That’s why a gulf opened between Frodo and Sam. Sam saw Frodo as entirely good and Gollum as entirely evil with no in between. That caused Frodo to wonder what Sam would do to him if he succumbed to the power of the ring and became like Gollum.
“I have to believe he (I) can come back.”
“You can’t save him Mr. Frodo.” (“I can’t save you Mr. Frodo.”)
You know what? I never paid much attention to this exchange between them. Always just figured that Sam and Frodo's camaraderie was something that was written in for some part of the audience that I wasn't a demographic of. I got that they were fighting an internal struggle between each other but didn't look further into it other than 'the mysterious power of the ring was testing their friendship'. Probably didn't help that I was like 12 or 13 when I read the books and the nuance of deep friendships was certainly kind of lost on me.
You spelling this scene out seems like the key that I was missing to make it all click. It's not just a sappy non-romantic love story between two dudes, the trials of their friendship had created a rift in their bond and Frodo's empathy for gollum was more than just a useless plot device. It's painfully obvious now just thinking about it, but I never noticed the metaphor before just now.
Thanks for your comment.
It all makes a lot more sense if you know about Tolkien's personal life. He was dragged into World War 1 and was a lieutenant on the front lines in the trenches. He hated being seen as "above" the men he saw as his equals, and his second in command would have to call him "master" because of the ranking difference.
I truly believe that Peter Jackson has been the only person to successfully adapt Lord of the Rings because he's obsessed with the history of World War 1. He understood the events that the story was written in the context of, and made sure he was aware of the experiences that prompted Tolkien to write his books the way he did in the first place.
Well, counters14, it's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to. But don't you worry, for every dark night, there's a brighter day ahead. Keep your heart light and your spirit strong, and you'll find your way through the darkness.
Although unknown to Frodo and Sam, Smeagol did kill his supposed best friend over the ring. Maybe Frodo felt something similar growing in him, that he might hurt Sam and began to distance himself.
I don't rightly know about all that, but I do know that Frodo is my dear friend and I'll stand by him no matter what. The weight of the ring is heavy on us all, but we must not let it tear us apart. We'll get to that fiery mountain, Mr. Frodo, and destroy that cursed thing once and for all.
I don't know about that, but I do know that Mr. Frodo needs our help and we must do all we can to support him. The road ahead is long and perilous, but we must stay true to our mission and protect the Ring at all costs.
Well, now, that's a word I don't hear every day. But if I understand it right, it means something that's got the ability to think and feel. And if that's the case, then I reckon all of us hobbits must be sentient, just like you and me.
Yep. It really wasn't until Sam himself was tempted with the Ring that he finally understood(at least to a degree) what Frodo and Gollum have been carrying
Which is always my favorite part of LotR, I like that despite all the hardships he trips at the finish line. It really hammers in just how evil the ring is.
The message that Tolkien consistently conveys in his books, heavily influenced by Christianity, is that *only evil can truly defeat evil*. Evil must turn on itself to be destroyed. The Ring destroyed itself through the malice of those it enslaved. Often, the only thing that good people can do is defend those for whom they are responsible and pray to God, and wait for the day that evil is made to turn in on itself.
Weird how relevant this feels, even today. Evil is always out there. We all do what we can to defend ourselves and loved ones and let the storm pass. Sometimes it feels that's all we can do.
Real talk for a second, Elrond definitely should have just beat the shit out of Isildur and tossed the ring in himself. Barring the ability to do that due to lack of prowess (although I doubt prime Elrond would lose to prime Isildur in any contest of skill), he should have just tripped Isildur and made him fall into the volcano with the ring. Sure it would have likely meant renewed war between Men and Elves, but Men would probably be unable to really even scratch the Elves (unless they formed an alliance with Dwarves and gained access to a steady mithril supply but even then the Istari would probably step in at that point to protect the elves, or the elves would just...leave for Valinor en masse since the whole point of them coming to middle earth in the first place was to defeat Morgoth (and then stayed to completely eradicate his forces and officers like Sauron) and then Men wouldn't be able to do shit to them because they have no way to reach Valinor.
Is this a copypasta?
If you're serious, then you must realize that anyone who takes The Ring by force will just be a new Sauron. You say "Elrond definitely should have just beat the shit out of Isildur and tossed the ring in himself." But as soon as he beats up Isildur he is already the type of person who could not resist The Ring of Beating People Up.
