On my first reading of the Rings, 1967, age 15, I loved the books but recognized Bombadil as the true Appendix I. A vestigial character that was an oddly boring cul de sac. I skipped him in later readings. I got the point, no need to revisit a hermit Christ and his bodacious wife.
Colbert + Philippa + Tolkien = Fraudulent, feminized failure. The thought makes me hurl.
>>A vestigial character that was an oddly boring cul de sac. I skipped him in later readings.
YES!!!!!!! Couldn’t stand him. Adored LotR but always skipped that part.