Kate, that is really one of my favorite moments in the book. It's such a wonderful demonstration of how Sam has evolved throughout the story, but stayed true to his essential self. He recognizes the beauty and takes heart in the smallest of things, and remains, as Gandalf calls him in an early draft of RotK, "Hope Unquenchable."
Hey, I've been in a firefight before! Well, I was in a fire. Actually, I was fired from a fry-cook opportunity. I can handle myself.
Wash ,'War Stories'
LotR - The Return of the King: "We named the *dog* 'Strider'".
Frodo: Please, what does it always mean, this... this "Aragorn"? Elrond: That's his name. Aragorn, son of Arathorn. Aragorn: I like "Strider." Elrond: We named the *dog* "Strider".
A discussion of Lord of the Rings - The Return of the King. If you're a pervy hobbit fancier, this is the place for you.
Kathy A - Nov 30, 2004 6:37:20 am PST #3239 of 3902
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
sumi - Nov 30, 2004 6:53:41 am PST #3240 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
I like that Legolas appears to have actual lines in the EE. I feel like he's had almost no real dialogue since TTT.
§ ita § - Nov 30, 2004 6:59:56 am PST #3241 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Some of his dialogue, though, is a drinking game with Gimli.
beekaytee - Nov 30, 2004 7:01:37 am PST #3242 of 3902
Compassionately intolerant
a drinking game with Gimli.
Eep. Having a Shanghai Noon flashback.
::cowers::
beathen - Nov 30, 2004 7:27:05 am PST #3243 of 3902
Sure I went over to the Dark Side, but just to pick up a few things.
I have to wait until Christmas Eve for the EE, although that won't stop me from renting it.
sumi - Nov 30, 2004 8:41:35 am PST #3244 of 3902
Art Crawl!!!
But they didn't show any of that in the trailer -- I was talking about what he is saying in the PotD. That was him, wasn't it?
§ ita § - Nov 30, 2004 8:46:35 am PST #3245 of 3902
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
they didn't show any of that in the trailer
They did show bits of the drinking game, but no lines from it.
sumi - Nov 30, 2004 8:47:56 am PST #3246 of 3902
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I meant -- that there wasn't dialogue heard, I did see the dreaded drinking game snippet.
OTOH: Houses of Healing!!! Crowned king! Merry offering service to Theoden!
Consuela - Nov 30, 2004 9:24:14 am PST #3247 of 3902
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Yay! Cannot WAIT.
sumi - Dec 01, 2004 5:36:33 am PST #3248 of 3902
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This link was at TORN. It's a review of the EE and is said to be very spoilery. (I haven't read it - I'm of two minds as to how spoiled I want to be for it, you know?)