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Eyelashes; aka, Ro's Been Thinking Again
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Roheryn
Tol Eressea

Dec 29 2014, 7:57am

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Eyelashes; aka, Ro's Been Thinking Again Can't Post

It’s taken me five viewings, but I’ve finally noticed what’s REALLY important in BotFA. To wit, eyelashes. Thranduil’s. C’mon, admit it. Have you *ever* seen such long and gorgeous lashes? Thranduil is hereby crowned as the owner of The Longest Eyelashes in Middle-earth. His eyelashes are surely the envy of many a fair Elf-maiden. They’re the stuff of poetry, of sonnets, of….well, at least a good limerick or two. Maybe that’s what happened to his wife: she died of Eyelash Envy. Poor Legolas clearly has his mother’s eyelashes. I shall forevermore hold Thranduil’s eyelashes up as the paradigm of eyelash perfection.

I’m sure I’m not the only one who noticed this. Ladies? (Gents?)

With hypnotic eyelashes so lengthy,
Thranduil is nothing but slinky.
He charms and beguiles
With devious wiles
And Elvish displays of his strength-y.


(This post was edited by Roheryn on Dec 29 2014, 7:58am)


patrickk
Rohan

Dec 29 2014, 8:11am

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Yes it is his eyelashes... [In reply to] Can't Post

..and his elk who are his best friends


Lurker in the Mirk
Valinor


Dec 29 2014, 8:21am

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I KNEW it was Thranduil you were thinking of right away [In reply to] Can't Post

And yes! He's the owner of longest lashes, and most shapely hands of METongue


Eyelashes, and even cheekbones

*this space suppose to showcase shapely Elvenking hands*Tongue

"I'll say dark and gritty, which, with the Elvenking, translates as Hot and Sexy. Cool" - vanima ephel



I fancy myself an ME BFF (Book/Film Fan) Smile
(Aaaaand a gushy Thranduil fangurl before The Hobbit movies; still a gushy Thranduil fangurl through them. Laugh)

HeartThranduil Appreciation. Threadcount: XXX
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"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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Middle-earth dispatches out of the lurkmirk




Starling
Half-elven


Dec 29 2014, 8:24am

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Maybe he's born with it... [In reply to] Can't Post

...or maybe its Maybelline?


Roheryn
Tol Eressea

Dec 29 2014, 8:36am

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Who else? [In reply to] Can't Post

I'm going back to my roots. I'm pretty firmly entrenched in the Hot Dwarves camp now, but I have come to realize that there's no point in trying to deny my beginnings as a fancier of all things Elvish. Thranduil's eyelashes today finally just completely won me over.

Nice exhibit of lashes and cheekbones there, Lurker. Heart


Lurker in the Mirk
Valinor


Dec 29 2014, 8:40am

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*GASP* [In reply to] Can't Post

That is a shocker of a revelation, RoherynLaugh
And you're welcome. No effort needed in looking for exhibits at allAngelicHeart

"I'll say dark and gritty, which, with the Elvenking, translates as Hot and Sexy. Cool" - vanima ephel



I fancy myself an ME BFF (Book/Film Fan) Smile
(Aaaaand a gushy Thranduil fangurl before The Hobbit movies; still a gushy Thranduil fangurl through them. Laugh)

HeartThranduil Appreciation. Threadcount: XXX
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"BoFA"= The Battle || "BotFA"/"tBotFA" = The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

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Middle-earth dispatches out of the lurkmirk




Roheryn
Tol Eressea

Dec 29 2014, 8:40am

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A good Elf [In reply to] Can't Post

never reveals such secrets.

However, I do suspect he has a supply of mascara secretly stashed under his robes. Probably one of his more treasured possessions.


Elk2013
The Shire


Dec 29 2014, 1:02pm

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What about his eyebrows? [In reply to] Can't Post

 


ShireHorse
Rohan

Dec 29 2014, 4:38pm

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In real life, with no mascara, Thorin/RA wins, Ro. [In reply to] Can't Post

And so you can go back to your dwarven roots.
Here's RA without make-up, showing his beautiful lashes. I have borrowed this from the Me and Richard Armitage site:

http://meandrichard.wordpress.com/...9/and-this/#comments

Her banner is quite good too.


Greenwood Hobbit
Valinor


Dec 29 2014, 4:47pm

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Oops - I was too busy [In reply to] Can't Post

ogling his luscious costumes and headgear to notice the eyelashes. Dearie me, I must be getting old... I've seen it three times too! Ah well, when I buy the dvd I will be able to absorb all the tasty details at leisure... ~slurp~


Riven Delve
Tol Eressea


Dec 29 2014, 4:47pm

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I would go so far as to say [In reply to] Can't Post

that the camera played up Thorin's eyelashes too (*cough* unless it's just me *cough*) in the scenes where he was softened, or feeling something deeply, for instance in the acorn scene.


I assign everyone to see the movie again, and watch for the use of eyelashes in the character(s) of your choice. In the name of art and education, of course. Angelic


“Tollers,” Lewis said to Tolkien, “there is too little of what we really like in stories. I am afraid we shall have to try and write some ourselves.”



ShireHorse
Rohan

Dec 29 2014, 5:13pm

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Great assignment, Riven Delve, LOL! [In reply to] Can't Post

I have seen it once in HFR 3D but I shall be going to see it in Imax next for that especial immersive experience: I'm looking forward to drowning in Thorin's blue eyes but I shall pay attention to the eyelashes of both kings.

My thoughts so far: Best Eyes and Eyelashes = Thorin. Best Eyebrows = Thranduil.

