Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje talks Thor 2

ScifiNow posted an article in which Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje - whom I loved as Heavy Duty in the first G. I. Joe! - talks about Thor 2 where he plays a dark elf. I found this tidbit interesting:

“Loki gets his fair share of fights; [one of which] is between him and I as well. The great thing about Kurse is he is having it with everybody. But yes, Loki has some amazing fights."

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Intriguing. Considering the article mentions that Kurse is "unleashed to take on the thunder god," it's interesting that there's a fight between Kurse and Loki. I hope - and I'm crossing all my fingers and toes here - it means that Loki will finally get some redemption. He can't be just the bad guy again and again if they want to keep the character from becoming stale, right?

Cabin Pressure 401: Timbuktu

Oh, I completely forgot that ep 401 of Cabin Pressure called Timbuktu aired last week on BBC4 radio! You can listen to it here: link.

Martin: Guys, there's a problem-
Carolyn: Then solve it.
Martin: I can't solve it.
Carolyn: Have you tried to solve it?
Martin: ... n-no?
Carolyn: Then you don't know if you can't solve it, do you?
Martin: There's a civil war in Mali. So Timbuktu is closed to all air traffic!
Carolyn: ... right, so you can't solve it.
Martin: Thank you.
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Carolyn: Douglas, can you solve it?

LOL! And new episode tonight, Uskerty!

The Two Towers, part 2

Legolas and Gimli and their bickering will never not be my favorite part of the movie. I laughed when Gimli told Legolas that 42 was good number for a pointy-eared Elvish princeling but he was at 43 and Legolas shot the orc Gimli was sitting on because it was "twitching" and thus alive. LOL! That was funny.

Oh, speaking about Legolas. What really got me in FotR was the Elvish bread, when Legolas took a single bite and told Merry and Pippin that just this tiny bite was enough to fill a man's stomach for a whole day - and Pippin ate four of those breads, LOL!

The one scene that always gets me? The arrival of the Rohirrim and Éomer. The wave of them riding down the slope to attack the orcs... Gosh, that scene always sets my heart aflutter! *happy sigh*

Arwen and Éowyn. Arwen is definitely more gentle and ethereal, Éowyn feels much more real, fiery and down-to-earth. Yet at the same time, next to Arwen, Éowyn looks a bit bland, IMHO, Arwen is much prettier - but then, it might be her ethereal look...

You know, I never got the fandom's obsession with Faramir. For most of the movie, I wanted to shake him because his daddy issues totally overcame his common sense. I very much preferred the way Éomer dealt with Théoden's rejection - he took the Rohirrim and went to kick major ass, Théoden be damned!

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Oh, anyone in the know care to explain the Undying Lands to me? I get that only immortal beings could reside there and that Bilbo and Frodo were exceptions. According to Wiki, Sam and Gimli possibly too. But the lands alone apparently didn't make people immortal - but why did these four go there then? I mean, I get Bilbo and Frodo, they just didn't fit in the normal world anymore. But Sam and Gimli?

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Another thing - I've always been incredibly fascinated by elves. Some people love dwarves, some love hobbits, some simple humans or wizards. But for me, it's always been the elves. Their longevity and beauty, culture and connection to the land and nature.

And the LotR elves are especially intriguing. I would love to learn more about what Legolas feels or hears or sees when he mentions the trees talking, their anger or despair. Is it like telepathy? Empathy? Something else? It feels like a whole world completely untapped and unexplained. Just thinking about it makes me want to read a book or two about elves.