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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shadowdancer" data-source="post: 1240453" data-attributes="member: 515">If you look at the Map of Middle-Earth in the TTT EE appendices, the one that shows the paths the different characters take, taking Frodo to Osgiliath wasn't that big of a deal. Frodo, Sam and Gollum were going that direction anyway -- both Osgiliath and Shelob's lair are south of where Faramir and his rangers capture the party. Osgiliath is just a little further to the west. I think PJ did that to help the intertwined stores synch up. Since Shelob's lair was being held until RotK, he had to slow Frodo's party down from reaching it too quickly in relation to when the other events in the movie were happening. Yes, there probably are other ways this could be accomplished, but the method PJ chose tied in better with his changes for Faramir, and that character's attempts to please his father. It's all a compromise to try to make the overall story arc flow better, and I think it works just fine.</blockquote>