User blog comment:Halfelvenprincess19/So what do you think of Tauriel from The hobbit?/@comment-5895009-20130107202912

I personally think it seems a bit cheap to start adding new female characters, it's obviously just for some sex appeal, I don't have a problem with sex appeal but The Hobbit is not the place for it there are plenty of other films that go with it. There was none of this in the LOTR films and they were brilliant so I don't see why they think they suddenly need it, it feels almost like Jackson is trying to be all hip and up-to-date on these films. I'm sure the actress is very talented but is a romantic sub-plot really needed? I think a relationship with Kili would be kind of pointless and not needed, why would an elf be interested in a dwarf anyway? I mean a Kili relationship would just do nothing to progress the story and it would make the series feel a bit down-graded. As much as I did enjoy the first installment I just think they could be doing it so much better if they were filming it more like the LOTR and not focusing on the things like non-canon romantic sub-plots, especially with characters who are made just for the film. This is going to be so misleading for people who haven't read the book. They have two more films to do the book justice so they might as well focus on the book rather than some romantic bullshit.