Tuning into Amazon’s JRR Tolkien adaptation The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power this summer kind of felt like boarding a yacht, or walking into a Four Seasons. This looks expensive, you could all but hear folks say as Galadriel traipsed across some corners of Middle-earth. Fanciness dripped off of every castle wall and humble underground hovel. And rightfully so; Amazon has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on the show and plans to shell out more.
Also pricey-looking? HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragons. It didn’t cost nearly as much as Rings, but—thanks

