Talk:2609: Entwives

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This seems like one of the earliest-released comics in recent history Dextrous Fred (talk) 14:00, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

There seemed to be two versions of the title text; on mobile, there is a youtube link visible, but this is not present on my chrome desktop view Dextrous Fred (talk) 14:05, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

The mouseover text in android devices is this youtube link - [[1]] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt2qCjL6-n4 DefectedWBC (talk) 14:18, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

Is LotR the lowest scoring major motion picture on the Bechdel test? 172.70.206.95 14:37, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

Unlikely, depending on how you define major motion picture.

As pointed out in YouTube’s comment section, the video seems to be a joke, not actually the only female interaction in the films. Chortos-2 (talk) 14:49, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

Gender imbalance among readers and viewers of lotr as well. 172.70.230.53 14:51, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

In response to Chortos-2 comment, I would think a slight edit for accuracy along the following lines -- instead of "a video showing" change to "a video that purports to show". As they discuss, the point still stands, but the added accuracy would hurt, would it? 172.70.114.251 15:39, 20 April 2022 (UTC)newbie

I feel like it's weird that nobody's brought up that this is an Ent comic on 4/20. For context, reddit.com/r/trees (the weed subreddit) has an in joke where they call themselves ents, basically. Bazzherb (talk) 15:44, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

So who is the third hobbit supposed to be? --162.158.203.38 15:56, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

With the caveat that (by movie standard reference) the hair colours are inverted — there is one dark-haired hobbit and three light(er)-haired ones — I'd say Pippin - if he's the taller one of the sidekick pair like I think he is, rather than Merry. But I can't guarantee the first two are Frodo and Sam (or which is which is which) because fairer-haired Sam is taller than dark- (and spiky-)haired Frodo in the reference cast photos I've just checked. (The necessary on-film rescaling/standing-in-a-hole of non-midget actors to play hobbits/dwarves might complicate these group tableaus!) Perhaps they are all Hobbits Of Another Story, coincidentally in a fellowship with another generic Human, Dwarf and Elf. Or else drawn more faithfully to the book (which I have yet to check) than the film adaptation? 172.70.85.177 16:30, 20 April 2022 (UTC)


Considering Arwens and Ents age, I would actually suspect that yes he totally knows her. -- Hkmaly (talk) 18:19, 20 April 2022 (UTC)

My first thought was that, especially with both races having an interest in trees... But then I decided that their opposing views of trees (habitat vs livestock) might have encouraged a natural racial separation, or at least less likely to socially mix over the millenia. (Not that I wrote the text in support of it being a good excuse, I just post-hoc rationalised what I read. ;) ) 172.70.85.211 19:10, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
  • Some major films do even worse on the Bechdel scale than the Lord of the Rings films, which at least had three memorable, prominently credited female roles. Lawrence of Arabia had no actresses credited in the cast list. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World had no actresses credited in the cast list, nor does IMDb list any uncredited actresses for it. --172.70.178.33 19:20, 20 April 2022 (UTC)