There is no doubt that the path of the unfairly beaten by the public ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ has been marked by elements that go beyond what is strictly related to its technical and narrative approach to the JRR universe Tolkien; and we only have to remember his despicable case of review bombing to realize it.
It may be that this hate speech disguised as criticism of the adaptation of the South African author’s work was decisive for 55% of viewers who started watching the Amazon Prime Video series did not finish the first season. A fact that Morfydd Clark, an interpreter who gives life to Galadriel in the production, has recently expressed his opinion.
Of percentages and bombers
It was during an interview with Le Point, in which the actress considered that this type of situation is the daily bread in the industry:
“I think this happens a bit with all series, right? It takes time for a series to establish itself. There was a lot of anticipation, and the enthusiasm of the fans and the number of comments that each series was going to generate had not been measured. episode. I think I’ve done my job and I’m not responsible for the rest. There are very smart people who take care of it. But I am very, very grateful to the 45% who made it to the end.”
But the most controversial part, who knows why, of the conversation, has been focused on the aforementioned criticism of ‘The rings of power’. According to Clark, most were focused on the diversity of the show’s cast; something that could be confirmed with a simple glance at Metacritic.
“It’s true that I had to face some criticism, but I think most of it was focused on the decision of the producers to entrust some characters to people of color. It is a difficult subject to deal with because I do not want to say anything that makes things worse, but I am very proud to be part of a series that is committed to diversity. Instead of only thinking about viewers who don’t want to see how things change, we should focus on those who want things to evolve. I was 12 years old when I first watched the ‘Lord of the Rings’ trilogy and that shaped my personality. So I’m very proud to think that young people today watch ‘The Rings of Power.'”
Maybe, with your reflection, Morfydd Clarke has hit on the clue to the use of the term “woke” as the fashionable alt-right outburst. After all, maybe it’s just a synonym for “we want more of the same thing we’ve been seeing for decades” that shouldn’t be given too much attention.