[Fordim Hedgethistle]

This interesting (old) thread got me to thinking about Gollum's relation to the Ring -- I agree with the sentiments expressed her that Gollum did not have the strength of will to use the Ring in anyway to control the Three: but it's interesting too how he never apparently even tried to use the Ring for dominion. Perhaps this is a sign of whatever Frodo saw in him: something that help out the hope for his redemption -- he had been consumed by the Ring, but he never wanted to use it to control and dominate others. In this regard, he is like Bilbo and Frodo, who were the only other two Ringbearers (or people who felt the attraction of the Ring) who did not fantasize about using it to make themselves more powerful than other people or rulers over them.