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09-28-2001, 09:28 PM | #1 |
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Of all the main "good" characters...who was your least favorite?
Tough one, I know! I did say least favorite...so this does not mean you dislike the character. I guess mine was Merry.
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09-28-2001, 10:05 PM | #2 |
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Funny, I liked Merry. He was very common-sensical and reliable, a good guy to have around. But I guess he wasn't particularly interesting. I definitely liked Pippin better than Merry; he was a real michief-maker.
I didn't like Celeborn much. He came off as a bit haughty, both in Lord of the Rings and Unfinished Tales. I particularly disliked his grudge against the Dwarves. Poor Gimli! Yes, I know that some Dwarves from Ered Luin basically caused the fall of Doriath. Yes, I know that Elves are immortal so that a long grudge isn't such a sin in their case. But I think three ages is kind of stretching it! I didn't completely hate him, though. Galadriel seemed to like him, so I guess he couldn't have been *too* annoying.
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09-28-2001, 10:37 PM | #3 |
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Good guys least liked
I dislike Bilbo because he did'nt bother to come to Gondor either to see Aragorns wedding OR Frodo who was his cousin AND who had just gone through the most terrible pain to free the world and Bilbo was'nt there to help him just because he did'nt like packing.
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09-28-2001, 10:46 PM | #4 |
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This is a hard one. Let's see. Surprisingly, I would have to say Gandalf. I liked him, but he seemed like such an old grouch. Another one would be Elrond. He just seemed like a stay at home sit on your butt kinda guy. I thought he could have done more then just council. He had one of the Rings of power. Why didn't he go with the Company, instead of a much younger and less experienced elf like Legolas. I just think he could have been more active in the quest.
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09-28-2001, 10:48 PM | #5 |
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For your sake and for mine I won't pursue that one Sister. I wonder if you've discovered Elrond's relationship to Thingol ...
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09-28-2001, 10:52 PM | #6 |
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Very funny.
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09-29-2001, 06:17 AM | #7 |
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I don't like Merry and Pippin. They seemed "extra" to me, with unfunny jokes and mischief. Could've been made more interesting if Merry was female, as I'd first thought. In fact, I wish either this or that they didn't exist and the Fellowship stopped at seven.
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09-29-2001, 03:29 PM | #8 |
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Hi!
I’m back. About Gandalf … well Sister, here we go again….
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09-29-2001, 05:19 PM | #9 |
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My least favorite would have to be Pippin. He's just too childish and annoying. Actually, I can't decide between him and Bilbo. Bilbo was very boring.
And regarding Elrond 'not doing more': he *did* heal Frodo after the Nazgul-attack. Frodo would have been dead otherwise, and there would be no ring-bearer.
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09-29-2001, 05:27 PM | #10 | |
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09-29-2001, 05:59 PM | #11 |
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"Yes, he [Elrond] did heal Frodo didn't he? But, do you think he could have been more helpful as a member of the Company? I mean he wasn't very useful after the company left his house." This is true, but wasn’t he afraid of the Ring’s influence?
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09-29-2001, 06:14 PM | #12 | |
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09-30-2001, 06:39 AM | #13 |
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Didn't Gandalf and Elrond both have one of the 3 elven rings?
Might that have something to do with them not wanting to mind the ring? |
09-30-2001, 04:42 PM | #14 | |
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09-30-2001, 10:56 PM | #17 |
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10-01-2001, 06:03 PM | #18 | |
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Mainly because Sister Golden Hair has smiled too much ( ), I quote here from 'Who is like the wise Elf' by Michael Martinez:
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10-01-2001, 09:52 PM | #19 |
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Gosh Inoldonil, you didn't have to go to all that trouble because of me , I read this at Suite 101. Very interesting article. I don't think Celeborn is not wise, I just don't like him. He reminds me of another guy from the First Age who shall remain nameless.
Btw, I bought Morgoth's Ring today. I'm soooooo happy!!! Last edited by Sister Golden Hair : 10-01-2001 at 10:07 PM. |
10-02-2001, 05:28 PM | #20 |
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So you don't like him because he reminds you of the nameless guy (no, I won't mention Elwe either -- oops! )? In what way? Must be the tallness, the silver hair, the political power and the racism. Er, never mind, I'm not sure what I'd be arguing about assuming I chose to. That won't do.
Anyway the quote might serve to show some people that the Lord of the Galadhrim was not a nobody.
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