- Aragorn's descent into madness, and the effects it has on his friends and family.
- Gimli trying to wake Legolas after he was raped.Gimli: Wake up, Legolas. Please? Please Wake Up.
- The deaths of Imrahil and Aelon. The fact they die offscreen somehow makes it worse.
- Aragorn's guilt after he fights off the Captain's influence and realises what he's done.
- "Many times I wished that [the sea-longing] had never come upon me. [...] And now it is gone. There is no home, no healing for me under beech or elm or over sea. I have lost everything."
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