In this special episode of Streaming Wars, host Colin Chisholm discusses Prime Video’s epic The Rings of Power, a prequel to The Lord of the Rings, with special guest Dr. Anna Smol, an English and Medieval Studies professor at Mount Saint Vincent University.

What’s good, what’s great and what are some things that seem out of place?

Plus, they discuss larger topics, like Tolkien’s background in languages, the powerful hold of Middle Earth on popular culture and the toxic component of the fanbase.

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