True, but I can't say I massively care (and I say that as a huge Tolkien fan who has read The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings about once a year since the age of nine). The important thing is to make a good TV series, first and foremost, and reordering/condensing timelines is perfectly valid in order to achieve this. Thusfar I'm largely indifferent to The Rings of Power (though I like the Durin/Elrond friendship), but I've yet to see episode 6.