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Certainty of death. Small chance of success. What are we waiting for?
— Gimli • The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Behind the line May contain spoilers.
Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
A bleak tally turned into a rallying cry. Death is certain and the odds of success are slim, and the speaker's answer isn't to retreat but to ask why anyone is hesitating. The dark humour comes from treating hopeless odds as a reason to go.
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