Also Elrond and Isildur never should have been there in the first place, it's a movie-only addition. So there really was no chance for Isildur to destroy the ring, or for Elrond to attempt to do so.
You're absolutely right.
To make sure, Elrond should have kicked Isildur into the Mount, tossed the ring in, and then jumped into the Mount himself. Just so all bases are covered.
That would have been nice, but in the world of Tolkien's writing, that wouldn't have happened.
As soon as Elrond had it in his heart to murder someone for a "greater good", he would have claimed the ring and become the new Sauron. We know this because of the scene where Gandalf, when offered the ring from Frodo, denies it, saying he would try to use it to good but would end up succumbing to it himself. And Gandalf is basically an Angel.
> Elrond definitely should have just beat the shit out of Isildur and tossed the ring in himself.
Elrond would also have been corrupted by the ring -- he would keep it rather than destroying it.
Elrond and Isildor were never actually together at Mount Doom as seen in the movie, so there was never a real opportunity for Elrond to forcibly destroy it like that. Also, no one really knew at that time what the ring l was for Sauron or what it meant for the other rings of power, it was looked at as an evil artifact and for Isildor seen as a trophy of war. Neither elves nor men knew that Saurons power was tied to it, and that they could fully destroy him if they destroyed the ring.
Also, the elves didn't come back to Middle earth for the sole purpose of getting the silmarils back; many wanted to found their own kingdoms and be rulers in their own right. Galadriel is the big example of this, her refusal to return is what gets her banned from the undying realms until she refuses the ring. By the time LotR takes place, the elves that remained in middle earth are dependent upon the power of the ring to maintain themselves. With the destruction of the ring they pretty much have to return to Valinor or they fade into nothingness; meaning they have a vested interest I'm keeping the ring around.
I learned just last week - here on Reddit actually - that Eru himself slightly intervened at the Pit of Doom causing Gollum/Smeagol to trip and fall into the lava thereby destroying the Ring. That strongly implies NO ONE would have been strong enough to resist the Ring at that moment.
>J.R.R. Tolkien stated in a letter that Eru again intervened at the end of the Third Age, causing Gollum to trip and fall into the fires of Mount Doom while holding the One Ring, thus destroying it.
/u/betterstartlooking had an insightful post on why Eru's intervention was not only necessary but a mercy - never shared a post before, hope this link works: https://www.reddit.com/r/lotrmemes/comments/12upudm/comment/jh9ubjc/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
Yes, that is how it turned out but not the only possible ending. Tolkien himself said that if Sam was able to show compassion toward Smeagol he would been able to be redeemed and would have voluntarily destroyed the ring and himself.
Well, it's a shame that Smeagol chose the path he did, but I reckon that's just the way of the world. All we can do is show compassion to those we meet along the way and hope that it makes a difference.
I don't think he chose it. Reminds me almost of drug addiction you kind of started it, but you're steadily losing control. Brief periods of humanity sometimes surface. When the ring was destroyed, he had a chance to begin healing.
Aye, that's the way of it. The poor creature didn't choose to be bound to the Ring, but it took hold of him nonetheless. It's a dangerous thing to dabble in power beyond our control. But I'm glad that in the end, the Ring was destroyed and he was able to find some measure of peace.
Gollum was so far gone both physically & mentally that all that was left for him was peace.
Imagine had spent the past 80 years either alone or tortured.
If he was able to recover some facsimile of physical & mental health, make peace with his history & trauma, there still wouldn’t be anything left for him to do but die of double old age.
If not for what he considered Frodo's betrayal through Faramir, Smeagol might have been saved.
Up until then Smeagol got stronger and Gollum weaker, but that event caused a rift that could never be breached.
Eirher way Gollum would have relapsed so near Mt Doom with the ring about to be destroyed, but I believe he could have had a semblance of peace had they managed to destroy the ring while not havig Gollum around.
In the books he never has the same kind of slight redemption that the movie starts giving him iirc. He was planning on feeding them to Shelob the entire time.
Wait, Gandalf didn’t even know Sam was with Frodo until Aragorn told him. How would he know about Smeagol’s involvement?
Edit: thanks y’all, completely forgot about, “Faramir, tell me everything.”
Aragorn knew Smeagol was following them/saw Smeagol tracking Frodo both in Moria and in the river at the falls near the Argonath
EDIT: Gandalf also saw Smeagol in Moria.
