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Kalimac · 12-19-2002, 06:02 PM

I liked how they showed the refugees; it's true that in reading the books, while the refugees are mentioned, I know intellectually that they're there but don't really *see* them with the mind's eye, since I'm preoccupied with the central characters. TTT did a good job of putting a face on them (the two little kids and their mother) without overdoing it; it would have been annoying if the kids had gotten ten-minute speeches while other plot points were being nipped and cut every which way. But just seeing them was enough, and it was very affecting.<P>Diamond, I'd sort of thought that the woman was Morwen - I don't remember if she was ever called by name, though. Can't think of any other candidates for Morwen. Maybe she was cut?

12-19-2002, 06:02 PM	#10
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	I liked how they showed the refugees; it's true that in reading the books, while the refugees are mentioned, I know intellectually that they're there but don't really see them with the mind's eye, since I'm preoccupied with the central characters. TTT did a good job of putting a face on them (the two little kids and their mother) without overdoing it; it would have been annoying if the kids had gotten ten-minute speeches while other plot points were being nipped and cut every which way. But just seeing them was enough, and it was very affecting.<P>Diamond, I'd sort of thought that the woman was Morwen - I don't remember if she was ever called by name, though. Can't think of any other candidates for Morwen. Maybe she was cut? __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.