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[The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug] In the movie, Bilbo almost tells Gandalf he has the ring right before they enter Mirkwood. What would have happened if he had told him?
gpt
In all likelihood, nothing. Gandalf knew Bilbo had some kind of magical ring for many years before he discovered it was actually the One Ring. In fact, Gandalf was probably *more* suspicious of the ring's potential influence because Bilbo would never have ordinarily tried to conceal its existence or lie about how he acquired it.