I tried to watch the first episode but found myself fast-forwarding through this disaster. This series has as much to do with Tolkien, as gluing a Ferrari badge to a Ford fiesta has to do with exotic sports cars. The dialog is pretentious, the acting is weak, none of the characters are relatable, and the set and costumes are are nothing like what Tolkien described. The sad thing is, when I heard Amazon was creating this series, my conversations with friends was from the idea of how bad this was going to be. They didn’t disappoint.