ppl complained about the casting before ROP and HOTD aired, too. They saw black ppl and melted down. They are super particular abt their fantasy worlds and retreat there all the time cuz real life is too hard for them. The casting didn't match their imaginary friends, and it shattered their world. Characters like Aviendha are described w/ tan, brown skin, but they lose it if that shows up on their TV screen. They behave like they're literally traumatized, still complaining abt it for those shows I mentioned 3 yrs in and during the off-season. And their sense of entitlement is almost as big as their escapism dependency. They don't like something, so it's wrong, not okay, and even an "attack" on the author lolol. It's like, okay, so u prefer the book...well what's stopping u from reading that instead of spending years in a conniption? The claim that there's some type of "agenda" and something being "forced" on them is the best lol. I can't even ... lol. An agenda to what, exactly? To include POC? To force them to accept that everyone isn't white? To make them look at darker skin? To convince them that other races aren't inferior? Still trying to figure out the "forcing" part, though. Maybe they've spent so much time retreating to fantasy worlds that they can't separate it from reality anymore, and believe that an intruder has entered their home, super-glued their eyes open, and is holding them at gunpoint in front of the TV while the show plays. Lol in the 1990's and 2000's, u could watch any TV show or movie without encountering these toxic ppl. I won't call them fans, cuz their relationship w/ these stories is something else entirely....an unhealthy obsession that defines their entire existence. FANS love a book/show; they don't believe they own it and anything created in that universe must have their approval. FANS come back to the real world after reading/ watching. They don't permanently reside in that world and therefore freak out over any rendition that differs from said world. And they use their remote to change the channel when they don't like something instead of going on a tirade for years, continuing even after they reach the end of the internet. Maybe these ppl were around 1-2 decades ago, just closeted or unnoticed until the internet and social media reached their current state of maturity. It sucks to not be able to look up a question abt your show w/o wading through endless sewage from ppl who HAVE to let the world know how they feel about a TV show. If they had relationships, responsibilities, and a career, they'd lack the time & motivation to carry on like that year after year, starting before the show even does, usually as soon as they learn of a colored person being casted. They're determined to make the show a miserable experience for everybody else like a cranky toddler who breaks their toy so nobody else can use it. It's hard to believe there's ppl like this out there. I guess I've never come across one in person cuz they never go out. That would also explain their shock at seeing someone who looks differently than they do., And it's hilarious that a TV show can alter a character's clothing, height, hair color, eye color, weight, etc, and nobody complains. It's only when SKIN COLOR darkens that the tantrums begin.

all 3 shows are awesome. But rings of power is definitely the best. Saurottar and Celebrimbor had the best arc. Annatar (forgot his real name… lol…chemo brain) is GORGEOUS. When he started wearing black…and his hair like that … drool. I’d have that dude’s babies lmao and I am married w/ 2 young daughters and hate pregnancy 🤣 Fall out is too confusing with the flash blacks. It’s good, but I don’t like shows that I have to look up tons of explanations for..or play a video game to watch and understand. Ppl complain that the shows “disrespect the source material.” Then why did ROP motivate me to read all of the Tolkien books (on Audible). And why did Wheel of Time get me to read the WHOLE SERIES in 3.5 weeks?! I just did 6.5 weeks of radiation. I began Wheel of Time like halfway in and finished it within a week of ending. It got me through lol. I listened to it while driving, during treatment, and all day via my earbuds. I can’t wait for WOT s3. There’s changes. But there’s way more similarities than changes. Anyone who expected it to be the exact same is an idiot who doesn’t understand that u can’t fit all that droning on into 8 episodes.

It’s just a TV show. It’s really not a big deal and def not worth these huge essays lol. Enjoy it for its own value or turn it off. I just spent 13 months in breast cancer diagnosis & treatment and was stage 3a and freaking grade 3. And have a 60% chance of being alive in 15 yrs. Tomorrow isn’t promised. Life is too short to spend constantly complaining and bickering. Enjoy it or turn it off. The time ppl like u waste ranting & making entire YT channels to hate on a show is just flushing ur lives down the drain.