The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Reaction Part 2 

Everyone says " They need a friend like Sam"... The truth is everyone needs to BE a friend like Sam!

After the ring was destroyed: Frodo left Middle Earth, so that he may be fully healed. He was still able to feel the wound on his arm from the sword at the beginning, plus for being the ring-bearer and it nearly consuming him like it did Gollum. Aragorn returned Gondor to it's former glory, and ruled happily with Arwen for 120 years. He had one son and two daughters. When his time drew near, he chose to take command of his own end. We laid in the House of the Kings in Minas Tirith with Gondor's past rulers and drifted into eternal sleep. Arwen passed one year later. Gimli became the Lord of the Glittering Caves under Helm's Deep, as it was rich with Mithril. He kept his word to Galadriel, and encased the strands of hair within glass and treasured it. Legolas restored the woodlands of Middle-Earth that were ravaged by the war, along with adventuring with Gimli. After Aragorn's death, Legolas made a ship of his own in Ithilien, and left Middle-Earth to cross the sea to reunite with the rest of the elves in the Undying Lands. Gimli crossed the sea with Legolas, due to his close friendship with the elf, and was the only dwarf that was offered that honor. Samwise married Rosie and had 13 children. He was also elected Mayor of the Shire for seven consecutive seven-year terms (49 years.) Afterwards, Sam was given passage to the Undying Lands to reunite with Frodo, as Samwise was also a Ring-Bearer, even for a short time. Pippin became the 32nd Thane of the Shire, and held that position for 50 years. He had one son named Faramir Took I, who later married Sam's daughter. After he retired as Thane, he left with Rohan and Gondor with Merry. He remained there for the rest of his life, and was entombed in the Hall of the Kings, and later moved to be laid to rest alongside Aragorn. Merry was knighted by King Eomer and become Master of Buckland. He married, and wrote a book. He had at least one son. At 102, he returned to Rohan and Gondor with Pippin, dying around the same time as Pippin. He was laid to rest in Gondor with Pippin, and later moved alongside Aragorn.

Sophie is so smart. She understood the whole reason that Frodo left for the undying lands and so much more. Great series reaction.

"Come on gollum!" "You too old to be acting like this!" That shit had me dying 😂😂

I love it when you hear Galadriel intone to Elrond, "In his heart Frodo begins to understand that the quest will claim his life," and at the end you realize that she didn't say that he would die, but that his life would be sacrificed. And it was--the trial to destroy the ring stole from him virtually everything, leaving him a shell, a being weary and empty and unable to find either joy or contentment in continuing on. His only salvation was to leave for the Undying Lands, a privilege afforded him by his enormous self-sacrifice.

This trilogy inspired me to read the books, and before that, you wouldn’t catch me within 20 yards of a book. Nowadays, my phone lets me carry a small library with me everywhere. I am extremely thankful to Tolkien for the world he built. And Peter Jackson and the cast and crew for bringing it to life on the big screen with such faith to the material! 🙏

I think people already said it... Sophie is actually the first person I've seen who got it right away... In a general sense, he left for the exact reason she stated: once you lose your innocence, you can't unsee nor delete the tragedies you've witnessed... Some scars go too deep... It was Tolkien's perspective on war and how it affects those involved... You can't go back to wine and roses after that...I grew up poor and from the roughest places and having grown up and moved away from those kinda places, it's different to be on the flip side... There were no Starbucks in the ghetto lol... Plus all ring bearers were afforded a ticket to "heaven on earth" in this world... Even Sam eventually went there as well

Tolkien basically said that no one could've consciously destroyed the Ring. In the volcano the Ring was at its strongest, and it was using its full power to prevent Frodo from letting it go and destroying it.

“Your pen was on fire when you were writing this!” Well considering he started writing his tales of Middle Earth when he was in the trenches of World War 1. There’s a possibility it literally could have been.

