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In one notable episode at Comic-Con, actress Nazanin Boniadi, portraying a female character named Bronwyn, expressed pride in how the series “gives every woman agency,” asserting that her character taps into her “inner lioness.” Boniadi, who claims to be a human rights activist with roots in Iran, refers to the series as “liberating” for the “southlanders,” despite these themes being largely absent or minimal in Tolkien’s works. Fans note that such statements are rooted more in virtue signaling than fidelity to the source material.