Never read any of the books, so I don't really care! I didn't see the southlands king turning into Sauron before the last episode, apparently many did, but I th

Never read any of the books, so I don't really care! I didn't see the southlands king turning into Sauron before the last episode, apparently many did, but I think a lot just read about it on the Internet. Just from watching it, it's not obvious at all (except of course, what are the odds that Galadriel stumbles upon the king of the southlands by accident?). And I loved the ending credits soundtrack of the final episode! What a great way to turn Tolkien's poem into a haunting song. I think the show is hitting the spot for people only vaguely familiar with the lore. The greedy look on the faces of the elves in the end looking at the rings was well done. I wonder though how they can make the next seasons interesting, now that we know it is all about getting dwarfs and then humans equipped with rings. I must say, I was positively surprised by the show. I had expected much much worse.