The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (TV Series)

By Gelfling Hand... (2019)

Harvey Fierstein: The Gourmand

Quotes 

• [skekSil catches skekAyuk urinating on a stone] 

  The Chamberlain : What is matter? Have all gone mad? And now public micturition?

  [skekAyuk breaks wind loudly and turns to face skekSil with his exposed lower half] 

  The Gourmand : Chamberlain!

  [skekSil yelps and averts his eyes] 

  The Gourmand : Have you not heard? Oh, ah, excuse me.

  [skekSil gives an exclamation of disgust as skekAyuk makes himself decent] 

  The Gourmand : The General murdered the All-Maudra.

  The Chamberlain : The General?

  The Gourmand : Yes.

  The Chamberlain : At the Emperor's command?

  The Gourmand : No, no. No command at all. And then the castle guards rose against us. We crushed them!

  [He gives a croaking laugh of triumph] 

  The Gourmand : It has been a long time since I experienced the heady thrill of armed combat.

  [He hiccups unceremoniously] 

  The Chamberlain : Emperor must be very angry at General. Hmm... Perhaps I rejoin at sire's side, yes?

• The General : Emperor, the Chamberlain here may have inadvertently provided us with our next meal. The Stonewood's defiance is all the justification we need to clear them out of their village, and into our larders!

  The Emperor : We must have more essence!

  The General : More essence!

  The Emperor : MORE!

  The Ornamentalist : More essence!

  The Ritual Master : More essence!

  [All the other Skeksis begin chanting "More essence!" skekSil whimpers in dismay] 

  The Emperor : [sniffing]  Mmm... What is that I smell on you, Chamberlain?

  [skekAyuk sniffs skekSil] 

  The Gourmand : Ugh! Peachberry! skekSil stinks of it!

  [the other Skeksis react in disgust] 

  The Emperor : Into the baths with you, Chamberlain!

  The Scroll-Keeper : Ugh! Disgusting!

  The General : You stink! Ha ha ha!

  The Scroll-Keeper : Get out!

  The Ritual Master : Go on with you!

  The Scientist : Vacate! Out! Ha ha ha!

  The Ornamentalist : Shoo! Shoo!

  [the Chamberlain lowers his head and slinks away in defeat as the others continue shouting insults] 

  The Ritual Master : Begone!

  The Collector : Go on!

  The Emperor : Remove your fetid stench from our presence!