Ugh, Bree and the Prancing Pony were plain grotty or grundy. Yucky, dirty nasty; Bree was awful. I always skip that bit when I watch the DVD, although the scene where the black rider rides down the Bree gate was awesome for that second. Nearly makes up for the rest of Bree.

Poor you, not seeing RoTK until January! I've been trying not read the spoilers, but gosh it's hard not to.