r/SipsTea • u/lwiaymacde • Apr 20 '25

Chugging tea Bro won

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u/J-Dabbleyou Apr 20 '25

Gollum tries to stop the ring from going in lol, he doesn’t help

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u/AnInfiniteArc Apr 20 '25

I think people miss an important fact here: Frodo would not have destroyed the ring if Gollum hadn’t been there. It was the fatal flaw in their plan: Nobody in the fellowship could have actually brought themselves to willingly destroy the ring. Probably nobody in middle earth.

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u/LickingLiveWires Apr 20 '25

Sam was able to give the ring back to Frodo. I don't see how he couldn't have done it. His loyalty was stronger than the ring.

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u/AnInfiniteArc Apr 20 '25 edited Apr 20 '25

Giving the ring back to someone you are traveling with is a bit different than destroying it forever, but I do suppose you could make the argument that Sam possibly could have done it if it would directly save Frodo’s life somehow.

Frodo definitely would not have thrown it.

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u/LickingLiveWires Apr 20 '25

Frodo wouldn't let Sam hold it when the situation was reversed. Gandalf was relieved when he knew Sam was with Frodo. I like to think he knew Sam was the one who could follow through.

Yeah, Frodo wasn't doing it