Author's Note: What can I say? The warm reception The Fellowship of the Rings in a Nutshell received left me wanting to continue on to the next ones. For those of you who are reading this without reading the first, here's the rundown: I type up a synopsis, and humor Spell Check by changing the real names to the names Word suggests instead. With no further ado…
The Two Towers in a Nutshell, According to Spell Check
The second part of the trilogy begins with Merry and Pippin captured by the rocs, Aragon, Gimlet, and Ligulas tracking the Uric Hay to rescue the hobbits, and Ford and Sam heading to Murder.
Aragon, Gimlet, and Ligulas are apprehended by the Rehire, the army of Mohan. Elmer, the nephew of King Theorem, converses with Aragon and explains that his men found a group of Uric Hay and killed them all. Anxiously, Aragon asks Elmer whether they found two helpings among the rocs, but to his dismay, Elmer denies seeing any such persons. Elmer, however, directs the three to where the massacre took place, if they still wish to hope their companions are alive.
The ranger, Elf, and dwarf take his directions, and find the smoldering heap of carcasses. Aragon, being a ranger, tracks small footprints into the Foghorn Forest, and hope for Merry and Pippin's lives is rekindled.
Meanwhile, Merry and Pippin have befriended Tree beard, an Ant; a talking tree, if you will. They beseech him to organize help against the impending war. Tree beard agrees to organize an Endmost, or a gathering of the Ants to discuss the problem and find a solution.
Aragon, Gimlet, and Ligulas are found by the one and only Vandal. As the wizard explains, he was brought back to the world briefly to help against the forces of Murder. Not only this, but he has been reborn as a white wizard, and prefers to be called Mithrandir, which in Elvis mean the "gray pilgrim." The four go to Mohan to confront Theorem, and ask for his alliance in the war.
Ford and Sam, meanwhile, have found the creature Glum. The pitiable beast agreed to lead the hobbits into Murder an unseen way. It is unsure whether Glum will be able to overcome his desire for the Ring, which ups the tension even more.
In Mohan, Theorem, against Mithrandir's wishes, decides to lead his people to safety from raids in Helm's Deep, a fortress in the mountains. Elmer's sister, Erwin noticed Aragon, and became one of his constant companions during the trip to Helm's Deep.
Saurian the wizard still multiplies his army of Uric Hay, and through his spy, Worm tongue, the ex-advisor of Theorem, learns of Theorem's plans to hide in the mountainside. His army sets out towards Helm's Deep, in what will be one of the more spectacular battles during The War of the Ring.
Ford, Sam, and Glum traipse through the Dead Marshes and are then caught by a band of men. The leader, by the name of Farmer, turns out to be the younger brother of Boomer. He figures out by a slip of Sam's tongue that Ford has the One Ring. He resists the temptation, proving himself to be a stronger man than Boomer, and lets them continue on their quest.
The Battle of Helm's Deep takes place overnight, and the good side wins victoriously. The movie ends with Glum arguing viciously with his other personality, Seagull, and deciding to kill the hobbits and take the Ring for himself.