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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 34 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There’s a method to his Tookness.

[–] pyrflie@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago

Have you tried being a Took. It's pretty great. Bilbo was a Took once removed and look what he accomplished.

[–] blackluster117@possumpat.io 27 points 1 month ago

We call this 'failing upwards'.

[–] pyrflie@lemm.ee 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And his interaction with the palantir? Dude's whole career is failing up.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 9 points 1 month ago

A took is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.

[–] hakase@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago

Gotta love some good, old-fashioned eucatastrophe.

[–] Sanctus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

I really wish we got like 1 more minute of the scene of the Balrog and Gandalf falling into the lake. I needed to see them both look at each other like "Oh, fuck." and just haul ass out of there.

[–] rustydomino@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Big brain AND second breakfast? Fuck yeah!

[–] observantTrapezium@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

The balrog was already awake, but maybe wasn't paying attention 😜