[Saurreg]

Heh, funny thing is I never took notice of the way he ran. Were you two referring to the scene when he when to Theoden after seeing that the beacon was lit?

Now the Theoden of that scene was more like the one we knew and loved in the books - loyal and stalwartly. I was prepared to groan and anticipate another "Where was Gondor" rant but the resolute "And we shall help them(?)" brought a smile to my face. That was the spirit of the Rohirrim right there.

As for the rout at Osiligath, I recalled that during the flashback of Faramir in TTT-EE, when Boromir was addressing his men: there seemed to be hundreds of heavy Gondorian men-at-arms. I wonder where all of them went?