[HCIsland]

Personally, I don't think it's so much a matter of script as it is editting.<P>In RotK, Faramir tells Denethor that he wished he had known his wishes before such hefty a decision was thrust upon him. It begs the question, what would Faramir have done if he knew full well that Denethor wanted the Isildur's Bane brought to Gondor?<P>PJ felt he needed to increase the tension in the Frodo/Sam side of the story or else it would have been completely washed out by what was happening in Rohan. (Note that Tolkien didn't have the same issue as he presented the two stories sequencially rather than simultaneously.) We also know that there was originally a scene between Denethor, Faramir and Boromir set in Osgiliath before Boromir set out for Rivendell. A scene that we will see in the EE.<P>Perhaps a solution to PJ's dilemma regarding tension was to have Denethor express his wishes directly that Isildur's Bane (whatever it may be) be brought to Gondor. Isildur's Bane was mentioned in Faramir's and Boromir's dream and in the EE Fellowship, Boromir makes specific mention of Isildur's Bane at the Council of Elrond.<P>Unfortunately the Osgiliath scene found it's way onto the cutting room floor and this major motivating factor to Faramir's character was lost.<P>Just guess work. The EE Towers will hopefully shed light on the topic.<P>H.C.