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[bledgor]

If you acknowledge that the Elves were losing in a one-sided fight, then you're acknowledging the exact problem with that my criticism is aimed at.

Whatever else you're saying to try to spin your words around to imply they did more than just get wiped out by the Troll is pretty much delusion. 'Look, they didn't die. See, they're weren't useless after all!' No, the meaning of usefulness is relative to quality of their contribution to the fight, and it's pretty clear that they contributed nothing.

Even as a thought experiment, did you think Galadriel needed any of the Elves' help to handle the Snow Troll?

stop replying to him, he obviously doesn't read or chooses to misinterpret every criticism of the show to fit his agenda, he thinks when I said the elfs are useless that means I said they weren't even in the fight. Guy is trolling hard.

[Triceron]

You said it was delusional to call it a fight.

No, I called YOU delusional.

I said if you considered them hitting the troll, you're delusional, because it never actually happened. Then you started backpedaling to ignoring the fact you even said they were hitting it, and tried to argue that they were fighting it because they had swords drawn out.

There's no actual point to your argument other than for the sake of arguing because my whole criticism is that they were useless in the fight. The point is, you argued that they contributed to the fight and were hitting it, when they DIDN'T HIT IT AT ALL. And if you had confronted me about my criticisms under the false assumption that they were actually hitting the Troll in the fight, maybe you should take a step back and readdress what the fuck you're actually arguinghere.

All you're doing is backpedalling your arguments and cherry picking something new to argue about, and I don't really give a fuck about your delusions.

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stop replying to him, he obviously doesn't read or chooses to misinterpret every criticism of the show to fit his agenda, he thinks when I said the elfs are useless that means I said they weren't even in the fight. Guy is trolling hard.

I think you're right. It was amusing at first but now he's just getting annoying.

[rhorle]

No, I called YOU delusional.

For calling it a fight. Lmao. You said calling "Absolutely wrecked a fight" was part of that delusion. Yet you then proceed to use the term fight when you believe it will support your argument. This is the problem with you. You continually argue in bad faith and pick and choose when to apply an argument depending on if it will help or hurt the topic of the moment.

I haven't back pedaled any of my arguments. Isn't it strange that the only one that keeps changing how they are arguing is yourself? I've used the same arguments to defend the same things this entire time. Remember you said it was okay for characters to be weak compared to the main character so you've already put the nail in the coffin here. Yet once again you ignore your own words to continue saying it is a problem that some characters weren't as useful as the main character.

[InfiniteCharger]

Come on man most of us here are very experienced with group combat in High Fantasy settings.

Galadriel saved them from getting wiped. Period.

There was no real fight. LOL.


Compare that to this:



Or this:



And this:




Both of these show how most of us are accustomed to seeing group coordination and combat in high fantasy settings.

That fight with Galadriel doesn't even fit in the same category on any level.

And just like everything else in this show, it is being different just to be different.

Most people defending it are just defending that right to exist as different more than anything else.

Making sense, having good writing, fitting into the lore, following high fantasy tropes and so forth don't matter in that case.

[rhorle]

stop replying to him, he obviously doesn't read or chooses to misinterpret every criticism of the show to fit his agenda, he thinks when I said the elfs are useless that means I said they weren't even in the fight. Guy is trolling hard.

Specific false criticisms is not every criticism. It is crazy how haters always have an all or nothing policy when it comes to things. That if you don't back them on every criticism even if it is wrong or unfounded then you are the unreasonable one here. It isn't trolling to stand up to hate just for the sake of it. I get MMO-Champion in its twilight years has attracted a lot of folks who love to hate-consume content but calling anyone who doesn't agree with you a troll is dumb.

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Making sense, having good writing, fitting into the lore, following high fantasy tropes and so forth don't matter in that case.

