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How was s2? I honestly didn’t hate s1, but I just kinda… didn’t care? Not enough to invest in season two, anyway.
I felt pretty similarly about Season 2. It was better in some ways, but ultimately I am finding it very difficult to care about a prequel series that feels inevitable in its story beats. Not sure if I will watch Season 3. This is definitely now one of those shows that I'll only watch if I can't find anything else I'm interested in
Yup, in most prequel series you know where you’re going to land, so there’s a huge pillar of engagement (ie “what’s gonna happen?”) just kicked out from under you. That means the performances and character work need to be on-point or it just becomes “meh.” Like I said, I didn’t hate s1. Prettyboy Sauron was engaging enough, the dwarfs were fun, and the protohobbits had some heart, even if they were baffling in many ways.
However, nothing came together quite right. The Elves are aloof and unengaging, the plot is on rails, and the specific era of the setting was never really meant to support the weight of person-scale storytelling, so the whole thing just felt like an extended video game cut scene.
I guess I’ll watch more eventually, but I’m in no rush.
I think it's quite problematic that we already know basically all of the good guy main characters are in zero danger. There are some new characters, but none have a strong enough characterisation to really make me care about what happens to them. They can spend as much money on the big battle set pieces as they want, but without any real stakes these just feel like boring CGI padding to drag the story out and milk the audience for more money. This show has nowhere near enough depth to justify five seasons.
It has great stories and it has god awful stories, kinda like season 1.
If you didn't hate season 1, you'll probably find plenty to like in season 2.
Celebrimbor's story I think makes the season worth it, but otherwise up to you. (And there are other moments, but that's the best character story.)
That’s how I felt too. I might go back and give it a watch
I found out enjoyable enough to watch but mostly for the ambience and the pretty battles. Maybe I'm pre-spoiled because I know roughly what's coming.
Its a cringe dumb show that forces you to act stupid to keep up with It
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this post was submitted on 24 Jul 2026
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