Why all this hate directed at Boyens? Was most of the script written by Boyens or something? I haven't watched the appendices. Considering the screenplays are all credited to Boyens, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, and Guillermo Del Toro I would think the "blame" if one finds any, would rest with all of them.
Personally, I love the added material to these adaptations. Sure, it's not exactly what was in the book, and I loved the book too. It doesn't mean the film's have been bad. At this point, at least as far as the cinematic world goes, the Lords of the Rings belongs just as much to Jackson and company for their work on these laborious adaptations as it belongs to the original text. Adding or reserving material that is for the diehard Tolkien fans also makes sense for the extended editions. That's the audience the long versions are made for anyway as it can become much more extensive with more character development and even more to the storyline. I don't personally see an issue with this. It's not like the existence of a short(er) theatrical version takes away the splendor of the extended versions.
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