I've enjoyed the first 3 episodes so far. After watching the LOTR movies, I went back to read the books and made my way to The Silmarillion. I enjoyed understanding the background of where things came from and how they came to be, but that book was not a fun read. At times it was like reading a Physics or Math book. I had always hoped they would make a movie that leads up to the first great battle against Sauron or about the rings so I'm going to just sit back and enjoy the show and story.