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Kalimac · 03-18-2002, 09:38 PM

Very good article. I had always felt that there would have been no other "right" ending for LOTR (that Frodo staying, being happy and living out a normal lifespan would have been forced somehow) but she put it more succinctly and with rather more evidence to throw behind it than "I don't know, it just feels right."

Creepy point about Saruman and his "I merely foretell", though. He may have been the straw that broke things, though I hope not. That would make the ending even more sad, if such a thing is possible...

03-18-2002, 09:38 PM	#7
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	Very good article. I had always felt that there would have been no other "right" ending for LOTR (that Frodo staying, being happy and living out a normal lifespan would have been forced somehow) but she put it more succinctly and with rather more evidence to throw behind it than "I don't know, it just feels right." Creepy point about Saruman and his "I merely foretell", though. He may have been the straw that broke things, though I hope not. That would make the ending even more sad, if such a thing is possible... __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.