In the book, Eowyn does very nearly die. She is being carried back to Minas Tirith as one of the dead, when Prince Imrahil (a great character from the novel who unfortunately was cut from the film due to time constraints, but he is Denethor's wise brother-in-law and is later the father-in-law of King Eomer) realized that she was still alive. She was rushed to the Houses of Healing where she hovered near death until Aragorn was able to attend to her and bring her back. Merry was similarly afflicted, though it took more time for the damage to be done to him, as he was not facing the Witch King directly when he died, and so the "Black Breath," which he brought against them, did not hit him as hard and took longer to taint and poison him. So after she struck him down, Eowyn at first seemed fine (well, except that her arm was shattered by the Witch King's mace both in the book and the movie), but then quickly succumbed to the poison and appeared to have died. Eomer, thinking both his uncle and sister were dead, went mad with grief and charged recklessly into battle, nearly getting killed, himself. Aragorn's arrival brought him to his senses. One thing that isn't explained in the movie is the importance of Merry's attack on the Witch King from behind. Without this intervention, Eowyn would have been absolutely incapable of harming the Witch King. Not because she was rendered helpless by the blow to her shield arm, but because her sword could not have hurt him due to the magical protections that surrounded him. In the book, Merry's sword is not a common blade. It is a Barrow Blade, ancient and enchanted, given to him by Tom Bombadil (a rather bizarre character who does not appear in the movies) in the first book. Because of the blade's magical enchantments, when it strikes the Witch King, it shatters his defenses and renders him vulnerable to mortal weapons.

The thing we have to remember about Eomer's reaction to finding Eowyn unconscious in the field - he had no idea she was there. He thought he left his sister safe in Rohan. to then find her seemingly dead after battle would be terrifying.

Lord of the rings won 475 awards out of 800 nominations, thus making the films the most awarded film series in cinematic history.

Professor JRR Tolkien, who wrote the Lord of the Rings and the Hobbit was born in the late 1800s, lost both his parents by the age of 14, fell in love with a woman he was forbidden from seeing when he was a teenager, and fought in WW1 and lost many of his friends in that time. In the end though, he was reunited with the woman he loved, and the few friends he still had only became more strongly bound than ever before. His story was one closer to the contents of his book than the vast vast majority of us will ever know. He was also an influential professor of English and Old English at Oxford university, and long time faithful Catholic. His friends included the author of Narnia, and he is also notable for having translated Beowulf (the oldest story ever written in English).

You’re right about Frodo leaving. A lot of people compare it to him having PTSD from the Ring and the stabbing that Frodo could never really heal from in middle-earth. In Valinor, which is basically elf heaven, they have the means to heal his wound and his heart. Tolkien the author served in WW1 and even started writing about middle earth during the war. Faramir’s father is what happens when you lose all hope and it’s perfectly juxtaposed with King Theoden who didn’t give into despair and his journey ended in glory.

Sean Astin as samwise gamgee deserved an academy award

Lol I have never ever seen someone reacting to this movie that gets the ending even as close as you. Nobody listen to the things that's been said so nobody gets it but you did and I appreciate it really. You really got that Frodo never healed because of the weather top incident and the ring. Frodo didn't die actually but besides this you are spot on concerning the movies (book lore is obviously different). And I really never have seen even one reactor get it as close as you. You really listen to what the characters said and got so much out of it what others don't. Great reaction and iam glad I saw it because you were into the story and intelligent enough to appreciate it. I really enjoyed it and yo seem like very intelligent, likeable and funny people.

Denethor, Faramir's father and Steward of Gondor is a tragic story. he was a wise and strong ruler, but he used the Palantir, the Seeing Stone of the kind that Saruman used (the one that Aragorn used), in order to see what was happening beyond his borders so that he could lead his people properly. He was strong enough able to take control of it away from Sauron, which even Saruman could not do. But Sauron slowly poisoned his mind and drove him crazy by slightly altering what he could see, so he only saw the worst things. By the time we see him, his mind was already broken.

37:06. I love what you said there, Mair. It reminded me of what Boromir said, way back in the first film: "It is a strange fate, that we should suffer so much fear and doubt over so small a thing." You guys were a delight to watch, thank you for allowing us to be a part of it!

Very few people notice the first time that hurting the nazgul means receiving their curse. That's why Eowyn and Merry get badly hurt: They got cursed. Out of screen they were saved by Aragorn, who knows ancient techniques of healing. It happened in the book and in the movies too, they just didn't show it or explain it to keep the pace and time, making the whole stuff confusing.

