I'm kind of wondering if we're all going to be depressed next year waiting for ROTK...
I don't think there's any way they can make the ending of TTT not QUITE so bad, the way they did with FOTR. So we'll probably be pretty depressed.
At least the others fare better than Frodo and Sam. And there ARE lighthearted moments in TTT, especially with regards to Merry and Pippin - I'm really looking forward to seeing more development of their characters, as well as the relationship between Legolas and Gimli.