Alan Sisto
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August is when he goes into Moria.
The company doesn't arrive to the West Gate of Moria until nightfall on January 13th, 3019.
That's some five months after Gollum entered Moria.
No wonder he's weak and desperate.
No wonder he hates the yellow face.
There's no sunglasses in existence that are going to prevent him from burning his retinas.
It'll take his pupils a whole day to...
That's, that's, that's wild.
And of course he still doesn't get out until they get out.
So, you know, another week or so.
Now, the footnote here is really interesting, actually.
Tolkien explains, according to the dwarves, this, that is opening the door, needed usually the thrust of two.
Only a very strong dwarf could open them single-handed.
And Gollum was not a very strong dwarf.
I mean, you just said this.
I do think this is interesting.