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Small-Scale Question Sunday for February 1, 2026

Do you have a dumb question that you're kind of embarrassed to ask in the main thread? Is there something you're just not sure about?

This is your opportunity to ask questions. No question too simple or too silly.

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Ah, how well you know me.

I've complained about Jackson's changes, there are some I accept because you're making a movie and that's a different medium, some I don't because yeah as you say, totally misunderstands the characters.

But by God, when they're compared to "Galadriel forgot she was a married woman and started making googly-eyes at Sauron in between doing her damnedest to be a war criminal and general pain in the backside to Man and Elf", I didn't know how good I had it.

I think I'm most pained on Celebrimbor's part. "Gosh, these durn metals just won't do what they're told and form the vital rings that will save our people from immediate death!" "Yeah, about that: have you ever heard of the amazing new technique called 'alloys'? It's a little thing we scruffy Mortals came up with recently".