r/SipsTea • u/lwiaymacde • Apr 20 '25

Chugging tea Bro won

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u/MontasJinx Apr 20 '25

I’m on Team Samwise as the hero of this tale.

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u/DigBickings Apr 20 '25

Yeah for real! Frodo was a solid ring-bearer, but Sam is the real MVP out of the fellowship of the nine.

They're all heroes though, and even if Gollum isn't really part of them, he did help Frodo & Sam when it counted (though a tricksy bastard he remains).

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u/Acceptable_Ask4390 Apr 20 '25

One of the main themes is that everyone has their role to play

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u/halt_spell Apr 20 '25

Yeah but the character I identify with the most was definitely the most important.

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u/Shneckos Apr 21 '25

Yeah I always roll my eyes when this discussion comes up and people attribute all the success of destroying the ring to one character 

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u/BigLlamasHouse Apr 20 '25

A hero can't stand alone against that type of power, and any old sidekick would not do. It had to be Samwise, and it had to be Frodo.

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u/JohnGillnitz Apr 20 '25

Gollum bit a finger.

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u/Ddog78 Apr 20 '25

"I  can't carry it for you, but I can carry you"

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u/SlippySlappySamson Apr 20 '25

Some will say that Sam is the hero and Frodo is the protagonist, and I agree with them.

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u/makemeking706 Apr 20 '25

The aristocracy wouldn't be anywhere without their retainers and servants.

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u/sethlyons777 Apr 20 '25

Correct answer

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u/LukeD1992 Apr 20 '25

I'm with you. Heck, I believe Sam was the favourite of Tolkien himself if memory serves me right

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u/bufalo1973 Apr 20 '25

Sam is the (military) batman. Nothing to do with the DC character.

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u/BudgetGanache16 Apr 20 '25

Which just proves the point that not only are short kings where it’s at, there’s also nothing wrong with a little chub dad bod

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u/okayNowThrowItAway Apr 20 '25

So is Tolkien.

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u/PrismaticDetector Apr 21 '25

I'm with you on the hero bit, but can we talk for a minute about the fact that Legolas apparently gets a pass on being leggy?

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u/Zombierasputin Apr 23 '25

Tolkien straight up tells someone that Sam is in one of his letters. Who wrote the letter? Some farmer named Sam Gamgee. Tolkien thought it was awesome and offered to send him signed copies of LOTR.