Lord of the Rings Series -- Amazon

guidomerkinsrules said

I don’t understand this take
One can read the appendices to their heart’s delight - this show does not change anything Tolkien wrote or revised or revised again and then Christopher reinserted a previous revision
What it does is offer (so far) 3 gorgeous episodes of a sprawling epic that is adapted to 8 episodes
Not sure why someone would bunge themselves up to the point where they can enjoy a retelling of an all time great mythology

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It's a mix of two things.

One, wanting to see a story that you basically know the big plot points, but not the details. Or seeing a story fit in within the bigger plot that is known.

Two, Since it is truncating so much, I feel like they won't give themselves a lot of room to let the story breath. Like, they're going to run up against a wall with the last alliance of Elves and Men.

But, we shall see. I do like the show, it's just making me a little off balance so far. I'm not hating on that, just confused.

Like, I'm not the guy who hates that Tom Bombadil was left out of the LoTR's movies, but there are some aspects that were missing that would have added to the movies better. But, I'm also the guy who feels like the theatrical releases miss major beats compared to the extended versions.