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| Only a Second or Two by Larner | 10 Review(s) |
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| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/18/2009 |
| Poor Sam, for having had to witness such a thing. Yes, that would be a hard question to answer. Author Reply: Oh, indeed so. Hard to watch someone you love so taken by such a thing, and very hard to try to explain to your child. | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/10/2009 |
| I keep responding to your responses! I am glad you would want to do more of this and guess what bunny woke me up last night and wouldn't let me go back to sleep for a long time? Could I have your permission to do this myself? Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Go ahead, Antane! If it's moving you so, go for it! Heh! | |
| Celeritas | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/9/2009 |
| Yes, the Ring was ugly, ugly business, and I'm not surprised that it made Frodo hideous as in this fic. Thank God he was set free from that! Author Reply: That one moment to see that terror take him must have been quite terrible--to see those familiar features taken by another. Indeed, thank God he was freed from that horror--perhaps a fate worse than wraithdom might have proved. | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/9/2009 |
| I hope you do put Sam's response here at some point or as a separate story if it would be too long, not to sugarcoat it or make Elanor love him any less, but also too emphasize that he still loved his Frodo no matter what and that is the lesson to draw from it. Could you explain a little more about Frodo reaching the point of madness seeming sane? I am quite intrigued by that whole thing. I will have to watch the movie again for those emotions you see flashing there, that would make it more interesting. Just like the fear and horror that is so clearly there in TT in Osgiliath just before he says "They're here." He knows something terrible is about to happen to him and he is helpless to stop it. I wish I could read lips so I could see what Sam was telling him - probably "Don't worry, it's all right" as only Sam can say and have it still be true when it most definitely isn't! Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: If I were to expand on this I do think I'd do it in a story in its own right. But not yet--have too much to write at the moment, I find. However, I find this one is sticking with me. Thanks so, Antane. | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/9/2009 |
| A truly frightening moment for Sam, the transformation of a beloved friend into something quite different and terrible - had to be worse than many of Sam's trials during the Quest. Nicely done as usual! Author Reply: Indeed, Raksha. Sam has so much to remember and deal with from time to time as the memories are brought back. Thank you so! | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/9/2009 |
| Very difficult to answer, yes. How do you explain that, particularly to a child? The movie illustrated quite well how different Frodo looked in that short time, didn't it? Author Reply: Oh, yes, this is so, Kitty. The great range of feelings Elijah Wood managed to convey just in that short time, from regret to terror to possession--it was marvelous! | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/8/2009 |
| Excellent - best one yet, IMHO. *shivers* Children ask the strangest and hardest to answer questions........ Author Reply: Oh, am so glad you think so! Yes, oftentimes children's questions can be difficult to answer. And the memories awakened by this one are not the easiest to deal with. | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/8/2009 |
| Whoa! What might have been indeed and what memories were stirred up and how could one respond to such a question? What do you mean though that Frodo looked sane? Repulsive is true, but then it wasn't really his master that Sam was seeing but the Ring once more working through a human host. It was bad enough in the book, but the movie is worse for Sam. That evil grin in the movie is not coming from Frodo! How horrifying for Sam to have seen it, and what came later, stalking Gollum, going over the edge, seeing in Frodo's eyes how much he wanted to let go and die, but then Frodo seeing all that love and forgiveness and hearing the begging command not to let go. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: There comes a point in madness that it appears to be sanity--perhaps a skewed sanity, but sanity nonetheless. And I think Frodo had reached that point. The movie moment is so perfect. There's the brief confusion, the look of sorrow at Sam--almost an "I have to do this" that shifts swiftly through "Stop me!" to "I have him now!" and we see the satisfaction of the Ring as it has Frodo precisely where It wants him to be. And then the rest.... Le hannon, Antane. | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/8/2009 |
| Powerfully done, as usual. An excellent use of the prompt. in haste, Lin Author Reply: Thanks so, Lin. I am honored. Love to the kids, family, and Zoe. | |
| Cairistiona | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 3/8/2009 |
| Another interesting drabble. I wonder what sort of answer he finally came up with. Author Reply: I rather wonder as well. Thanks so, Cairistiona. | |