The Rings of Power REVIEW : Episode 5 : This is NOT TOLKIEN

Episode 5 of The Rings of Power, "Partings," makes up more new ways to change what Tolkien wrote! Mithril turns into some sort of magical rejuvenation stone, Halbrand keeps turning into Aragorn of the Southlands, Galadriel is a perfect warrior, and Númenor apparently maintains no standing army.

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Chapters
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00:00 Introduction
03:18 The Review Begins
04:25 Kill the Harfoots!
04:45 Númenor has no Army
07:40 Durin's Humor Stands Apart
08:10 Making Up MIthril
09:36 Not Tolkien's Elves
10:27 No Depth in Reasoning
11:12 A key to what... 42?
12:30 Halbrand = Aragorn
12:58 Overall Thoughts
14:00 The Elves are jerks!
15:14 Mithril IS NOT Silmaril Light
16:52 Nothing happens. They just tell us.
18:07 No Númenorean Army?!
19:30 SHOW US, don't tell us about Galadriel
20:41 The story still hasn't moved.
22:13 I should've just read instead.
23:00 Holding the writers accountable
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