Emily Thrace

I wonder if it was simply an accident. If she was charging around the woods upset she might simply fallen backwards on the tracks knocked herself out and was still lying there when the train came through. She could have lost the head band and shoes walking in those trees. Or it is possible they flew off when the train hit her. Its actually fairly common for people who get hit by trains to lose their clothes completely. Plus its sounds like the shoes were ballet flats which fall off in a stiff breeze anyway. One thing about it being murder or an attack is her hands were intact and there were no defensive marks found. Nothing under her fingernails, no scratches or broken nails. Two autopsies and they found nothing.

Yeah it also takes away from Tolkien's (and Jackson's) intent that it subvert the biblical scene of Eve biting the apple. Tolkien never agreed with the idea that woman are weaker and deliberately wrote Galadriel's temptation to subvert that. By having Galadriel's whole arc this season revolve around being tricked by a man these idiots have reinforced that trope. Actually if you take into account Muriel being blinded and now in Elendiel's care, Nori leaving everything behind to follow Gandalf and Bronwyn riding off with Arondir you argue the whole show is saying women are better off being taken care of by a man. How very Mormon of them. I think I will need to wait until the first couple episodes air before I decide to watch next season or not. If they have Galadriel trying to cover up for Sauron or its all about him "seducing" her I may be out. If I wanted to watch a show where "strong" female characters are trashed to prop up shitty men I would have watched House of Dragons.

The ambiguity ends though when you realize Orcs are cannibalistic and people are one of their main food groups. Ultimately Orcs will never be able to live side by side peacefully with the rest of the people of Middle Earth. That's not to say they are inherently evil but like the Balrog or Shelob they were created to hurt and kill other beings. Letting the Orcs just settle in Mordor would be like trying to raise a pack of wolves next to a flock of sheep.

The Southlanders loving Halbrand makes sense if you think about it from their perspective. They all probably think he brought the Numenorians back to save them. They don't know Galadriel practically had to drag him there. They just know he showed up and it meant they didn't get eaten by orcs. His arrival also means they might not be under the elves thumb any more. From the Southlanders perspective I can see them seeing him as a saviour. I also wonder if their journey might take them past the Greenwoods. If it might be Galadriel who takes out the wierdo cultists and Gandalf saves Halbrand in exchange. The books do reference that Galadriel is one Gandalf's oldest friends and uses his original name. The Islildur fakeout might be forgivable if it has lasting political consequences for Numenor. If "losing" Isildur causes Elendiel to take Pharazon's side over Muriel's it could indirectly cause Numenor's downfall. Numenor being destroyed being Isildur's fault would be rather poetic. I also wonder if Isildur may end up being captured. That's what most likely happened to Celeborn and they could setting up bringing him in by having Isildur being taken to the same holding cell.

Thranduil was even older and an even bigger ass for most of the Hobbit. Legolas was pretty haughty for most of the Fellowship. Yet its Galadriel who is "unlikable" funny that. What flaws should Galadriel have had exactly? Cuz being an arrogant prick is a pretty standard one for elves ( and princesses for that matter). Last time someone tried to create an original female elf we got Tauriel, nuff said. Plus all the fans would have wanted to see Galadriel anyway. TPTB were alway dammed if they did and dammed if they didn't with her character. Either she is flawless and casual fans find her boring and outdated. Or she is flawed and it ruins all the diehards fantasies. I think in catering to more casual fans they have made the right choice especially since Galadriel's cannon is particularly messy anyway.

Yeah a really great example of misogyny in fandom is the debate surrounding Galadriel's ducking arrows by sliding down over the side of her horse. Apparently its "unrealistic" except those types of moves are are pulled off by normal humans and Galadriel is an elf with magic powers. I literally saw a woman do pretty much the same thing at a rodeo once. According to my Uncle who won several silver buckles at the Calgary Stampede for his riding skills (and was the reason we were at the rodeo in the first place) those tricks are actually easier for women because we are generally smaller and the difference in our center gravity makes balancing and getting back up onto the horse easier. The misogyny is real and rampant. Frankly a lot of the complaints I find are routed in traditionally female expectations like her lack of social skills. (Its actually rather refreshing that Halbrand is the smooth talker of the two). There is also a lot of complaints about her not matching Galadriel in the Lord of the Rings but she is thousands of years older there. It would be weirder if she was the same person. There is also a lot of griping that just sounds TPTB have ruined their hot docile elf chick fantasies more than any real criticism.

