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10-05-2003, 01:54 AM

I totally agree with you. The scourig of the shire is one of my favorite chapters and it completely developes Merry and Pippins characters as hobbits who have grown up and can handle their own affairs quite nicely. It also is a great ending that tolkien thought of to have gandalf let the hobbits deal with the shire themselves. I have much respect for PJ but leaving out the scouring of the shire is a sin in my book.

10-05-2003, 01:54 AM	#28
Slayer Guest Posts: n/a	I totally agree with you. The scourig of the shire is one of my favorite chapters and it completely developes Merry and Pippins characters as hobbits who have grown up and can handle their own affairs quite nicely. It also is a great ending that tolkien thought of to have gandalf let the hobbits deal with the shire themselves. I have much respect for PJ but leaving out the scouring of the shire is a sin in my book.