And the 10 minutes of standing around looking pleased with the rings was excruciating. Finale was so-so, it felt like a lot of setup for little payoff. Plus, the absolute travesty of introducing a wizard into the second age. The Istari were sent from Valinor at the start of the third age (i.e. after Isildur chopped the ring off Sauron’s hand). Were the writers asleep during Junior Cert history?The ring forging was pretty lame. Overlit and fake looking cgi. And the rings are gaudy