As the next commenters specified the HoME and the Silmarillion, respectively, I'll pretend you said "LotR" ;)
1. The character I first fell in love with
Where to I start? Gandalf, Strider, Galadriel, Éomer, Éowyn, Faramir, Sam, Ioreth. I think that's about right.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
Sam. I felt pretty indifferent about him in the beginning, but as the story went on, he grew on me for obvious reasons. Now, I think he rocks the whole story and did all along. Even Sean Astin's sometimes hamfisted acting couldn't change that.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t
"Everyone else" is such a big word. But I really don't give a damn about either Legolas or Glorfindel, and I know that many people adore those two. Ok, let's be honest. Glorfindel I mostly just don't care about. But Legolas? Due to over-exposure in the movies, stupid oliphaunt stunts etc., and the really rabid sort of fangirl, I hate the poor fellow - even in the books, where he hasn't actually done anything wrong.
4. The character I love that everyone else hates
Hm. Do I love anyone whom everyone else hates? I can't think of anyone. Well, I don't know whether Ioreth has many fans, and I really like her. So we'll let her count.
5. The character I used to love but don’t any longer
*ponders* I don't think my feelings about the LotR characters have changed that much, really. I don't like Arwen, but I never did, so she doesn't work here, either. I can give you a character I used to dislike, but don't any longer: Aunty Lobelia!
6. The character I would totally smooch
Faramir. Book!Faramir for character, but while movie!Faramir doesn't actually look like Faramir, I still think David Wenham is a pretty attractive fellow, so either Faramir for looks.
7. The character I’d want to be like
I know I'd always chafe against the constraints of society and modesty and blah, so I wouldn't be happy as Samwise. Galadriel, then?
8. The character I’d slap
Saruman. Gríma. And movie!Elrond.
9. A pairing that I love
Éowyn/Faramir; Aragorn/Faramir (with or without Éomer)
10. A pairing that I despise
"Despise" is too hard a word. But I really don't particularly care about Aragorn/Arwen. Or just about Arwen, really. It's unfair, I know, but I never got to like her, and her over-kitsched pouty scenes in the movies have ruined her for me entirely.
1. The character I first fell in love with
Where to I start? Gandalf, Strider, Galadriel, Éomer, Éowyn, Faramir, Sam, Ioreth. I think that's about right.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
Sam. I felt pretty indifferent about him in the beginning, but as the story went on, he grew on me for obvious reasons. Now, I think he rocks the whole story and did all along. Even Sean Astin's sometimes hamfisted acting couldn't change that.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don’t
"Everyone else" is such a big word. But I really don't give a damn about either Legolas or Glorfindel, and I know that many people adore those two. Ok, let's be honest. Glorfindel I mostly just don't care about. But Legolas? Due to over-exposure in the movies, stupid oliphaunt stunts etc., and the really rabid sort of fangirl, I hate the poor fellow - even in the books, where he hasn't actually done anything wrong.
4. The character I love that everyone else hates
Hm. Do I love anyone whom everyone else hates? I can't think of anyone. Well, I don't know whether Ioreth has many fans, and I really like her. So we'll let her count.
5. The character I used to love but don’t any longer
*ponders* I don't think my feelings about the LotR characters have changed that much, really. I don't like Arwen, but I never did, so she doesn't work here, either. I can give you a character I used to dislike, but don't any longer: Aunty Lobelia!
6. The character I would totally smooch
Faramir. Book!Faramir for character, but while movie!Faramir doesn't actually look like Faramir, I still think David Wenham is a pretty attractive fellow, so either Faramir for looks.
7. The character I’d want to be like
I know I'd always chafe against the constraints of society and modesty and blah, so I wouldn't be happy as Samwise. Galadriel, then?
8. The character I’d slap
Saruman. Gríma. And movie!Elrond.
9. A pairing that I love
Éowyn/Faramir; Aragorn/Faramir (with or without Éomer)
10. A pairing that I despise
"Despise" is too hard a word. But I really don't particularly care about Aragorn/Arwen. Or just about Arwen, really. It's unfair, I know, but I never got to like her, and her over-kitsched pouty scenes in the movies have ruined her for me entirely.
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