The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 trailer that premiered at San Diego Comic-Con has surpassed 139,000 dislikes as a number of the actors of the show continued to trash fans of J.R.R. Tolkien and his work.
Charlie Vickers as Annatar in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2024), Amazon MGM Studios
On July 29th, the trailer had around 8 million views, over 56,000 likes, and 112,000 dislikes.
Screenshot of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 San Diego Comic-Con trailer
On July 30th, the trailer has 11.6 million views, over 71,000 likes, and over 139,000 dislikes.
Screenshot of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 San Diego Comic-Con trailer
For comparison, the Season 1 San Diego Comic-Con trailer received 12 million views. It had over 87,000 likes, but over 474,000 dislikes.
Screenshot of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 1 San DIego Comic-Con trailer
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While the Season 2 San Diego Comic-Con trailer is not getting as many dislikes as the Season 1 San Diego Comic-Con trailer, it is still pacing around twice as many dislikes as likes.
On top of the trailer receiving nearly 140,000 dislikes, excerpts from the casts many appearances at San Diego Comic-Con show them taking shots and trashing fans of J.R.R. Tolkien. Furthermore, it also indicates that the second season will continue to eschew any semblance of J.R.R. Tolkien’s original work in favor of pushing a progressive agenda.
Actress Morfydd Clark, who plays Galadriel stated, “You know powerful women, they make people cross and I feel blessed to play her. And to make Sauron cross.”
2nd time Rings of Power actor breaks ranks and engages in season 1 marketing. You can hear the crowds reaction 🤣 pic.twitter.com/a5Lu1ZNSQy
— Disparu (@disparutoo) July 28, 2024
Actor Ismael Cruz Cordova also stated during Entertainment Weekly’s Brave Warriors panel, “My character is not in the lore of the Lord of the Rings, and that was an issue for some people.
He added that it was “a big controversy of me being the first elf that wasn’t white. I loved the nerve that I pinched. I really do. I was so excited to create something new. A lot of people speaking on behalf of Tolkien, I don’t know if they understand the spirit of Tolkien. His work speaks of the times.”
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Ismael Cruz Córdova attends The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power SDCC Press Preview Event at Venue 808 on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Amazon MGM Studios)
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Cordova also stated, “We work with these deep existential questions, and those questions change with the times. We can’t retell something like Lord of the Rings today, 2024, without introducing different existential questions, and that comes in the form of character.”
He then reiterated, “We had never really seen an elf that was the people’s elf. We’d always seen elves that were royal and regal, but we hadn’t seen one that was a frontline soldier, a guy that got an assignment kind of thing. It was pretty cool to represent that, and have a voice within elven-ness. I think a lot of people identify with this elf and his plight.”
Ismael Cruz Córdova as Arondir in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2024), Amazon MGM Studios
After attacking fans for not understanding “the spirit of Tolkien,” Cordova made it abundantly clear he was projecting, “It is necessary to revise things and represent and exist.”
“I think a lot of people look at us to affirm their own existence, so I’m happy people can look at that and look at any of us and see themselves in this beautiful world we all should belong in — fantasy,” he stated.
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – JULY 25: Ismael Cruz Córdova (C) attends The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power SDCC Press Preview Event at Venue 808 on July 25, 2024 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for Amazon MGM Studios)
Charlie Vickers, who plays Sauron, shared that the show will explore a romance between Galadriel and Sauron. When asked if there show’s second season would explore a possible romantic connection between the two characters, Vickers said, “I think there is hope. … What can we say?”
Showrunner Patrick McKay then encourages him, “Say it! Say it!” Vickers then states, “Yeah, I think we will.”
Charlie Vickers answering a question on whether we will see anything more from the ‘Haladriel” ship in the future pic.twitter.com/wrutV3tu8F
— Fellowship of Fans (@FellowshipFans) July 26, 2024
McKay would also seemingly imply the show features at least one LGBT character.
When asked if there would be LGBT characters in the show, McKay said, “Maybe you have already.”
Spoke to soon, literally as they said they were ending questions for time. They randomly had 1 more question appear. pic.twitter.com/LwGrJ1OMwX
— Disparu (@disparutoo) July 27, 2024
What do you make of the trailer receiving nearly double the amount of dislikes compared to likes and the actors continuing to attack fans of Tolkien and his creation?
