May 30, 2003

Response to Annatar and Everyone
Lilly

First: yes, Annatar, let's agree to disagree, but there is something that you MUST get right:

My name is spelled with two "L"s. ;)

Also, I called the Gondor theme 'yet unheard' even though several people (including myself!) have written about the hidden clues in the FOTR simply because no one is sure. But it probably is. And the music will be awesome. And just for the record, I've taken to calling the "Breaking of the Fellowhip" and the "Samwise the Brave" themes (which are remakably alike...the same thing, in fact) Sam's theme. He deserves his own theme, and it's fitting that his should be the most (in my opinion) moving one out of all of them. AAAAWWW, man I can't WAIT until this DECEMBER.

Third: THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR MAGNIFICENT HELP with my Valinor vs. Grey Havens problem. I'd heard that story about Gimly following Legolas. I think it's funny!

On the same track: since Frodo and Sam and Bilbo and Gimli were all mortals before they set sail for the Undying Lands, does that mean that they will die of old age after they get there, or are they immortal once they touch the shores?

Arwen does die, right? In fact, the whole scenario that Elrond describes to her in the TT actually happens, doesn't it?

Also, in the TT they tried to get everyone to believe that Arwen was leaving Middle Earth with a band of Elves. Obviously this isn't true. I'm pretty sure that in the ROTK it will be revealed that she was actually going to visit her grandmother Galadriel in Lothlorien (which if I'm not mistaken did happen). This creates suspense and gives us a chance to hear Galadriel's advice for Arwen (since Elrond seems so determined to have her die of grief in the Havens!). This was my suspicion since I first saw the TT...and if you look around you can find pictures of Arwen sitting by Galadriel's Mirror. Is this old news? I wouldn't know: I've been disconnected for the last two days!

I am gratefully yours.

~Lilly

PS: a tip for the grueling Wait: baby steps. First wait for the TT to come out, then wait for the Extended DVD, then wait for the ROTK, then wait......