It does however fit this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io1L8IjuQ6w

It is silly to claim that fights in High Fantasy have never relied on a solo character to win. Or that others were losing until one character shows up. The scene in question is not different just to be different. It is a a short fight where characters got ambushed from a prey that was stalking them. (The hand of the troll briefly shows on screen when they first enter the tunnels/cavern). Saved by the main character. That fits as much as your grandiose scenes do.

[bledgor]

Specific false criticisms is not every criticism. It is crazy how haters always have an all or nothing policy when it comes to things. That if you don't back them on every criticism even if it is wrong or unfounded then you are the unreasonable one here. It isn't trolling to stand up to hate just for the sake of it. I get MMO-Champion in its twilight years has attracted a lot of folks who love to hate-consume content but calling anyone who doesn't agree with you a troll is dumb.

You literally inserted we said they didn't fight in the battle with the ice troll when I know I at least never said that, I said they were useless in the fight. You mindless suck on amazons tit trying to prop up this sub par shit show of a billion dollar production like you are getting paid too. I don't hate LoTR, I fucking love it, which is why I expect the best if someone wants to adapt it because that is what it deserves. Are you happy when you order a steak and you get a hamburger cut into the shape of steak with lettuce on it? Fuck no you would be pissed, and that is what this show is.

You are trolling by PURPOSEFULLY writing people as saying things they didn't say, by ignoring all of our points and throwing out we are haters just because we disagree. I am so fucking tired of people that think just because something is made we have to accept it or it is hate, no if something is garbage I don't have to accept or be happy about it, and no matter if you love or hate something YOU CAN STILL CRITICIZE IT.

Till you want to stop lying/rewriting what people say and be honest in discussion and stop trolling, ta-ta.

[Sialina]

Specific false criticisms is not every criticism. It is crazy how haters always have an all or nothing policy when it comes to things. That if you don't back them on every criticism even if it is wrong or unfounded then you are the unreasonable one here. It isn't trolling to stand up to hate just for the sake of it. I get MMO-Champion in its twilight years has attracted a lot of folks who love to hate-consume content but calling anyone who doesn't agree with you a troll is dumb.

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It does however fit this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Io1L8IjuQ6w

It is silly to claim that fights in High Fantasy have never relied on a solo character to win. Or that others were losing until one character shows up. The scene in question is not different just to be different. It is a a short fight where characters got ambushed from a prey that was stalking them. (The hand of the troll briefly shows on screen when they first enter the tunnels/cavern). Saved by the main character. That fits as much as your grandiose scenes do.

Looking at the video you linked, one of the main criticisms levied at the Hobbit movies were Legolas antigravity fighting, and the scene with him surfing the shield in the original trilogy is often mentioned as the most ridiculous fight scene in the whole trilogy. The Oliphant scene is pretty awesome though.

There are just so many other problems with this show though, the elven aesthetics are way off, elves with buzzcuts? Old elves? Celebrimbor is one of the worst elves I have ever seen, it looks like your average grandfather cosplaying an elf.

The one thing I like is the Scenery, if you pause on any frame of the two trees they look amazing, the lore butchering that is going on, the schoolplay level dialogue and the stupid action makes me really dislike it though. I'll mention here that I didn't like the Hobbit movies either, there were some ok bits, but the battle of the 5 armies was a 5/10 movie at best. Stupid fight scenes, fast and the furious level physics, REALLY stupid tactics, horrible comic relief.
Not to mention the romance between Tauriel and that dwarf guy. The least dwarf looking dwarf in all of existence. I liked Tauriel, but she absolutely didn't need a love story with a dwarf of all things.
They should've taken Legolas out of the movie entirely, given the good action set pieces to Tauriel, and that human looking dwarf had to go.

The original trilogy was a 9.5/10 for me
The hobbit was a 5.5/10 (fist movie upping the score, the last 2 really being pretty bad)
and this show is at best a 4/10

[Triceron]

It isn't trolling to stand up to hate just for the sake of it.

Why do you have so much hatred for criticism?

