This actually hit me kind of hard. I hadn't stopped to think about how the adaptation's changes would affect Legolas as a character. I mean, I see it as two different versions of him from two different Middle-earths, but . . . it was still an interesting examination of how it might have affected him. I'm still glad you ended it on a lighter note, though.

Some possible titles:

"An Unexpected Adaptation"

"The Desolation of Jackson"

"The Battle of the Two Backstories"

"A Change in the Stars"

—doctorlit will eventually read the original OFUM, probably

I didn’t watch the second and third Hobbit movies, so I can’t judge the identity crises, but i think you got the OFUM spot on.

Nitpick:
"I thought Thundera Tiger was doubling his mini quota until the movie aftermath subsided?"
Thundera Tiger is female. In the next sentence, Gimli correctly refers to her as "She".
(I always think of her as "Thundera Tigress", but obviously my memory serves me wrong.)

HG

I wasn't aware elves could have identity crises. You wrote Legolas' really well, by the way. *applauds* Also, nice to hear Lina and Gimli are doing well. :)

It's nice to see the OFUM again, even if it's an unauthorized appearance. ;) As for Legolas having his identity crisis... *moves to offer hug before realizing that's probably not a good idea* *offers booze instead* Poor guy's had a hard enough time in fanfiction, but it seems like the abuse will never end.

Well done, hS, and I apologize for a lack of sacrificial titles.