Everybody was speaking about how bad this is going to be so I wasn't expecting much. I'm glad I was disappointed. It doesn't feel like Tolkien but so far, 2 episodes in, The Rings of Power is surprisingly good. The visuals are stunning, the music is good, the cast seems fine so far and the story is not bad.
The only character I don't really like is Galadriel, who seems hell bent on catching Sauron, to the point of not caring about her people's lives. Hopefully that will change later in the series. And the other weird thing is elves with short hair. Somehow, that doesn't seem right.
Oh, and the sets are nothing short of amazing. Lindon, Khazad-Dum and even the hobbit village are visually stunning.
Update: at the end of season one I had to adjust my rating and substract 2 stars. The whole harfoots arc is a complete waste of time and Galadriel becomes basically worse than Sauron, lying and using everyone and everything just so she can achieve her goals. The whole Southland/Mordor part of the story is just silly. Luckily, Durin's arc is beautiful and well fleshed out. Hopefully season 2 will make me give those 2 stars back.
The only character I don't really like is Galadriel, who seems hell bent on catching Sauron, to the point of not caring about her people's lives. Hopefully that will change later in the series. And the other weird thing is elves with short hair. Somehow, that doesn't seem right.
Oh, and the sets are nothing short of amazing. Lindon, Khazad-Dum and even the hobbit village are visually stunning.
Update: at the end of season one I had to adjust my rating and substract 2 stars. The whole harfoots arc is a complete waste of time and Galadriel becomes basically worse than Sauron, lying and using everyone and everything just so she can achieve her goals. The whole Southland/Mordor part of the story is just silly. Luckily, Durin's arc is beautiful and well fleshed out. Hopefully season 2 will make me give those 2 stars back.