Like I've said, I find it somewhat interesting, but am able to divorce myself from what I'd LIKE to see. Some of the cinematography is terrific, but it simply is NOT Tolkien. If someone wanted to do a real adaptation of his work, I could completely remove this and make it background noise from some other show.
The fact is they COULD have done an adaptation from the appendices and both
@DKDetective and I have laid out how. I'm not SURE they could have had Sauron suing for mercy (don't think it's in the appendices and don't know what they can and can't do contractually), but they could certainly have said he fled.
Let's face it. They CHOSE to not adapt the work of the Akallabeth.
100% correct WRT Galadriel, but for people not familiar with the history, they don't seem to get it. While Tolkien didn't spend a ton of time, her character is well known. (1st age) Strong willed and proud, mighty in arms (Aqualonde, after the crossing of the Helcaraxe, and possibly the Fall of Doriath), instructed by Melian and wise in lore and foresight (even before she went to Doriath, she foresaw that the battle against Morgoth by the elven hosts and men was doomed. Her power, even in the 1st age, was not in arms (though she could be a bad ass at need), but in protection, preservation, and wisdom. IF the writers were really trying to "connect" to even PJs trilogy, they really, really missed the boat.
I don't have a problem with people liking it and I'm not the least bit interested in review bombing it, but it simply is NOT anything close to Tolkien's writings.