Ian McKellan telling Sean Astin (Sam) to hold Elijah Woods (Frodo) hand in Rivendell because Sam holds Frodos hand in the books when he learns Frodo is alright and Ian knew that "might be missed by two resolutely heterosexual actors" that the touch could be at all meaningful
never underestimate the ability of fiction to make you feel better, because you can have the most terrible, fuckass day imaginable, and then tuning into an episode of a silly little show you like will make you reach astronomical levels of joy
To put it more plainly, the internet was better when people weren't making money from it. It is bad now, because people are trying to make money from it.