And The Most Classic Way To Show That Is A Monologue!!! - Tumblr Posts

Ok y'all, if EVER there is a reason to get a Shakespearean actor to do Tolkien, Charles Edwards demonstrates it in this very under-discussed little monologue. (I know, it's not the world's greatest screen record. So sue me, I tried.)

It's not even 30 seconds, but it's a masterclass in how to go zero to sixty in a quarter mile. Even the writing itself is reminiscent of classic Shakespearean monologues. Celebrimbor is talking to a metal blank specifically and his project more generally, and you're just as invested in these questions as Celebrimbor is. You BELIEVE that he's genuinely asking and looking for an answer. There's something almost Hamletian about this monologue, and I absolutely adore it.

Literally just hand Charles Edwards ALL the acting awards, because even these tiny little moments, these few lines, are imbued with character, with real longing, frustration, and desire. And this isn't even the stuff that we all remember from the season (which is also amazing), it's just a little moment that I genuinely adored and was transfixed by on rewatch.