First let me say that I love The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings books and movie. However, I do not like the TV show. It is visually beautiful but the plot is garbled and so far feels negative. The interaction between the characters makes me uneasy. I will probably continue to watch it out of loyalty to the genre but I did not enjoy the first episode at all. I am not surprised that a majority of people were reported not to have finished watching the episode.