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Re: One hand tied behind their back
Yeah, this letter stuff seems vaguely familiar. I guess I have to accept that Gandalf the White is more powerful if the prof says so, but I still don't see it. As you mentioned, he holds off multiple Nazgūl at Weathertop (including their leader) for a whole night. He goes toe to toe with a Balrog and allows his companions to escape. And don't forget that he took a lead role in confronting Sauron at Dol Guldur and sending him packing back to Mordor.
Ditto that "don't see it" with the implication that the raw power of a discorporeal Maia is superior to that of a corporeal one on the physical plane. If this is so, why would unrestrained Maiar like Balrogs and Sauron take a limiting physical form (we're not even going to discuss the ones who likely took the lowly form of Orc captains of old)?
I'm not sure where we're at anymore... except that Balrogs have wings!
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