
The Rings of Power: Amazon Prime Video halts user ratings for Lord of the Rings show after series suffers ‘review bombing’
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Despite a widely positive critical reception for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Amazon’s goliath new fantasy series is floundering on Rotten Tomatoes with an audience score of just 33% at the time of writing. The Rings of Power may be the latest victim of “review-bombing” – when bigots flood a show with bad reviews in order to make it seem less appealing or popular. Nazanin Boniadi and Ismael Cruz Córdova in ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ While the original LOTR films featured no Black characters, both The Rings of Power and the new Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon have worked to feature more racially diverse casts. Recalling a conversation he had with Steve Toussaint about the actor’s casting in House of the Dragon, Lenny Henry said that “the purists were saying things” about a Black performer starring in the HBO series.
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