Bilbo, Gollum and Sam

[doug*platypus]

Sam didn't have the Ring for long enough to fully feel its pull. Remember, he did suggest to Frodo that he keep it for a while. Perhaps the Ring was working to ensnare Sam, by convincing him that he would be helping Frodo by keeping the Ring. Sam, I'm sure would have been very resistant to the Ring, but I fear that eventually even he would have fallen. What would Sam do if he was in a situation where he could only save Frodo by giving in completely to the power of the Ring?

Gollum could not live without the Ring, much as he might have wanted to. Sam had not possessed it as long, and didn't crave it as badly, which is why he didn't attack Frodo at the Sammath Naur.

I'm a little confused as to why Gollum didn't turn to "dussst" after losing the Ring. Maybe its power still worked on him. Remember also that the movie made much more out of Bilbo's sudden ageing than the book did!