Amazon Prime's Most Expensive Flop May Finally Redeem Itself With Season 2

Summary:

• Rings of Power, the TV series set in the Lord of the Rings universe, is Prime Video 's biggest flop to date.
• With $1 billion spent on production, the first season bombed with viewers and has a 38% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Though people suspected that the show would make some changes after the initial criticism, the season 2 trailer exceeds all expectations.

There are very few instances where downright bad TV shows that have been bombed by audiences are renewed, because studios usually don't want to spend more money on a project that is bound to fail. As a result, even the good shows that failed to get enough viewers are canceled after only one season, much to the frustration of fans.

Rings of Power, however, cost Prime Video far too much to give up after one unsuccessful attempt. No matter how much people hated what the writers did in season 1, the platform had to give it another go and try to convince everyone that it could handle the rich lore of Tolkien's universe. And from the looks of it, they may succeed with season 2.

Is Rings of Power Season 2 Better Than Season 1?

Of course, with only one trailer released by the production team so far, it's hard to tell if this season will be a step up from the first, or if it will end up being another disappointment. So far, however, even the most critical viewers seem to be pleased with what they have seen.

Some of the harshest comments about any piece of media usually come from the brutally honest Reddit threads, but even there many people are hyping up the trailer, even joking about the YouTube commenters' hyperfixation on the characters' wigs.

But no matter how exciting the trailer is, everyone agrees that the show has to somehow convince those who dropped out during the first season to return for the second. Otherwise, any changes would be pointless.

“Okay so I'm one of the people that noped out of season 1. This looks great, but the problem I have is that season 1 also looked amazing. The visuals were never the problem, it was the absolutely appalling writing. People just don't talk to each other like that and aren't just, for example, pure angst all the time,” Redditor 1rexas1 said.

While this is a valid concern, it's safe to assume that the majority of the general audience that typically tunes into Prime Video will be just as excited about the second chapter as they were about the first. And if they don't mind writing negative reviews, that's a victory.

Whether you are interested in immersing yourself in the world that Prime Video has created in J.R.R. Tolkien's reworked version of the events, or just plan to hate the whole thing, still hurting from season one, be sure to tune in to not miss the premiere of the show on August 29th.