Terrible. Complete disregard of already written and established Tolkien lore, poor building of character and storyline. I rarely write bad reviews for shows but as a die-hard, lifelong LOTR fan, you've let me down. Imagine spending £1bn on this pile of excrement. 1 dimensional characters despite unlimited pre-written potential. My girlfriend gave up after episode 2 but I tried to persevere. Alas no. Sauron the deceiver portrayed as a bumbling, well-meaning, drifter esc character?!? He's an archangel devoted to Morgoth and one of the most inherently evil beings ever in the LOTR universe. Capable of unimaginable acts. Here portrayed as a vulnerable, hobbit-protecting vagabond. Terribly sorry to use such vulgar language but your show is: a) s***, b) flipping the bird to every Tolkien fan who watched and c) a frankly unethical use of £1bn given that amount of money could end world hunger. Booo.

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