Okay episode 3 was a rather large step up except for the slo-mo horse riding (any one else creeped out that this is the only shot where we've seen Galadriel crack a proper smile?). It's not like she hasn't seen horseback for an eternity. The "mood" shots are just totally unnecessary. At least at 0.10x speed.
The show finally laid down some intriguing roots for storylines that are worth getting invested in.
Good character work between Durin and Elrond, the Hobbit girls and G-.. I mean meteor man, and Galadriel and her human companions, and the orc POW camp.
The humans in Numenor are what is really driving this for me, though. The Isildur origin story is interesting, given that we know where that ends up. Seeing that he protested being a part of the voyage adds an interesting layer of "what if" to the future of that plotline.
Love the parallels between Elendil and Aragorn, although plenty of variation too. Halbrand is great too. I like the his whole charismatic wanderer who can fight his way out of tight situations thing that he's got going on.
Didn't like brown elf man (name evades me) at first, partly because he looks so miserable and on edge like Galadriel, but seeing what he's been through now it's at least earned and he's growing on me with his sick fighting moves. He's like a stoic Legolas.
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