Meanwhile, in Rivendell . . .

WHERE TO START. I want to review this, but it's like . . . wow.  There's so much to cover. XD  So many mixed feelings, so many squee-worthy ships and cringe-worthy moments.  There was a lot that I loved about this show, and a lot that brought on multiple facepalms. To begin with, I'm reviewing seasons one through six because I just recently finished the sixth season, and after season six the makers decided to "take it in a new direction," so season seven and on will be quite markedly different from the previous seasons, according to everything I've heard.  I Am Not Pleased With This Idea. I mean, I understand that some of the actors want to "move on" and pursue other roles (really, the nerve of these people -- pretending they should have any control over their lives), and that the show was getting a touch repetitive, but that's what TV shows do!   They're repetitive by nature.  SO DEAL WITH IT. *le sigh*  Anywho, here I am....

Warning:  This post is long and rambling. DIS MOVIE RIGHT HERE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES.   That is, it's most likely one of a large pool of what I call second favorite movies -- not quite close enough to my heart to make it into, say, a top-ten list, but definitely favorites.   Now, for those of you who don't know the plot:  Basically, this movie is the story of Secretariat (*collective gasp from the audience*), a horse who was a contender for the 1973 Triple Crown (which, in case y'all didn't know, consists of the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes).  It's also the story of Secretariat's owner, Penny Chenery Tweedy, and how she brought the horse into racing from the starting point of a failing Virginia horse farm.  It's about the team of people around this woman and her horse, and all the highs and lows of the journey.  (That sounds a little cheesy.  I'm not great at writing movie summaries. :-P)   ...