Hurt and Heal: Ladies' Round

[the phantom]

But of course when Tolkien fails to provide an adequate back-story and details, it forces us to invent our own to bridge the gap- which means Thuringwethil is precisely as awesome as Maria's imagination can make her.

And apparently the answer to "how awesome?" is "12" on a 0 to 10 scale.

Sounds about right.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

But Thorondor isn't female. I don't think it's a failure on Tolkien's part, insomuch as not finishing The Silmarillion before dying was a failure. And what, don't you like mysterious ladies?

Truth be told, no. I think the whole concept of mysterious ladies is kinda overused and, therefore, overrated and boring already. Or at least the way it's usually done. A vampire mysterious lady brings to mind the worst clichés. I would at least hope that Tolkien would have made his vampire woman something more than the average B-class vampire movie main star, though at his time it probably wasn't the same thing.

Originally Posted by the phantom

But of course when Tolkien fails to provide an adequate back-story and details, it forces us to invent our own to bridge the gap- which means Thuringwethil is precisely as awesome as Maria's imagination can make her.

And apparently the answer to "how awesome?" is "12" on a 0 to 10 scale.

Sounds about right.

Sure, sure. Personally, I am all for the reader's invention. But exactly: for me, she is just a boring batwoman.

[Aganzir]

Originally Posted by the phantom

Sounds about right.

Yes, it does.

Originally Posted by Legate of Amon Lanc

A vampire mysterious lady brings to mind the worst clichés. I would at least hope that Tolkien would have made his vampire woman something more than the average B-class vampire movie main star, though at his time it probably wasn't the same thing..

Give the Professor some credit. Are any of his heroes or heroines B-class action film stars?

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Aganzir

Give the Professor some credit. Are any of his heroes or heroines B-class action film stars?

They are not, but that's exactly what I am wondering about then. Where did this idea come from? And anyway, so how do *you* imagine Thuringwethil? Because you make it sound like that it is not the average B-class movie lady vampire, so what is it, then?