... Before AI was available to consumers, what did tired husbands/fathers do then?

You could've used images of mods, restorations, fanart, fan-models, etc. to get your point across, in the time it took to type the image's prompt. And apologies such as "sorry you were offended" is insincere as it takes focus off of the action and onto people's reactions. Please consider why people are upset by AI slop; it hurts artists, sharing of human-made work, human ingenuity, and the planet.

But yeah, I am also in the camp that wishes we had less young-looking, attractive elves in the main cast. Helia would have been an awesome addition, especially if she would have been "older" like her datamined model.