The Hobbit's Love Triangle Ruins Tauriel's Character

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One of the most overwhelmingly obvious changes that Peter Jackson and the team made when adapting the story of The Hobbit into the film trilogy was the creation of the character Tauriel. Tauriel, the female elf of Mirkwood, isn't even so much as mentioned in Tolkien’s original work, but she played a vital and pivotal role in the on-screen adaptations, not only in the dwarves journey to reclaim Erebor, but also in tying in another character who was added into the films: Legolas.

In many ways, creating the character of Tauriel was a fantastic addition on Peter Jackson’s behalf, because she brought a strong-willed, defiant, and passionate female character into a trilogy that would otherwise have been very male-driven. Tauriel is an amazing fighter, with both a bow and her signature short-swords, she is a fierce and formidable force of will, especially when standing up to Thranduil, who takes every opportunity he can get to belittle her, and she does all of this whilst being a kind, compassionate dreamer, loyal to a fault, and willing to sacrifice everything for love. In this way, she represents the perfect feminine strength, and quickly became a fan favorite. However, there is just one problem with her character: The love triangle.

This Character In The Hobbit Was Completely Misrepresented

It is rumored that when Evangeline Lilly was cast to play the striking she-elf, she agreed under the condition that Tauriel wouldn’t be relegated in the film to simply being a more important character’s love interest. Ironically, she became two more important characters love interest instead.

Love triangles as a trope are always problematic because there is always a certain element of toxicity involved (Take Twilight’s highly controversial