Attempting to tell the story of a great war, and of Galadriel's quest for revenge against the enemy Sauron, Rings of Power brings together several different story strands and characters, including a mysterious Stranger, harfoots, an elf-dwarf friendship, and the building of a forge. All for the cool reported price of one billion dollars. We review the season now that it's freshly concluded and discuss if it lives up to the hype.