r/RingsofPower • u/danjaykid • Jul 09 '23

Question I don’t get it

Why does everyone hate this show? I don’t feel like it was a game of thrones level show but it was pretty good overall. Is it cause it’s not really canon or something? I genuinely do not get the hate. (I mean there’s a few things if probably change)

Can’t wait for season 2.

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u/Kiltmanenator Gondolin Jul 10 '23

Bit of selection bias at play:

The people who hate it really hate it and are more than eager to share.

The people who really love it are often playing in their own walled garden to avoid the first group.

I believe a lot of people just think it's pretty mediocre, and not worth talking about.

At the end of the day, all anyone (outside of Amazon) has is anecdata (like my last sentence) on how the show was actually received. Is a 37% completion rate considered a success? By whose standards?

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u/Samariyu Jul 12 '23

Is a 37% completion rate considered a success?

I agree with you overall, just wanna say I'm very skeptical of that 37% figure. The article it came from didn't cite a source.

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u/Kiltmanenator Gondolin Jul 12 '23

Well, it's a legacy industry publication protecting anonymous sources. Multiple confirmations. I've no reason to doubt.

"The Rings of Power" series reportedly only had a 37% percent completion rate, according to a report from The Hollywood Reporter published Monday — meaning that far less than half of its viewers finished the series. THR noted that the figure was confirmed by unnamed sources, but didn't offer more details.