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		ethbr0 on July 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Oldest and Fatherless: The Terrible Secret of Tom ... > I think Tolkien fans, on average, have long enjoyed the mystery that is Tom. If there's one thing a true lore fan adores, it's an ambiguous but textually-supported mystery. And also, it's fitting that Tolkien left a big "Is Deckard a replicant?" mystery untied in the Ring trilogy.

sn41 on July 28, 2022 [–]

Huh. It never occurred to me that Deckard could be a replicant. That truly did come out of left field :D But it makes sense.

ethbr0 on July 28, 2022 | [–]

Scott was unusually-for-a-movie subtle about it, and it's easily lost in the atmosphere. More or less, depending on which film cut. Makes re-watching even more fun though!

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