Yeah I don't think Halbrand is Sauron either. Why would he save Galadriel in the first place? Why would he be developing this emotionally intimate relationship with her? Why save Elendil? Its also a little obvious at this point. Also the idea that Sauron is possessing Halbrand without him knowing it doesn't fit with how he operates. Sauron can shape shift but he doesn't possess people that's Voldemort. Sauron being a spirit now would be a departure from Tolkien's story even further than anything else they have done. One thing about Halbrand being the King of the Dead is that the Southlands are in the wrong place. The mountains Aragorn enters are on the other side of Rohan. Its possible the kingdom moves given what just happened but it does seem rather far away. There is also the fact that while Ilsidur is the one who curses that king It would have been Elendil how called for Halbrand's help. I don't see Halbrand ignoring a call for help from Elendiel since he saved his life when he was stranded. That's what that nod was about in the episode. Also while Ontamno's talk about going home was cute and very Samwise like it also moves him higher up the death watch list. Talking about after the war this early almost guarantees you won't see it. I also agree with statements that they could use someone to work on the dialogue sometimes it works but when its bad its really bad.

She was buried in the foundation of the house itself( the barrette they showed had cement on it) though not just in the backyard. Not something you would expect a lawyer to think of. So my money is on the contractor. So Hen has to choose careers. I feel like she has already done that. She just has to tell Chimney.

I think Gil-Galad saw that Galadriel was his downfall not the elves. I think he saw his death at Saurons hand and due to the convoluted nature of prophecy Galadriel is a big part of the story. Although I suppose Galadriel is bringing Isildur to Middle Earth so the prophecy isn't necessarily wrong. Gil-Galad is trying stop a speeding train he just hasn't realised it yet. I also think Sauron is already in Lindon and is certainly behind the dying of the light and is exerting influence on Gil-Galad. Sauron might have even encouraged him to get rid of Galadriel. I suspect Annatar (Saurons Elven Avatar) will be revealed in the finale. ( If their are any major actors who were cast but haven't shown up yet that's probably who it is.) Sneaking in to the inner circle in Lindon while his minions raise hell in the Southlands would be a solid strategy.

That's an easy she will just match with the hospital that they go to most often. I do wonder if they aren't making her acting Captain to set up Hen using her MD to work with the LAFD. There are a few RL examples especially in big cities like LA. I'm sure they will arrange for Hen to work out of the 118 in whatever new capacity they can make up.

Yeah the mithril story is a total smoke screen. I'm still not sure if its Gil-Galad smoke screen or Sauron's. Suaron is totally the reason the tree is dying though. I'm just not sure how much Gil-Galad is aware of. One thing to note is that the ring of power Galadriel receives is made of mithril. Galadriel is actually acting very much like someone deep in the throes of PTSD, which does often cause shifts in personality. I don't think that its that she hasn't learned how to be nice I think she been operating on survival mode for so long she doesn't remember. She barks orders at everyone because its the only way she has communicated for an age. She is the soldier who can't stop fighting because it the only thing she knows. Its not a new story (especially since 9/11) and Tolkien touched on it with Frodo in particular but giving this arc to a women does make it somewhat different. I do think if a male character acted the way Galadriel has been reactions would be different sadly.

I think the Stranger is Gandalf too. One thing to note is that when Gandalf show up in Middle Earth he already speaks the language and immediately starts talking to the elves. Which does suggest either he was much better prepared for the journey or he had been there before. Galadriel and Haldir do have fantastic chemistry. I do wonder where her husband is though or if they are not married yet or just on a break right now. Why do I get the feeling Celebor will show just as Haldir makes a move? Or possibly Haldir's wife who he left for dead. If Theo was a little fairer I might wonder if Haldir was Bronwyn's AWOL ex. Its unlikely Haldir and Bronwyn would produce a kid as brown as Theo though it is possible. Either way I don't see a happy ending. They are an elf and a man its doomed and they know it. It could be really fun on the way down though. I don't think Haldir is Sauron but rather the Witch King of Agnar. I think spending time with Galadriel (one of the great magicians of the age) might be how someone earns a name like the Witch King of Agnar. It also puts an interesting wrinkle in why Galadriel was so interested in his resurrection when she was on the white council.

