User blog comment:Halfelvenprincess19/So what do you think of Tauriel from The hobbit?/@comment-69.245.43.73-20120817162235/@comment-5895009-20130107205221

I completely agree, I don't really mind the occasional non-canon orc or whatever popping up but Tauriel will be a major character. She isn't needed for plot, the plot from the book is fine, so it's just for a bit of sex appeal.