Justice at last!
Well, I consider myself bound to honour my pledge to
Boromir88 and so, today, I must vote for Elros (even though he himself seems inclined not to do so). Since, however,
Boro did not vote in the decisive events of yesterday, I consider myself bound to do so for one day only.
+ + ELROS TAR-MINYATUR
Now to think of some reasons …
Erm, his title always makes me think of him as a Minotaur. And Minotaurs are bad things, right?
Not good enough?
OK, his name is translated either as “Elf of the Spray” or “Star-Foam”. The first of these is a misrepresentation, as he was no Elf, and it is also rather effeminate. The second sounds like Styrofoam, which is an artificial substance, suggesting that he might have been somewhat false in his dealings.
Still not good enough?
OK, let’s look at his life. As one of the sons of Earendil and Elwing, he was given the choice between Elvish immortality and Mannish immortality. I do not criticise his choice, as he showed a greater degree of humility than his brother in choosing mortality over immortality. However, why was he even given a choice? What had he ever done to deserve it? Prior to this, all we really know about him is that he managed (along with his twin bother, now thankfully departed) to get himself kidnapped by the sons of Feanor and ended up playing around in a waterfall. Big deal. And, if it was simply in consequence of the deeds of his parents, well that smacks of nepotism to me.
And then, having chosen mortality, he is given exceptional longevity and his own private island to rule. Again, what did he ever do to deserve such honours?
And, as ruler of Numenor, did he ever achieve anything worthwhile? Not that I am aware of. OK, so he is at the head of a long line of great Kings. But anyone in his position could have achieved that. I’m looking for a more solid performance, but just not seeing anything.
So there we have it. Elros had it all handed to him on a silver platter in return for doing absolutely nothing. In light of a similarly poor performance on the show to date, he is not a deserving winner and should be evicted forthwith.
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Originally Posted by Tuor of Gondolin
... before leading them all in a Pied Piper march to the Old Forest.
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You mean that Treebeard is
the phantom ...
