@PinochetsCommieCopter >not for purists What does that even mean? Not for people who actually like Tolkien's work? Yeah, I figured as much. We all did. It's why people have been criticizing this shit from day -1.
@alyx@PinochetsCommieCopterNot only that. IIRC while in production the Tolkien Foundation sent someone to make sure Amazon didn't bastardized Tolkien's work. Apparently the guy was so fed up with Amazon constantly pushing the line so much he ended up quitting out of sheer frustration