I love the chapter when Treebeard comes into the story. Especially because in the earlier chapters you hear some remarks towards ents, but little else. It is always facinating when a new character comes into the story. Specifically talking trees.
I really didn't find The Departure of Boromir that shocking, I had some idea that he was going to end up being killed, but not where. I really thought he was going to die while on the river. That one part of the chapter on the river when he was described bitting his nails and slighty shaking while Merry and Pippin were becoming frightened by his nature and if he was going to end up drowning themselves, that was when I really thought he was going to end up paddle them off the falls...
~ Ka