They've got the vibe right, which is all that matters to me. Feels like middle earth.
I'm a casual in the lore, I have the silmarillion but i use it to just look up shit in the movies while theyre namedropping stuff i dont know the context of. So I can't really vouch for how well they've kept everything intact, but it seems solid from my light knowledge.
But, yeah, it's got the vibe and if you like the way middle earth feels then I recommend the show.
Was not expecting to like it, but here we are
the problems i have with the show are problems i have with a lot of modern shows/movies: some terrible dialogue, overuse of CGI, and my least fav thing that modern shows and movies do, cutting away from immediate action/events. its just extremely jarring for me. just let the scene play out!! post s5 of game of thrones did this a lot, and it was frustrating then too.
a small example in ep 2 of rings of power, there is a competition in the dwarf city, but as soon as it starts it cuts away? why?? just...do the entire scene? when it comes back to the scene later on, its not even that long, so i understand the purpose of cutting away even less