'The two most 'pick me' people, picked each other': LOTR meme-maker outrages hundreds of fans after painting Faramir and Eowyn as desperate lovers, gets set straight in the comments

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Apr 3, 2024 11:30 AM EDT

As fans, we usually latch onto the lore of the main characters of any universe. For Lord of the Rings lovers, that means we're obsessed with Aragorn, Frodo, Gandalf, and probably even Sauron. But with a story that's as deep and rich as this Middle Earthian tale, many of the 'fringe' characters have just as much backstory as the main guys. That means that LOTR fans can be extra obsessed and extra captivated by the story as a whole and not just fixate on the main heroes. 

Consequently, that meant that this week, a couple of wholehearted fans got into a scuffle online with a particularly uneducated meme-maker–but don't worry, the true LOTR lore won out and the fans brought to light the most underrated love story in the entire saga. You may be familiar with Faramir steward of Gondor and Prince of Ithilien? You know, Sean Bean's brother whose father eats a tomato and then tries to light him on fire? Well, at the end of the One Ring story, he and another character get together romantically. You might remember Eowyn, the shieldmaiden and Lady of Rohan… Well, they fall in love and this jokester thought it would be funny to talk some smack. 

Well well well, he learned the hard way not to mess with LOTR fans.

One thing is for certain: Faramir potentially loved Eowyn so much because he was never forced to eat her stew… But who are we to speculate? Scroll to read the wholesome reaction of LOTR fans (both of the books and the movies) who love the love story of a couple of fringe characters.

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  • 01
    Posted by u/sushitrumpet Please! Pick me! Lord of the Rings The two most "pick me” people, picked each other
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    KendraDaniels666. Stewmaiden of Rohan I love Eowyn and Faramir, they are both amazing and make a cute couple. I'm glad they got a happy ending. And I think they truly loved each other and didn't just see each other as "the next best thing" or anything like that.
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    fishebake 7 days ago agreed. in the book they clearly respect and love each other. △ 244 Reply Share MistraloysiusMithrax 7 days ago Yeah, they recovered together and got together after healing physically and emotionally
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    GardenSquid1 7 days ago Until Faramir died tragically of stew poisoning 132 Reply Share OneMore DuncanIdaho 7 days ago Is he stewpid?
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    Firehawk195 7 days ago We are not reducing Rohan's finest treasure and the 'Finest Quality' Faramir to this insult. 2.0k Reply Share CreeperIan02. 7 days ago The man who denied to take the One Ring and later became Steward under King Elessar is not a pick me.
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    DontReplyIveADHD 7 days ago Was gonna say, this is "goals" if anything. If I can be as quality of a man as Faramir and marry a woman as amazing as Eowyn I think I'm gonna be alright 427 Reply Share Rymayc 7 days ago Good thing they're rich and nobility, and Faramir will never have to eat Eowyn's stew
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    zomgkittenz 6 days ago . edited 6 days ago Let's hope he didn't genetically inherit his fathers ability to eat tomatoes like a psycho. 13 Reply Share DontReplyIveADHD 6 days ago Out of all the concerns I've seen this is the most valid
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    3OrcsInATrenchcoat 7 days ago How dare you The woman who stood with a broken arm between her fallen king and the leader of the Nazgûl. The man who let the bearer of the One Ring walk away, and who held Osgiliath for months with a skeleton watch.
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    Falling for the finest specimen on middle earth and letting him walk away with grace when you find out he's not interested does not make you a pick me. Wanting your abusive father to acknowledge you just once does not make you a pick me. (Level of outrage is exaggerated for humour but I stand by my point)
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    ThatTemperature4424 6 days ago In the book she did not let Aragorn walk away in grace, she rode to battle to find an end because she couldn't take the heartbreak. But i am a fan of her nontheless. You Just need have the money for a cook, which Faramir, Prince of Ithilien should be able to.
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    MrNobleGas 7 days ago Dúnedain How dare you sink Faramir the Epic to the level of a "pick me person" 298 Reply Share ... Living Job_8127 · 7 days ago He does love Eowyns soup
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    ShellBeadologist 7 days ago Considering what they probably had to eat in Osgiliath, her stew probably is preferable. 19 Reply Share LiamIsMailBackwards 7 days ago It isn't much, but it's hot.
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    Satanic_Earmuff · 7 days ago Faramir literally forfeits his life and this is how you treat him. 122 Reply Share Hryonalis_Anaxerxes • 7 days ago Eowyn killed the Witchking. What is this slander?
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    iommiworshipper 7 days ago Eowyn is a badass Joan of Arc babe and Faramir is second only to Aragorn in kingliness. Read the fkn books ya dolt.
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    Greatest-Comrade 6 days ago Even in the movies Eowyn kills the Witch King and Faramir (who is just a man) turns down the Ring despite having complete control over the situation with Frodo and in a losing fight against Mordor. Those are two separate and incredible feats. Incredible doesn't do justice to just how great both those achievements are tbh.
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    Mahemium 7 days ago What the is a "Pick Me" person? 65 Reply Share ... FartsArePoopsHonking 7 days ago If I understand correctly, it's someone who bases their personality on receiving affirmation from an outside source.
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    unpopularopinion0 7 days ago the scene where they're in the garden is so good in the book. he wakes her up from the trauma and she realizes he's an incredible man and fall in love with him in the time they take to heal together. such a lovely part of the books.
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    MrCriminalScum . 7 days ago Human In spite of their previous disappointments, they found happiness in each others company. It's the ending they both deserved. 12 Reply Share DaSilentCuntographer 7 days ago Faramir can deny himself the ring but not deny himself that
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    FlowerFaerie13 - 7 days ago Elf Man y'all really can't let a woman have a crush on somebody without labeling her a "pick me," huh? Éowyn is absolutely not a "pick me," she never chased after Aragorn and was perfectly willing to stand aside upon learning he was spoken for. She literally just had a crush, on] Aragorn because let's be real here, who wouldn't? Women are allowed to have crushes and even fall in love with people who aren't interested in them without being "pick mes." Do better.
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    blindsight11 7 days ago You know that whole trigger a fan base with one thing... I think you might have found a thing. 18 Reply Share sushitrumpet OP 7 days ago I think you're right
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    BranMuffins4Life - 7 days ago I think Faramir might literally be top 3 non "pick me" characters in the entire book series. He lets Frodo and the ring go knowing full well what it is and how upset that will make his father
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    Ancalagon_The_Black_ 7 days ago The women who killed the witch king and the man who held osgiliath married each other. There, fixed it for you
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