The author apparently didn’t even read the foreword to LoTR when it points out there’s hardly any history of men recorded by elves as they don’t care too much about it. How can we take their opinion seriously if it’s based on such false building blocks?

I mean he goes from literally questioning his existence to declaring he’s there for good…. We know several istar were corrupted so it absolutely isn’t pre programmed for him to align with forces of good, especially not when others are trying to lead him to be evil. He literally goes from asking if he’s bad to declaring he’s good. That’s a pretty obvious linear character progression. Not everyone has character development in one season that leads them to be a completely different character. That would likely be bad writing.

There were plot points in two episodes about Numenor, but it wasn’t “two whole episodes” and much of this was character progression for other characters / relationships etc. it would have been weird to have Numenor flip the script in one episode. Could we have seen them move right along and miss some of the plot points in episode 5? Sure, but could have felt rushed / would have missed out on some of Halbrand’s character as well as the upcoming events in Numenor, like it’s fall and the rise of the cult of morgoth.

Also there are 17 other rings to forge and it wasnt just ten minutes of the show, literally several plot points converged, halbrand, mithril, Galadriel learning to share power etc, to enable the forging of the rings….

They explained that though, and it wasn’t entirely sudden. He had developed speech overtime and the mystics lifted the rest of the vale. Out of curiosity what did I say that was wrong?

I disagree with pretty much everything you said. The stranger developed from an inability to speak and no understanding of who he even is, to realizing he’s an Istar and deciding he’s there to do good. Poppy went from feeling no repercussions to her actions to feeling guilt and shame for who she was to embracing her adventurous side. It’s the first season so perfect arcs aren’t to be expected here, we’re just learning these characters. That’s pretty typical for a TV show….

And they aren’t foregoing plot for mystery’s. GoT had plenty of mystery’s in the first season, so do most shows, especially police / crime dramas etc.

The Sauron reveal was a major plot point of the season, but it wasn’t the only one, the forging of mount doom, the rings, the events in the south lands with the rise of the orc and fleeing of humans, establishment of colonies that will become key places for the story etc, all happened amid the Halbrand arc.

I understand critiquing dialogue or pacing of the story, but to say nothing happened and it’s just mystery boxes makes me wonder if we’re even watching the same show….

Yeah they really just watched a YouTube video or two and think they know everything about writing now, flagrantly misusing terms and misidentifying how stories are told

> "I bought this decades ago, but if you look at this, you'll see it's never been opened. Ever," said Abrams. "Why have I not opened this, and why have I kept it?… It represents infinite possibility. It represents hope. It represents potential. What I love about this box — and what I realized I sort of do, in whatever it is that I do — is I find myself drawn to infinite possibility and that sense of potential. And I realize that mystery is the catalyst for imagination... What are stories besides mystery boxes?"

Literally every tv show or film uses a lack of fill information to drive the plot. It’s a basic part of story telling. When Abrams talks about mystery boxes, as he does above, it’s with the intention that some things are better without explanations.

They also have a lot of story left with Sauron including 17 more rings to make and deceive around…..

There’s no proof they are though really right? Just they worked together in the past and he helped put in a good word for them before they interviewed? I feel like Reddit took this piece of information and blew it up to much bigger conclusions than it actually is. Writers help writers get each other jobs all the time, doesn’t mean one is someone’s “disciple”. Shit if Abrams helped me get a job I’d take it, wouldn’t you?

Yeah I’ve seen the video, so have maybe a quarter of the people who I hear using the term on Reddit. I don’t think they use mystery boxes in the show. Mystery boxes imply they are never opened. We have answers to many of the “mystery boxes” already.

Can you define mystery box for me?

I don’t care what you think, the burden of proof you’re asking for is insane and the denial it takes to accept your point at face value even crazier. I don’t know OP just know what sea lioning looks like.

You want them to dig up their taxes or what? Are you really denying that people get paid for getting views on YouTube?

Controversy leads to engagement often. Foundations of geopolitics

That's not true at all. There's a whole cottage industry of stemming negativity around shows.

Not to mention there's any number of reasons people would pay to create conflict.

Yep, but the post saying "Where are the ratingsss!!!" is sitting at the top of the sub. Turns out they don't actually want the ratings....

Watching this go from overwhelmingly upvoted to downvoted was a hell of a ride

Yep, can’t be letting anyone read this objective article!! Must downvote and say the shows bad and literally no one watched

The Reddit hive mind won’t acknowledge this

It’s actually cheaper to address the problem this way though so even as a capitalist he’s failing

Bold claiming that under an article that literally makes that point repeatedly and in a city / state that uses the definitions referenced in the article.

It’s very much not. Often housing insecure is included as it’s a large problem that can lead to people bouncing between homes and in and out do shelters or even on the street.

They would be housing insecure. And my point is the vast majority of these people would likely fit that definition by any reasonable standard. Neighborhoods in the city are filled with 2 bedrooms housing 10 people and multiple families

Because the city / state don’t like tackling difficult problems and lack the ability to lead or think critically

You really think that’s the norm of the 69,000? Lower income people living in overcrowded apartments in the city are a very well documented event.

And this is exactly what this sub and many folks fail to understand / ignore about the homelessness crisis in New York. The folks that make up the street homeless causing crime or with untreated mental illness are the vast minority of homeless individuals. Yet folks often present them as the norm.

Ahhh gotcha. Yeah definitely they’re on some NIMBY shit