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general questions

what be thy name?
Jessie OMelliff.

where do you currently reside?
texas.

have you read "the lord of the rings" novels? if so, which is your favourite book and why?
the fellowship... it's homely.

have you seen the film versions? how many times? why?
yes and an uncountable amount. what else is there to do?

is pippin your favourite character?
he's one of them...

book questions

describe how you imagine pippin.
cute.... a bid of an ass...

what was your initial response to pippin's character?
i thought he was a smart allelic.

what in his character do you like?
his innocence.

what do you dislike?
his stupidity.

what do you consider pippin's strongest suit?
his loyalty.

what are his weaknesses?
his naiveté.

to what degree did pippin's tookish nature play into his leaving the shire? was pippin searching for something when he left, or was it purely to help frodo?
i think at first it was a young i'll-follow-my-friend-and-hopefully-have-an-advemture mindset.

what purpose did pippin have with the fellowship?
he was merry's person to lean on and merry his. he brought an essence of young minded cuteness to it... something to keep you hoping that there was some good still alive.

what would have happened if he had been left behind? how would he be different? how would the others be different?
merry would have lost all hope. maybe died. faramir would of died. they would all be tired and dark. like hope was lost from day one.

how does the grand adventure change pippin?
he is forced into maturing.

was pippin unsure of himself at the beginning of the tale?
i think he was, unduly so, sure of himself. but found out very quickly it wasn't so easy and he wasn't so good.

does pippin have a hero? who and why?
yes. faramir.

describe how you see pippin's relationship with merry.
i already talked about that.

do you think merry was ever disappointed in his cousin (ie during the palantír incident)?
no...

what do you think gandalf felt towards the young took? what was their relationship?
i think gandalf love him in a way. like a father. he watched out for him.

do you think gandalf was particularly hard on pippin? why?
not really. i mean, *somebody* has to be hard on him, eh?

when the fellowship first meets galadriel it is said, "each had felt he was offered a choice between a shadow of fear that lay ahead, and something he greatly desired: clear before his mind it lay, and to get it he had only to turn aside from the road and leave the quest and the war against sauron and the others." what do you think pippin was offered?
no. he was only as mean as he needed to be.

what do you think boromir represented to pippin?
to go home and never have the shire or his friends come by the way of danger.

how did the death of boromir affect pippin?
I think he was rather frightened of him. seeing him die made pippin find his true worth, or at least the beginning of it.

why do you think faramir so moved pippin?
i think he saw how muck stronger he was than boromir. but also that he could never find how good he really was because of his father.

what do you think motivated pippin to swear fidelity to gondor?
to tell the truth. fear and stupidity. he was afraid of being mistook and hated. turned aside without thought or consideration.

was it appropriate pippin ended up serving denethor, not théoden? why?
yes. merry would of pissed denethor off.

when pippin was confronted with death during the battle before the black gates, how do you feel he reacted?
it was a strengthening experience, like all pippin had.

why do you think pippin later named his son after faramir, not boromir?
faramir was his friend. boromir was too, yes, but... faramir was a different type of friend. a leader kind of friend. one he respected.

how do you imagine pippin as a father?
hehehe.... cute. the kind that loves to play.

in the end, what do you feel pippin lost and what did he gain from his journey?
his innocence. himself.

favourite scene or quote?
during the ent moot when he's leaning up against the tree... yum.

film questions

how do you think pippin was portrayed in the movie?
like a young brash male who needs to grow up.

many felt pippin in the film came off as "stupid," do you agree?
not really...

did you enjoy the performance of billy boyd as pippin? how so?
yes!

did you think pippin's character was slighted in the two towers film?
kinda...

how did you feel about pippin's enlarged role in rotk?
i like it... all we need now is more of grima and andy-gollum (andy-gollum was hot |p). less cg-andy-gollum.

favourite scene or quote?
all gollum and grima.

if you've seen the movie and read the books

which scene from the books which didn't make it into the film do you miss most?
tom... i miss tom...

was the pippin of the films accurate to the pippin you imagined?
close enough.

how did you feel about pippin not having his troll felling moment? did he prove himself otherwise?
i dunno... and yes.

dude, was that diamond at the end?
lol.

if you magically had the chance to change one thing concerning film pippin (be it action, line or trait) what would it be?
umm... that could be dangerous. lol.

extra

can you think of think of any other questions which would be nice here?
no.

anything to say or ask about this site?
it's pretty!

who's another favourite character (from anywhere, not just lotr) of yours, and why?
celeborn.. he... just is...

guest questions

do you think pippin was tolkien's favorite character? why or why not?
no... i think the ents were.

if you could say anything to billy about his performance, what would you say?
you rock?

how do you feel about most of the songs (ex: "the bath song") not making it into the whole of the theatrical release and only part of the extended edition?
at least they made it.

do you consider pippin a hero?
yes!

lse says!

har har. this was a survey of a different colour, i could tell right away from one of the first answers which described pippin as a bit of an ass. good ol' pip.
magic difference answers i feel compelled to discuss:
faramir as a hero? awesome. i can't remember if anyone has listed him, though i think he'd be an obvious choice. most people put down boromir, gandalf or aragorn, sometimes merry.
you are more of a faramir fan though i take it? you were a bit harsh on old boro otherwise. not that i mind terribly, i'm not really a big fan of his, just makes me laugh. GO FARAMIR. really though, you are are the only person i have heard say pippin was scared of boromir at first. i adore the idea!
har, i really can't believe merry would have pissed off denethor anymore than pippin could have, merry and den-bo would have brooding angst contests.
of all your short answers this was my favourite: his innocence. himself. pippin on the journey lost his innocence, but gained himself. it's very poetic and so very true. very concise. nice.
whoa. andy-gollum hot? he always reminded me of the dirty freaky kid in health class who smelt weird. har har. i love andy serkis.
p.s. rock. on. celeborn.
p.p.s. i also love grima. check the outfit!

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