Maybe I just missed LOTR. Maybe I'm the one who loved and gave a chance to all the new star wars from episode 1 Phantom menace to everything created by them. Well I feel the same about this. And the first two episodes captured my joy, I think seeing the lands in their glory days is wonderful, being able to see these before the decay of evil destroyed everything and divided middle earth. The characters were exciting, the story line is developing wonderfully considering the span of distance it has to cover, still captured a want for more. It has the LOTR feel. I think the critical media these days don't give things a chance, don't have an open mind to see something new. And are too distracted to enjoy anything properly. Very much looking forward to every episode.