The reason why Merry's dagger disintegrated and his arm burned like that was because the Witch King is protected by his own magic. This was cut from the movies, but in the very first book before they reach Bree the Hobbits end up in some old tombs where a Wraith (not a ring-wraith, just like an old angry ghost) tries to kill them. They are rescued by Tom Bombadill (who was also cut from the movies) and he gives them each an enchanted dagger that was inside the tomb. These daggers were enchanted with spells to destroy wraiths, and Merry still has that dagger in this scene, and he uses it to stab the Witch King's leg. The dagger isn't powerful enough to kill him, but it does break the spells protecting him and disintegrates the dagger, and the spell burns Merry's arm. This act makes the Witch King vulnerable, allowing Eowyn to deliver the final blow and kill him, but like Merry, she is struck by his protections and becomes ill after the battle when Aragorn works to help heal everyone.

there are no "dead minutes" in the trilogy. SO FIRE 🔥🔥

I love your reaction when Gollum bit Frodo's finger off, and when they fell 😂 About Frodo leaving, the Ring took a huge toll on him, both mentally and physically, and he'd never fully heal where he was. He'd finally be able to rest and be healed in the land of the elves. Sophie got the idea right.

When Frodo grapped Sam's arm, you grapped Sophie's. Everybody needs a Sophie... ;-)

Sophie put it so beautifully, regarding Frodo's journey. And I feel the thing that makes this ending so much more heart-wrenching is remembering that Bilbo told Gandalf in the first movie, "I think in his heart, Frodo is still in love with the Shire." So to see Frodo say at the end, "The Shire hasn't been saved for me," it truly is such a sad fate. This guy was so selfless and kind from start to end, yet he was the only one who ended up losing everything. A true hero is about sacrifice, and Frodo is that hero for me.

Last 20 minutes of the reaction was such a delight, you were so into the story. Thank you!

For those of us who literally waited decades to see who would make this a reality and how it would be done, Peter Jackson & Co. really knocked it out of the park. This was a great ride watching you two experience this amazing saga. And when you do rewatch them you'll pick up on many subtleties that make more sense.

grabbing each other to use as a security blanket is movie night relationship goals.

Your reactions have been a breath of fresh air. A lot of reactors just let things wash over them, waiting for a big 'moment' they can react to. You guys were *paying attention* and *retaining information*. It makes a big difference. Thanks for letting us come along on the journey.

Remember in the 1st movie how Gandalf told Frodo Sméagol being spared by Bilbo would shape the future? As much trouble as he caused, in order for Frodo / Sam to not only get to Mt Doom but to not resort to throwing themselves in, Gollum had to be there. Btw, the movie condensed the time but Frodo had the ring for about 30 years before he even left the Shire. So he had it for a few decades before started to get obsessed.

If Sam or anyone else killed Smeagol along the way, Sauron would have got the ring and prevailed because Frodo couldn't destroy it. Like Gandalf told Frodo in the mines, he still had a part to play.

The chain that holds the ring has been eating away at Frodo’s neck since he got it, the closer he gets the heavier it gets

The tree starts to bloom because the True King Aragorn is getting close.

"the dead do not suffer the living to pass" is a way (a kind of old-fashioned way) of saying "the dead will not allow the living pass"

Tolkien wrote in pencil. Then he would make changes in pen over the pencil and in the margins. Then he would type with two fingers because he couldn't afford a typist. It took him twelve years to write this book. That was partly because he had a day job. He was a professor at Oxford University. He would also stop and write other things, making up whole languages and writing poetry as well as stories that were separate from the world of Middle Earth, but were never published until his son gathered, curated, and published them after his death. The book that tells the beginnings of this world was begun while he was fighting in WWI and he kept editing it for the rest of his life. It's called 'The Silmarillion'.

Eowyn taking on the Witchking is the better example of a “strong female character” moment than anything that’s come out in the past decade, and it has almost NOTHING to do with the line “I am no man”

you are both so intelligent and sensitive to the themes of the film, your reactions made me so happy ❤ sending you both love

Absolutely stellar reactions. The whole trilogy. You two invested yourselves from the first to the last. I believe you will enjoy "The Hobbit" trilogy too. It's Bilbo's back story. When he finds the ring and meets Gandoff. The author, Tolkien, created this almost 100 years ago. The books are truly treasures to read. He took things from Celtic, Norse and Scandinavian myths and blended them. He created full languages for the Elves, Dwarves, etc. Truly a fantastic journey reading them. But I believe you will truly like The Hobbit trilogy as well.

One of the reasons the steward went so batshit crazy is that he had a Palantir (one of the bowling ball crystal ball things, just like Saruman) and he been mentally messed up by Sauron showing him all the doom and gloom of the coming war.

Frodo left Middleearth essentially because he wore the Ring of Power, as did Bilbo. Even Sam would eventually follow Frodo, having only worn it for a couple of days. Perhaps Smeagol would have...had he not fallen with it.

favorite quote of this reaction : "YO that is mad disrespectful...mad disrespectful"....excellent reaction guys

These are DOPE reactions. If you read the books or even just do a bit of research about the questions you have in the story, you quickly see how deep the world Tolkien created goes. Even 9+ hours of movies couldn't contain everything needed to understand everything perfectly. Seriously, pick ANY character you've seen in these 3 movies - they have a backstory that has been figured out. But with that said though, y'all understood a lot! And your reactions were just perfect, keep up the great work y'all! Liked and subbed!

JRR. Set his pen on fire. I love that. He was professor of Old English. He studied old folk lore. It was why it was so good. He created the story from irl folklore. It was real world story he started out writing from his own kids, that he decided to publish. The heart of it, the human story was from our real world.

Not only was Frodo physically wounded by his experiences, the ring also took a huge mental toll from him. He was scarred mentally and physically, a major case of PTSD, and he never truly felt home again in Shire. As he was a ring bearer, he was granted a passage to the Undying Lands where he could truly heal and spent the rest of his days with the Elves and other higher beings (which Gandalf also was) that lived there. Sam was also granted that honor, but as he was a married man and had tons of kids he waited until his wife Rosie was gone (she happened to die before Sam) and their kids had a life of their own. Then he took on that offer and left to the Undying Lands to be reunited with his best friend Frodo for the one last time before both of them passed away from old age.

Don't think "Everybody deserves a Sam", think "Everyone should strive to be a Sam"

I honestly think the soundtrack is what makes these movies as amazing as they are. All of the different themes and how they're used to make you feel a certain way during scenes just completes it so well. And its all just so beautiful too!

Watched all your videos on this trilogy today. Was a blast watching you both enjoy it so much!

When Sophie shouts :WHAT THE FRIG!!" or "Oh. My. GOODNESS!! WHAT IS GOING ON!?", and the camera shakes, it's the best.

Gosh how many times do I have to cry when the reactors cry lol. Love the journey and thank you both. 🙏🏼💛

The three eagles man... The fact that Gandalf thought Smeagol would have turned good allwasy breaks my heart. One for Frodo, one for Sam and the last one for no one. I am impressed with myself, that sound really good when read out loud!

A lot of people will tell you how Denethor (Faramir and Boromir's dad) was done dirty in the books, but as I haven't read the books I actually kind of enjoy his character and how it's written. He's a man who has abandoned all hope having grown up ruling Gondor in the place of a King who will probably never return, looking out of his window and seeing the terrible sights of Mordor every day of his life. He loves both of his children, but he has a favorite who never failed and another who can't live up to his brother's glory which many people can relate to. He doesn't mean what he says when he says he wished Faramir had died instead of Boromir, he's a father beset by grief and just wants it to all be over, and he says things he doesn't mean, another thing that many people can relate to. And it's not that he wants his son to die by burning him, it's that he believes the only person he can trust anymore is himself and Boromir, and with Boromir dead he can only trust himself now, he's paranoid and delusional, and refuses to listen to Merry that Faramir is alive because why would he trust him? The Halfling only came to his realm a short time ago, the only other Halflings he knows of are the ones that carry the Ring into Mordor which if they don't succeed is certain death for every being in the world. Trusting only himself now, he decides that he and his son are going to go out together and be buried together instead of being slaughtered and violated by the forces of Sauron. As frustrating as it is, it all makes sense.

