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[–] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lord of the Rings. I have no complaints and am probably one of the few who know why the eagles didn't fly into Mordor.

[–] spacemanspiffy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] Policeshootout@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

I think it's debated a lot but from what I remember it's because the sky is a big empty space, the Eagles are sentient and do what they want, the nazgul patrol the sky and dead kings sense the ring. Sauron has an eye that is ever watching. It would've been too dangerous and risky to lose the ring for the Eagles while the enemy still lived.

[–] conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Yeah, flying in after the evil is absurdly weakened is pretty obviously not the same as flying through controlled airspace.

I can't stand the movies though. They're like cliff notes of cliff notes of the story.

[–] RexWrexWrecks@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

This is such a simple and succinct explanation. I'm fully satisfied with this and feel like no other explanation is required.

[–] msage@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

NSFW, if anyone doesn't know by now.

[–] msage@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

How is that NSFW?

Not every comic Oglaf is porn

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

That one's fine, but anyone who goes from that to browsing the archive should do it outside the office.