I always think that Elrond is one of the saddest characters in all of Tolkien's books ... and one of the strongest for having overcome all that he did. I don't even like to think about him losing Elros; that must have been unimaginably painful.

There's so much I liked here, but especially the book he leaves as a reminder that M&M were not all bad ... I've always felt like we can see Elrond's hand in the depiction of them in The Silmarillion. (Certainly not you, Pengolodh! *stern look at the newest muse*)

And I agree with whitewave that bring Elrond to Numenor was a different approach--I liked it! :D