Moreover: Best Curling/Dishevelled Hair = Thorin. Best Straight/Tidy Hair = Thranduil.

I try to be fair with my prizes.


Kilidoescartwheels
Valinor


Dec 29 2014, 5:24pm

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Sorry, I was more impressed with his swordplay [In reply to] Can't Post

and you can take that ANY WAY YOU WANT, LOL!Wink

Why yes, I DO look like Anna Friel!


dormouse
Half-elven


Dec 29 2014, 6:30pm

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The boys always get the best eyelashes! // [In reply to] Can't Post

 


VValar
Gondor


Dec 29 2014, 9:23pm

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And IRL he has those amazing long lashes as well [In reply to] Can't Post

Heart

http://i1234.photobucket.com/...5c09ab3.jpg~original

If your ears aren't pointy, you're doing it wrong.


Roheryn
Tol Eressea

Dec 29 2014, 9:38pm

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Well, now, yes... [In reply to] Can't Post

I certainly grant you that it takes considerable...talent...to wield two swords at once. Double-action swordplay PLUS the longest eyelashes in Middle-earth...seriously, what more could we want?


Roheryn
Tol Eressea

Dec 29 2014, 9:43pm

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I'm not convinced. [In reply to] Can't Post

Though it pains me to say it. You know I'm as fierce a Thorin-fan as anyone. But check out VValar's picture of Lee Pace: those are some seriously long eyelashes.

This is really causing me some serious cognitive dissonance. Elves or Dwarves? Dwarves or Elves? ARRRRGGGHHHHHHHH!!!


ShireHorse
Rohan

Dec 29 2014, 10:07pm

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Sorry, Ro, to destroy everyone's elven and dwarvish illusions but [In reply to] Can't Post

..... perhaps they've both had eyelash extensions:

https://meandrichard.wordpress.com/...rmitage-eyelashgasm/

However, a fetish over RA's eyelashes has been going on for years: LP comes late to the party.


Starling
Half-elven


Dec 29 2014, 10:50pm

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I love this because [In reply to] Can't Post

while you lot are all fighting your silly Hair-Wars, I get Bard all to myself. Heart


Avandel
Half-elven


Dec 29 2014, 11:10pm

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No. [In reply to] Can't Post

Because there are TRAMPS around like meEvil. Thorin Thrall, two-timing with Thranduil (it so messes my head up when the are in a scene together) and here's Bard looking amazing in
what I suspect is a little guyliner. He looks incredible along with an INTENSE exchange with Thorin that will definitely break the "replay" button on the remote *memo to self - order spare remote...*

Legolas is often back to his unfathomable LOTR beauty, and we've got Fili and Kili.

Not to be disrespectful considering the grimness of BOFA, but on the other hand IMO seems to me PJ & crew were falling over themselves with the lighting and makeup and hair and so on,
possibly to ratchet the MISERY for some of usFrown. Still, that's not to say a person can't THOROUGHLY enjoy the first part of the film, at least.Heart

A shame about the DG stuff reallyWink, a missed opportunity to fill the screen time with additional moments of heaven-blue and espresso chocolate INTENSE eyes, and flowing locks of
chestnut and gold, shadow and moonlight.TongueTongueTongue


Starling
Half-elven


Dec 29 2014, 11:21pm

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There's nothing quite like [In reply to] Can't Post

a 'hot guy standoff' between Thorin and Bard (as my sister so eloquently described it).

It's all quite shocking really. I thought this was a safe and innocent interwebs hangout, now I find out it is a den of....hair....and...hotness! Shocked


Greenwood Hobbit
Valinor


Dec 29 2014, 11:33pm

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Glad someone has brought Bard into this... [In reply to] Can't Post

Rarely has the instruction, 'Look at me,' been more superfluous. Well, for everyone except Bain, of course. Believe me, I was already looking! He's not as grand and hairily thunderous as Thorin, not as sleek and deadly as Thranduil, both of whom are a pleasure to look at in different ways, but Bard does it for me.


Riven Delve
Tol Eressea


Dec 29 2014, 11:59pm

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"Hairily thundrous"? [In reply to] Can't Post

Perfect! Laugh Wink


“Tollers,” Lewis said to Tolkien, “there is too little of what we really like in stories. I am afraid we shall have to try and write some ourselves.”



Roheryn
Tol Eressea

Dec 30 2014, 12:15am

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I think it boils down to [In reply to] Can't Post

what I call, for lack of a more subtle phrase, the "wed or bed" conundrum. With a pang of splintered loyalties, I suggest that of these three, Bard would be most suitable for the former. I certainly understand the attraction there!

Interestingly, in some non-human animals, females engage in mating behaviour that suggests a similar conundrum. For instance, some female birds form pair-bonds with a male, and the pair-bonded male and female raise offspring together (which may or may not be the offspring of the male). However, if there is a nearby male who is more attractive than the female's partner, she'll sneak off and mate with the more attractive male -- who of course subsequently has nothing to do with raising her offspring. If the nearby males are less attractive than the female's partner, she won't mate with them. Newts do something similar, though without the pair-bonding, but I'll spare you the details. Tongue


Roheryn
Tol Eressea

Dec 30 2014, 12:49am

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And yet [In reply to] Can't Post


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I thought this was a safe and innocent interwebs hangout, now I find out it is a den of....hair....and...hotness! Shocked



I don't exactly see you beating a hasty retreat! Tongue

I love the "hot guy standoff" analysis. Yup, that pretty much sums it up. Character-development schmaracter-development. Who needs that when we can have us some good ol' fashioned hot guy standoffs?

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