Oooh I love a good scandal. It's even better when it's a nerdy scandal. Some people view the works of Tolkien to be untouchable; subjecting them to the highest levels of scrutiny and smiling smugly as the books emerge unscathed every time. There was a mild uproar earlier this year when news broke that Evangeline Lilly was cast a "new elven character" in the upcoming The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey film. Who needs new characters in a perfect story, right? One of the many rumors floating around was that she was added to balance out the lack of female characters in the story. Which I could definitely see a need for. I was secretly thrilled at her casting.. especially since she looks like she could be a sister or cousin to Liv Tyler who now epitomizes the Middle-Earth elf look for most of geek culture. At the same time, I completely understand how adding random characters to a classic story could seriously mess things up.
