[Estella Brandybuck]

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>But the one thing I can't live with is making the Faramir/Eowyn pairing trivial...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Amen to that. I'm kind of worried that Faramir and Éowyn's relationship will be severely overshadowed. Don't get me wrong, I know that it's not vital to the plot, but I've always thought of it as such a beautiful part of the story. You've got these two people from different places meeting for the first time amidst all that loss and sorrow, finding everything they ever needed in each other (please ignore the length and cheesiness of that sentence). Like has been said, Éowyn absolutely did <I>not</I> just settle for Faramir because she couldn't have Aragorn. I really hope it doesn't come off like that in the movie because it's almost a completely distortion of the characters and situation (to me, anyway).<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>This is just my interpretation, and maybe I am drifting off topic, but I always felt that Eowyn obsession with Aragorn was rooted in her obsession of dieing heroically. I don't think it's so much she loves Aragorn, but that she loves that persona. Perhaps after having her own heroic battle with the Witch King it will come across that she will recognize the root of her obsession with Aragorn for what it is and let it go.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>That's exactly how I think of it. Sort of like saying, she wasn't in love with him, she was in love with the <I>idea</I> of him. <P>And another thing I'll miss about the Houses is Ioreth. She <I>will</I> be in the movie, right?<P>...Right?