I see that love interest thing going on in all sorts of movies, and it's bugged me that it is such a requirement. At least in this one, it makes sense. It was always there, if not seen. I think the romantic tension was always there between Eowyn and Aragorn too, so they'd have to either downplay it, or get rid of it too, because that would the only opportunity for romance and people would be bugged by it. >:-D

as if we wouldn't be interested in a quality story unless it followed a certain path. I wonder what percentage of the people are like you and me, who would just as soon see no romance in all these films.