I didn't really like him either. He clashed with the overall feeling of Fellowship while at the same time breaking its logic. If he just clashed, he'd be comi

I didn't really like him either. He clashed with the overall feeling of Fellowship while at the same time breaking its logic. If he just clashed, he'd be comic relief. If he just broke the logic, he'd be a mystery wrapped in an enigma. But by being both at the same time, he becomes the big-lipped alligator moment of the whole series.