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| Till Death Us Do Part by Jay of Lasgalen | 14 Review(s) |
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| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/9/2005 |
| Poor Arwen! She's already lost one brother, her parents are for ever beyond her reach, Aragorn is going to pop his clogs in a decade or two and she's for the chop shortly after! Cruel, cruel author to rob her of her remaining sibling. She still has Legolas, true, but he's tormented by the sea-longing and clearly not long for the world. (After all, he only agreed to stay until Aragorn set off on his journey beyond the circles of the world. It's no wonder she gave up the ghost in Lothlorien. And Glorfindel - he will have been desperate, too! How will he face Elrond, having allowed both his sons to confront something terminal? Although, at least I suppose it precludes the choice and they are now dead and later-to-be-reembodied elves. What will he do now? I suppose he and Celeborn will be available to guard Arwen through her last days, but then . . . . On the other hand, I can feel Elladan's relief at being reunited with his brother. Just as he began to reconcile himself to living without him, but still . . . And Namo is very reassuring and welcoming. No flames and pitchforks in the Halls of Mandos. Not that the twins deserve flames and pitchforks, of course. I'm glad Elrohir waited for Elladan. I want a reunion! I shall picket!! Dame Vera, I want more people to meet again!!! Author Reply: Arwen's the one I really feel sorry for in this! She will be very alone :( I could have set this after her death, but then Elladan would have sailed, and I didn't want the twins to simply meet up in Valinor. It's not quite so bad for Glorfindel - he's been dead as well, and worked out that the twins are together again. I also wanted Elladan to find the strength to know he could survive Elrohir's death. (I was trying to think of a title for this chapter when I heard Vera Lynn on the radio. It was perfect.) | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/8/2005 |
| What an interestingly tidy ending! And ironic, too, in the way that the world has of surprising you. Just as Elladan figures out how to live without Elrohir, suddenly he doesn't have to put that understanding to use. It's almost as though something was holding out to see if he could do it, and once he proved that he could in fact survive the separation, the Powers That Be took pity on him and reunited the twins. I have to say, I really like your Námo. He only gets these little cameo roles, but he's the wisest, kindest, nicest Angel of Death I've ever read about. Author Reply: I suppose the Powers That Be in this case is (are?) me. (Well, of course it is! I'm the evil!author.) I wanted to show that Elladan could survive the death of his twin. I also wanted them to be reunited - but not by having Elladan sail and find Elrohir waiting for him. That seemed far too neat. I'm glad you like Námo. I hope, when my time comes, someone like him is waiting for me! | |
| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/8/2005 |
| You are heartless! You killed Elladan too! Well at least this time I'm at home and only my husband, who loves LotR as much as me, could see me almost choke to death on my tea when I realized how they would meet again. But, after I thought it over, I realized that this is actually a good thing. The twins always share everything and they need to share this experience before they come back to Valinor to be reunited with Elrond and Celebrian. But geez! This was a sad one. No doubt. Great job! Author Reply: I'm sorry about killing Elladan as well, but this was always the way I planned it. Elladan sailing West and finding Elrohir waiting for him didn't feel right to me. This way, they have some time together before being reunited with everyone in Valinor. Arwen's the one I feel sorry for :( | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 5/8/2005 |
| I can't believe you killed Elladan too!!! OK. Given that you did, this was very comforting actually. It was like moving on and they'll even move back into bodies again and be with their parents and friends in Valinor. Author Reply: Sorry. This was the outcome I had planned all along. I wanted the twins to be reunited, but in the Halls of Mandos, not Valinor. They will be sent on to Valinor - together - quite soon, and will be reunited with Elrond and Celebrian. | |