10 Dumbest Decisions By Lord Of The Rings Characters

It was probably highly predictable that Frodo would make it to the top of this list, as his dumb antics throughout the trilogy were often a chore to sit through. Still, out of all his dumb decisions, this is the worst. Not only because it's a ridiculous leap of logic but because it's one of the most heart-breaking scenes in the franchise, and it was all bred from a stupid misunderstanding.

After a tonne of tension between Gollum and Sam, the scheming creature devised a plan to eliminate his foe. Whilst climbing the Stairs of Cirith Ungol, Gollum took the remaining lembas bread, threw it away and sprinkled the crumbs on Sam to frame him.

This ridiculously shallow trick ended up making it through to Frodo, who became enraged with Sam. Then, after his loyal friend innocently offered to help him carry The Ring, his paranoia overcame him, and he ordered Sam to "go home".

Sam had given Frodo nothing but trust and guidance this entire time. Even at his worst, Samwise was a loyal friend who saved Frodo on multiple occasions, so to see him shrug the former gardener off at the advice of the clearly evil Gollum was infuriating.