irish people have faced centuries of discrimination’: why are Lord of the Rings’ accents so offensively bad?

The harfoots’ accents in The Rings of Power aren’t just deeply inappropriate – they’re awful. But Amazon’s drama isn’t the first fantasy show to struggle with dialect …

The Guardian - UK

Mithril: 'Rings of Power' expands on a classic Tolkien theme in exciting new ways

Mithril is a precious resource in Tolkien's saga, and not just because it's priceless. Here's what Tolkien's themes of greed mean to 'Rings of Power.'

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'Rings of Power' theory reveals a shocking timeline twist — and solves the show’s biggest mystery

'The Rings of Power' presents its various plotlines as all happening basically at the same time. But what if that's a giant misdirect?

Salon

Why racists love Tolkien & Middle-earth

J.R.R. Tolkien constructed characters according to a hierarchy, making his work appealing to fascists

Inverse

Elendil and Isildur: 'The Rings of Power' Episode 3 introduces 2 legendary heroes

'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' has finally folded Númenor into its story. In doing so, the Amazon series has also introduced two legendary heroes in Elendil and his son, Isildur.

Inverse

'Rings of Power' Episode 3 release date, time, plot, cast, and trailer for Amazon's LOTR prequel

After a two-episode kickoff, we’ll return to Middle-earth with myriad mysteries to penetrate

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The Conversation

The Rings of Power is suffering a racist backlash for casting actors of colour – but Tolkien's work has always attracted white supremacists

Since Amazon announced actors of colour among the cast of its new series The Rings of Power in February this year, criticisms of their inclusion have gained media attention.

The Conversation

Rings of Power: 'In an age of epic fantasy on screen many of the missteps are unforgivable'

Early reviews of Amazon Prime’s The Rings of Power have said that this “rich, gorgeous” eight-episode prequel to Lord of the Rings is “so astounding” it makes HBO’s rival fantasy series House of the Dragon “look amateur”.

The Independent UK

The Sandman creator Neil Gaiman slates Elon Musk’s criticism of new Lord of the Rings series

‘Tolkien is turning in his grave,’ Tesla CEO shared in a critical tweet of the Prime Video series

Pedestrian.tv

There’s A Theory King Of Rebrands Gandalf Might Have Already Appeared In The Rings Of Power

That makes me fkn Merry.

Inverse

'The Rings of Power' Episode 2: Who is The Stranger?

The Stranger clearly has an important role to play in 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,' but what will it be? The mysterious figure could secretly be one of four Tolkien characters.

Los Angeles Times

Review: Many predicted Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' prequel would be a disaster. It isn't

And so it came to pass, in the 21st year after the arrival of "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" — and eight years after "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies," the conclusion of its prequel trilogy — that a prequel prequel was mounted…

The Guardian - UK

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power review – so astounding it makes House of the Dragon look amateur

The visual splendour of this rich, gorgeous Tolkien drama will make you gawp throughout. Watch it on the largest TV you can

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