Any time a beloved piece of fiction gets serialized or modernized for contemporary airwaves, fans really just ask for one thing.
And that’s some adherence or respect for the source material.
Seriously.

Good acting, solid production values and coherent directing are almost secondary to simply respecting the source material.
Shows that can’t do that — like Disney’s maligned Star Wars show “The Acolyte” — often get exposed and tossed aside after just a single season.

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Unlike “The Acolyte,” Amazon Studios’ “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” made it to a second season.
Just like “The Acolyte,” however, “Rings of Power” has become a lightning rod for criticism.

And given the perverse nature of this latest controversy, it’s hard to find much fault with this latest line of critique.
To wit, (spoiler warning) the seventh episode of the second season of “Rings of Power” featured a big kissing scene between two key characters.

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