Thursday Movie Blogging: Theoden King May Be My Favorite Character in Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings"

The Return of the King Extended Edition Movie Script Scenes 29 to 32:

SOLDIER: What’s happening, where is he going?  I don’t understand.  (They disappear into the cleft between the rocks)  Lord Aragorn!  Why does he leave on the eve of battle?    GAMLING: He leaves because there is no hope.   THEODEN: He leaves because he must.    GAMLING: Too few have come.  We cannot defeat the armies of Mordor.    Theoden shakes his head.   THEODEN: No, we cannot. But we will meet them in battle nonetheless...