Alan Sisto
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He's imitating Gandalf.
He's afraid of Gandalf.
You know, he smokes to be like him, but he doesn't want Gandalf to know that he smokes.
I hope he's charging Gandalf rent for the space he's taking up at his head.
Oh, my goodness, big time.
It is crazy how bad this is.
I mean, it's pretty funny, really.
Like you said before, it's almost like a comedy in many ways.
The tobacco isn't the only thing.
That is a big reason why he's interested.
It certainly seems to be the initial reason he's interested in the Shire, but let's face it, he's just a power-hungry guy.
Any place that he can wield power, but especially if it means at Gandalf's expense.
Again, the little brother syndrome.
And then it turns out that being a top customer, paying cash apparently, has benefits.
The Sackville Baggins is no, the standup examples of moral living in the Shire.
The footnote here reminds us, by the way, that everybody's favorite umbrella-wielding old hobbit lady was Lobelia Bracegirdle before she married Otho Sackville Baggins.