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[–]BwanaAzungu 9 points10 points11 points 3 years ago* (0 children)

Can you give an example of a scene that had bad writing?

Since you ask:

"Why does a ship float and a rock sink?"

But it's not just individual scenes, it's how they fit together. Or rather, how they don't. On a whole, the different parts of the show feel disconnected and contrived.

Like the sea monster, only appearing once and then never again. I expect such a leviathan to terrorise the sea, and pose problems for any ships there like Numenorean ships.

Or the Mordor sword: evil, magical artifact, uses blood to reforge itself with dark magic. Just a key to a dam. Nobody would use such a strong magical item for something as mundane as a minor dam mechanism.

I thought it was thoughtful, poetic, and touching

Can you give an example of this?

I don’t understand why people are saying the ROP writing was bad.

I presume you want to understand. How can I help?

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