My goodness! It speaks volumes for PJ that all his actors are willing to return again and again to film even more pick-up shots. (Unless he had it locked into their contracts from the very beginning. )<P>I too, can't see the Scouring happening, for the above reasons sighted. Nor ol' Bombadil suddenly being cast, much as we would all love to see him.<P>One of things that bothered me (slightly) about Two Towers was that all the bases were covered, but so briefly. Everything had such a rushed feeling. I am really looking forward to the more leisurely pace that is promised for the extended edition. I'm a little afraid the same thing might happen in ROTK, and that these pick-up shots will be used to flesh out the final film. <P>One part I hope is covered in detail is Sam's rescue of Frodo in Cirith Ungol. That is Sam's finest moment, and I can't wait to see him go up against the Watchers at the Gate. I also suspect that we might see more of Frodo's treatment at the hands of the Orcs in the tower, and his reaction when he realizes the Ring is gone. (Which I always thought was a little underdone in the book.)<P>Here's an interesting final thought: do you suppose that PJ might take a page from one of Tolkien's own deleted scenes and show Sam's own departure from Middle Earth and his arrival in Tol Eressa?
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