> they completely nuked Kynes' character to replace him with a forgettable "generic strong woman" character Kynes was perhaps a critical but yet very minor cha

> they completely nuked Kynes' character to replace him with a forgettable "generic strong woman" character Kynes was perhaps a critical but yet very minor character in the novel and arguably was a forgettable character. The reason it may seem otherwise is that Kynes was first portrayed by that notorious show-stealer Max von Sydow. Casting a Black female actor instead in the role of Kynes is merely license as opposed to and starkly contrasted with the sacrilege of Liv Tyler stealing all of Glorfindel's thunder.