# Best moments of Lord of the Rings (spoilers)

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**Created:** [February 4, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-moments-of-lord-of-the-rings-spoilers/152637 "2003-02-04T03:08:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-moments-of-lord-of-the-rings-spoilers/152637/61 "2003-02-09T03:16:51Z")

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Favorite book moment: Scouring of the Shire

Favorite movie moment. “Before we left, I made a promise. ‘Don’t you leave him, Samwise Gamgee,’ and I don’t mean to. I don’t mean to.”

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**Author:** ![Delirium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3e96dc/32.png) [@Delirium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delirium)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-moments-of-lord-of-the-rings-spoilers/152637/62 "2003-02-10T12:27:36Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Tangent \*  
> \*\*Funny, I always interpreted Gandalf’s look there as sort of relief that Frodo volunteered. He knows that Frodo, a hobbit, is the perfect ringbearer, but the responsibility couldn’t be forced upon him. So when Frodo says “I’ll take the Ring,” Gandalf is relieved and grateful for Frodo’s offer, while also apprehensive about his safety. In other words, I saw it kind of the opposite of what you said. I see his expression as - I was really hoping you would take this on, but I was afraid you wouldn’t. \*\*

Me too.

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**Author:** ![unwashed\_brain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a9adbd/32.png) [@unwashed\_brain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unwashed_brain)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2003, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-moments-of-lord-of-the-rings-spoilers/152637/63 "2003-02-10T16:05:20Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Tangent \*  
> \*\*Funny, I always interpreted Gandalf’s look there as sort of relief that Frodo volunteered. He knows that Frodo, a hobbit, is the perfect ringbearer, but the responsibility couldn’t be forced upon him. So when Frodo says “I’ll take the Ring,” Gandalf is relieved and grateful for Frodo’s offer, while also apprehensive about his safety. In other words, I saw it kind of the opposite of what you said. I see his expression as - I was really hoping you would take this on, but I was afraid you wouldn’t. \*\*

I agree with this interpretation, mixed in with a healthy dose of “you hobbits never cease to amaze me”.

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