noun
When a pre-existing franchise adaptation tries so hard to feel “epic” and cinematic that it forgets the story, characters, and themes that made the original beloved. Named after the Amazon series that turned a classic Tolkien tale into a confusing, melodramatic spectacle.
Symptoms include:
Gratuitous CGI and flashy setpieces that overshadow the plot
Characters acting in ways that make no sense just to create drama
Important lore ignored or rewritten for shock value
Fans collectively asking, “Wait… what timeline is this even in?”
When a pre-existing franchise adaptation tries so hard to feel “epic” and cinematic that it forgets the story, characters, and themes that made the original beloved. Named after the Amazon series that turned a classic Tolkien tale into a confusing, melodramatic spectacle.
Symptoms include:
Gratuitous CGI and flashy setpieces that overshadow the plot
Characters acting in ways that make no sense just to create drama
Important lore ignored or rewritten for shock value
Fans collectively asking, “Wait… what timeline is this even in?”
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Get the The one ring mug.Google Ai: "Ring around" (or "ring round") is a phrase, primarily used in British English, meaning to call several people or places on the phone to gather information, check availability, or arrange something. It is equivalent to "calling around" in American English
Modern Slang that i know it as: Making something more complicated or in depth than it necessarily needs to be.
Modern Slang that i know it as: Making something more complicated or in depth than it necessarily needs to be.
"He told me he'd pay me for a simple task but gave me the ring around for some reason" or in a positive sense "My training was pretty in depth and detailed my manager gave me the ring around"
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