Tom Bombadil was very distructing. But then again to me, the first part of FoTR was pretty draggy. Only after they started the quest did things start to liven up. IMO of course!
I always wondered why was Tom Bombadil and Goldberry included in the story. Perhaps Tolkien felt that it was too early to introduce Strider or other characters and hence invented a totally new being to fit the loop?
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