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9. Smeagol Finds The Ring The opening toReturn of the Kingis a sequence that appears calm and friendly—until the scene’s intent becomes clear. It’s showing us the origin of Gollum, how he came to find the One Ring, and how he murdered his best friend to have it moments after they found it. Such is the overwhelming will of the Ring’s evil. The sequence is bold and twisted, especially as Smeagol gets banished to the rocks, cast aside from society with only his Ring still with him....

9. Susan Ross Across her time on the show, Susan became one ofSeinfeld’sbest-loved supporting characters. She first appears as one of the NBC executives that give Jerry and George an opportunity to create a pilot for their sitcom,Jerry. She later dates George. Susan appeared onSeinfeldon and off for four seasons and eventually became engaged to George. However, she died after an incident with cheap envelope glue before they were able to get married....

9.Tor Tor is a major publisher, so it might be a surprise to see its name on this list. Even so, the company has been making plenty of quality storytelling available free of charge via the Tor.com website for years now. Part of this may be ebooks of longer works, but much of it is short fiction. You can either browse theoriginal fiction sectionof the website or sign up for the company’s email newsletter....

9.eBay eBay is a hub for used books, boasting millions of novels, biographies, nonfiction books, manga, comic books, and more. Sellers typically describe the condition of the book, so you won’t have any surprises (like missing pages or a torn cover). Since anyone can become a seller on eBay, the listings can be very unpredictable. You just might come across a rare book or manga at the cheapest price you’ve seen....

9. ID-0 In theID-0anime series, we get a lot of traditional elements of mecha anime, but this time mixed with the feel ofSword Art Online. Unlike many other mecha anime series,ID-0features machines without cockpits. Instead, these machines use a mineral called Orichalt to fuse a pilot’s consciousness with a specific machine. If that doesn’t sound intriguing enough, there’s more:ID-0also features a class of people known as Evertrancers, who permanently lost—or voluntarily gave up—their bodies and now live fully as machines....