First look at Evangeline Lilly in 'The Hobbit: the Desolation of Smaug'

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Mithalwen

And she looks dreadful.... the work of Weta and the costumes were one of the things I actively enjoyed from the first films - Evangeline Lilly, who is unquestionably a beautiful woman, looks as if she is in fancy dress for a convention with the bad henna dye job and the jokeshop ears.

No, she didn’t exactly get the most inspired character design. It honestly looks like someone just googled “Elf warrior” and based it on the first few pics that showed up.

(Or did look like that– link seems to be broken now.)

[Nerwen]

Originally Posted by Agan

Still, PJ is going to make uncanonical changes, and although the quality of the story he tells isn't even close to Tolkien, some changes are better and some worse than others. I can't tell which Tauriel is before I've seen her, but as a rule, making an additional character woman is far from the worst thing he has done. And even if they botch her, chances are I'm still more upset about Azog and short beards.

On the whole I agree with this– however, now that we’ve seen the character, well, she does look like a distillation of every Elf-Mary Sue ever, doesn’t she?

That said, I could certainly do without this thread turning into another of those OMG a WOMAN in THE HOBBIT??? EWWW!!! GIRLGERMS!!!111!!!! affairs.