Alan Sisto
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And he smoked a lot, prodigiously.
The text telling us that he'd not done that at a meeting before.
Matt, what do you think about that little ad that he's not done this before?
Is it because he's never smoked before or that he's never smoked a lot before?
That's exactly what I'm thinking.
He knows that Saruman's doing it.
So, of course, Saruman, as he always did, because he speaks against all the counsels of Gandalf, spoke against his advice regarding an attack on Dol Guldur.
And this is hilarious because it gets under Saruman's skin that Gandalf just sits there.
Like, Gandalf doesn't respond.
And, of course, he's smoking.
And it just makes me think of that, that whole sort of idea in negotiation that he who speaks first loses.
So, you know, Saruman said his piece and Gandalf's just sitting there.
Which is rich coming from a guy who smokes on the side.