[HCIsland]

And that's a valid argument. I was just making the point that her role needed to be expanded and for non-political reasons. People are free to think of other ways in which this could have been accomplished.<P>I found the scenes between her and Elrond likely one of the slowest and most awkward moments in Two Towers, so it's not like I'm an Arwen fan here. However, in my opinion, the chase to the Ford is so gorgeous that my response to it would be, "Glorfindel who? " and the shot when her and the nine wraiths draw swords is so spectacular I could frame it and hang it on my wall. That, along with the shot of Gandalf riding into Isengard and the Ring Wraiths gliding through the Prancing Pony, are among my favourite shots in the whole series to date. This has nothing to do with plot or character, it's pure aesthetics.<P>Hey, but that's just me.<P>H.C.