• GCanuck@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    No. Not if you’re a fan of the books. I never want to tell someone not to try something, but if you like the books and were hoping for a faithful LotR-esque retelling you will be disappointed.

    I couldn’t get through 4 episodes before I turned it off in disgust at the crap we got.

    And it’s not just the lack of faithful adaptation. The production value just isn’t there for such a world. Everything felt small and cramped.

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      1 year ago

      The production value just isn’t there for such a world. Everything felt small and cramped.

      That was a byproduct of the pandemic I think. They started filming at the end of 2019 and had to take a break during the pandemic.

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        1 year ago

        Yeah this is a really big part of it, covid unfortunately really hit production hard, and they had one of the major characters leave for unknown personal reasons. I have no doubt s2 is going to be so much better than s1 in terms of production value.

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      1 year ago

      Piggybacking off your comment. And everything you said is 100% true. BUT, if you haven’t read the books, the show is an amazing introduction to the WoT universe.