To be honest, Tauriel didn't bother me--she was obviously an attempt to shoehorn in SOME kind of female, but the attempt to do so strikes me as a nice gesture, and she was only a little more out of place than Legolas.
Really, I had no complaints about the rest of it, either--just a general acknowledgement that yes, the book was better and more Bilbo-centric (even though I do give props to the Dwarves actually, y'know, DOING something). And Smaug was pretty dang awesome.
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Date: 2013-12-15 04:14 am (UTC)Really, I had no complaints about the rest of it, either--just a general acknowledgement that yes, the book was better and more Bilbo-centric (even though I do give props to the Dwarves actually, y'know, DOING something). And Smaug was pretty dang awesome.