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Falling Stars: Canonicity And ‘Meteor Man’ In Amazon Prime Video’S The Rings Of Power, Kristine Larsen
Falling Stars: Canonicity And ‘Meteor Man’ In Amazon Prime Video’S The Rings Of Power, Kristine Larsen
Journal of Tolkien Research
This paper considers fan reception/controversy on Reddit concerning the Amazon Prime Video Rings of Power character known as 'Meteor Man' (The Stranger) between December 19, 2021, and September 1, 2022, just before the airing of the first two episodes.
Simon & Samwise: Big Damn Heroes, Andrew Peterson
Simon & Samwise: Big Damn Heroes, Andrew Peterson
Journal of Tolkien Research
Joss Whedon’s seminal TV show Firefly, based on Michael Shaara’s book The Killer Angels, has interesting parallels to J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. In both tales, nine disparate people band together on a journey to topple a tyrannical force while protecting a hero burdened with the means to end the struggle against a mighty oppressor. Each hero is blessed with a loyal protector who fiercely defends his charge from threats from within their fellowship and from the world at large. A closer look will reveal the similarities between River Tam and Frodo Baggins and between …
“Ever-Defeated Never Altogether Subdued”: Fighting The Long Defeat In Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings And Whedon's Angel, Katherine Sas, Curtis Weyant
“Ever-Defeated Never Altogether Subdued”: Fighting The Long Defeat In Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings And Whedon's Angel, Katherine Sas, Curtis Weyant
Journal of Tolkien Research
The theme of “the long defeat” is a well-established concept in Tolkien studies. First explicated by Tom Shippey in his book The Road to Middle-earth and based on a lament by the elf queen Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings (“Through ages of the world we have fought the long defeat”), the long defeat represents the ongoing, seemingly vain struggle of good against an apparently endless tide of evil, where even the occasional victories of the heroes are often fruitless or short lived. Throughout its five seasons, the television series Angel (1999-2004), a spin-off of Buffy the Vampire Slayer …