The Rings of Power Scholar ATTACKS Fans : A Braindead Failure

I take a look at an article in "The Conversation" by Anna Smol, and how her entire premise is based on a lie. This English professor who does research in Tolkien studies has written something so braindead, so devoid of any merit, that I was compelled to say something about it.

Original Article "‘The Rings of Power’: Every adaptation is re-interpretation so ignore the haters"
https://theconversation.com/the-rings-of-power-every-adaptation-is-re-interpretation-so-ignore-the-haters-190481

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