The problem with this is it is simply your interpretation of events. There is no real proof its just what you think Amazon is doing. Removing and restoring reviews could just mean they still working on their standards for posting. The statement was meant to address the review bombing which I saw myself. I don't see any evidence of any being mislabeled as a racist, either here or elsewhere. I have seen the early reviews on imdb which used the N-word more than most rappers. I have also remember the other review bombing campaigns for things like Captain Marvel. Their has been a racist reaction to the show Amazon has done well to address that. I think the fan criticism may be being dismissed more as you can't please everyone than any political agenda. Networks almost never address fan criticism, the show runners might but Networks usually don't. I'm not sure what you want them to do here? Beg for forgiveness from Tolkien fans everywhere.

The producers have have stated that "cast the best people for the roles" which is the pretty much the definition of color blind casting. Its fundamentally racist to insist that historical Europe and fantasy based there should be completely white. For one its not accurate and has only been shown that way previously because of racist assumptions about the past. A classic example is any Spanish ambassador to the Tudor court. In almost all depictions he is a white guy with a Spanish accent when in fact there were several during the Tudor era who were of Moorish ancestry and at least one of Jewish descent. There have been black people in England since Roman times. There was a black family who were court entertainers for generations in England. I could literally list dozens of examples of people of color who were erased from history. So complaining about fantasy not being lily white is supporting racist ideas and tropes even if its not the initial intent. This falls under the unconscious bias definition of racism. Where you are responding to and enforcing prejudices in the world around without realizing it. For another insisting on white only or even majority white adaptions also enforces racism because it excludes POC from roles and opportunities. It simply exacerbates the problem rather than offers any kind of solution. One thing we have learned in the last 50 years is that having diversity in media helps normalize diversity IRL. I also feel like in general complaining about diverse casting not a valid criticism in fantasy it more a personal wank. To put it bluntly its a you problem not a show problem. Your essentially complaining the show does not match the picture in your head. Which isn't really a solid critical argument or a reasonable expectation. That's half the reason the show isn't catering to "Tolkien Purists" they would never be happy with someone else's vision any way. As for what Tolkien would have thought he may not have been a modern man but definitely believed in working together regardless of our differences. Lord of the Rings was also rather diverse for its day. He included Jewish influences (Dwarvish has deliberate Hebrew roots and their several Jewish influences on the development of his Dwarfs) and Romani (Harfoots) and various Celtic influences. He even had plans for an African equivalent in Middle Earth. I think his reaction would be less upset and more chagrined he hadn't thought of it himself.

Bruce's abusive backstory doesn't seem to be a part of the MCU actually. There were some vague hints in the first movie but no actual confirmation. Or at least Jen doesn't seem to know about it. If she did you would have think it would have come up at some point. Like when she took Bruce apart when she was trying to leave. It could be a family secret but it seems like at the very least Jen doesn't know about any abuse and neither does the world at large.

Yeah that makes a lot of sense. Although you would think with all the chaos of Partition the truth, that she had been attacked and killed would have been a possibility even to the gossips. In any kind of mass migration like that families will get separated. The idea that Aisha got lost in the crowd and then attacked is all too plausible. I do think like Muneeba said her mother's eccentricities played into the rumors. Add to that her father leaving and you can see how it would add up to the whole family being seen as odd.

If the case was as big as it appears the family may have hired Kreps privately. Plenty of cops moonlight as private detectives, the "overtime" reference could be a figure of speech. The families in cases like these often receive donations and sometimes groups like churches or other charities will cover those sorts of costs. Its a bit odd they would choose an apparently mediocre detective like Kreps but perhaps the reputation of NYPD homicide cops (generally considered one of the best in the country) convinced them. I always thought Cinda was behind it. I think her first podcast was a success based on a lie and anything after it wasn't as successful. Until our trio came along. So once the first mystery is solved she decides to prolong her success. By framing Mabel for murder.

I think Aliens are invading. Just kidding. Yeah a blimp crashing in to a stadium full of people would fit. Although usually they go for disasters with a precedent so they can pull details from that event. The only blimp disaster I can think of is the Hindenburg.

