Good article! Sums it up nicely. And thanks for defining our adorable sorcerer as a half-Elf (yay!!!!! I spent the whole trailer season going “Where are the ELVES???”) ... nowhere is any character’s race mentioned in the film (other than, I think the Tiefling, and the Woodelves).

Well said. Also die-hard fan here. I was born the year the books were. I discovered D&D and Tolkien in 1978, and have been playing, writing and illustrating Elves ever since. I have Opinions.

THANK YOU! Perfectly said!

I suppose everyone has their tastes (I hate pepperoni pizza and Picasso), perhaps a reasonably intelligent fantasy series is not for eveyone (it’s a nice break from the trumpocalypse tho)...

They seem to have done their research on things mythic and combined them in interesting ways (OK, and using a few well worn and…

wow...neatly done!

Well said! Excellent insights!