WU 09/12/22: The Rings Power

Pop-O-Holics Weekly Upload (09/12/2022) 

Intro: 

• Welcome

Community Section: 

• TBT Episode 82: Airplane 
• September Giveaway Rules! (4K Digital Copy of Spider-Man No Way Home)

Brian’s Wacky News Corner:

News: 

• ‘The Rings Of Power’ Cast Condemns Racism Against Castmates Of Color: “BIPOC Belong In Middle-Earth” (https://deadline.com/2022/09/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-rings-of-power-cast-condemns-racism-1235110765/)
• ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ Trailer Teases New Rian Johnson-Daniel Craig Murder Mystery for Netflix (https://variety.com/2022/film/news/knives-out-2-glass-onion-trailer-rian-johnson-daniel-craig-netflix-1235215953/)
• Claire Danes & Zazie Beetz Cast in Steven Soderbergh and Ed Solomon’s HBO Max Series ‘Full Circle’ (https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/claire-danes-full-circle-steven-soderbergh-hbo-max-1235363925/)

Movies:

• The Woman King (Theaters) 9/16
• See How They Run (Theaters) 9/16
• Do Revenge (Netflix) 9/16

TV:

• 74th Primetime Emmy Awards (NBC) 9/12
• Atlanta Season 4 (FX) 9/15

What We’ve Been Consuming: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Episodes 1 & 2)

Episode 198: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Episodes 1 & 2)

Based On: The Lord of the Rings Appendices by J.R.R. Tolkien
Developed By: J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay
Directed By: J.A. Bayona
Written By: J.D. Payne & Patrick McCay, and Jennifer Hutchison
Cinematography: 
Theme By: Howard Shore
Score By:  Bear McCreary
Budget: $ million
Gross: $ million

Cast: 

• Morfydd Clark as Galadriel
• Robert Aramayo as Elrond
• Markella Kavenagh as Nori Brandyfoot
• Ismael Cruz Cordova as Arondir
• Nazanin Boniadi as Brownwyn
• Owain Arthur as Durin IV
• Daniel Weyman as The Stranger
• Maxim Alexander Baldry as (will not disclose character name🤫)

Talking Points: 

Non-Spoiler Section: 

1. What is our History with The Lord of the Rings? 
2. What are our Non-Spoiler thoughts on the first 2 episode of The Rings of Power?

Spoiler Section:  

1. Stand out moments/elements
2. What are you hopes for the rest of the show, if you have any? 
3. Closing Thoughts

Christian’s TikTok of the Week: 

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR5NuqG8/