The Rings of Power series is bad (for me at least) because it's poorly directed, poorly acted, and poorly scripted. I don't give a damn if it's "not faithful to the original work."

Tolkien isn't sacred, let's stop treating him like a saint.

The concept of betrayal isn't negative, otherwise The Addams Family of '64 would be shit because Chase Addams didn't appreciate the sitcom.

Can we start looking at things as if they weren't extensions of books?

If it were up to me, I'd watch a movie set in Middle-earth where Ungoliant and Ancalagon slaughter each other from morning till night, making the product sound like a Kaiju movie.

If the script, actors, special effects, and direction are above par, then it's fine for me.