Confession: I don’t like black licorice. In fact, I can’t stand it.*
But, other people enjoy it.
Am I therefore not supposed to say I don’t like black licorice? By voicing my displeasure, am I crossing some metaphorical line in the sand?
Am I, to use the modern vernacular, “yucking someone’s yum?”
Confession 2: I hate the phrase “yucking my yum." Deeply.
If you like black licorice and you’re a reasonably well-formed adult you shouldn’t let my critique bother you. Just shrug and keep eating.
And you should, because if you’ve made it this far you should have already come to understand that criticism—literary and film or any other form of informed critique—is a part of life, and plays a crucial role in how we understand the world.
Let’s move this argument away from suspect candy choices and squarely on the content of this blog.
The Amazon show “The Rings of Power” is visually impressive. The scores, pretty good. The production values, high, especially compared to most TV shows. There are reasons why many watch it … but there is also much in it to criticize. I’m far from the only one to point out its flaws; countless articles and video essays describe these in detail. To summarize a few:
