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The scene makes sense as is if you chart the fall of Gandalf from leader to hanger on, and Aragorn from reluctant errand boy (bring Frodo Baggage to Rivendell) to leader of the forces of the free. Gandalf has to slowly exit the stage to make Aragorn appear the more, and so in PJ's world it (I guess) works.
And to surprises: Sure, I'm all for them if they are well done, but if another main character were to fall off a cliff and return...
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