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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Are the Dundain going to be cut out completely? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Yes, but many of us figured that quite some time ago.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Another thing... In this behind the scenes look they talk about how Sauron thinks that Pippen has the ring. I am pretty sure that was not in the book.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Sauron knew Saruman's orcs were taking two hobbits to Isengard. Grishnakh guessed they carried the Ring and I would assume Sauron would have guessed that too. He then gets to talk to Pippin through the Palantir. I think the implication in the book was that Sauron thought Pippin the Ringbearer, though it wasn't expressed explicitly.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Frodo clearly showed the ring to the Nazgul in TTT so where on earth did they get the idea it was Pippen? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>That thought occured to me as well. In fact I thought it would be a fairly efficient way to explain why The Witch King was hastening forces to Minas Tirith (the logical next place Frodo would have gone from Sauron's perspective). Now I'm not sure what to think. I'll have to wait for the film.<P>Having Gandalf think that Sauron thinks Pippin is the Ringbearer is not a problem. That is consistent with the information he possesses, so there is nothing in the preview that could be considered a plot hole. Whether Sauron believes the Ringbearer to be in the hands of Faramir or in the hands of Gandalf really doesn't matter from his perspective. Both paths lead to Minas Tirith.<P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> Darn PJ! Hasn't he messed with the plot enough?<BR> <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Why don't we judge something after we've seen it, hmm?<P>H.C.<p>[ August 26, 2003: Message edited by: HCIsland ]