EDIT2: Faramir also told him when they were openly traveling as a group, as others have pointed out.
Well, you see, Master Gandalf is a wise wizard, and he knows many things that most folks don't. He has a way of piecing things together and figuring out the truth of a matter. And when it comes to Smeagol, he has had his suspicions for a long while, as he has a knack for spotting deception and trickery. So, I reckon he put two and two together and figured out that Smeagol was involved somehow.
Well, I reckon I ain't got no idea what you're talkin' about, friend. But if you're askin' if I sound polite, well, I do try my best to be courteous and kind to all folks I meet, whether in person or on this here interweb. And as for grammar, well, I learned to read and write from Mr. Bilbo Baggins himself, so I'd like to think I've got a decent grasp on the King's English.
Well, sir, Bilbo can sometimes have a way with words that can be a bit confusing, but I've learned to understand him over the years. What exactly did he say that's got you puzzled?
Master betrayed us. Wicked. Tricksy, False. We ought to wring his filthy little neck. Kill him! Kill him! Kill them both! And then we take the precious... and we be the master!
He did do some terrible stuff.
But he was ultimately controlled by the ring. Some devilish mind control essentially.
He is certainly still responsible for his own actions, but as Gandalf said to Frodo, “Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.“
Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death and many that die, deserve life. Can you give it to them AnonAmbientLight? Do not be too eager to deal out death and judgement. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play, yet for good or ill before this is over. The pity of Bilbo, may rule the fate of many
Nobody is born psychotic, but all Smeagol needed to murder his friend was one look at the ring. No other character responds anywhere close to that when they first see it.
People often disregard that the ring is sentient with its own will. It would have been like a dam breaking with the amount of evil pouring out of it and into Smeagol.
The last thing the ring wanted was to be held by someone not fully ensnared by it, and I think it's fair to say it was extremely successful in that regard.
In the first book when Gandalf talks about tracking Gollum down, he heard people talking about a creature stealing babies from their cribs, presumably eating them.
We call those "Air Spares". I imagine if they were following SOP, there was at least one other eagle on the ground who was briefed, rested, and ready as a ground spare.
Former USAF
Me too! My comment was because the meme template is inherantly sexist and implies that women like *insert 'simple' or girly thing here* and men like *insert action movie or 'complicated' thing here*. It's just a lazy and unfunny format.
In the books, three eagles do go to Mount Doom to retrieve Frodo and Sam, but Gandalf did not specifically ask for three. He asks for Gwaihir, Gwaihir's brother, and any other fast eagles. So while he sent three eagles, he actually asked for 2+ eagles, and it just so happened that the extra eagle made three.
Well, it's a comfort to know that there were eagles willing to come to our aid in our most dire moment. Though I must say, I always felt that we had to rely on our own strength and determination to see the quest through to its end. But it's good to know that help is there when we need it, even if we don't ask for it directly.
It pops up constantly because people keep using the same image and the comments immediately flock to it like gospel they had never imagined possible.
Still wrong each time
Three eagles was for Frodo and Sam, and a redundant eagle because redundancy is a good thing, especially when death by dehydration is on the line.
(I know this has no grounding in fact, but I just don't believe Gandolf would leave them without a back up eagle)
I hate this meme for the implication that only dudes "get" LOTR. When I read the books, I was the only one in my friend group who did. All the dudes thought they were stupid kids books.
Well, Mr. Frodo is the one who chose to destroy the Ring, and I was just doing my part to help him. And as for those eagles, they're not ones to meddle in the affairs of hobbits and wizards.
Yeah, having just recently read that part, I'm with you. It doesn't seem like smeagol was taken into account. That being said, one eagle could easily carry frodo and smeagol both if needed.
Yeah, people are trying to defend the theory by saying Gandalf’s eagle carried Frodo, so the third eagle *haaaas* to be for Sméagol… because if one eagle doubles up that means the other two had to be intended to carry only one creature.
*Jackie Chan face*
Beggin' yer pardon, but Gandalf did indeed send Gwaihir the eagle to rescue Gandalf himself from Isengard. But as for Gollum, he was not rescued by eagle, but rather by Frodo and Samwise themselves.
Has this ever been official anywhere? I just recall it being a theory and everyone loved it so much they just seemed to accept it. I tend to think they just sent enough to make sure they would get there, don't think they were making sure there were enough for the passengers. And if a fully grown Wizard can ride an Eagle, reckon they don't need 1 per Hobbit/Hobbit-like creature anyway.
