Mags

I have spite for (intentional and unintentional) misogynists who use critique of her character as a platform for misogyny. I could go on an angry rant about this, but I hope it's not necessary. No, Tauriel is not a very well written character, but including a named female character in an adaptation of a book that doesn't have ANY is a good, if not necessary, thing. We can change stuff in adaptation if the og has flaws from being a product of it's time.

In the end I don't even like her that much, I just find myself alone in the fact that I didn't think she was terrible. I liked some of her scenes. I didn't like some of the others. People view media with such a black and white lens these days and it's really frustrating. Media exists that isn't garbage and that isn't a masterpiece, and it's okay to enjoy it and appreciate the good parts. I find myself defending her on principle, for the sake of defending having a nuanced opinion on mediocre pieces of media in general.