I had to laugh when you said that you'll probably watch the movies again...Pretty soon you're going to be one of us watching other people watching these just to get the "feels" again...😆❤

So a quick note about the sword Aragorn has. Swords of kings represent whole bloodlines in these kind of stories. If a sword breaks it's also a very symbolic way of saying the bloodline of that king is broken too. They also often carry the legacies, legends and deeds of their previous owners with them. In this case one of those deeds was Isildur cursing that army to undeath (in Dimholt) for bettraying him. Only Isildur's heir can release that curse and only Isildur's heir can touch them because of that (which is why the movie showed Aragorn grabbing that dude by the throat: "You WILL suffer ME!"). But you need the sword in tact for that work. Otherwise Aragorn is just a ranger with no prowess from his bloodline. When Aragorn shows himself in the palantir to Sauron with that sword it's not so much a reveal as a taunt. It's saying: "Hey, remember this sword? You know? The sword that defied you 3000 years ago? It's back. And so is the line of kings that goes with that sword. Best be ready because I'm coming for you." Which is the perfect way of, at least..... , distracting Sauron while Frode and Sam try to sneak into Mordor. Swords. They're extra awesome in these stories. :)

It's been a real treat watching you guys react to these incredibly special movies. Hope you enjoy these movies for years to come!

It is hard to overstate the amount of care and attention to detail that went into this trilogy. The Lord of the Rings is a creative monument. Something like that had never been written before, and likely never will be again. Tolkien was a philologist with a background in cultural ethnology. He developed his world over decades, wrote a whole creation myth and invented several languages with realistic linguistic interconnections, like they would have developed naturally in real life. You can spend a lifetime studying his work, because he spent a lifetime creating it. And every part of the production of these movies is just rich with detail from this immense body of work. So much stuff in the set design, the costumes, the weapons and equipment, the character names, the ancient legends and history they reference, even some of the lyrics from the score, has a deeper meaning behind it that you can explore. Can, but don't have to. As you have proven, it is absolutely possible to enjoy these movies as they are without knowing any of this, and still don't feel like you are missing something. That is true magic. Great reaction, guys. I really enjoyed your commentary and guesswork, and I am glad you chose to undertake this journey.

7:17 & 21:48 These scenes always give me chills the fact that it was 2001-03 and they came out with this banger of animation they definitely deserved that oscars sweep

Merry suffered a backlash from the Nazgul when he stabbed it. It caused some form of necrotic injury from the Witch King's aura.

In the Return of the King book, the hobbits return to the shire that is controlled by Sauruman and Wormtongue. You see a bit of this in the vision in the mirror/pool in the first movie. The hobbits basically retake the Shire on their own with their new found courage. Sauruman and Wormtongue die in similar ways at the end of the books. Because it wouldn’t make sense to have another hour of movie after the ring is destroyed they killed them off earlier. Enjoyed watching you guys react!

You GUYS!! I've seen many reactions to this, but you were an absolute joy to watch! You mirrored all my emotions to this perfectly! And you are SO right, Tolkein set his pen on FIRE with these books, don't know if you're into books, but these are a definite MUST if you are. Can't wait for the Hobbit!❤

I remember I started reading The Lord of the Rings trilogy back in 1971. I was pregnant with my first baby and I used to read in the bathroom till 2 am in the morning with the door shut, so that I didn't wake my husband up. I was so immersed and addicted to the story. I have read the trilogy 3 times. Tolkien was the best storyteller and he brought this imaginary world to life. I felt like I was actually there living with Frodo and Sam. There is so much symbolism referencing the battle between good and evil, and I think the ring is symbolic of anything that holds power over us. Greed, power, addiction, jealousy ect....When the movie first came out, I didn't think they would have fulfilled anything my imagination expected but I was thrilled when I saw the first movie and it was even better than my imagination. I really enjoyed watching you guys react. I laughed out loud at some of your reactions. You two are very entertaining. I am now a subscriber, Thank you, I thoroughly enjoyed your reactions.

Congrats for finishing the trilogy. I think you'll really love the Behind the Scenes of these movies. And if you really love the lore the books will blow you away.

i love when Frodo and Gollum fall fighting over the right, Mair just stands up and leaves frame 😂

"Yeah, yeah, why not. . ." The most perfect depiction of the Hobbit movie trilogy lol

I have loved seeing you two watching this for the first time. It's such a pure reaction! Subscribed!!

Gandalf's single greatest power is his ability to inspire and restore hope to people.

