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• The Rings of Power review – so astounding it makes House of the Dragon look amateur
The following article contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Do not read until you have seen episodes one and two …
Hello and welcome to the first recap of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. It has been a big couple of weeks for fantasy TV – you may have noticed a certain other show began a few weeks ago – but we’re here to celebrate, not make constant comparisons with House of the Dragon, so I’m going to keep those to an absolute minimum – plus my colleague Tom Huddleston is writing some very fine recaps if you want to discuss that. This town is big enough for the two of us.