As Amazon’s live-action jerk of JRR Tolkien’s seminal fantasy work underperformed on nearly every metric, a new rumor suggests the company will be “regrouping” The Lord of the Rings: Ring of Power Season 2 – Begins with an onlooker from current showrunners JD Payne and Patrick McKay.
Markella Kavenagh as Elanor ‘Nori’ Brandyfoot and Lenny Henry as Sadoc Burrows in The Lord of the Rings: Ring of Power
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News of this apparent reshuffle was first made by prominent film critics, industry insiders, and movie threat Founder Chris Gore appeared on episode 314 of the YouTube live show Midnight’s Edge in the Morning.
During the day’s panel discussion of the series’ first season finale, host Andrei Einkhhar finally asked Gore: “What have you heard from your peers in the industry, is everyone so deep impression Ring of Power Like the show’s producers suggested? , the critic admitted, “Uh, no. “
In fact, Gore said that not only was the first season unimpressed by his industry contacts, but the general acceptance of it was so bad that Amazon had already set about making corrections for the second season.
Joseph Mawle as Adar in The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power
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“I’ve heard from people with ties to Amazon — in case you’re wondering — that they’re going to restructure effectively,” he explained. “and [Payne and McKay] Chances are…they won’t be fired publicly, but their roles will be reduced. “
“Maybe just stay in the writer’s room,” he added, “but my understanding is that they’re looking for more experienced producers.”
Source: The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power Season 1 Episode 7 “The Eye” (2022), Amazon Studios
To that end, Gore detailed that Amazon is “well aware of these issues,” before noting that while “what they say publicly,” “what they’re actually doing behind the scenes.”
“And what they’re doing behind the scenes,” he went on to assert, “are they freaking out because it’s more of a failure than expected.”
Robert Aramayo as Elrond and Benjamin Walker as High King Gil-galad in The Lord of the Rings: Ring of Power
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As for what caused the company’s top brass to ostensibly sit up and take action, Gore speculates that there are three key reasons for the change.
“I think the quality of the show comes first,” he said first. “[Audiences are] Like ‘Why am I still watching this? This is sleep induction. ‘”
Source: The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power Season 1 Episode 8 “Alloy” (2022), Amazon Studios
“The second thing is the complete rejection of the fans,” he suggested next. “I can’t believe…there must be very few people who still like it.”
“Third, direct competition from Dragon House,” he concluded. “Even things like pre-seed and post-seed [of the show’s airing]Start early, end late [thus keeping it in viewers’ consciousness for a longer period of time]”.
Charles Edwards as Celebrimbor and Robert Aramayo as Elrond in The Lord of the Rings: Ring of Power
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While Gore’s speculation may be years away from being fully confirmed or denied, the series’ current low audience scores on review aggregators Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes make it clear that if Amazon wants to justify its $1 billion, some action needs to be taken Lord of the Rings invest.
As of this writing, Ring of Power Currently has a collective rating of 2.5/10 out of 2422 in the previous exit:
Source: The Lord of the Rings: Ring of Power Ratings, Metacritic
On the latter front, 35,548 fans left the series with a “bad” average of 39%.
Source: The Lord of the Rings: Ring of Power Ratings, Metacritic
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Evidently, the series failed to engage audiences even without delving into the extensive discussion surrounding the honor of Tolkien’s work or the cast and crew insulting the author’s fans.
The Lord of the Rings: Charlie Vickers (Halbrand), Morfid Clark (Galadriel) in The Ring of Power
While some might consider their respective 71/100 and 85% fresh ratings from critics to be justified, since Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Selke herself admits they are reviewing those with “opinions we won’t support,” it suggests The sentiment conveyed by those comments that were actually published was clearly skewed.
Also, Amazon is trying to get the public opinion of the series in their favor, in fact Ring of Power Still maintaining such a low audience score is enough to show that few viewers really enjoy the rough ride.
Morfydd Clark as Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power
Amazon’s embarrassing first season The Lord of the Rings: Ring of Power Now streaming on Prime Video.
Source: The Lord of the Rings: The Ring of Power Season 1 Episode 8 “Alloy” (2022), Amazon Studios
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