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From: "Ian J. Ball" <ijball@mac.invalid>
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Subject: Re: [NEWS] "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" gets third season
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2025 19:35:14 -0800
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On 2/13/25 5:02 PM, Your Name wrote:

>     The Rings of Power Season 3 Announced, Time Skip Detailed
>     ---------------------------------------------------------
>     Prime Video has officially announced The Rings of Power Season 3
>     renewal for its hit fantasy drama, which serves as a prequel to
>     the original Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Production is
>     expected to begin sometime this spring at Shepperton Studios in
>     the United Kingdom.
> 
> 
>     When is The Rings of Power Season 3 time skip?
>     Amazon MGM Studios has also shared the official logline for
>     Season 3, confirming that the next installment will feature a
>     major time jump which will bring viewers at the height of the
>     war between the Elves and Sauron.

Meh.

I'm ambivalent about this show's return. Not as ambivalent as about 
"Yellowjackets" (that show I'm very likely to not even watch season #3). 
But pretty damn ambivalent - what little the show gets right is very 
much overwhelmed by *everything* the show gets wrong (horribly so in at 
least one case). And maybe the best character from season #2 won't even 
make it to season #3... Calling this "fanfic" may actually be too kind.

But, I'll probably be back to watch, as season #2 was... somewhat of an 
improvement over season #1, and they might actually get to some 
interesting parts in season #3.

[sigh...]