[srmanuel]

I’ve watched the first two episode, I liked both of them and looked forward to the rest.

I wasn’t a huge Lord of the Rings fan, remember the character that took the ring to its final end was a Hobbit and so was his best friend.

It’s sort of like the new HBO show, “House of the Dragon”, comparing it to the original is not really fair, judge it on its own, I like both new shows.

[MinorityRepublican]

There was one aspect even the show’s biggest haters seemed to agree on: The Rings of Power looks amazing. “Stunningly beautiful world,” wrote a reviewer. “Sadly, was bored out of my mind.”

I haven't seen The Rings of Power yet. But I've watched the first episode of House of the Dragon. I found it dull. The characters lacked personality. The acting wasn't solid. In general, prequels do not work because we know what's going to happen afterwards.

[Thilly Thailor]

Gollum was also a hobbit back in his Sméagol days.

[Dr. Sivana]

, comparing it to the original is not really fair, judge it on its own, I like both new shows.

If the show takes the name, comparing to the original is necessary. if it does violence to the author’s world, shame on them for profiting off of it. If they want to write an opposing story, call it something else.