I haven't read any of amazon's hitbacks. I read the article that someone posted on here and it read like incel trash. That isn't criticism, it's misogyny and racism. I'm seeing some of the same things here and it's disappointing.
I like LoTR, though i don't like it as much as some people here. I think overall the season was enjoyable and pretty, but boring at a lot of points. i also think a lot of the acting was meh. But, i also think LOTR writing is going to suffer in the new GOT environment, which I think is written much more for adults with a grittier realism (for the most part)