Lords of Kobol, hear my prayer...

Seriously, I didn't expect to become attached to anyone when walking into the theater. But then everything was primarily focused on Thorin and his quest and purpose and backstory, and I just fell hard. It was so unexpected, but not in a bad way. If nothing else, I found another reason to continually see the movie in theaters as much as possible. ;)

I don't ship anyone, but I really liked the progression of Thorin finally officially accepting Bilbo into his company, of realizing that this hobbit has more courage and loyalty than he ever realized. I liked the pacing of it throughout the movie, and how the payoff was worth it at the end with the hug.

As for the rest of it, I was in complete awe. From the performances of the actors to the scenery and the music and everything, just, ah! I'm going to be writing an actual review on my thoughts on how much in awe I was with revisiting Middle Earth again. :D :D :D