Post how bad season two is in this thread

No change. At some point I just started looking at designs and costumes more or less ignoring the nonsense happening on the screen.
The directors and editors still seem to hate Clark - and many of her weird grimaces made it into the final version.
Peter Mullen is still the only one who shines and manages to fill his every scene with meaning.
Ciaran Hinds (the other real actor) seem to be in this just for the paycheck.

I am really enjoying it. I love how they have portrayed Sauron's power feeding from an inform evil mass back into human form. His manipulation is well brought onto screen. Galadriel still seems impetuous and arrogant but for once a show gives the good role to a white male (who jumps off a cliff), so there is at least no degradation of masculinity in this show. I find the scenes visually stunning, so are the flashbacks and visions that allude to ancient magic suddenly awaking or waiting to awaken. I think the combination of visuals and music lends the series an immersive atmosphere that in some ways surpasses the Peter Jackson trilogy.

It is impressively boring.