As Frodo is preparing to throw the Ring into the Crack of Doom , he succumbs to the Ring 's power and claims it as his own .
Sam spares Gollum 's life in one last show of pity and kicks him down the Mountain .
As Frodo is preparing to throw the Ring into the Crack of Doom , Sam succumbs to the Ring 's power and claims it as Sam 's own .
Sam spares Gollum 's life in one last show of pity and kicks him down the Mountain .