forever mad that legolas in pj's trilogies was watered down to basic stereotypical mysterious stoic slightly confused brooding blonde elf instead of the whimsical quippy silly guy we see in the books who jokes about grabbing the sun from the sky to warm his mortal friends and screams when he sees a balrog :/
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There is a fierce debate about whether Elrond is technically an "elf" or an "elf-friend."
Galadriel thinks Elrond should be an elf because sure flowers bloom where he steps and sometimes he has feathers and too many eyes but really who doesn't sometimes? (Note: Galadriel uses her own experiences to decide what's normal for an elf. She has no idea what a normal elf is like.)
Aragorn thinks Elrond should be an elf-friend because Aragorn is schooled in the history of the Dunedain and Numenor and recognizes Elrond as one of the first Numenorians– more akin to a man than an elf.
Glorfindel thinks Elrond should be an elf because he is not going to sit there and let anyone tell him that his lord, the great-grandchild of noble King Turgon, is not an elf. It's just not right.
Bilbo thinks Elrond should be an elf-friend. This is because he insists that Elrond is just like him, and since Bilbo is an elf-friend, Elrond should be too. What does that mean? Well, Bilbo pretends that he thinks halflings and half-elves are the same thing. They both have 'half' in the name, after all. He knows full-well that's not true but everyone else keeps trying to explain things to him or thinking that he's started to go senile in his old age and that's funny enough to keep the charade going
Gandalf takes whatever side will annoy the person he's talking to the most.
Elrond leans towards elf-friend, for reasons similar to Aragorn, but mostly he just wants everyone to stop arguing with each other.
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Celegorm: I tried to rob this young ner on his way home and he just stared me in the eye and told me to do it.
Celegorm: I don't know what was worse, has blank faced stare or the fact that he wanted me to stab him.
Elrond: Wait, I think that was me.
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"I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend."
-J.R.R. Tolkien
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