It jumped the shark in season one and could never recover.
The Rings of Power is worse, but Amazon signed a contract to produce 5 seasons, so.....
Different Amazon, but how are two directors worth $150 million for 10 total year of labor time?
Jonathan Nolan and his wife Lisa Joy, which are full of talent, supposedly getting paid $150 million for 5 years of work as various Directors and Producers.
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/jonathan-nolan-lisa-joy-amazon-overall-deal-1203181858/
NINE figures for 2 people, I remember when tv shows used to cost that for 10 episodes, for peter sake season 1 of game of thrones only cost $60 million (which is 15 years ago with the filming, and 20 years ago with the sit down / options talk)
grumpy sigh