I do think maybe that's what the big execs know too. I wonder if shows and movies are specifically aimed at that in mind, they don't care if the show is rubbish or not, they care about the money, if people are talking about it and seeing it they'll capitalise on anything to keep that money coming in. A franchise as big as Lord of the Rings will make money beside itself. Look at that Velma show, loads of people tuned into watching it because of people hearing how bad it was. These crybabies on Youtube with their angry videos are just free advertisement, its genius. Even now they are still talking about rings of Power and talking about , now they are just a hype machine for season 2 lol
That's why I don't hate watch. Now with that said I had many, MANY issues with Rings of Power but unlike a show like Wheel of Time, I do wanna tune into season 2 because there was enough to like. I rated the whole show a 5/10 overall. So season 2 could verge in a worse direction or a better one, my score is a good indicator to whether I will continue to watch after season 2. I did think anytime Ringsof Power showed Dwarf stuff I was invested, any episode that didn't feature, Durin, Disa or Elrond was boring. :P
Which just makes me wish the show was just a road trip with Durin, Disa and Elrond basically lol