Second-guessing and Misunderstanding Tolkien

[Radaghast]

Why did Melkor not destroy the two trees by himself? If he'd do that, and by any chance could regain it's power as Ungoliant did, he'd be unstoppable as the Trees cointaned alot of energy and power inside, no?

 

[Radaghast]

Why was Lord of the Rings rated so highly even though there are many points to be criticized?

Point such as:

Armies battle without strategy, citadels don’t have trench warfare, people are make poem & sing anywhere & anywhen. Novel ends with Deus ex Machina.

All very fair and cogent, I'm sure...🙄

 

[Deimos]

What if a Balrog decided to be lawful good and wanted to come out and join the Gondorian Army?​

(HA! I see your Balrog and raise you an Eagle!)
What if Gwaihir decided to be unlawful bad and wanted to fly out and join the Mordor Army?

 

[Radaghast]

Here's one straight out of the gutter:

In Lord Of The Rings, why doesn't Aragorn allow himself to have fun with Eowyn and sleep with her when she clearly wants his affections and is a beautiful woman?

 

[Radaghast]

If Gandalf was very hard pressed by the nazguls on weathertop while using Narya, then how come Aragorn relatively easily fought off the 5 nazguls, while protecting Frodo against the witch king himself with just a torch? Isn’t that a bit inconsistent?

It annoys me to no end when people conflate the movies with the book, as if they're one and the same. Does Gandalf ever even fight the Nazgûl in the movies, other than the losing encounter against the Witch-king? Even in the extended editions?

 

[Deimos]

Here's one straight out of the gutter:

In Lord Of The Rings, why doesn't Aragorn allow himself to have fun with Eowyn and sleep with her when she clearly wants his affections and is a beautiful woman?

Maybe we should allow every Ranger in ME to kick you back into the gutter

 

[Aldarion]

Here's one straight out of the gutter:

In Lord Of The Rings, why doesn't Aragorn allow himself to have fun with Eowyn and sleep with her when she clearly wants his affections and is a beautiful woman?

I actually remember answering that one... I was SO ticked off.

 

[Radaghast]

Why was Sauron so easily defeated by Isildur? Why didn't he exercise more caution wearing the Ring into battle?

One of the more annoying misconceptions perpetrated by the movies 😡

 

[Squint-eyed Southerner]

I keep thinking I should rewatch the movies, and keep seeing reasons I shouldn't.

 

[Deimos]

Why was Sauron so easily defeated by Isildur? Why didn't he exercise more caution wearing the Ring into battle?

One of the more annoying misconceptions perpetrated by the movies 😡

Bling is meant to be ostentatiously displayed; that is its entire raison d'être,.
The One Ring is the ultimate bling ** so of course Sauron, a narcissist's narcissist, is going to make certain everyone knows he is ME's non·pareil in accessorizing.
**You are encouraged to notice and "Like" the exquisite rhyming in that phrase.

 

[Radaghast]

There's also the fact that Isildur doesn't canonically defeat Sauron and the way that he does in the movies is one of the stupidest things ever.

 

[d4rk3lf]

If Gandalf was very hard pressed by the nazguls on weathertop while using Narya, then how come Aragorn relatively easily fought off the 5 nazguls, while protecting Frodo against the witch king himself with just a torch? Isn’t that a bit inconsistent?

It annoys me to no end when people conflate the movies with the book, as if they're one and the same. Does Gandalf ever even fight the Nazgûl in the movies, other than the losing encounter against the Witch-king? Even in the extended editions?

To answer in rpg terms:
Because when all 9 are together, they get a huge bonus on all stats.

 

[Radaghast]

If Cirdan was such a great shipwright in LOTR, why did the ships in the Peter Jackson movies, use lateen sail pattern when a fore and aft rig is better for close haul and close reach sailing?

 

[d4rk3lf]

If Cirdan was such a great shipwright in LOTR, why did the ships in the Peter Jackson movies, use lateen sail pattern when a fore and aft rig is better for close haul and close reach sailing?

Because THE SEA IS ALWAYS RIGHT!

 

[Radaghast]

Why is the climax of the LOTR book (Gollum falling into the Mount of Doom) so short? I expected a more epic or complex plot.

Mount of Doom? Maybe you were reading a knock-off?

 

[Aldarion]

Why is the climax of the LOTR book (Gollum falling into the Mount of Doom) so short? I expected a more epic or complex plot.

Mount of Doom? Maybe you were reading a knock-off?

Maybe he wanted Gollum to sing a birthday song as he fell?

 

[Deimos]

Why is the climax of the LOTR book (Gollum falling into the Mount of Doom) so short? I expected a more epic or complex plot.​

You related to Peter Jackson, maybe his nephew? He paid you to ask that, right?
Maybe a literal "cliff-hanger" scene would have been soooooooo much more "epic" 🙄.

 

[Radaghast]

In Lord Of The Rings, why doesn't Saruman call Sauron and Mordor for assistance using the Palantir after the Ents attack Isengard?

Because the waypoint was out of order 🙄 Some people apparently have no conception of distance😖

 

[Radaghast]

How did Gandalf become elected the president in Lord of the Rings?

 

[Glorfindel Goldtress]

How did Gandalf become elected the president in Lord of the Rings?

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If anyone was the "President", Saruman was President of the White Council before. 🤪