I still think Luiz is glitter guy and Cinda framed Mabel to boost her podcast. As for why Mabel hasn't been arrested most police departments wouldn't arrest her or even investigate on the video alone. There have been too many cases of those being faked. Until glitter guy comes in to file a complaint or turns up in hospital they will just add it to a file most likely. They could also just be waiting to arrest her for murder and use it against her but with these cops I doubt it.

The only way that happens is if she accidentally stumbles across some other Cody crimes while she has him under surveillance. After this long and as complicated as Catherine's history was with Pope they could find his dna on the body and all his lawyer would have to say is that she was alive when Pope left and Baz killed her after. No DA is going to try this case even if they had film of Pope suffocating her. I wonder if we aren't headed to more of a Soprano's style life goes on ending. Rather than go out in blaze of glory the boys go their separate ways. Pope moves on with his skate park, Craig his family, Deran goes off to Bali to be with his love and Jay takes over the legitimate business. It would speak to the shows overall theme about the cycle of abuse and addiction and how it keeps on going.

It would depend on where the prison is in Russia but Yuri's plane would only make about a thousand miles so the prison is probably pretty far east by Russian standards. The time difference would only be about 6-7 hours depending on if Hawkins is in the eastern or central. Plus if the prison is fairly far north the night would be a lot longer that time of year. Judging by the amount of snow I would say it fairly close to the Artic circle. I don't think it necessarily an error in any case.

My theory is that the kids themselves didn't matter we did see him pick the third victim he did seem to consider a couple of adults first. I think he sees younger people as easier to exploit. I also suspect he is fairly emotionally immature from growing up in a lab and he probably relates to younger people more easily in general. I don't really care about the exact mechanics behind the upside down I think the mystery is better. I watch the show for the characters. I can see Henry/One/Vecna experimenting with his powers and having an idea of the power he would need to open a gate. It does raise the question of scale and his powers in contrast to El' s though. She can open a gate fairly easily. So does that means she is stronger than him overall? Or just better at that particular skill? More questions for next season.

Its also good to get to know more about Julia. She was just cipher before another victim of Smurf. At least now we have a sense of her personality and it explains a bit about Jay. Like the fact that his new girlfriend looks just like her probably has something to do with his attraction. This girl also seems like she needs rescuing and that plays into Jay's brand of mommy issues nicely too. Plus Jay is addicted to chaos in his own way that's half the reason he sticks with his Uncles. Lark not bringing any drama to the table worked against her in the end. Amy popping up again is interesting. She and Pope were many shades of fucked up but that would be true of anyone willing to get involved with Pope.

Yeah I'll give her a pass on not contacting the boys since it was really only the one day and then she spent the rest of the time running for her life. I don't think we saw enough to say how much Joyce actually knew about Angela and the whole school situation. Its entirely possible she knew a fair but and it just wasn't addressed. The one teacher did say they would need to talk after break so its possible the school hadn't contacted her about and El was lying to Joyce like she did Mike. Not noticing what was up with Jonathan was a bit egregious though especially since Joyce is a former flower child who probably smoked a fair bit of weed herself back in the sixties. I assumed for the first couple episodes that Joyce knew what Jonathan was up but realized its harmless and so is letting him get away with it. (Much like his sleepovers with Nancy last year.) The dinner scene make it seems like she is clueless though which does seem out of character.

Yeah upon rewatch I agree with you. For Nancy that moment was more about Barb than Steve. I think Eddie misinterpreted it. He is a 19 year old and judging by his interactions with Chrissy not all that experienced at love himself. I think the idea of Steve and Nancy annoys me less than the idea that Steve deserves Nancy because he is just such a"nice guy". Its just such a gross retrograde incel idea. Nancy shouldn't have to be with Steve because its what Steve wants. Or because fans like Steve better. Men aren't entitled to their dream girl just by showing basic human kindness and decency. If the show goes this route with Nancy who has had the strongest feminist arc I would be very disappointed. I don't know if Vecna is the sole intelligence behind the upside down. I have always assumed the upside down itself has its own intelligence and it learns and grows from everyone that enters it. I mean why would Vecna know or even care what's in Nancy's diary? I feel like there must be something else at work there. I do wonder if Vecna sent the Demogorgen to reach out to El in the mind space. If he was trying to reach out or even attack her.