The Fellowship was scattered. Some were bracing hopelessly for war against the ancient evil of Sauron. Some were contending with the treachery of the wizard Saruman. Only Frodo and Sam were left to take the accursed Ring of Power to be destroyed in Mordor–the dark Kingdom where Sauron was supreme (Goodreads).
Once again Tolkien brings in descriptive language and ever interesting characters to the world of Middle Earth. Much more fast paced than The Fellowship of the Ring (even with the ents), The Two Towers starts off by pulling at the heartstrings of readers and eventually shows wonderful character development, with all four of the Hobbits clearly growing in courage and in Merry and Pippin's case, stature. Aragorn as well is filling out to be the King he is destined to be, and in Gandalf's situation, his character even changes colour, along with gaining authority. Surprisingly, this novel is also filled with several laugh-out loud moments to go along with the excellent dialogue (see Legolas and Gimli's banter), including one line that would likely maker most junior high students chuckle: "Where did you get the weed you villains?" Another very satisfying addition to the trilogy is the Gollum/Smeagol internal conflict, which adds a whole new dynamic to the overall plot. 8.9/10
"The Lord of the Rings" is not a trilogy, you villain.
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