[Darby]

I wonder... maybe getting almost-stabbed by a Troll is similar to getting run into by a very pointy car? I mean, in terms of force, velocity, crushing power, etc... Imagine dear little Frodo being pinned between the cave wall and a Volvo (or is a Troll more like a SUV?). I imagine the expression on his face would be rather similar. ("Arrrarrrarggh..." lol!)<BR>I have to admit that I thought the scene did drag on rather long. And I did wonder about poor Merry and Pippin getting flung every which way and no one even checks to see if they're OK.<BR>But I remember as a kid once shooting off the end of a swing and landing rather heavily on my back. For a very scary few seconds there I *could not* breathe. I was trying so hard to draw breath into my lungs and they felt like they were all squished flat. It was terrifying and my friend thought I was dying because I was making this, "Urrreeeeeehhhhheee..." sound. Maybe a little bit like Frodo. <BR>Of course, when essentially the same thing happens to Aragorn (he gets slammed into a wall), does he make any funny sounds? No, of course not, the great mighty hero guy just lies there for a moment until he can leap up again heroically instead of stagging around wheezing pathetically like the rest of us would.