That's pretty much what I've been saying: I don't like that they're contradicting all the events in the Appendix, but at least the stuff they invent isn't quite

That's pretty much what I've been saying: I don't like that they're contradicting all the events in the Appendix, but at least the stuff they invent isn't quite as bad as The Hobbit. Because how they managed to mangle that brilliant adventure story is just incomprehensible (and yet I even managed to enjoy that, if with sadness about all the stuff they messed up). Still, low bars everywhere. Why can't these sort of shows be made by people who simultaneously love and understand the source material, but also know how to write a good story?