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Re:A History of the Silmarils in the Fifth Age by teilo on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @11:12AM (#16015558)
> I suspect Tarantino added inexplicable elements so that we as the audience would be entertained by speculation.

Which is exactly what I concluded.

Re:A History of the Silmarils in the Fifth Age by sevensor on Wednesday December 27, 2017 @11:37AM (#16015784)
Indeed. I went on a bit too long and buried my point, I'm afraid. What I wanted to draw attention to was the self-awareness of the original post: It's entertaining on both levels because although Scott puts a great deal of sincere effort into drawing out the connections, he's also well aware that there's nothing there.