I wonder if this objection to ketchup on cheesesteaks has any geographic specificity. I grew up in the Philly region and it was a very common, and I daresay, completely uncontroversial option for your sandwich. Pat’s and Geno’s both have ketchup dispensers, so I would think that would weigh very heavily in the…

I don’t object to ketchup on fries... it’s just the most boring way to eat them.

The physical geography shouldn’t be different from the maps in the Lord of the Rings, it’s just a matter of pointing out where they are on the map.  Exceptions, of course, for Valinor and Numenor.

I remember seeing that for sale in store. Didn’t they include scenes from Ralph Bashki’s Lord of the Rings movie?

And didn’t Sauron’s (or Morgoth’s) forces basically wipe out almost her entire extended family? If I recall, she’s one of the few Noldor nobility to survive the First Age.

Yes, I played these PC-based games and they were actually rather good for their time. The description for the SNES version sounded very familiar, except for the fact that the computer games were actually enjoyable. For some reason, it stands out in my mind that Bill the Donkey could deliver a surprising amount of…

My mom would occasionally make pancakes or waffles for dinner, which was already appreciated as a treat (as well as a welcome rest from the boiled broccoli that showed up WAY too often on our plates). So, I guess cereal for dinner isn’t too much of a stretch.

Funny, I’ve been skiing in Alaska and northern Scandinavia, but I think Tremblant hit me with probably my coldest-ever ski days.  That poutine from Smokes really hit the spot at the end of the day.

It’s odd that in the US, we’ve settled for one of the least interesting ways to eat fries.

During a visit to Mont Tremblant (one of the best ski resorts in North America, if you ask me) I really enjoyed Smoke’s poutine with Montreal smoked meets. I think there was even a pickle and mustard in there

I know the timeline of this show is the Second Age, but wasn’t there some side-story in the appendices about the last remnants of Arnor being wiped out in the Northern Wastes? I remember something about snow, ice and wolves.

Nobody objects to Eowyn, simply because her fighting in battle fits her character progression very well.

All of those quotes come from very tertiary sources, BTW.

Like I said... Peter Jackson had the benefit of working from material that was already fully-fleshed out and had a well-establish track record of popularity.  Amazon needs to fill in what is really just a very rough outline of events and essentially create intriguing personalities from scratch- Galadriel and Elrond…

I’m not assuming anything.  I have a wait-and-see attitude.

Single combat is discussed quite often. Feanor is described as leading his soldiers directly into the first battle after the Noldor returned to Middle Earth, Fingolfin directly challenges (and loses to) Morgoth, and Turin’s entire narrative is mostly a series of increasingly self-destructive fights, among other…

She is a rebel leader, but she is never depicted as a physical warrior (unless I’m remembering a book I read 30 years ago wrong... which is possible). Rather, her strength was her ability sense what others were thinking and motivate them to action.

I’m giving this series a chance, but I admit... seeing Galadriel as a sword-wielding warrior? Yeah, that’s really not consistent with what we know about the character. Her growth from youthful, impetuous rebel to wise but cautious seeress wouldn’t seem to go through an ass-kicking middle phase, especially after the…

The actual narrative books of The Lord of the Rings have enough elements that can appeal to a broad audience, hence part of the reason Jackson’s films were so successful beyond the pre-existing fans. However... Amazon’s Rings of Power isn’t based on a pre-existing fleshed-out story with well defined characters.…

I know bearded female dwarves were mentioned in the Jackson films, but is that actually from anything either Tolkien or his estate ever published? All I recall about female dwarves from the books is that they were rarely seen and often mistaken for males.