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| Jay's Drabblets by Jay of Lasgalen | 6 Review(s) |
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| elliska | Reviewed Chapter: 97 on 10/24/2007 |
| Personally, from my perspective of the woodelves, I see this as much more logical. I don't think the woodelves, save Legolas, behaved within character to trust/be so compassionate to Gollum. And while Thranduil is a little harsher than normal, this would certainly have been more logical. And I think Gollum still would have escaped. He was slippery and had help. Cool drabble. | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 97 on 10/16/2007 |
| Now that is really interesting! What if Gollum had never had the chance to escape? True, it would have saved Frodo and Sam a lot of trouble. But Gollum was meant to be their leader. They wouldn't have made it into Mordor unseen, I fear. In fact, even Cirith Ungol would have been no threat to them, because they did not know that it existed and how to reach it. It is also possible that Legolas would have never come to Rivendell... Amazing how one change alters the storyline completely! Author Reply: It's why I like AU challenges - it stretches the mind :>) If Gollum had not escaped, Legolas would never have gone to Rivendell. And without Gollum, Frodo and Sam would probably not have succeeded in the quest. | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 97 on 10/16/2007 |
| Another interesting AU. This decision would have saved all the troubles Gollum's escape caused, but I am not sure Frodo and Sam would have found their way to Orodruin if they didn't have Gollum as their guide for so much of the way, particularly through the Dead Marshes and to the stairs of Cirith Ungol. Interesting to ponder how this would have changed the story ... Author Reply: Without Gollum, would Frodo and Sam have succeeded? And Legolas wouldn't have gone to Rivendell to report his escape, either! | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 97 on 10/16/2007 |
| Ah. If only. Author Reply: It would have changed a lot, wouldn't it? I like AU ... | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 97 on 10/15/2007 |
| Perhaps not so much an AU - Legolas might have eventually worn Thranduil down and the creature took the moment. Nice drabble though. Author Reply: Ah - but this is different decisions. Gollum never saw the outside of the dungeons ... | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 97 on 10/15/2007 |
| And what would have been the end of this one, we wonder? Change one decision, and see where it leads indeed. Author Reply: It's an interesting AU, isn't it? If Gollum hadn't escaped ... | |