[Ragedaug]

Middle Earth isn't real. Orcs, Dwarves, and Elves are not real. If you can suspend disbelief enough to accept that a dude can fall from the sky like a meteor and not die or use a fucking stick to cast spells, then it shouldn't require a whole lot of mental effort to imagine a non-white elf or dwarf. It's insane to me that you and others are expending this much effort to rationalize disliking non-whites in movies.

Just cause "magic" doesn't mean you get to break all the rules of physics and science. And sure you can do whatever you want when you are writing fiction. But if it's something that breaks our understanding of universal laws, it helps to explain it. Making Middle Earth look like the United States seems like an odd choice.

I mean, I guess you folks would have been OK if they made Wakanda reflect the racial diversity of the United States, but it would have seemed like a really odd choice to me.

[rhorle]

Why do you have so much hatred for criticism?

Because criticism that is unfounded or selectively applied is dumb. It does nothing but echo hatred of something. Remember you still argue that the first 20 mins is bad writing despite saying it is perfectly fine for a main character to be displayed in such a way. Do you really think that type of criticism shouldn't be stood up to? That low effort contradictory things should be allowed to be said just because?

Why not offer up high-level good effort discussions? Or is the point of criticism just to rant and find an echo of such rantings?

[Ragedaug]

Because criticism that is unfounded or selectively applied is dumb. It does nothing but echo hatred of something. Remember you still argue that the first 20 mins is bad writing despite saying it is perfectly fine for a main character to be displayed in such a way. Do you really think that type of criticism shouldn't be stood up to? That low effort contradictory things should be allowed to be said just because?

Why not offer up high-level good effort discussions? Or is the point of criticism just to rant and find an echo of such rantings?

Their criticism can also be high-level good effort discussions. It just differs from your opinion. If the poster is trolling, best just not to respond to them. I don't understand why you think everyone has to love everything about this show or else they are a troll.

Is it not possible that some folks just don't like it?

[rhorle]

Is it not possible that some folks just don't like it?

It is fine if people don't like a show. They don't need to nit pick and invent reasons for why something is terrible and bad and then contradict themselves when a similar situation occurs that they are okay with. Just like you just tried to claim Physics, Science, and Universal Laws can't be broken to have different skin tones in a story. Some things are just down right stupid.

I've never said everyone has to love every aspect or they are a troll. I don't think I've accused anyone of being a troll here but it may have happened after they've accused me. I try not to go there first. There are plenty of stupid arguments being used to justify hatred of the show when there are plenty of valid things to complain about with this adaptation.

[Ragedaug]

It is fine if people don't like a show. They don't need to nit pick and invent reasons for why something is terrible and bad and then contradict themselves when a similar situation occurs that they are okay with. Just like you just tried to claim Physics, Science, and Universal Laws can't be broken to have different skin tones in a story. Some things are just down right stupid.

I've never said everyone has to love every aspect or they are a troll. I don't think I've accused anyone of being a troll here but it may have happened after they've accused me. I try not to go there first. There are plenty of stupid arguments being used to justify hatred of the show when there are plenty of valid things to complain about with this adaptation.

The problem is that every reason they give for not liking it you claim to be false. You claim they are being dishonest (see "lying") and are making stuff up. So if it's possible that they can just not like it, even while you can disagree with them, why can't you accept their reasons for being honest?

[rhorle]

The problem is that every reason they give for not liking it you claim to be false. You claim they are being dishonest (see "lying") and are making stuff up. So if it's possible that they can just not like it, even while you can disagree with them, why can't you accept their reasons for being honest?

Because the reasons they gave for those specific criticisms were false? Or they showed they were in bad faith by contradicting those reasons later on. It is weird that you are approaching this as if they couldn't be false or wrong and that the criticisms have to be treated as truth simply because they are criticisms.

