The Lord of the Rings and game of thrones both have their immense share of contributions to the world of pop culture. When it was announced that the prequels power rings and house of dragons would be released back to back without much time, the fandoms didn’t take the time to compete to see who is the best. But now it looks like LotR fans have gotten the upper hand as its prequel was found to be superior to the GoT prequel based on the ratings. While both fall under the same Fantasy roof, there are significant contrasts in the tone and storyline of the two universes.
Read also : rings of power Director Reveals the Most Vital Element of Tolkien’s Story
The Rings of Power manage to dominate
The latest addition to The Lord of the Rings the universe is the rings of power series that will be released on Amazon Prime. This series is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth and takes place a thousand years before the events of the Oscar-winning film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson. According to reports, early reviews for the premiere of this series have been better than the GoT prequel.
“THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER” debuts on Rotten Tomatoes with 85% from 82 reviews.
Read our review: https://t.co/l5ZasFgkhS pic.twitter.com/pbMEQDT7K9
— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) August 31, 2022
On the other hand, the Dragon House which serves as a prequel to the hit series game of thrones also had an incredible premiere. Even after the final seasons of GoT were considered hugely disappointing, the prequel’s premiere was hailed by many. But now that the rings of power the first begins to level up until the house of dragons when it comes to early reviews, the rivalry is more than ever.
Although given the popularity of the original trilogy and the huge budget Bezos and company have invested in the LotR prequel, some people are still skeptical of the show based on the 85% RT rating (that broadcast received up to the time this article is being written). writing).
Read also : Dragon House: Episode 2 The Game Of Thrones Easter Eggs You Missed
Does the RT rating matter anyway?
Even though the rivalry over the best fantasy show continues among fans, some people have been wise enough to conclude that until content is open to them, RT ratings don’t matter to them. Although early reviews are positive about the show, RT’s ratings cannot be blindly believed as in the past we have seen many times that the ratings did not resonate with the show. While some got way more than they deserved, some faced the opposite scenario.
Now it will be worth the wait for the premiere of The rings of power is open to all audiences so we can find out if RT’s ratings were true enough and if fans really love the Ring saga more than House Targaryen’s internal politics.
LOTR: The Rings of Power will begin streaming on Amazon Prime from September 2, 2022, while House of the Dragon airs weekly on HBO and HBO Max
Source: Twitter
Read more: Dragon House The showrunners comment LOTR: Rings of Power Competition
