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No that's fine.

Acting I found quite good, particularity the imp. I don't have an artists eye/voice for this but seemed fine to me. The dialogue was alright. Its a but above most other fantasy stuff which is usually quite slapstick in comparison.

With you on the big/small events having the same focus is right though. May be due to an inexperienced team creating the show though. I found for a show based on a book it came across quite well and certainly better then LOTR (I still cant believe they didn't just fly an eagle in and drop the ring off straight away. The show could have been 5 minutes long that way.)

I might give the book a go as a comparison, but supposedly its very slow.



I still cant believe they didn't just fly an eagle in and drop the ring off straight away.

The eagles were Tolkien's favorite go-to when his plot ran into trouble. He just never got enough of them delivering a deus ex machina.

Consider:

- Bilbo and friends are stuck in trees which goblins have lit on fire. (The Hobbit.)

- Everyone is fighting everyone and the goblins have come with the greatest army. (The Hobbit.)

- Gandalf is stuck in a tower and Saruman has been revealed to be a meglomaniac. (The Fellowship of the Ring)

- Gandalf is stuck on top of a mountain after being sent back as Gandalf the White and beating a balrog. (The Two Towers)

- Frodo and Samwise are stuck on an exploding volcano after destroying the Ring. (The Return of the King)

(If you read his other works, like _The Silmarillion_, you'll find more examples.)


I did like the imp character. Best thing on the show IMO, though even his batting average wasn't quite 100%.




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