Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" was initially a title LOTR and Tolkien fans were waiting for, but due to multiple directional reasons, not everyone was happy. Amazon ended up deciding to pause reviews after receiving massive negative feedback.
Prime video Paused Reviews for the New LOTR Series
An article by The Verge described how Prime Video decided to pause reviews for the new LOTR series by delaying them for three days. This means that when a review is posted, it could take three days before they are ever posted.
Variety and Deadline, as per The Verge, said that the delay is designed to "help stave off review bombing," which they described as "the act of flooding a particular show, movie, game, or book with negative remarks."
Company Wants to Evaluate Whether Posts Come from Bots or Trolls
As per Variety, they were told by an Amazon representative that the delay on reviews was put into place in order for the company to have time to evaluate whether or not the posts come from a bot or troll.
With this action, Amazon is looking to see whether the negative reviews were artificially generated, although there is still no news regarding whether the company is acknowledging that there could be a group of people unhappy with the direction of the show.
Facebook Pages on Amazon's 'The Rings of Power' Series
As seen on "The Rings of Power on Amazon Prime - Tolkien's Second Age Series" Facebook page, fans shared different thoughts on the series, with some optimistic about how the story could develop and others sharing how disappointed they were.
On another page, "The Rings of Power," the fans have been more positive, as per the latest posts during the time this article was written, regarding their thoughts on the new series. The comments to those posts, however, have still remained a mix of both positive and negative reviews.
Amazon First Paused Reviews for 'A Leage of Their Own' Reboot
An article by Decider shared how Amazon introduced the review delay policy with its "A League of Their Own" reboot which was also reportedly hit by review bombers. The article by The Verge noted that "Unfortunately," "The Rings of Power" was allegedly experiencing a similarly negative review influx.
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Series is Said to be a 'Different Take' on The Original LOTR
The article by The Verge also noted that the series is offering a "different take on J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings universe," which could be the reason for some viewers being unhappy.
Amazon notes that the series was able to get 25 million viewers upon premier. This makes "The Ring of Power" the largest debut for the service to date.
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Written by Urian B.
