They’ve kinda ruined the Tom Bombadil character in Rings of Power. From inscrutable and indifferent to worldly affairs he’s now an exposition mouthpiece and uncharacteristically concerned with the world.

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Is it even worth watching S2? S1 was .. uninspiring (from my perspective as a big book fan). You and I probably agree that Bombadil is an S Tier character.

It’s decent enough to watch. Somewhat better than S1 I’d say, modulo this sin of overdeveloping stuff best left unexplained. Strictly premium mediocre and close enough to both the spirit and specifics of the world sketched in the silmarillon for me. It’s not as unwatchably terrible as the sniffy Tolkien nerds would have you believe.