[Lhunbelethiel]

Theoden King stood out to me for some reason. I thought he was interesting in the book, but I thought he was fabulous in the movie. I caught a commercial the day before where it showed him all old and white and scary and I was freaked out. (I hadn't a clue that it was Theoden either! I was so confused) When it showed him in Meduseld with Grima (Go Brad!) crouching at his side, I was thinking "Oh my god, Peter Jackson completely transferred on to screen what I pictured in my head!" (same for the Forbidden Pool scene, btw!!) Bernard Hill did a great job of portraying the sadness and lack of spirit as the degenerate Theoden and did an even better job of showing him as Theoden KING after Gandalf's amazing, awesome, incredible transformation of him. I want to see the movie again for a million reasons, but a BIG part of it is to hear the whole, "Where is the horse and rider? Where is the horn that was blowing? They have passed like rain on the mountain..." line. I absolutely got chills when he said that. Wow.