Is it weird that the less this stuff feels like Tolkien — in tone, anyway; you have to remain true in spirit — the more I like it? It’s shocking to hear Anárion, future founder of Gondor, say the word “arse,” just as it was shocking to watch Isildur kill a sex worker while attempting to assassinate the king of Númenor. Sauron displays a torture-porn villain’s level of innovative sadism. Dwarves sexually harass their sisters-in-law. Call it J.R.R-rated. I’m calling it fun as hell.
I reviewed episode 3 of The Rings of Power Season 3 for Decider.
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