On IM with a Scottish friend who hasn't seen Return of the King yet (spoilers for book vs. movie)

[azurelunatic]

In which I sum up some of the things that were left out...

azurelunatic (2:29:41 AM): No confrontation with Saruman either.
azurelunatic (2:29:49 AM): in tower.
wibbble (2:30:04 AM): Weird.
azurelunatic (2:30:07 AM): Just Gandalf saying, "Well, he's in there, and it's your job to see that he stays in there."
wibbble (2:30:13 AM): No Palantir?
azurelunatic (2:30:24 AM): Treebeard: "I can deal with that. Trees will grow here now."
azurelunatic (2:30:41 AM): Hobbit: "Oooh, what's that under water? Shiny!"
azurelunatic (2:30:49 AM): Gandalf: "Give me that!"
wibbble (2:30:52 AM): Ahh.
azurelunatic (2:31:58 AM): ooooh, and Gandalf kicks MAJOR arse.
azurelunatic (2:32:09 AM): Mad King: "Abandon your posts!"
azurelunatic (2:33:06 AM): Soldiers: *do as ordered, unhappily*
Mad King: "The end is nigh! Doom!"
Gandalf: *whack* *whack* *whack* "Return to your posts!"
azurelunatic (2:33:15 AM): Soldiers: *obey Gandalf happily*