[Lalaith]

Absolutely. I've argued along much the same lines elsewhere. I had no problem with the death of Aragorn preview,which was in the Appendix, but I really didn't like the spurious portrayal of Elrond as heavy father. He was no Thingol - he did not try to talk Arwen out of the relationship.<BR>Unfortunately, they *couldn't* have Elrond putting the Kingship of Gondor as a condition of the wedding. Remember, it was decided that it would be more "interesting" if they turned Aragorn into Simba the Lion King, a man who rejected his destiny, who has "chosen exile." Book Aragorn was totally motivated and geared towards claiming the crown, not just because it was his destiny but because it was a condition of his marrying Arwen. They had to take that motivation away in the film so he could carry on vacillating in an "interesting" way right until the last film. <BR>Sigh.