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[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 15 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought the whole point is because they had no power or ambition, they were much less likely to be corrupted by the ring.

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Also didn't he just recruit Frodo? Sam was only there cause he overhead the plan, and Pip & Merry only so happened to bump into them along the way while stealing corn.

[–] deo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 2 months ago

In the books, they all could tell something was up with Frodo and refused to let him go alone. In fact, Sam was actually dropping plenty of eaves, dispite his claims to the contrary in the movies, and they puzzled it all out before Frodo even left Bag End. (Fatty Bolger, another co-conspirator who did not make a movie appearance, decided to stay behind to keep up appearances so that the mission stayed a secret as long as possible. He bought them precious time when the Nazgûl were in pursuit, and later played a role in the resistance against Saruman prior to the Scouring of the Shire.)