Fantasytelevision has a filtering problem. The genre has exploded over the last decade, blessing us with shows like House of the Dragon, The Witcher, The Wheel of Time, Rings of Power, The Good Place, and Arcane. For every show that strikes the perfect balance between scale and storytelling, there are five that mistake a big budget for a good one. However, the ones that last boast coherent mythology, characters who feel like people, and a world that exists outside the edges of the frame.

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