I really did not like Bernard Hill as Theoden. I'd imagined him older, more powerful and compelling, and much more given to unity. Hill was just a cranky old man that was irritated and intimidated by Aragorn's advice. He showed no sign of nobility, and no sign of having rallied his people around him for the coming storm of Mordor. I was thoroughly disappointed. Hopefully he'll redeem himself for the Pellenor.
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"'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis
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