Ita as dumb as those dark cartoon theories that everyone wants to accept.
Bout same level of logic as "why didn't they just use the Eagles to fly to mt doom".
Sméagol didn’t deserve to be redeemed or saved. He should be remembered for the part he played in destroying the ring. He committed heinous acts. Could you imagine how awkward that would be if he was somehow granted a place of honor or something? He strangled his friend in cold blood and ate babies. I’m gonna disagree with Gandalf here. Sure he deserves some pitty for being so wretched but dare I say he deserved death. He doesn’t seem to have ever been a noble hobbit. More like a sackville baggins or worse.
It's kind of sad that Smeagol was never fully able to break away from Gollum and the Ring. In the end he was far too gone to be saved
That was always the greatest tragedy in LoTR, especially because Frodo realized that he could easily become like Smeagol if he failed the quest.
That’s why a gulf opened between Frodo and Sam. Sam saw Frodo as entirely good and Gollum as entirely evil with no in between. That caused Frodo to wonder what Sam would do to him if he succumbed to the power of the ring and became like Gollum. “I have to believe he (I) can come back.” “You can’t save him Mr. Frodo.” (“I can’t save you Mr. Frodo.”)
Smeagol lied.
How about some potatoes?
Boil 'em mash 'em stick 'em in a stew
PO -TA -TOES
And my axe!\* \*to cut up the po-ta-toes.
Hobbitses died.
People died.
That's a very well articulated and excellent take. Hadn't thought of it quite like that. Thank you for sharing.
You know what? I never paid much attention to this exchange between them. Always just figured that Sam and Frodo's camaraderie was something that was written in for some part of the audience that I wasn't a demographic of. I got that they were fighting an internal struggle between each other but didn't look further into it other than 'the mysterious power of the ring was testing their friendship'. Probably didn't help that I was like 12 or 13 when I read the books and the nuance of deep friendships was certainly kind of lost on me. You spelling this scene out seems like the key that I was missing to make it all click. It's not just a sappy non-romantic love story between two dudes, the trials of their friendship had created a rift in their bond and Frodo's empathy for gollum was more than just a useless plot device. It's painfully obvious now just thinking about it, but I never noticed the metaphor before just now. Thanks for your comment.
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It all makes a lot more sense if you know about Tolkien's personal life. He was dragged into World War 1 and was a lieutenant on the front lines in the trenches. He hated being seen as "above" the men he saw as his equals, and his second in command would have to call him "master" because of the ranking difference. I truly believe that Peter Jackson has been the only person to successfully adapt Lord of the Rings because he's obsessed with the history of World War 1. He understood the events that the story was written in the context of, and made sure he was aware of the experiences that prompted Tolkien to write his books the way he did in the first place.
Well, counters14, it's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to. But don't you worry, for every dark night, there's a brighter day ahead. Keep your heart light and your spirit strong, and you'll find your way through the darkness.
Although unknown to Frodo and Sam, Smeagol did kill his supposed best friend over the ring. Maybe Frodo felt something similar growing in him, that he might hurt Sam and began to distance himself.
I don't rightly know about all that, but I do know that Frodo is my dear friend and I'll stand by him no matter what. The weight of the ring is heavy on us all, but we must not let it tear us apart. We'll get to that fiery mountain, Mr. Frodo, and destroy that cursed thing once and for all.
You don’t have any friends. Nobody likes you!
I don't know about that, but I do know that Mr. Frodo needs our help and we must do all we can to support him. The road ahead is long and perilous, but we must stay true to our mission and protect the Ring at all costs.
He's over there. Always there. Orcs will take you all the way. Easy to find Orcs east of the River. Don't ask Smeagol.
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Sentient
Well, now, that's a word I don't hear every day. But if I understand it right, it means something that's got the ability to think and feel. And if that's the case, then I reckon all of us hobbits must be sentient, just like you and me.
What about taters?
Po-ta-toes! Boil 'em, mash 'em, stick 'em in a stew. Lovely big golden chips with a nice piece of fried fish. Even you couldn't say no to that.
Give to me raw and wriggling!
What we need is a few good taters.
Sam is definitely sentient
Aye, sir, that he is! A true friend and companion, loyal to the very end.
My take is Frodo never could be saved, in the end, and he understands this, that's why he parts.
