As reported by Prime Video, the hotly anticipated fantasy series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power debuted last week to 25 million viewers — making it the biggest premiere in the streaming platform's history. . While critics have generally been positive about the series' first two episodes, highlighting the cinematography, cast performances and more, the consensus from Tolkien fans has been a mixed bag, to say the very least. On Rotten Tomatoes, The Rings of Power currently has an 84% rating based on the average critic review. In comparison, for audiences it's 39%. . Unlike the film adaptations of The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings, The Rings Of Power — which is set during the Second Age of Middle-earth — isn't based on any specific set of books. Instead, it's inspired by the broad mythology created by Tolkien, which gave the creative team behind the series the ability to introduce several original and diverse new characters. When this was shown in The Rings Of Power trailer, certain groups within the fandom targeted both the show's creators and actors with racist backlash, accusing them of being "woke" and "disrespecting the source material". . Sadly, it looks like this backlash from racist trolls has progressed into review bombing — when people intentionally flood negative reviews for a show or film — of The Rings of Power, which explains the massive disparity between critic and audience reviews. . Link in bio for cast reactions