sadly i watched it. Save yourself the suffering, i just think about how they edited out the more blatant cringe "messaging" that was originally in it. My wife is not american or western and oblivious about the sanctimonious cultural fascism pushed by woke hollywood culture, nor does she care, family and faith are still core to her culture and the joy even among the materialistically poor, who the woke snobs directing most of Disneys movies would look down upon from their lack of possessions and progressive western values, is so diametrically opposed to what Disney is shoving down our throats via it's propaganda network. Just sad they bought 2 money printing "boy" franchises, yes 80% or more were male that watched comic book movies and buy useless plastic "collectibles", but now Marvel and Star Wars has lost the automatic viewing it once enjoyed and have cancelled almost all it's projects. The wife said it was watchable but only gave it a 3 or 4 and she loves musicals. i suffered through it because i love my wife and family, don't if you don't have to. FYI, most of the world gave up on hollywood and watch dramas from S Korea and Turkey, even some from china believe it or not, it's crazy, almost like woman enjoy romance and not the same girl boss cringe fests the elite shove down our throats. South Park went soft on Disney with Panderverse but that's what it is now and the magic is over. i'll be surprised if SR even lets this review get past it's "acitivist" s, can't count how many reviews of mine they scrubbed for whatever reason but it is just another job that will be lost as we leave sites like this to places that allow free expression. or maybe they leave it up, who knows.

there isn't anyone who read the actual books that was happy about this series. sorry, it's the truth, if you don't think this is true it is because you didn't read all of Tolkeins novels, it has been a disgrace to Tolkiens memory. Just make your own fantasy universe for your imagined "modern audiences" that is suspiciously identical to the activist "journalists" that are just far left partisans mad at people not obsessed with politics and enjoy a bit of escapism in their fantasy worlds. Tolkien is a legend, the arrogance and delusion required to change so much that the people grew up adoring to fit their toxicity towards anyone that doesn't memorize their newly invented vernacular or don't care about being in their angry in group. Just make a good story that anyone, yes even those horrible straight white men that have been demonized by the left wing politics for the past 8 years. The reviews are horrible outside of those paid by hollywood, trying to profit of the show, and all of them employ the same gaslighting and outrage marketing Disney and Amazon employ to have a scapegoat for when the largest demographic doesn't waste their time watching what was obviously not made for them, even in complete opposition to them and pandering to hateful people that despise anything not pushing their politics into everything. Im just a fan of the genre and want a decently written show, this is not one, not even close. I honestly expect this review to be deleted since Screen rant seems to be PR for the worst of hollywood. People have been tryin to speak to help the old classic IP's from failing but despite heartfelt advice i'm not optimistic those in control of Star Wars, Marvel/DC, and the other money printing IP's, now they are all failing.