The UrukHai were new, bred by Saruman, kinda like super orcs. But Sauron had just massive massive armies of regular orcs, men, siege engines, all kinds of things

You guys are awesome! I read this story for the first time in the mid-70s, and I've been returning to it ever since. I loved these movies, too, when they came along. Getting to see it through y'all's eyes, though, as you experienced it for the first time, was amazing. Thanks for letting us share this with you.

"My friends. You bow to no one." 😭

We're to remember Frodo living out his days finding healing, caring for Bilbo, reminiscing with Gandalf, and telling the tales to the old world to be spun into legend Sam ended up Mayor of the Shire for the rest of his life, Merry was a historian, opened a museum and wrote many histories and traveled to Gondor often - apparently the best records of the third age ended up at the Micheal Delving on the Downs

Remember,Tolkien fought and was wounded in the first world war. He was an officer in the western front.

I do hope you get to watch the making of/behind the scenes documentaries some day. Some of it are uploaded on YT but maybe you can borrow some DVD:s. The film making is fantastic. Loved to watch your experience with these movies!

"Sam knew his place" - that is a GREAT way to put it. He knew his task was to support Frodo, and Frodo's task was to bear the mind-fuckery of the Ring. This was a team effort all the way!

Those big smiles when the Ring melts-- that's storytelling magic.

The background is that Tolkien served in the first WW1 he fought in one of the bloodiest battles. He servived the war but he lost a lot of friends. Frodo's home coming is just like thousands of veterans who come back from war with "Wounds that never heal." Being surrounded by people who will never understand what he went through and a peaceful life he will never be able to enjoy for the sake of comparison i would highly recomend the 1979 verson of All quiet on the western front.

Also, a couple of fun facts for you both. First, even Tolkien said that Sam is the real hero of the story. So your love and praise for that character is spot on. Second, at the end of the movie, the little girl who runs into Sam’s arms was the real life daughter of the actor who played Sam (Sean Astin). Lastly, the director, Peter Jackson, had 2 cameos in the movie. He played a soldier of Rohan throwing a spear at the Uruk Hai as they assaulted the gate at the Battle of Helms Deep. Then, later, he plays the pirate who gets killed by Legolas’ arrow when The Dead Army wipes out the whole fleet of Corsairs, along with Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli.

My favorite reactions I’ve watched to these films. Now to watch your reactions to game of thrones and more! You guys are awesome

GoT, like most high fantasy was heavily inspired, by LotR's. Sam fighting back Sheoth is far more impressive than it looks in the movie; the lore behind it and its mother is crazy. Gandolf cannot see the future, he doesn't know what is going to happen, but he does have some understanding of what could happen. He knew the ring couldn't be carried by someone other then a Hobbit b/c it had limited effects on Bilbo, and he knew there was something in the fate of the ring tied to Golum b/c of how long he had it. He has a lot of wisdom and can see signs, but doesn't know.

Everybody deserves a Sam. That line was epic, Mair

Attacking a Nazgul with a sword is like sticking a screwdriver into an electrical outlet. Times 4 or 5 intensity. Hence when Merry then Erolynn stab the Wringwrath, they become paralyzed with a chance of heart stoppage Enjoyed your reactions and comments

One of my favourite fact of the story is that Tolkien was a WW1 veteran and his squad of 9 soldiers had one friend who died. He wrote the fellowship to survive with only one died (boromir) as a tribute to his squad in WW1

You two look like you are having a blast! So much fun! And Sophie on point with the time taken to show things in the movies and not rush through. There are differences between books and movies. And different tangents. And of course varying opinions on both laugh. But overall to me the movies capture the spirit of Middle Earth. That time being taken very much reflects the feeling of the journeys within the book of moving from place to place without hopping from here to there. And you are right Sophie everything that is there fits there is a reason for it just as Gandalf said about Bilbo sparing Gollum, even though Gandalf could not see the exact end. Not sure if you’ve seen the behind the scenes but they are quite something to see how all of this was put together. And all the people behind it. And Mair is right Tolkien’s pen was on fire for sure! Seeing your reaction Maire to both Frodo and Sam? Just love it! They both did so much. And Sam is such a friend. A true hero. Love to see the excitement these movies inspire even now! Thank you both🙏

Had SO much fun watching the whole film with you. Thank you so much.

