7/10
Entertaining for a non-Tolkien reader
11 March 2024
Warning: Spoilers
First, the positive: Cinematography is excellent. The actors all seem quite competent overall. Not being a Tolkien reader, I have no idea how faithful the series is to his vision, but it makes sense overall. The complaints about the elves don't bother me. The "sky man" sub-plot is interesting and I wait to see how he ties into the overall plot (is he Gandalf ?).

Now for the negative: I know the writers wanted Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) to be a strong leader and strong woman, but they really turned her up to 11, so to speak. They made her too angry overall. She needs some more scenes where she is reflective or showing some vulnerability.

A glaring error: Bronwyn (Nazanin Boniadi) is on the brink of death, seemingly, after an arrow goes through her and she loses a lot of blood. Then, seemingly a day later, she's up and walking around and looks totally fine.
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