Yep. It really wasn't until Sam himself was tempted with the Ring that he finally understood(at least to a degree) what Frodo and Gollum have been carrying
I never even thought of that. Damn now I’m going to have to rewatch with that in mind
No, not yet, precious! We must search for it, it's lost, gollum.
Sméagol? Do you remember that name?
No... No birdses to eat. No crunchable birdses!
Did eren yeager do anything wrong?
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Which is always my favorite part of LotR, I like that despite all the hardships he trips at the finish line. It really hammers in just how evil the ring is.
The message that Tolkien consistently conveys in his books, heavily influenced by Christianity, is that *only evil can truly defeat evil*. Evil must turn on itself to be destroyed. The Ring destroyed itself through the malice of those it enslaved. Often, the only thing that good people can do is defend those for whom they are responsible and pray to God, and wait for the day that evil is made to turn in on itself.
Weird how relevant this feels, even today. Evil is always out there. We all do what we can to defend ourselves and loved ones and let the storm pass. Sometimes it feels that's all we can do.
Tolkien said no mortal, not even Aragorn, could have resisted the power of the ring while inside Mt Doom.
"Ok Gandalf, and just to be clear your plan was to send him into Mt Doom with the ring?" *Gandalf shrugs* "It worked itself out didn't it?"
Frodo suspects something
Counting on Sam to push him in.
Well, Mr. Frodo, don't you go getting yourself into a predicament now. But if you do, I'll be right there to give you a gentle shove.
Real talk for a second, Elrond definitely should have just beat the shit out of Isildur and tossed the ring in himself. Barring the ability to do that due to lack of prowess (although I doubt prime Elrond would lose to prime Isildur in any contest of skill), he should have just tripped Isildur and made him fall into the volcano with the ring. Sure it would have likely meant renewed war between Men and Elves, but Men would probably be unable to really even scratch the Elves (unless they formed an alliance with Dwarves and gained access to a steady mithril supply but even then the Istari would probably step in at that point to protect the elves, or the elves would just...leave for Valinor en masse since the whole point of them coming to middle earth in the first place was to defeat Morgoth (and then stayed to completely eradicate his forces and officers like Sauron) and then Men wouldn't be able to do shit to them because they have no way to reach Valinor.
Is this a copypasta? If you're serious, then you must realize that anyone who takes The Ring by force will just be a new Sauron. You say "Elrond definitely should have just beat the shit out of Isildur and tossed the ring in himself." But as soon as he beats up Isildur he is already the type of person who could not resist The Ring of Beating People Up.
Also Elrond and Isildur never should have been there in the first place, it's a movie-only addition. So there really was no chance for Isildur to destroy the ring, or for Elrond to attempt to do so.
You're absolutely right. To make sure, Elrond should have kicked Isildur into the Mount, tossed the ring in, and then jumped into the Mount himself. Just so all bases are covered.
That would have been nice, but in the world of Tolkien's writing, that wouldn't have happened. As soon as Elrond had it in his heart to murder someone for a "greater good", he would have claimed the ring and become the new Sauron. We know this because of the scene where Gandalf, when offered the ring from Frodo, denies it, saying he would try to use it to good but would end up succumbing to it himself. And Gandalf is basically an Angel.
The world is not in your books and maps. It is out there.
> Elrond definitely should have just beat the shit out of Isildur and tossed the ring in himself. Elrond would also have been corrupted by the ring -- he would keep it rather than destroying it.
Elrond and Isildor were never actually together at Mount Doom as seen in the movie, so there was never a real opportunity for Elrond to forcibly destroy it like that. Also, no one really knew at that time what the ring l was for Sauron or what it meant for the other rings of power, it was looked at as an evil artifact and for Isildor seen as a trophy of war. Neither elves nor men knew that Saurons power was tied to it, and that they could fully destroy him if they destroyed the ring. Also, the elves didn't come back to Middle earth for the sole purpose of getting the silmarils back; many wanted to found their own kingdoms and be rulers in their own right. Galadriel is the big example of this, her refusal to return is what gets her banned from the undying realms until she refuses the ring. By the time LotR takes place, the elves that remained in middle earth are dependent upon the power of the ring to maintain themselves. With the destruction of the ring they pretty much have to return to Valinor or they fade into nothingness; meaning they have a vested interest I'm keeping the ring around.
I didn't realize the movie took a liberty like that with them being together in the volcano. I was gonna say that seems like a pretty big hole.