There is something so special about watching someone experience the end of this movie for the first time. Absolutely nothing like it.

Thought it was a really cool twist that the Witch King of Angmar, if you remember it was mentioned "he will not be killed by any man" and he was slain by Eowyn the maid. It was actually a prophecy from way before, so technically he could be killed by a man, it was just that he "will not" be killed by a man. It wasn't that a man couldn't kill him you see, it was prophecy.

37:44 What an amazing reaction. So glad to see the magic of this trilogy holding up over 20 years later. Just goes to show how much of a cultural impact LOTR had on the world at the time. It's all anyone talked about throughout high school. It truly was a golden era of cinema, before the streaming wars. This era brought us Harry Potter, the Matrix, the Star Wars prequels, The Dark Knight Trilogy, Raimi's Spiderman, X-Men, Fast and the Furious, and much more. Hollywood was thriving and people clamored to see movies in theaters. Thank you for revisiting these masterpieces.

One detail I love is how Gandalf brought 3 eagles to rescue Frodo and Sam. The 3rd eagle was to carry Gollum, he had hoped to save him too. Also, Frodo had no idea that Gandalf had "resurrected", he thought he was still dead. So when he awakes after destroying the ring and sees Gandalf there, I think Frodo is so confused because he thinks he's dead. Then Merry and Pippin show up, he must have thought they were dead too. It takes Frodo a minute to realize he's alive and so are his friends.

The Orcs fighting each other in the tower were from Isengard and Mordor. Galadriel had sent an influence from afar to keep them fighting. Gandalf brought 3 eagles because he still had hope that Sméagol had also survived.

Seen this movie a million times. Love rewatching it through my girlfriends eyes and her getting surprised by things I know better then the back of my hand. Watching it with you guys gave me that feeling, good stuff.

Merry stabbing the witch king destroyed the protection he had that made him unable to be killed (it was a special weapon). But doing so did hurt Merry

Just so you guys know. JR Tolkien began writing The Lord of the Rings in 1937. He finished all of it by 1949.

Tolkien is the grandfather of all modern fantasy and he wrote it for his children but he starred penning notes in the trenches of WW1. He conveyed through Frodo the horrors of war and all the difference of your unchanging home that is ignorant in in ways but that’s what they fight for is to keep there home innocent and ignorant of those horrors, but for that you can never be the same or fit back into the innocent village because Frodo. Also Frodo carrying the ring for as long as he did plus be stabbed with the witch kings blade and Shelobs poison plus being tortured by orcs. I love this movie trilogy I saw it when it came out in theaters when I was 11 and dudes in cloaks and lanterns led us to our seats the most amazing cinematic experiences I’ve ever had. Now that I’m older (32) I watch it every Christmas and it still seems like a new movie from the experiences I have had through gives me new perspective on the whole trilogy and makes me love and understand the the depth these movies have. In my opinion this was the height of cinema, the best storytelling and art to ever grace the screen. Sadly I don’t think it will ever get better than that it’s the high water mark in of Hollywood, movies and cinema. It was the sweet spot in time where CG could enhance the video without lacking plot story and character development not being a crutch to lean on. Truly the magnum opus of movies.

this is weeks late, but i just ran into you all and love these movies. everybody does them but it's hard to get a real reaction. you just know when its for views. . but you two are legit. and i got to relive these movies again with you. thank you both.

Tolkien wrote this in the 50's and the Hobbit in the 30's. basically every fantasy and some scifi book and movie has been inspired by this. Including Harry Potter. Rawlings, the woman who wrote Potter was a big Lord of the Rings fan. A fun thing to do is see all the things in Potter that were borrowed from lord of the Rings. One, the Ring is a Horcrux. The Dementors are Ring Wraiths. Potter has an invisibility cloak. There are a lot more. About the Hobbit. It's less mature than this movie. Tolkien wrote it 20 years before as a bed time story for one of his friends kids. So it is a bit more Disney like at times. Especially the Dwarves. They seem like they are right from Snow White. Which came out the same year as the Hobbit. Also, the Hobbit book is only about 450 pages and Jackson turned it into 3 huge movies. So Lord of the RIngs he actually left stuff out. The Hobbit he actually added a whole lot. What he did was take a lot of notes and short stories from a book called The Similarian to lengthen the story. The Similarian was not suppose to be published but Tolkien's son released it a bit after his death. People give The Hobbit a bad rap. It's not a bad movie(s). There is a ton of action in it. I think it's actually pretty good. Just not as good a Lord of the RIngs.

