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The Rings Of Power continues to substitute good storytelling with an endless, inane parade of callbacks to Lord of the Rings.

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[-] red@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 months ago

LotR was good, had depth. Hobbit? That was a novel in readers digest. 😅

[-] superkret@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

It's a children's book.

[-] red@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah and even as a kid it was too basic (after reading WoT)

[-] superkret@feddit.org 2 points 2 months ago

Depends on the age, I guess.
My parents read it with me when I was 7 or 8, and it started a life-long fascination with fantasy books.

[-] HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com 1 points 2 months ago

yeah but magic in wot destroyed the world. heck hobbit practically had more visible magic than lotr

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