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| Useless Heroes, Uselesser Villains by Virtuella | 4 Review(s) |
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| Periantari | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/13/2025 |
| This is brilliant. :D | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/6/2025 |
| Very funny, especially the absolutely terrifying Nazgul who can be stopped when someone firmly tells them no. (sounds like dogs I have had, or my cat - sometimes). | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/5/2025 |
| Hmmm. Sauron sounds quite a lot like one of the villain memes from tvtropes. Also, his last conversation in this story with his minions might well work in the form of a crossover of Tolkienish themes set in a Dr. Seuss or Jabberwocky or "Walrus and the Carpenter" style. See "The Council of Elrond" in my list of stories, for example: http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=2411 Can a wizard really fall prey to tonsillitis? Imagine all the h/c stories you may have sparked featuring Bilbo or Frodo or the Old Took in the role of Nurse Ratchet. (!) Figwit... I know that name. I must quibble, however, with blaming Gandalf for the date of departure. He told Frodo to "leave soon" if not instantly (for the latter course would raise unwanted speculation). Frodo was the one who wanted to procrastinate, and Gandalf wasn't all that happy about it from the way the text reads. The planning session between Gandalf and Aragorn is amusingly nonsensical. (How I miss Lindorien's snark!) Radagast the "hippie wizard". Was it you who long-ago speculated on exactly what kind of leaf the hobbits were growing to smoke in their pipes? Ouch! The postal service privatization joke is almost too painful to be funny. Ha! I have wondered about the whole telepathy versus accidental eagle thing myself at times. Ah, procrastination. In that context, one might see Frodo and Saruman as kindred spirits of a sort. Perhaps they ought to co-found a 12-step club for recovering procrastinators...? | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 6/5/2025 |
| These are a hoot! Especially... unless people are a bit assertive and firmly tell them No. Then the lethal nazgūl tend to back off. Or if theres a fire. Or if someone mentions the name of that star bitch or sings some Elven songs. They dont like water much either, or steep slopes... | |