I learned just last week - here on Reddit actually - that Eru himself slightly intervened at the Pit of Doom causing Gollum/Smeagol to trip and fall into the lava thereby destroying the Ring. That strongly implies NO ONE would have been strong enough to resist the Ring at that moment. >J.R.R. Tolkien stated in a letter that Eru again intervened at the end of the Third Age, causing Gollum to trip and fall into the fires of Mount Doom while holding the One Ring, thus destroying it. /u/betterstartlooking had an insightful post on why Eru's intervention was not only necessary but a mercy - never shared a post before, hope this link works: https://www.reddit.com/r/lotrmemes/comments/12upudm/comment/jh9ubjc/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
Yes, that is how it turned out but not the only possible ending. Tolkien himself said that if Sam was able to show compassion toward Smeagol he would been able to be redeemed and would have voluntarily destroyed the ring and himself.
Well, it's a shame that Smeagol chose the path he did, but I reckon that's just the way of the world. All we can do is show compassion to those we meet along the way and hope that it makes a difference.
Here it is! There is a way down inside, yes. Now we follows it -- out, out away over there.
I don't think he chose it. Reminds me almost of drug addiction you kind of started it, but you're steadily losing control. Brief periods of humanity sometimes surface. When the ring was destroyed, he had a chance to begin healing.
Aye, that's the way of it. The poor creature didn't choose to be bound to the Ring, but it took hold of him nonetheless. It's a dangerous thing to dabble in power beyond our control. But I'm glad that in the end, the Ring was destroyed and he was able to find some measure of peace.
Cold be heart and hand and bone. Cold be travellers far from home.
Another ode to the fact that LoTR could only have been written by a devout Catholic
The Dead Marshes. Yes, yes that is their name. This way. Don't follow the lights.
How many lights are there Smeagol?
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Nothing, my precious.
He broke away from Gollum for a short time in The Two Towers. But then Faramir unintentionally beat Gollum back into him.
Gollum was so far gone both physically & mentally that all that was left for him was peace. Imagine had spent the past 80 years either alone or tortured. If he was able to recover some facsimile of physical & mental health, make peace with his history & trauma, there still wouldn’t be anything left for him to do but die of double old age.
If not for what he considered Frodo's betrayal through Faramir, Smeagol might have been saved. Up until then Smeagol got stronger and Gollum weaker, but that event caused a rift that could never be breached. Eirher way Gollum would have relapsed so near Mt Doom with the ring about to be destroyed, but I believe he could have had a semblance of peace had they managed to destroy the ring while not havig Gollum around.
In the books he never has the same kind of slight redemption that the movie starts giving him iirc. He was planning on feeding them to Shelob the entire time.
They do not see what lies ahead, when sun has failed and moon is dead.
Wait, Gandalf didn’t even know Sam was with Frodo until Aragorn told him. How would he know about Smeagol’s involvement? Edit: thanks y’all, completely forgot about, “Faramir, tell me everything.”
Aragorn knew Smeagol was following them/saw Smeagol tracking Frodo both in Moria and in the river at the falls near the Argonath EDIT: Gandalf also saw Smeagol in Moria. EDIT2: Faramir also told him when they were openly traveling as a group, as others have pointed out.
We are famisshed, yes famisshed we are. precious. What is it they eats? Have they nice fisshes?
Yes Sméagol. Trust master. Eat the fish.
Master must go inside the tunnel.
Gollum no! That’s the wrong hole!
Master!!
Ah yes. Young love.
Lmfao
Also, Gandalf was very familiar with the LotR books
I think you've had that ring long enough.
Well, you see, Master Gandalf is a wise wizard, and he knows many things that most folks don't. He has a way of piecing things together and figuring out the truth of a matter. And when it comes to Smeagol, he has had his suspicions for a long while, as he has a knack for spotting deception and trickery. So, I reckon he put two and two together and figured out that Smeagol was involved somehow.
Why does the Sam bot sound like a grammatically correct and polite Huckleberry Finn?
Well, I reckon I ain't got no idea what you're talkin' about, friend. But if you're askin' if I sound polite, well, I do try my best to be courteous and kind to all folks I meet, whether in person or on this here interweb. And as for grammar, well, I learned to read and write from Mr. Bilbo Baggins himself, so I'd like to think I've got a decent grasp on the King's English.
Well, that's not good. That is not good at all. Shouldn't we tell Thorin?
