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| Smiting Ruin by Thundera Tiger | 20 Review(s) |
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| grumpy | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/3/2004 |
| Loved this story, got a great laugh out of it, surprised that Gandalf did not throw a dictionary at the three of them, after he figured out the right words that he wanted. Really liked the part about if there was a body of a balrog left after the smiting. Author Reply: Argh! I should have extended the argument at the end! After the Balrog was smote and ruined, was there anything left for additional smiting? Even if Balrogs leave corpses behind, would there be enough remaining of this one to smite? Grr... Oh well. It's probably better that I left it where it is. It was already getting out of hand. Oh, and you're more than welcome to lob a dictionary at the Three Hunters if you wish to do so. Gandalf would probably thank you afterwards. | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/3/2004 |
| Legolas’s frown deepened. "Forgive me, Mithrandir, but did you just say that you ‘smote his ruin’?" "I did." The elf now looked distinctly uncomfortable, but he was his father’s son and his reservations did not prevent him from speaking. This line made me laugh and it just went straight downhill from there. I have read a lot of your stuff and it is all great but this was simply too clever. I about died reading. Great job! Author Reply: That line and two other lines (all of them narrative lines) gave me the most trouble while writing this fic, so I'm very glad you liked the final version. And thank you very much for the compliments. I'm somewhat proud of this little fic, as inane as it is, but I wasn't sure if anyone else would like it. It's a little off the wall. So thank you very much for your support. It means a lot to me. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/2/2004 |
| *chortle*snicker*wheeze*guffaw* This is an absolute hoot!! It reminds me of some of the arguments on rec.arts.books.tolkien and alt.fan.tolkien. And those are supposedly *serious* arguments that turn into flamewars. *chuckle*snort*wipes eys* At least you didn't bring in whether the Balrog actually had wings or not... I think even JRRT would have had more than a little smile for this one! Author Reply: Now that you mention it, I'm reminded of a vignette that came out of one of those two groups (I think the former, though I can't be sure) in which Gimli and Legolas stop in the middle of the flight scene during the Mines of Moria to debate about Balrog wings. I wish I could remember where and when I saw that... Huh. Anyway, there was probably some unconscious inspiration out of that. The more I think about it, the more I realize just how similar the two are. Now I'm going to have to hunt it down. Ah well. There are worse things in life. ;) Thanks for reviewing! | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/2/2004 |
| I'm with Gandalf. These three gave me a headache. :-) Cleverly done, TT. Author Reply: In all fairness to the Three Hunters, Gandalf started it. Kind of. He gave them opportunity, and I think that's got to count for something. Although I'll admit that those three were giving *me* a headache halfway through the writing because they wanted to keep going. In the end, I had to tell them no. It was already too far out of my control! | |
| Sulriel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/2/2004 |
| This is wonderful! I love the wordplay and can just see the four of them standing there arguing about it. Author Reply: Oh yes, in other circumstances. Some of them, anyway. I could definitely see Legolas and Gimli dragging this conversation out when time wasn't as pressing. At this particular moment in time, I don't think they would be that undisciplined, hence the reason this fic is OOC and AU. But in other circumstances, definitely. Glad you liked the wordplay. I had great fun creating it. It's a little bizarre, but it made me smile. | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/2/2004 |
| I am smitten by this. It is very funny. Definitely the sort of conversation to have at 3 a.m. in a dorm room. Author Reply: *snort* You are smitten, you say? Alas! Let us smite those who smote you and thus caused you to be smitten. In ruin involved, perchance? Oh yes, this is definitely a 3 a.m. dorm room conversation. Which provides for a strange image of Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli as frat boys. Ugh! *shivers* Okay, now look what you've done to me! Must...get...image...out...of...head! Argh! | |
| Elena Tiriel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/2/2004 |
| Oh, Thundera, this is *so* funny! I had noticed that phrase in the movie, and I'm really delighted that you created such a clever riff on the slightly-off use of the words! Tolkien would have been proud -- remember that scene in The Hobbit when Gandalf first sees Bilbo, and Bilbo keeps using "Good morning!" in different ways? That's what this story reminds me of! I got the biggest laugh out of: "This smiting…did it come about because you threw him down or did he beat the cliffs as he died?" "You think the Balrog smote the mountain in frustration as a gesture of defeat?" Gimli asked. "Is futile flailing another of your strange elven customs?" and also: "Darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time, and I wandered far on roads that I will not tell…" Gandalf was not quite above mentioning that he was deliberately leaving parts out. He may yet be a little dazed from being resurrected, but he's still a wily old codger! Great story! Next time you get a sudden urge to write something light, please do grace us with the result! - Barbara Author Reply: Oh, I LOVE that scene in The Hobbit. Absolutely priceless. One of my favorites, especially since Gandalf sees fit to comment on it and Bilbo gets flustered. I suppose that might justify what the Three Hunters do to him here. Well, if they'd actually done it. But of course Gandalf is Gandalf, which means he'll get the last say regardless of what happens. Many thanks for the comments, and I'll be sure to post whatever light-heartedness comes my way. Thank you again! | |
| docmon | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/2/2004 |
| LOL How funny! I didn't catch the oddity of the phrase in the movie, and have just started reading the Two Towers. But this is enjoyable regardless. The argument that results between the three is just hilarious!! Priceless Thundera. Author Reply: Thank you! I didn't catch the phrase in the movies for a while, but after the second or third viewing of the DVD, I thought about what was said and got this crazy mental image of Gandalf jumping up and down on this dead Balrog. I didn't think much of it until Fadagaski reminded me about it, and then...well, you see what happened next. Glad you liked it! | |
| Le Rouret | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/2/2004 |
| Bloody brilliant! You had me sniggering through the whole thing. May I send the link to my father? He'd get a royal kick out of it! Author Reply: Be my guest! I'm definitely glad you liked it. My sense of humor is somewhat dry and I love word plays a little too much for my own good, so I wasn't sure if anyone else would like it. | |
| fadagaski | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/2/2004 |
| Fear me! For I am the instigator of inane fics! Mwahaha! Author Reply: Oh, don't worry about that. I fear you! | |