The Lord of the Rings: Mount Doom Awakens

Danny and Kevin return to Middle-Earth to discuss the first season of The Rings of Power. The show is gorgeous. The actors are very talented. The music is fantastic. But is the show good? Is it bad? Is it neither? Is it both? Are mystery boxes really the best narrative device for an adaptation of Tolkien's world? Was the character who was Gandalf actually Gandalf? Where in the world did Carmen Sauron-diego end up being? Is this a prequel to the books or a prequel to the films? Or is it either/or depending on what your problem is? These questions need answering and your intrepid hosts do their best to find those answers.