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      The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power – Season 1, Episode 1

      A Shadow of the Past

      Aired Sep 1, 2022 Fantasy Drama
      83% 163 Reviews Tomatometer Galadriel is disturbed by signs of an ancient evil's return; Arondir makes an unsettling discovery; Elrond is presented with an intriguing new venture; Nori breaks the Harfoot community's most deeply-held rule. Read More Read Less

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      Forging its claim with astounding production value, vast scope and a dense -- arguably impenetrable -- amount of lore, "A Shadow of the Past" suggests that this ambitious expansion of Tolkien's opus has a bright future.

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      Jo Livingstone New Yorker Tolkien succeeded in creating a mythic world, one that has now grown vast enough through acts of typological repetition and imitation to conquer television, too. Jul 20, 2023 Full Review Christian Holub Entertainment Weekly To my delight, the premiere episode begins with scenes straight out of The Silmarillion. Rated: B Sep 19, 2022 Full Review Chris Barsanti Slant Magazine The series is a feat of logistics and scene-setting rather than narrative design. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 16, 2022 Full Review Gissane Sophia Marvelous Geeks Media Morfydd Clark is an absolute marvel as Galadriel—an easy character to attach ourselves to right from the start. Mar 5, 2024 Full Review Alvaro Corujo nostagefright.net A series with zero strength, zero interest and lots and lots of filler. The rings of power is a very, very weak series from the very first episodes, with unnecessary plots and completely empty characters. [Full Review in Spanish] Rated: 1/5 Jul 20, 2023 Full Review Pramit Chatterjee Digital Mafia Talkies Rings of Power doesn’t look, sound, or feel like a regular TV show. It’s equipped with eye-popping visuals, a score that can make your chair vibrate, locales where you’ll want to live, and monsters that you’ll want to run away from. Rated: 3/5 Jul 20, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

      Episode Info

      Synopsis Galadriel is disturbed by signs of an ancient evil's return; Arondir makes an unsettling discovery; Elrond is presented with an intriguing new venture; Nori breaks the Harfoot community's most deeply-held rule.
      Director
      J. A. Bayona
      Executive Producer
      J.D. Payne, Patrick McKay, Lindsey Weber, Callum Greene, J. A. Bayona, Belén Atienza, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Bruce Richmond, Sharon Tal Yguado, Eugene Kelly
      Network
      Prime Video
      Rating
      TV-14
      Genre
      Fantasy, Drama
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date
      Sep 1, 2022