Amazon’s billion-dollar attempt to buy its way to the top of the streaming services market hasn’t got off to the best start. Rings of Power was released to clamorous praise from the critics for its “visual splendour.” But as the first of five projected seasons comes to a close, a chaotic and poorly-paced plot has left audiences and critics alike scratching their heads as to what they just watched.
The story, as the title suggests, recounts the forging of the great rings and the rise and first fall of the Dark Lord Sauron.
