@hopps_t@TheJFreakinC No. But he wouldn’t want them if he did. He wants lackey sycophants in every position regardless of competency. It’s just our good luck that none of these sycophants have any degree of competency
One of The Return of the King’s best scenes began in the most incredible way.
Philippa Boyens heard Billy Boyd sing karaoke during filming and realised Pippin’s voice could be used for something special.
So when Denethor asked Pippin for a song, she gave Billy Tolkien’s words and asked him to find the melody himself.
Boyd imagined it as something Pippin might have grown up hearing in the Shire: not grand, not heroic, just old, sad and familiar.
That became The Edge of Night.
That’s why the scene works so well.
While Denethor eats and Faramir rides toward death, Pippin sings this small, innocent hobbit song.
It feels like the Shire briefly entering the darkest corner of Gondor.
@Suzierizzo1@mmpadellan@KarstenStrauss Should’ve never have even been considered for the job. But because he’s a sycophant suck up, competency is unimportant. Performative fawning loyalty is all that matters to Trump