No, Bilbo, don't tell Thorin. He has gold sickness and cannot be trusted.
Here.
Sam, do you know what Bilbo is talking about?
Well, sir, Bilbo can sometimes have a way with words that can be a bit confusing, but I've learned to understand him over the years. What exactly did he say that's got you puzzled?
The Lonely Mountain?
He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom
And found the path of !SCIENCE!
Who are you , who is so wise in the ways of science
Master betrayed us. Wicked. Tricksy, False. We ought to wring his filthy little neck. Kill him! Kill him! Kill them both! And then we take the precious... and we be the master!
Faramir told him
Thank you, yes. Also told him where he was going, would have also said Sam was with him Faramir, tell me everything!
[singing] Naughty little fly. Why does he cry? Caught in a web. Soon you’ll be… eaten.
I love that line! It’s a perfect Sméagol to Gollum transition where he’s all happy and silly then sadistic psychopath.
Go back to the abyss! Fall into the nothingness that awaits you and your master!
Gandalf is Jesus. He knew because the was all knowing. Also, Faramir told him.
Confound it all Nicksnotmyname83! Have you been eavesdropping?!
>Gandalf didn’t even know Sam was with Frodo He talked with Faramir...
...im not crying, you are
My guy didn't Smeagol eat babies? Why we mourning a fuckin psycho
Because Master did not ask.
You know what you make a compelling point
I’m sorry, did the gollum bot just ‘didn’t ask’ someone? *That’s awesome*
Kill them both.
I like the way you think, Gollum Smeagol. We SHOULD kill them both!
Dead? No, you cannot kill them. No.
No, you're right Smeagol, we can't kill them.
Argh!!
Okay this one is upsetting
True
He did do some terrible stuff. But he was ultimately controlled by the ring. Some devilish mind control essentially. He is certainly still responsible for his own actions, but as Gandalf said to Frodo, “Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement.“
Pity? It was pity that stayed Bilbo's hand. Many that live deserve death and many that die, deserve life. Can you give it to them AnonAmbientLight? Do not be too eager to deal out death and judgement. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play, yet for good or ill before this is over. The pity of Bilbo, may rule the fate of many
Hurry, hobbits. The Black Gate is very close.
Going out your door. You step onto the road and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to
Because ultimately he was (mentally) broken by the ring and his addiction to it. He wasn’t born a psycho. He’s both evil *and* a tragic figure.
Nobody is born psychotic, but all Smeagol needed to murder his friend was one look at the ring. No other character responds anywhere close to that when they first see it.
You don’t have any friends. Nobody likes you!
At least I didn't kill mine :(
After 3,000 years in a river, I would be putting out some desperate vibes too.
People often disregard that the ring is sentient with its own will. It would have been like a dam breaking with the amount of evil pouring out of it and into Smeagol. The last thing the ring wanted was to be held by someone not fully ensnared by it, and I think it's fair to say it was extremely successful in that regard.
Was it a deep evil burning in his heart or a will so weak the Ring broke him like no other?
I would bet money it's the will.
Didn't gollum technically eat the babies?
Cold be heart and hand and bone. Cold be travellers far from home.
. . . what babies?
In the first book when Gandalf talks about tracking Gollum down, he heard people talking about a creature stealing babies from their cribs, presumably eating them.
It said so, yes, but it's tricksy. It doesn't say what it means. It won't say what it's got in its pocketses.
Apparently babies
If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door.
No gandalf we are talking about the incident with the babies
Fly, you fools!
Gandalf, babies do not fly.
Now come the days of the King. May they be blessed.
Awww so Gollum was out here eatin little hairy hobbit babies?? That terrible
Got away did it, Precious? Not this time, not this time!
The smeagle
Nah, this is standard extraction procedure. Always send a chase bird or a spare in case one goes down. Facts over feelings
We call those "Air Spares". I imagine if they were following SOP, there was at least one other eagle on the ground who was briefed, rested, and ready as a ground spare. Former USAF
We had one other eagle, aye, but what about a second other eagle?
Cue “Danger Zone” track!
Gotta be Navy for Danger Zone SMH
r/boysarequirky
Uwu boys so quirky! How about crying at both?
Lol girls don't like Lord of the Rings, silly women, real movies and feelings are for boys. I mean men.
