Warning: Spoilers ahead! If you haven’t seen all episodes of Rings of Power seasons one and two, you may want to stop reading now—unless you’re ready to spare yourself some emotional anguish. Each episode left me with a deep sense of hopelessness. The good characters are relentlessly downtrodden, while the villains triumph, mutilate, and kill without reprieve. Season one filled me with hope, especially towards the end, when it became clear that the falling star was most likely Gandalf. However, season two has left me with little desire to continue watching. For context, I’ve rewatched season one numerous times while doing crochet, but I haven’t been able to bring myself to revisit the final episode of season two even once. I despise all the villains, of course, with Sauron being pure malevolence. But to me, the most detestable character by far is Kemen. I endured his scenes the first time, but if I ever rewatch season two, I will unapologetically fast-forward through every moment he’s
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