What should have been!

Rating: 7/10 (25 March 2015)

I am a fan but was disappointed with a few things: (1)More English translation for the unique language of the Elves and Orcs needed.
(2)Battle scenes were confusing as to what was going on and who was fighting whom. How the major battle progressed and ended was not clear---at the city and mountain. Bloodless combat was well done.
(3) At one point Elves were ordered to draw their bows by their king during the battle and the flight of arrows and their effect was not shown. I would guess it was cut out. How they (the Elves) originally joined the battle, after not participating, flying over the dwarf line, was not clear. Elves brought the humans supplies but the king said he didn't come to help them even though he just said he had heard they needed help. Confusing and at times unsatisfying.
(4) The hallucinatory gold scene with Thorin was weird and unconvincing.
(5) A clarification epilogue should be made addressing the above and I bet it would be well received. Would certainly rate this last episode below the others, and apparently so did others. Needed more clarity as to what was going on and what was being said. Relying totally on cutting off heads left one unsatisfied. But entertaining anyway.