Elven Kings Under the Sky

Audience want war, brutal fighting scenes and bla bla bla. This is so absurd that some people just without any reason bomb review some seasons. Last season was Okay. Neither good nor bad. I know its highly controversial but showrunner tried their best. Except last 2 epsiodes of S1, season was good. Okay, so S2E1 was great. There are fighting scenes, music is amazing and costume/set designs are all pretty good. Now as show is progressing, we're going to upcoming war. So, obviously there is plenty of need for politics. Yeah, its was quite boaring as in this particular episode, all discussion doesn't bring anything to table. But yeah, its important. I hope all other episodes would be great and watch it by yourself and then judge.

A surprisingly very good start. Was actually extremely interested the whole episode. Last season was slow but understandable for a 5 season shows first season. Started very well here, besides what everyone says about what's true to books what's now. I'm an avid Tolkien book reader & devoted to the films. But this show for me is all about entertainment. We've had the books which is the most entertaining of all then we had the best movies of our generation. Let's not get greedy, let's just try to enjoy more LOTR & this could be a very nice season! Very good scene with the elves putting the 3 rings on & got me excited for the season!

After the conclusion of season two, I approached the first episode of the new season with some skepticism and admittedly low expectations. Unfortunately, my concerns were not unfounded. The episode feels disjointed, with a narrative that skips around too much, making it difficult to follow any cohesive storyline. The acting, disappointingly, shows no signs of improvement, and the show seems to have abandoned any meaningful character development or storytelling depth that once made it engaging.

Given the substantial budget allocated to this series, one would expect a more polished and refined product. As it stands, the show appears to be struggling creatively, leaving much to be desired. I plan to continue watching in the hope that it will improve, but the current trajectory suggests that it might be time for a new team of writers to step in and steer the series back on course.

Steering the direction of the season to a more Sauron focus from Galdriel is beneficial to the shows depth in my opinion. This prologue, while potentially retconning the previous seasons prologue a little with the level of power Sauron had before his fall, was great to add to the character we had through season 1 and a joy to watch. Halbrand is done very well in this episode, entertaining to watch now that we're in on his secret.

On Galdriel, it was nice how the elves handled her this time, holding her accountable to her actions in season 1. They are teeing up nicely how why she would doubt herself when Frodo offers her the ring in book 2 of the Fellowship. She has spent the time growing from her 'youth' to the point where Saurons influence no longer has any influence over her. So I expect her to have some more learning to do with potentially corrupting nature of a ring of power before becoming the character we know from the original trilogy.

Elrond has been shown to grow as a character as well, who mirrors Galdriel from season one and defying their king in order to follow what they believe is right where as before he would have fallen in line.

Nori and The Strangers story is nice now with the more focused cast where the bond between the two characters is deepened. It's our first time seeing the lands in the East, so what lies there is just as much a mystery to us as it is the character and may explain why the Istari show up in Middle Earth later than the events so far shown in the series.

Amazing start of season 2.

All the plots are interesting now, even the harfoot's one. Very excited to know what exactly happens with the rings of power and how Sauron manipulates everyone in his way to bring his plan forward.

Acting is OK, obviously not Leo DiCaprio level, but completely acceptable for a TV show.

Visuals are amazing as usual, music is also very good, always making you remember what you are watching.

I also read every book, and as usual you cant ever compare movies to books as it "always" falls short. I believe in that case LOTR was a standout as the movies are in my opinion even better than the books.

I urge the haters to stop watching this show, as it is actually depressing having to look at your pointless critics now. If Season 1 was so bad, why did you watch until the end and why are you watching now season 2? Dont you have anything better to waste your time on?

Critics like the elves are terrible when they are clearly way prettier and knowledgeable than the other races as they should be. Critics like their ears are to big. Completely laughable.

If you are so puritan that you can not enjoy this TV show, please do not watch it and stick to the books. Do us all a favor including yourself and waste your time on something better.