#BUT. he was still a maiar and was meant to serve the children of ilúvatar not—

[archidrews]

ian mckellen’s performance as gandalf refusing the ring is so fuckin good. “don’t….tempt me, frodo!” one of the maiar has seen how another wielded its power, how horrible his powers might become under its influence.

#i was so stoned when i wrote this…. #i had more thoughts but i’ll leave it at this for now bc i forgot em #sir ian mckellen #ian mckellen #lotr #the fellowship of the ring #fotr #jackie watches lotr #i know it’s not exactly the same bc sauron was with melkor from the get go #BUT. he was still a maiar and was meant to serve the children of ilúvatar not—