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Orual · 12-30-2002, 08:11 PM

LoL, Eruwen! You're right! That's probably what I would end up doing. Except I wouldn't be backing up slowly, I'd be turning around and running as fast as my legs could carry me. Aiee!

Durelin, I agree that that's probably why Sam didn't kill Gollum at the beginning--you know, shoot first and ask questions later. But I stand firm in my opinion that after he saw Gollum, and saw what was happening to Frodo, and made the connection between the two, he did pity Gollum. He knew who Frodo was from long before the Ring came to him, and now he saw what Frodo was becoming. He could try to imagine what Gollum had been before the Ring had come to him. Like I said, he had the chance to kill Gollum in circumstances that would have justified it, but he didn't. So I think that in the end, it was more than obedience to Frodo that kept Sam from killing Gollum.

~*~Orual~*~

12-30-2002, 08:11 PM	#24
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 868	LoL, Eruwen! You're right! That's probably what I would end up doing. Except I wouldn't be backing up slowly, I'd be turning around and running as fast as my legs could carry me. Aiee! Durelin, I agree that that's probably why Sam didn't kill Gollum at the beginning--you know, shoot first and ask questions later. But I stand firm in my opinion that after he saw Gollum, and saw what was happening to Frodo, and made the connection between the two, he did pity Gollum. He knew who Frodo was from long before the Ring came to him, and now he saw what Frodo was becoming. He could try to imagine what Gollum had been before the Ring had come to him. Like I said, he had the chance to kill Gollum in circumstances that would have justified it, but he didn't. So I think that in the end, it was more than obedience to Frodo that kept Sam from killing Gollum. ~~Orual~~ __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"