Two eps from finishing ROP and finding it extraordinarily difficult. Nothing "bad" just trite and tired dialogue and character arcs mixed in with beautiful actors and scenery.
I saw some fascinating comments from you guys about it- especially the LOTR lore fanatics- I want to know what ROP does wrong lore-wise and want to watch a vid on it- but I don't want to search it through conventional channels cause there's a high likelihood the vid will spend 80% complaining about black and female representation.
Basically- where's the lore complaints vid that isn't :debate-me-debate-me: bonus points if they discuss the apparently mormon creatives spin on the lore.
Real answer, having not watched RoP and only skimming the surface of deeper lore: they had very little rights to anything regarding the Second Age and are otherwise skirting the edges with characterizatons at best. It's just pretty fanfiction as far as I understand.
Sorry, I haven't sought out videos that would be of help.
This Tolkien mega-nerd YouTube channel set out to propose a way he would adapt the 2nd age had he only the rights to LOTR and the appendices. From what I've seen it's way better than RoP, even if a little narratively tropey. But then again, Tolkien was the trope-setter for high fantasy for better or worse, so it makes sense it feels a bit tired by now.