I don’t think either are great, but they’re not so bad either. They’ve improved as the story unfolds. Both took way too long to unfold their stories, about 4 episodes for both dragons and rings. So, they built slowly is an understatement. Rings has finally found an unlikely Sauron as an opponent. Dragons finally has a war of succession. Each get a 3.5 out of 5. A B. At the same time, I don’t see the wokeness.
“At the same time, I don’t see the wokeness.”
Galadriel, Warrior Princess? Always right Galadriel? All men relegated to the role of bumbling fools? Heck, the greatest Numenorean warrior of all time, Elendil, can’t even lift a beam unless a short woman helps him!
Meanwhile,....Galadriel jumps into the ocean to swim a thousand miles. With her dress on. Slaughters a troll after it whips the male elves. Stands face to face with a volcano and doesn’t even get a sunburn!
And then there are the homicidal hobbits. Elrond and Durin have a bromance. Galadriel and Elrond BOTH concealing Sauron’s true identity, after Sauron proposes to Galadriel.
And that DREK rates 3.5 out of 5?