Its still early on in the shows life but the first two episodes have me very cautiously optimistic that this could be a very good show. I found some of the acting a little stiff in the first episode but the in the second ep the actors seemed a lot more comfortable and the pacing improved. This show has all the signs of being very good, great visuals, incredible cinematography, good acting and actually a pretty interesting plot that, while not 100% lore accurate, is set in a really interesting age that we haven't seen before and seems compelling. There seems to be a lot of diviciveness going around about the rings of power but honestly that's everywhere right now. Its fine to be sceptical but just give the show a chance. I think it deserves that at least.