[The Saucepan Man]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Arwen wasn't for a female quota, I think. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>I wasn't suggesting that her expanded role was an example of tokenism. It is just that, in our films today, we (quite rightly, I think) expect there to be both male and female characters involved in the action. And we expect a bit of romance.<P>I have no problem with Arwen replacing Glorfindel, or the development of her role in the films compared with her role in the books. I think it works well in the context of these film (which, of course, are <B>not</B> the books).<P>And I won't have a problem when she turns up in RotK with Narsil and Aragorn's banner (d'you really think she's off to the Grey Havens?). Shame about the Dunedain, but so be it ...