First look at Evangeline Lilly in 'The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug'

[LordPhillock]

Zigûr, you're hilarious and I love you. That was perfect!

[Nerwen]

Well, between that and “it’s in the Appendices", it looks like they’ve got all bases covered, doesn’t it?

I do hope the “she” who “wanted it more than anything” is Evangeline Lilly and not Tauriel.

[Zigûr]

Originally Posted by LordPhillock

Zigûr, you're hilarious and I love you. That was perfect!

Well you've got to laugh, haven't you? We need some 'grumpy Tolkien' smilies...

Originally Posted by Nerwen

Well, between that and “it’s in the Appendices", it looks like they’ve got all bases covered, doesn’t it?

Mithril could not ward off the critics any better, could it? I find the only thing the 'Appendices defence' is preferable to is the much-repeated call by people online of "It's in The Silmarillion/Unfinished Tales/Histories/Letters/Roverandom/The Father Christmas Letters/delete-where-applicable." No it's not...

Well, apart from 'Blue Wizards', huh? I read somewhere they were advised by people of the copyright persuasion not to do that, but I guess as long as they don't name names it's fine...

[Mithalwen]

I am afraid I took near sadistic glee in quoting the letters at someone who insisited that JRRT would have loved the films. But I am paying for any bad karma fo this morning I gave myself a hair dye disaster to rival Tauriel ~ oh my children heed the words of your Auntie Mithalwen and should you absentmindedly mix the conditioner with the developer, do not think what is the worst that can happen and add the dye and slap it on anyway...

[Aganzir]

[QUOTE=Nerwen;684127]Well, between that and “it’s in the Appendices", it looks like they’ve got all bases covered, doesn’t it?
I think that's mostly used by fans who defend the films. "What do you mean there's no Azog? It's in the Appendices!"

I do hope the “she” who “wanted it more than anything” is Evangeline Lilly and not Tauriel.

Well, you know, Tauriel may really have wanted to be born. That sometimes happens if you get involved in writing a story.

And we need Grumpy Tolkien smilies. Mods? Admins? Please?

Also, Zigûr, that made my day.