The last two episodes have been sublime.
Last week showed us they could do incredible stakes and not shy away from showing real darkness.
This week was a master class of moving character scenes that had been built on the foundations laid over the rest of the season. There were about 5 scenes it could have ended on, and still been a great episode, but they kept coming!
The scenes with Durin and his father, and Durin and Elrond, were particularly moving.
I just adore the Harfoots too. I was really skeptical of having "Hobbit's in the show, but they showed them in all the glorious courage and innocence that Tolkien invested them with.
It's looking to be my favourite show since the Battlestar Galactica reboot all those years ago, and potentially ecipse the Peter Jackson movies.
I have read LotR, the Silmirillion, and some of the history of Middle Earth books since I was a a teenager in the 90's, and I love the way they are developing this mythos. I like how it is not slavish to what little is known of the Second Age, and has included new aspects and real suprprises that fit in with the spirit of Tolkien's work. I want to be suprised by fiction, not see exactly what I alread know.
Last week showed us they could do incredible stakes and not shy away from showing real darkness.
This week was a master class of moving character scenes that had been built on the foundations laid over the rest of the season. There were about 5 scenes it could have ended on, and still been a great episode, but they kept coming!
The scenes with Durin and his father, and Durin and Elrond, were particularly moving.
I just adore the Harfoots too. I was really skeptical of having "Hobbit's in the show, but they showed them in all the glorious courage and innocence that Tolkien invested them with.
It's looking to be my favourite show since the Battlestar Galactica reboot all those years ago, and potentially ecipse the Peter Jackson movies.
I have read LotR, the Silmirillion, and some of the history of Middle Earth books since I was a a teenager in the 90's, and I love the way they are developing this mythos. I like how it is not slavish to what little is known of the Second Age, and has included new aspects and real suprprises that fit in with the spirit of Tolkien's work. I want to be suprised by fiction, not see exactly what I alread know.