More Rings of Power - S1 E5

 Hear this and be transported

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=dmzumEBB1EE

This song singularly catapulted this series from ho hum slow and steady OTT rendition to "Far over the Misty Mountains Cold" class. 

Plus the character development is becoming apparent in its execution - Elrond and his father, Galadriel, Nori, Durin.. forming a quartet of sorts of elves men dwarves and hobbits.. in various measures honour, reserve, courage, tact, the forging of uneasy alliances ... all coming together well. On to Middle Earth and the Southlands

Epic

Its time again for the series that will rule them all. With storylines in infancy, it is a bit early in the season (literally) to review The Rings of Power (TV Series). However a few elements do stand out already:

Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) has begun a delicate balancing act of pivoting from millenia of war and rage to wisdom and the forging of alliances, the feisty Harfoot (Hobbit) Nori (Markella Kavenagh) is truly the black sheep among the hobbits for harboring what must surely be a wizard, and Elrond (Robert Aramayo) goes about his ways and is on the verge of, well, the forging of the rings. It seems at this point that the Orcs are far away and Sauron is but a distant memory. Slow burn and of course unmissable for the legions of fans including yours truly

13.5/20

Battered but Intact

Bruised showcases Halle Berry in the MMA ring as down and out fighter Jackie Justice in a comeback match. Echoing many such movies, including her very own Million Dollar Baby, its worth a watch for the usual heartwarming effect of regaining performance, uniting a family and seeing off the critics. Worth strictly a casual watch

6/10

Intentionally Blank