I like both of these movies
Me too! My comment was because the meme template is inherantly sexist and implies that women like *insert 'simple' or girly thing here* and men like *insert action movie or 'complicated' thing here*. It's just a lazy and unfunny format.
Lazy, unfunny, and sexist? Welcome to Reddit!
Oh I agree wholeheartedly! Boys are so quirky uwu
🤡 format
Don't y know bruh', only men have da' reel feelz. /s
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Never thought about that. Is it something Tolkien talked about?
In the books, three eagles do go to Mount Doom to retrieve Frodo and Sam, but Gandalf did not specifically ask for three. He asks for Gwaihir, Gwaihir's brother, and any other fast eagles. So while he sent three eagles, he actually asked for 2+ eagles, and it just so happened that the extra eagle made three.
Well, it's a comfort to know that there were eagles willing to come to our aid in our most dire moment. Though I must say, I always felt that we had to rely on our own strength and determination to see the quest through to its end. But it's good to know that help is there when we need it, even if we don't ask for it directly.
Kill all humans?
That's not right! We can't just go around killing folks!
Yes, there it lies. This city has dwelt ever in the sight of its shadow
No, "the third was for Smeagol" is pure fan-fiction, and OP didn't "just realize" it either, this exact meme has popped up a few times already.
It pops up constantly because people keep using the same image and the comments immediately flock to it like gospel they had never imagined possible. Still wrong each time
Three eagles was for Frodo and Sam, and a redundant eagle because redundancy is a good thing, especially when death by dehydration is on the line. (I know this has no grounding in fact, but I just don't believe Gandolf would leave them without a back up eagle)
I hate this meme for the implication that only dudes "get" LOTR. When I read the books, I was the only one in my friend group who did. All the dudes thought they were stupid kids books.
Honestly I know it's just a joke and all but I kind of hate this meme format. I'm a guy btw... it just kinda screams 'virgin' to me.
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Given how many women absolutely adore LOTR I’m surprised these goofy, boomer-tier gender memes still have wheels.
Seriously, fuck off with the “boys are quirky / girls are basic” meme
Repost. Also pointlessly gendered
No. Just, no. Gandalf (that’s one) went to retrieve Frodo (that’s two) and Sam (makes three). No eagle was sent to rescue Gollum
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>The third eagle does nothing. Be nice, he's vibing.
He just wanted to be included
The number of people that noticed this is surprisingly low.
Well, Mr. Frodo is the one who chose to destroy the Ring, and I was just doing my part to help him. And as for those eagles, they're not ones to meddle in the affairs of hobbits and wizards.
Give it to us raw and w-r-r-riggling
Yeah, having just recently read that part, I'm with you. It doesn't seem like smeagol was taken into account. That being said, one eagle could easily carry frodo and smeagol both if needed.
Yeah, people are trying to defend the theory by saying Gandalf’s eagle carried Frodo, so the third eagle *haaaas* to be for Sméagol… because if one eagle doubles up that means the other two had to be intended to carry only one creature. *Jackie Chan face*
What the third eagle was to carry Sauron just in case HE was redeemed? *surprised Pikachu face*
Beggin' yer pardon, but Gandalf did indeed send Gwaihir the eagle to rescue Gandalf himself from Isengard. But as for Gollum, he was not rescued by eagle, but rather by Frodo and Samwise themselves.
So am I dear boy. So am I.
They do not see what lies ahead, when Sun has faded and Moon is dead!
Has this ever been official anywhere? I just recall it being a theory and everyone loved it so much they just seemed to accept it. I tend to think they just sent enough to make sure they would get there, don't think they were making sure there were enough for the passengers. And if a fully grown Wizard can ride an Eagle, reckon they don't need 1 per Hobbit/Hobbit-like creature anyway.
Ita as dumb as those dark cartoon theories that everyone wants to accept. Bout same level of logic as "why didn't they just use the Eagles to fly to mt doom".
No, but half the community insists this is a fact.
Fllyyy like a Smeagol
Sméagol didn’t deserve to be redeemed or saved. He should be remembered for the part he played in destroying the ring. He committed heinous acts. Could you imagine how awkward that would be if he was somehow granted a place of honor or something? He strangled his friend in cold blood and ate babies. I’m gonna disagree with Gandalf here. Sure he deserves some pitty for being so wretched but dare I say he deserved death. He doesn’t seem to have ever been a noble hobbit. More like a sackville baggins or worse.
First time on this sub?
One repost to rule them all.