Just wondering. The show seems to be in kind of an… odd state. I only watched the first episode, didn’t love it, none of my friends expressed positive feelings…

… but it’s got pretty good critical reviews, it’s getting a second season this year, and honestly it often “looks good” from promotional material.

Is it worth giving a second shot? Is anyone looking forward to the second season?

  • kylie_kraft@lemmy.world
    273·
    5 months ago

    The writing is bad. The plot is nonsense. I don’t care, because it’s entertaining and it looks neat. I don’t take it seriously as Tolkien canon, but I will always queue up to watch.

    • Khrux@ttrpg.networkEnglish
      5·
      5 months ago

      It aired against House of the Dragon which really shower it’s mediocre writing. I’m a huge Tolkien fan and generally sceptical of most franchises but honestly I think in a vacuum, the show is fine.

      Compare it to Witcher, even season 1 which is fine is probably on par or worse than Rings of Power, it’s just that LotR is a strong franchise and it was easier to compare to multiple better competitors.