Toxic fandoms are kind of expected with any huge IP, and The Lord of the Rings is not safe; especially after The Rings of Power dropped an Amazon.
Despite the supposed ‘terrible’ series getting constantly bashed online, it does seem that Amazon is set on completing the story that the series is trying to tell. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the third season for Rings of Power has been in development for a while, and Amazon is apparently remaining ‘committed to the show’s original five-season plan.’
It’s not exactly clear what we should expect from all five seasons, but fans have guessed that each season of the show is going to focus on the creation of specific Rings of Power. The first season was for the elven rings, then this second will be on the seven made for the dwarves, the third will be for the nine forged for men, the fourth could be focused on the forging of just the One Ring, and the final season could build up to the war where Sauron is defeated.
Admittedly, it has been confirmed in a trailer that Sauron demands for ‘The Nine’ which fans can only assume are the Rings, but there will have to be a story about how he manipulates these rings into the hands of Men, and we should also expect to watch them all get slowly corrupted.
Despite the active negativity online, Rings of Power has been getting positive buzz here and there. The series definitely does its homework when it comes to Tolkien, and treatment for characters like Tom Bombadil have been praised online.
Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
