All I’m saying is they didn’t start beating the drums until Gandalf shouted at poor Pippin

  • theodewere@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    yeah i’ve actually been thinking about this exact thing for a while lately… that the Balrog wasn’t there for the Ring and Frodo… it actually came for Gandalf, because he was announcing himself as the real Big Boss around… and that’s why Gandalf is Grey… he’s conflicted about his relationship to The Ring, and whether he feels like it’s his responsibility… he’s showing it in how he deals with Pippin’s tomfoolery…

    basically Gandalf had already claimed The Ring from Frodo, and the Balrog knew he was the one to take down… this is why Gandalf had to be tested…

    • 0rly@feddit.de
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      1 year ago

      That doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. How can you say that Gandalf basically claimed the ring from Frodo? He specifically didn’t do it; like Galadriel he passed the „test“ of temptation from using the ring.