I love your emotional reactions, that was me and my friends bawling out in the cinema and when we rewatched it as the extended version.

Be happy you could see all 3 movies in the same year. We had to wait a year in between each movie to get to the fantastic conclusion.😊

The spider in the movie was called Shelob and that's what Gollem meant when he said 'She could do it' in the end of part 2. And the creatures that the Nazgul wer're riding on were creatures form an older world whose kind, still lingering in forgotten mountains cold under the moon, outlived it's time and there in a hideous eagle's nest hatched this last untimely brood, bent on evil. And Sauron took it and raised it on wild flesh until it was geater than all other things that fly, and he gave it to his servant to serve as his steed.

I think you haven't seen the first movie in the extended version. I like that one the most, it builds the world so well and also shows you a lot more of Boromir and Aragorn relationship. The more you'll rewatch, the more interesting, tragic and heroic Boromir gets.

I just binge watched all your lord of the rings videos. So good. “Everybody needs a Sam”. When y’all both said “whattttt” when gimli said ‘toss’ me in the helms deep video. This is my favorite trilogy and seeing y’all watch it for the first time was so awesome. Best reaction videos ever.

I'm so happy that you guys talked about hope so much throughout the trilogy because it's such an important theme. Every single major character's true colors are shown in moments when there doesn't appear to be any hope. For example... Theoden: (we cannot defeat the armies of Mordor.) "No, we cannot, but we will meet them in battle nonetheless." Merry: "I know I can't save middle earth. I just want to be able to help my friends." Denathor: "Abandon your posts! Flee! Flee for your lives!" "We shall burn like the heathen kings of old." "Against the power that has risen in the easy, there is no victory." Aragorn: "There is always hope." (They are all going to die) "Then I shall die as one of them!" Legolas and Gimli: "Never thought I'd die fighting side by side with an elf." "What about side-by-side with a friend?" "Aye, I could do that." Saruman: "Against the power of Mordor, there cam be no victory. We must join with him." Gandalf to Pippin: "There never was much hope. Only a fool's hope." Faramir: "Since you were robbed of Boromir, I will do what I can in his stead. If I should return, think better of me, Father." Galadriel: "I pass the test...I shall diminish and go into the west, and remain Galadriel." Arwen: (I looked into your future and I saw death) "But there is also life. You saw there was a child. You saw my son." Sam: "Look, Mr. Frodo! There's light and beauty up there that no shadow can touch." "I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!" "Don't you let go!"

Loved watching this trilogy again through your eyes! It's amazing how this story stands the test of time. It touches pieces of one's soul that are almost universal, that deeply HUMAN part we all have in common... and it was amazing to see the same emotions I feel when watching this, playing on your faces. Amazing videos! Subscribed ♥️ As you said yourself, Frodo never fully healed. Carrying the ring to Mordor took literally EVERYTHING out of him. As others have said, this was a way for Tolkien to touch upon how war, especially one as brutal as the one Tolkien himself fought in, leaves you scarred not only in the body, but also in the mind. You might come back home alive, but you're not and never will be the same you were when you first left. Frodo was strong willed, stronger than other Hobbits (he truly was the only one who could do it), but he couldn't come out of this unscathed. Tolkien also wanted to explain very clearly that, even when you're fighting for something good, even when you "win", you might lose apart of yourself when confronted with such violence and horrors. And it was so touching of Frodo to leave space for Sam, as if to say: my story might be coming to an end, but you still have many wonders to see and you're as much a hero in this as me, so you deserve to tell how your story ends. I'm not an expert in Tolkien lore, but this is what I gathered! If anyone knows better, feel free to listen to them and discard this comment ♥️ P.S. English is not my first language, sorry for any mistake

Gandalf bought eagles enough to rescue Gullum / Smeagol as well, hoping that he'd be redeemed. It didn't happen, but perhaps when Frodo and Smeagol were going to and later after the spider, was the time where if they had not both been so tired and scared, they might have found common cause. A shame, but Gandalf had hope to save Smeagol all the way to the end.