• Dadifer@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I thought the whole point is because they had no power or ambition, they were much less likely to be corrupted by the ring.

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      Also didn’t he just recruit Frodo? Sam was only there cause he overhead the plan, and Pip & Merry only so happened to bump into them along the way while stealing corn.

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    Well yes, we could send Glorfindel who has already fought a Balrog before. But, hear me out, what about this pudgy gardener instead?

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      On one hand we have a guy that is so awesome our version of god resurrected him out of respect, on the other hand we have a guy who blows a pretty nice smoke ring.

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    2 months ago

    I rewatched the movie the other day and had this thought. Gandolfini was just stoned out of his ass for the first part of the movies…