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Why I Dislike Ramandu’s Daughter

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waggawerewolf27
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@thef-maria  (Quote 1) Cool, I mean that's literally all she does her whole life, she grew in this island and welcomed visitors.

(Quote 2) My main problem which I failed to state was the idolized barbie doll role she has that only exists for admiration.

Lilliandil, according to Wikipedia, & which I have linked to, was supposed to be Narnia's answer to Tolkien's Luthien, and needed to look a bit elvish and somewhat ethereal, it would seem. Played by Australian actress, Laura Brent, she was nevertheless a minor character. Apparently, according that article I linked to, Caspian returns to Narnia, then goes back to collect Lilliandil, three years later, when they finally marry. I find that info to be a new twist to what we know already, which I agree isn't much. 

As for "welcoming visitors", that task has been the backbone of whole industries, like Hospitality, Event Management, Transport, Tourism and Diplomacy in the real world. Customer service personnel. like my daughter, working on the light rail, work very hard, shepherding passengers around to their destinations, including "en masse" to events like the Ashes (cricket), concerts, horse racing and more, mostly to get people to avoid accidents as well as getting round any other hitches. And also, to Hannukah-on-the-sea at Bondi last Sunday week. For a new twist to the next time, if ever, VDT is filmed, I wouldn't have minded seeing Lilliandil played by someone with a more Aboriginal vibe, with didgeridoo tones, a sort of ageless, ancient and present being, in tune with nature, very knowledgeable in lore and guardianship.   

I daresay after 10 years of waiting, Ramandu's Daughter was really expecting Caspian & his entourage to turn up on account of his quest & would have been glad to see him finally turn up. At least there was food prepared for their arrival, and yes, like a good tour guide she told them what they needed to know. Too bad there were no hotel beds on land & yet the brawling threesome from a decade or so were still snoozing at that table. There are other meetings & greetings throughout VDT: 1. The Lone Islands encounter with Pug and his pirates; the nightmarish landings on Dragon Island, Deathwater Island, and of course, Dark Island, which accounts for 3 of the missing lords. What about Caspian's "welcome" from the Dufflepuds, and from Aslan, himself at the end of the World?

Actually, I loved the way that Ramandu's Island scenery was done, on Queensland's Mount Tambourine, with the eucalyptus vegetation surrounding Aslan's table. And reading about how Rillian's parents met there allows a comparison between how he met the Lady of the Green Kirtle, also without a name or really much of a background. Remember some years ago how we, NarniaWebbers, tried to find a name for this Queen of the Underworld? And surmised that LOTGK was the flip side of Lilliandil? 

 

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Posted : December 24, 2025 2:56 am
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