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It Took 60 Years To Realize Bilbo Had The One Ring

Throughout The Hobbit films, Gandalf never seems to buy into Bilbo's stories of just being lucky or his particularly miraculous feats – times when Bilbo was actually aided by the powers of the One Ring. It stands to reason that Gandalf pretty much knew Bilbo had a magic ring, though not the One Ring.

Still, it seems like a matter of paramount importance for Gandalf to know which magic ring Bilbo possessed not just for curiosity's sake, but for the safety of all Middle-earth. However, it's not until 60 years later when Bilbo vanishes from his 111th birthday party that Gandalf finally realizes the truth.

Given all the reasonable suspicions the wizard had during The Hobbit films for the well-being of Middle-earth, it seems like something the normally wise Gandalf should've uncovered much sooner.

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The Shock Of Sauron's Return

Once it was confirmed that Bilbo had possessed the One Ring for all those years, Gandalf really shouldn't have been so stunned by the return of Sauron. After all, Gandalf and the rest of the White Council realized Sauron was trying to return to power at Dol Guldur 60 years earlier.

There were even more signs of Sauron's return, such as Azog, the army of orcs and goblins, and the darkness and corruption that overtook Mirkwood. If Sauron hadn't been defeated after the White Council drove him out of Dol Guldur, why would it be such a shock that he had returned?

The evidence was all there. To make things worse, Gandalf had presented most of these examples himself and then he apparently forgot by the time of The Fellowship of the Ring rolled around.

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Stumped By The Elvish Riddle To Enter Moria

Once the Fellowship reached the entrance to Moria at the Doors of Durin, Gandalf was stumped by the riddle on the doorway: "Speak, Friend, And Enter."

Perhaps just saying the Elvish word for "friend" was too simple and straightforward for Gandalf's sophisticated mind, but it seems like something the wise and intellectual wizard could've figured out long before Frodo.

It gave Frodo a nice moment to contribute beyond his emotional endurance of carrying the Ring, but it's the kind of moment in which Gandalf seems made to shine. It's possible that Saruman was right and all that time Gandalf spent with the hobbits was negatively affecting his mind. Probably not though, since it was a hobbit who ended up solving the problem.