Gave up on LOTR which is annoying. I was waiting for this literally for years. I am just bored to tears with it. If it was well written, well acted and had better pacing i would not even care to much about lore being ignored. It is rushed but slow at the same time, Galadrial is about as likeable as a brick in the face. The "fight" against the guards actually made me laugh out loud at how pathetic, lazy and unloved this production is. When the protaganist is unlikeable you have problems. She is also a Mary Sue to a large extent as typified by her scene with the guards.
Why is a 5000 year old wise She-Elf acting like a spoiled teenager all the time, it makes no sense and becomes very annoying very quickly.
When she is on the raft and handling the rope, she is literally just holding it pretending to do stuff with it. I can almost hear the director "hold that rope and look like you are doing something". It is a series of boxes to be checked this show with no love given at all. It looks pretty but if the story and acting don't hold up that shine wears quickly.
Bloated, unfocussed, unloved, you could throw a lot of superlatives at this show really.
House of Dragons is by far the better fantasy show currently. It is not even close and that is a shame.
