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| A Little Nudge Out of the Door by Jocelyn | 1 Review(s) |
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| rgbj | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 1/3/2004 |
| Now we come to the end of the beginning. I thought the teasing of Galithil and waking up all the orcs on the plains was funny. Those elves they love to have a good time. The meeting of Legolas and Gimli. Those elves are all the same, stuck up snobs. Gimli will eventually sing a different tune. Gloin has the big black pearl set in mithril. Oh Tathar. Wouldn't you have been proud of Legolas now. You did such a good job of putting movieverse and bookverse together for the Council of Elrond. Getting Legolas' point of view and adding flesh to the bones of the book. If Tolkien had written as deeply as you do we would have had six books. I drool at that thought. Ah so Arwen is in deep trouble with Glorfindel for taking Asfaloth. I am glad you came up with a good reasonable explanation for that little detour in the movie. So now Gimli has the pearl ring and his father is pleased as punch that his son is heading off to Mordor. OK. And his father was right, Gimli's loyalty was indeed superlative. I enjoyed how Elrond set Legolas up once he finally saw the light of the elves in him. And then, how funny, Legolas falls off the roof. He was so overcome. At that point Elrond knows he has made the right choice. Legolas really has very little self worth doesn't he? He puts everyone else ahead of himself. Like Gandalf says 'he likes to be overlooked'. This very trait may be why the ring seems to have no power over him. Unlike many elves in the past who have fallen victim to the desire for power. Cough *Galadriel* cough. I thought your phrase by Elrond 'this may be the purpose for which he was born' was very interesting. Earlier in the story you had someone say he was born to save the life of the Queen. After losing three children she was in danger of fading. Then his father was so wrapped up in him he almost lost him for himself and for middle earth. Maybe the Valar did have a purpose for him. Again. This may have been my most enjoyable chapter. I enjoy it so much when a writer weaves their story into the works of the good professor. I enjoy AU also but to take and expand on canon in a very believable way is pure joy to read. | |