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Rings Of Power - The Dumbest Battle In TV History

2024-09-27 Entertainment
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Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's penultimate episode, the battle for Eregion, may be the dumbest armed conflict ever committed to film. So let's break down why exactly it fails in every way possible.

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@adjoftce6547 2024-09-27

> Orcs have trebuchets that can destroy parts of a mountain > Don't use them to destroy the city walls

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@sivad1025 2024-09-27

At least GOT had the dignity to hide the bad choreography in darkness

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@Ceiling_Gato 2024-09-27

Elven warriors in Two Towers: stern facial expressions, synchronized fighting choreography, all of the movements they do are quick, calculated and efficient. They feel like warriors who honed their craft for millenia Elven warriors of RoP: pudgy, out of shape Californian corporate office employees

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@w00d5m4n 2024-09-27

>both sides want to kill sauron >both sides know sauron is inside elven city >proceed to fight each other outside city ignoring sauron

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@amharbinger 2024-09-27

Sounds like this entire show is the writers trying to copy Peter Jackson's work and failing every step

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@TurkishFear 2024-09-27

Orc trebuchets can't destroy stone walls but they can destroy solid bedrock!! These writers don't even know what mountains are, just wow..

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@heinricho 2024-09-28

“Evil is not capable of creating anything new, it can only distort and destroy what has been invented or made by the forces of good.” – J.R.R. Tolkien

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@russell88887 2024-10-16

You forgot to mention the abrupt change from night to day. No sunrise, or transition, just okay its daytime now.

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@GarrickStaples 2024-09-28

I like how the inhabitants of Eregion just stay in a constant state of running in circles screaming for what seems like days.

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@ContemplativeCat 2025-06-19

If you were in hell and someone said, "Today we're going to watch Lord of the Rings." This abomination is what they'd play.

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