Merry and Pippin spend the entirety of Two Towers trying to convince the Ents that they are not, in fact, Orcs (while the Shire burns). We’ve spent decades jus

Merry and Pippin spend the entirety of Two Towers trying to convince the Ents that they are not, in fact, Orcs (while the Shire burns). We’ve spent decades just trying to get people to agree on facts, basic facts supported by the majority of scientific consensus. So, forgive me my frustration, but at a certain point we have to agree the sky is blue [1] and move on to the “what are we going to do about it” part. 1: Well, normally it’s blue at least.