The Sequel Trilogy does have its flaws, but these aren't it. Also to be fair, the Silmarillion is a prequel and doesn't really undermine Lord of the Rings so much as provide it with an epic backstory, making it into the culmination of centuries of in-setting history.
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I personally think the main misstep with the Sequel Trilogy was the second destruction of the Jedi Order, and Luke Skywalker giving up. I think this undermined the accomplishments way more than simply having another villain turn up.
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Everything was bigger and absolutely nobody had a sense of humour except for Beren. Who invented jokes.
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Should ... should we tell them that Sauron IS the mini villain?
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Someone did. The results are... perplexing.
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Or, like, those Dark Horse Star Wars comics in the 90s that kept introducing bigger bads (in true comic book fashion) that made the Empire seem ridiculous. Not saying it was better, just that it's a time honored tradition. Also, nobody thought the Dark Side was gone for good...
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Also the last four chapters of return of the king which I forgot to read the first time I read lord of the rings
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I also... like, for the massive fans who followed everything star wars? There... I mean... Thrawn? The protracted decades of expanded universe books with tons of mini villains that star wars fans ate up? The fact that Han and Leia even had a canon evil son? I mean???
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Apparently there is more than 1 person that has read about the Silmarils - a lot of folks I know couldn't take the long begat begat stuff - but I loved them. Although the children of Hurin
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Thank you! I was trying to think how to make this point, but couldn't think how to do it. Nerdy, pithy, funny
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