‘Rings of Power’ Season 2 review: Not as bad as haters say — but still worse than it should be
nypost.comreportedly cost a hefty $715 million (some reports even say $1 billion). Has it paid off? Well, Prime Video is opaque about viewership numbers, but it hasn’t been a clear hit like their other show “Reacher,” it hasn’t been showered with Emmys, and its reception among fans has been polarizing.
So, no. Set in J. R.R. Tolkien’s fantasy world thousands of years before the events of the Peter Jackson movies, “Rings of Power” follows the Elves Galadriel (Cate Blanchett in the films, Morfydd Clark in the show), Elrond (Hugo Weaving in the films, Robert Aramayo here), and a host of other characters, including the Dwarves Durin (Owain Arthur) and his wife Disa (Sophia Nomvete), the Silvan Elf Arondir (Ismael Cruz Córdova), the Harfoot – a type of Hobbit – Elanor “Nori” Brandyfoot (Markella Kavenagh), and Aragorn’s ancestors, Elendil (Lloyd Owen) and Isildur (Maxim Baldry).
Season 2 of “Rings of Power” picks up where Season 1 left off. Galadriel is angry and feeling foolish, after she trusted the mysterious stranger Halbrand (Charlie Vickers) and he revealed himself to secretly be the evil Sauron.
Now, she and her allies must try to prevent his rise, as he assumes a new disguise and continues scheming. Yes, before he was a flaming eye in the sky, according to “Rings of Power,” the notorious “Lord of the Rings” villain was a man who looks like he belongs on a CW show.
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