It's a big moment for fans of high fantasy, who currently have several big budget TV series to choose from. But for some, the weeks leading up to the release of Amazon's Lord of the Rings prequel series have meant a mix of excitement – and a little anxiety.
"My main concern was how much is this new version of Lord of the Rings going to incorporate a lot of what makes Game of Thrones Game of Thrones, namely its gratuitous gore and sex scenes. And I'm happy to say that it does not, so I was pleasantly surprised," Rebecca Jennings, who has written about the series for Vox, told me when I asked her what she thought of the show so far.
