Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Smeagol is swimming along in a rocky stream, trying to catch a jumping fish. Sam and Frodo follow him
SAM:Hey, stinker, don't go getting too far ahead.
FRODO:Why do you do that?
SAM:What?
FRODO:Call him names. Run him down all the time.
SAM:Because. Because that's what he is, Mr. Frodo. There's naught left in him but lies and deceit. It's the Ring he wants. It's all he cares about.
FRODO:(looks cross) You have no idea what it did to him......what it's still doing to him. (he walks past Sam, then stops watching Gollum) I want to help him, Sam.
SAM:Why?
FRODO:Because I have to believe he can come back.
SAM:(walks to Frodo's back) You can't save him, Mr. Frodo.
FRODO:(turning around to face Sam) What do you know about it? Nothing! (Sam nods walks past him) I'm sorry, Sam. I don't know why I said that.
SAM:I do. (turning back round to face Frodo) It's the Ring. You can't take your eyes off it. I've seen you. You're not eating. You barely sleep. (walks right up to him) It's taken hold of you, Mr. Frodo. You have to fight it.
FRODO:(snaps back) I know what I have to do, Sam. The Ring was entrusted to me. It's my task. Mine! My own! (he walks off purposefully)
SAM:Can't you hear yourself? Don't you know who you sound like?
Smeagol is swimming along in a rocky stream, trying to catch a jumping fish. Sam and Frodo follow him
SAM:Hey, stinker, don't go getting too far ahead.
FRODO:Why do you do that?
SAM:What?
FRODO:Call him names. Run him down all the time.
SAM:Because. Because that's what he is, Mr. Frodo. There's naught left in him but lies and deceit. It's the Ring he wants. It's all he cares about.
FRODO:(looks cross) You have no idea what it did to him......what it's still doing to him. (he walks past Sam, then stops watching Gollum) I want to help him, Sam.
SAM:Why?
FRODO:Because I have to believe he can come back.
SAM:(walks to Frodo's back) You can't save him, Mr. Frodo.
FRODO:(turning around to face Sam) What do you know about it? Nothing! (Sam nods walks past him) I'm sorry, Sam. I don't know why I said that.
SAM:I do. (turning back round to face Frodo) It's the Ring. You can't take your eyes off it. I've seen you. You're not eating. You barely sleep. (walks right up to him) It's taken hold of you, Mr. Frodo. You have to fight it.
FRODO:(snaps back) I know what I have to do, Sam. The Ring was entrusted to me. It's my task. Mine! My own! (he walks off purposefully)
SAM:Can't you hear yourself? Don't you know who you sound like?
