The Rings Of Power Season 3 First Reactions Are Officially In
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The first reactions to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 3 have arrived.
Prime Video's fantasy series returns after a two-year hiatus on November 11, beginning with a four-episode premiere. The story will pick up five years after The Rings of Power season 2 finale, with Sauron (Charlie Vickers) more powerful and having conquered far more of Middle-earth. He has now set his sights on forging the One Ring to rule them all, while Galadriel (Moryfdd Clark) and various allies mount a resistance against him and his armies.
Ahead of the November 11 premiere, select critics have seen the first two episodes of season 3. ComicBook's Chris Killian shares that "I’ve seen the first couple episodes of #TheRingsOfPowerS3 and no spoilers, but the first 2 episodes are bangers and this series is getting better and better as it goes on. Charlie Vickers as Sauron is a highlight, he just oozes evil."
Nerdist's Rotem Rusak declares that"Season 3, Eps 1 & 2 are AMAZING. I have been a huge fan of The Rings of Power throughout, but the start of this season is not only some of the series' best work, but TV's best. I love every character; Marnûkh is my child. Tune in for this, folks!"
Fay Watson of GamesRadar+ writes: "The first episode of #TheRingsofPower season 3 is epic in every sense of the world. Charlie Vickers steals the show as Sauron, almost at the height of his powers, relishing in every villainous smirk. The scale and stakes already have me thinking this could be the best season yet."
More to come...
- Release Date
- September 1, 2022
- Network
- Amazon Prime Video
- Showrunner
- John D. Payne, Patrick McKay, Louise Hooper, Charlotte Brändström, Wayne Yip
- Directors
- J.A. Bayona, Sanaa Hamri
- Writers
- Patrick McKay, John D. Payne, J.R.R. Tolkien, Justin Doble, Jason Cahill, Gennifer Hutchison, Stephany Folsom, Nicholas Adams
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