Lord of the Rings Series -- Amazon
Welll.... the star of Earendil was a Silmarilian and put up by the Valar. So, that part is accurate.
Also, the fading of the Eldar was a very real thing. They would diminish amd fade is away from Valinor for too long. They cheated that a bit by making the 3 rings. So, that being a big concern of Gil-Galad is reasonable. Now... mithril? Eh..... interesting.
https://sarahcradit.wordpress.com/2...on-the-exodus-of-the-elves-and-arwens-choice/
The Fading takes an unimaginably long time. Elves don't die, they become bodiless souls if they insist on lingering.
Even if we buy the idea it's "the light of Valinor" fading over time, it wouldn't effect Gil-Galad or the vast majority of elves in middle-earth, they never set foot in the Undying Lands.
Gil-Galad himself was born in Beleriand, not Valinor.
It's just a ridiculous, non-canon contrivance.
You can only directly contradict canon so many times before you're no longer doing an adaptation, you're doing fanfic or 'based on', 'inspired by' work.
Which isn't necessarily bad. Blade Runner bears little resemblance to the Philip K Dick story, yet it's a classic of the genre.
My point isn't to say that RoP shouldn't be enjoyed by those who like it. Go ahead, knock yourself out.
My goal is to show that you can have serious reservations and criticisms of the show without being a neckbearded, racist incel howling into the void from his mom's basement.