Nothing about this is uplifting. Why would we want two tyrannical regimes to be friends?

I'm not even a tolkien fan, I just think the writing, characters and pacing sucks. I couldn't care less that it's not faithful to the lore.

Some people seem to like it. I personally think it's the worst big budget show I've ever watched. Truly horrendous characters and writing.

Hopefully they've learned their lesson with Rings of Power and now know how much money you spend is meaningless if you don't hire good writers.