There might be no better argument for the 'Lord of the Rings' extended editions than a particularly baffling cut from the ...

So long as the One Ring existed, Sauron's power would endure, making him the ultimate threat in Lord of the Rings.

Gollum is a wizened and pale wisp of a being with over-large eyes; over time, he has become addicted to the evil power of Lord Sauron’s Ring ... Erdogan is Saruman the traitor, forfeiting ...