Thanks for letting me know and I did not know anything about the romance. I got to the forth movie before we called it quits. I was born before this and never had an interest. I do believe part of my aversion to fantasy is due to growing up in the 80s and Christian churches believing things like fantasy novels and D&D were going to be a one-way ticket to hell. I think I am still dealing with some of that programming.

Nonetheless, thank you for letting me know about Dean Thomas. I am going to put that knowledge to good use.