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Amazon’sThe Lord of the Rings:The Rings of Powerdebuted with a massive critic score of 88 out of 100 but received a poor score of 36% on the rotten tomato score. After being hailed as review-bombing by the people, Amazon suspended reviews for 72 hours as they verified each and every review of being human. However, several fans slam the entertainment giant for the bad reviews being honest rather than senseless review-bombing.
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Fans Disputed Over Racial Diversity In TheRings of Power
In the world of J.R.R. Tolkien, there has been no mention of people of a different color. The only exception is that the elves are known to be tall and fair as the starlight. Several fans took the mark that the use of racial diversity in the recent series spoiled the original world of the creator of Middle Earth.
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Fans cried racism to those who alleged that they would prefer originality over racial diversity and cries for “racism” were heard throughout Twitter. The topic has become one of dispute and much controversies along with the comparison of the currently running HBO’sHouse of the Dragon.
Seems like Amazon doesn’t want honest reviews to be expressed. This is the same way they suppressed criticisms of Amazon warehouse working conditions too.
— 𝕊𝕔𝕠𝕣𝕤𝕖𝕤𝕖 𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕖𝕣 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕣 𝕓𝕖𝕕 (@AtheismJesus)June 11, 2025
I literally can’t get through it. I’m a die hard lover of this world, but the show is stale. Acting, subpar.
— Hayes (@brendanperiod)July 22, 2025
https://twitter.com/Sean_Lemmings/status/1566014142842011648
I think it was slow, but so was the first lord of the rings movie. They are trying to establish the characters, but so far they are one dimensional and stiff.
— laker Nerd (@LakerNerd72)August 15, 2025
The Rings of PowerWas Bound To Be compared ToHouse of the Dragon
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Both the fantasy worlds of George R.R. Martin and J.R.R. Tolkien share a common ground.House of the Dragonis the currently running prequel to the world-famous seriesGame of Thronesthat ended its 8th season on a low note. Fans were not expecting much from the prequel however, they were left shocked with how beautiful the outcome had been. HBO’sHouse of the Dragonreceived a score of 8.9/10 on IMDB with an 84% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The exact opposite was partially true forThe Rings of Power.There were not many expectations from Amazon Studio to deliver a series with the likes of the movies by Peter Jackson. The series opened to a poor audience with a Rotten Tomatoes score of 33% while an average rating of 6.1/10 on IMDB (which is poor for a Middle Earth movie/series).
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Poweris available to stream exclusively on Prime Video with the upcoming episode expected to release on 9th September 2022. While HBO’sHouse of the Dragonis slated for a release date (of its next episode) on 4th September 2022 and will be available to stream on HBO.
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
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