[Tar-Palantir]

Faramir acted poorly. His character in the novels is beyond being 'good' or 'bad'. His intelligence, generosity, cool-headedness and nobility did not come through at all. His one good decision - to set Frodo on his way - seemed to come from lack of intelligence. "Okay Frodo, just walk through East Osgiliath (or however he got across) and through these orc hordes, all the way to Mordor and try not to be seen! Even though the Nazgul KNOW WHERE YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU HAVE!" <P>How will Mithrandir know they are going thorough Minas Morgul and therefore attack the Black Gate to cause distraction and give Frodo and Sam more time?????????<P><BR>But those aren't even the biggest reason for the sequence tasting a tad sour. Oh no, it was the Rangers of Ithilien. They pushed & pulled on the Hobbits very harshly, generally thrashing them around and treating them with ABSOLUTELY NO RESPECT. It gives the distinct impression of a callous people, which is not remedied at all in the Osgiliath scenes, in fact they seem even worse. At least Faramir got to do one good deed.