In The Two Towers, Peter Jackson’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy famously defied all logic by implying that orcs know about menus (and restaurants). It’s a funny gag that’s easy enough to explain away if you don’t feel like getting bogged down in nerdy arguments, but it also reveals how Jackson largely used the orcs for comedic effect. 20 years later, Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is setting the record straight: Orcs aren’t just badass, they’re downright terrifying.
