>>111381593Can this be a Hobbit whining thread? I'd prefer that vastly over Korra whining thread #573998
The entire concept, execution, and legacy of Tauriel is so fucking shiiiiiiit. She was introduced for the sole purpose of wedging a fucking love triangle/romance subplot, which is bad enough on its own, but all the worse for anyone who knows from the outset that Kili is one of the Company doomed to die, all without that extra development (which was a nice thought, I grant) actually meaning anything. Tauriel has no further presence in the rest of the universe, nor does it particularly make an impression on elf or dwarf to eventually grow into the genuine friendship of Legolas and Gimli later on. That's the big trouble, nothing they do really can stick, because it can't tie back into the larger trilogy for the most part
Which all could have been forgiven if Tauriel or Kili were at least compelling, together or alone, but they just weren't. I genuinely have a stronger memory of Bombur because haha funny fat dwarf
