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The most interesting thing about The Rings of Power is how simple it is. This is not a surprise. It is an adaptation of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien adopted a straightforward moral outlook, with clearly defined boundaries between good and evil. There was little moral ambiguity in The Lord of the Rings, and this carries over to The Rings of Power. This is a world where the heroes wear flowing white robes and have long blonde hair, while the villains are monsters clad in black armor or caked in mud. There is good and there is evil, with […]

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