Diep Tran
Contributor
Diep Tran is an arts journalist/editor based in New York City. She loves musicals, sci-fi/fantasy, and period dramas. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, New York Magazine, NBC Asian America, and a bunch of other places. Read more of her work at dieptran.com.
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POSTED October 16, 2022
The Rings of Power's Sauron Reveal Exposed a Flaw in Its Heroes — and the Audience
Season 1's big revelation played with character and viewer assumptions about how evil manifests itself.
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POSTED September 12, 2022
In Rings of Power, Galadriel Is Finally Adding Some Feminism to The Lord of the Rings
The character in the show is different than she is in the books, and that’s fantastic.
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POSTED September 6, 2022
How Rings of Power Created a Middle-Earth That’s Both New and Familiar
Production designer Ramsey Avery walks us through how he built a real ship, a working elevator, and acres of sets.
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POSTED September 2, 2022
Ranking the New Characters on Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power
Which do we want to see more of, and which have us wanting to press fast-forward?