[bledgor]

The problem is that every reason they give for not liking it you claim to be false. You claim they are being dishonest (see "lying") and are making stuff up. So if it's possible that they can just not like it, even while you can disagree with them, why can't you accept their reasons for being honest?

Just ignore him, no reason is good enough for him. No logic is good enough for him. I wrote him a huge paragraph of issues and he literally ignored all of them, and just said to the one topic he wrongly makes accusations about that no I am wrong.

[rhorle]

Just ignore him, no reason is good enough for him. No logic is good enough for him. I wrote him a huge paragraph of issues and he literally ignored all of them, and just said to the one topic he wrongly makes accusations about that no I am wrong.

Did you ever stop to think it is because some of those criticisms are valid and I don't have anything to say to them? It is amazing how you've built this idea of me up in your head that even when I don't respond you still ascribe ill-intent to me. I haven't made any wrong accusations about topics here. At most I was wrong on "hit" because it isn't worth debating what pixels equal a hit in a fight sequence and the fight wasn't the important story element of those scenes anyways.

[Sialina]

Did you ever stop to think it is because some of those criticisms are valid and I don't have anything to say to them? It is amazing how you've built this idea of me up in your head that even when I don't respond you still ascribe ill-intent to me. I haven't made any wrong accusations about topics here. At most I was wrong on "hit" because it isn't worth debating what pixels equal a hit in a fight sequence and the fight wasn't the important story element of those scenes anyways.

Also isn't it strange how you can't stop talking about me? Much like the show you can't stop justifying your dislike for topics it seems.

You are a person that likes Child/teen fantasy, many of the people you are trying to argue with like mature fantasy. They adhere to different standards and rules, both are valid and both are ok. LOTRs most known entries were in the mature style.
The more you move to child/teen fantasy the more illogical things are ok, like Herminoe having a device in Harry Potter that allows her to go back in time, that is only used by her to take extra classes.
In a setting like this it's ok for someone to be able to ignite fire with magic but still carry a lighter, because this style of fantasy fantastical elements is the whole point.
Which is why you don't see people call Harry Potter bad because Hermione could've solved most problems with her time travel device, but you see people say one of the bad parts of the original LOTR trilogy is why they didn't use the Eagles to fly them at least closer to mount Doom.

[Syegfryed]

Because the reasons they gave for those specific criticisms were false? Or they showed they were in bad faith by contradicting those reasons later on. It is weird that you are approaching this as if they couldn't be false or wrong and that the criticisms have to be treated as truth simply because they are criticisms.

Who deemed then false? you? lol, you just went spitbolling in the thread trying to make gotchas saying everyone is "hatting" on the show for no reason, you have no horse in this race, you literally can't say something is good, your focus is trying to prove they are not garbage.

There is plenty of shit to nittpick, like the terrible armor they are using, like how they use the sword in a stupid way, how she swordboard the sword, but those shenanigans you can ignore, suspension of disbelief, or whatever, but we are talking about fundamental flaws in the narrative and bad writing that a show like this should not have, this is low level fanfiction

[rhorle]

You are a person that likes Child/teen fantasy, many of the people you are trying to argue with like mature fantasy.

How do you know I only like child or teen fantasy? Lets be real that your only reason to bring that up is to demean and dismiss anything I say outright rather then engaging the actually points I've made. There are plenty of illogical things in "mature fantasy" because authors are not infallible and often times do illogical things on purpose because of the story to be told.

[Sialina]

How do you know I only like child or teen fantasy? Lets be real that your only reason to bring that up is to demean and dismiss anything I say outright rather then engaging the actually points I've made. There are plenty of illogical things in "mature fantasy" because authors are not infallible and often times do illogical things on purpose because of the story to be told.

If you believe that makes you demeaned that is on you, there are plenty of people that enjoy Child/teen fantasy, me included, I just don't want it mixed into my mature fantasy when I watch that.
I can conclude this because you don't care about internal logic, there is plenty of mature fantasy with illogical bits, if you check out their score it's usually very low.