Greetings! This is a blog about video games! But first, bear with me for a sec: In 2024, I believe it is now occasionally standard etiquette for us wireless villagers to pretend to have seen a TV show or two. There’s simply a practical limit on how many new hit shows, movies, mini-series and live premiers from the various platforms any one person can firehose into their eyes. Thus the average reader is inevitably destined to encounter a situation where all of their friends are excited about a show which they have never heard of. If you are like me, reluctant to be excluded from the conversation but equally reluctant to invest 30+ hours and an Amazon Prime subscription into Rings of Power , the hyperactive digital ecosystem which gave rise to this dilemma also presents a solution: absorbing cultural moments through osmosis. Instead of going on sabbatical to catch up on something called Outlander , you can Sparknotes the experience secondhand through a conso...