Not sure what you were trying to accomplish by replying to me with this…

Sure, knowing who Gollum is, but for most people, even well-read people, I don't think it would've been the go-to visual metaphor before Peter Jackson.

Yeah, but they had a much smaller audience before the movies.

Pretty sure we're in 2003 at this point.

Nacho talking to his dad made me think of how Mike's son died. Even if he caves, I don't things will go well.

The episode where Kristen Bell's character performs an Act of True Love.

It's a half-step in the direction of the abominable fancy, yeah. I'm more interested in the matter of loved ones. So far Eleanor's been the only one to even bring up her family, unless you count Tahani's godmother Princess Diana.