"While I found Gollum useful for one underwater Mini Access hatch to get a gold brick, I don't find him any more useful than any of the other Mini Access hatch characters. I would recommend getting Bart or Slimer instead because they can at least get you access to adventure worlds that you don't get by default. Also, I've run across at least three gold brick puzzles designed exclusively for Slimer. (Dive + Sonic), (Ghost + Sonic), and (Mini Access + Illuminate)
Please pair Gollum with Aquaman for fishy dialog.
Building the spider models was interesting, but I haven't found much use for the spider in game."
Response from LEGO:By Nicholas, Digital Product Specialist, LEGO® Consumer Services, March 25, 2016
Thanks so much for your feedback!
While we wish that you had a better experience with your expansion pack, we understand that not every expansion pack meets the individual needs of each player. That's where your feedback comes in; it helps users decide which set suits their needs best.
"This is a very fun pack I like Gollum who is not bad I like that he comes with a fish I also like Shelob the Great which is an interesting build because the spider has only six legs instead of eight but still a cool build.I really like The Lord of the Rings chracters for this game and I hope more will come out in the near future."
"This is my first dimensions review. when I first saw this game, i knew I had to get all the Lotr ones. This one is no exception. you get Gollum. He is pretty uncommon. He is a really cool character. He comes with Shelob. This one of my favorite builds. Shelob should have 8 legs though. My one complaints are the price and the alternate builds. i was hoping i could turn the shelob into a Balrog, but it was just 3 forms of the spider. Overall i give this set an A-"