[ SECRET POST #3654 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #3654 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.



__________________________________________________



02.


__________________________________________________



03.


__________________________________________________



04.


__________________________________________________



05.



__________________________________________________



06.


__________________________________________________



07.


__________________________________________________



08.


__________________________________________________



09.








Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 01 pages, 25 secrets from Secret Submission Post #522.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: bad fandom opinions

[ketita]

I think in general fandom tends to tack a lot of abuse-of-underlings type tropes, without considering that often, abuse is not the best way to win loyalty... especially if you need the person's skills. And especially if the person has the option of leaving.

Re: bad fandom opinions

[philstar22]

And it is kind of flat characterization of Melkor too? I mean we know that the orcs serve him more out of fear than love. So he's probably not the greatest of lords towards them and almost certainly punishes failure rather severely. But to suggest that he treats everyone that way is a bit odd to me. It is clear in canon that Sauron is different. He's his second, his protege, and even if you don't ship them romantically, I just don't see how Melkor abusing Sauron can fit with Sauron's character at it is in canon or how canon portrays their relationship.

Re: bad fandom opinions

[ketita]

Nuance? What is nuance? -_-
I mean there's obviously a huge power and importance difference between Sauron and your random orc.

As for Hermione (I didn't see the edited comment at first), I think at least a small part of that is on Rowling, for dealing with the issue kind of weirdly and inconsistently. I know that the whole thing made me a bit uncomfortable when I first read it, especially since the whole thing got dropped.