#also sorry in advance y'all this might be a lotr blog for a bit while I ride out this hyperfixation

[lcl-taste-tester]

Finally getting through the lotr books after having been a huge fan of the series through the films for a long time is such a bizarre experience for a lot of reasons but the thing that's sticking out to me the most is how different the orcs are? Specifically how human they seem and how talkative they are. The conflict between the Uruk-Hai and Moria goblins is extended a lot and really fleshes them out and they have a whole back and forth with Aragorn at helms deep. It's much harder to buy into the sort of post lotr mindless evil type thing and as a lifelong orc/evil fantasy "race" lover it's honestly all the more disappointing that even this already pretty bad position got dumbed down to the point that no one blinked at orcs being barely above beasts in the films

#lilidottext #lotr #I have a lot of feelings about orcs generally but I really can't help but kinda root for them #and the dunlendings in this particular bit #also sorry in advance y'all this might be a lotr blog for a bit while I ride out this hyperfixation #not at all an uncritical one though