The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (TV Series)

By Gelfling Hand... (2019)

Simon Pegg: The Chamberlain

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 Chamberlain : Stop! Stop! Stop the music! I bring news! Terrible news! Stop! CEASE ALL MERRYMAKING!

  [podling musicians stop playing] 

  The Emperor : [speech slightly slurred]  Chamberlain, I see you standing here, but no Rian. What do you have to say before I punish you for your continued failure?

  [All the other Skeksis laugh] 

  The Chamberlain : As you celebrate, Gelfling of Stone-in-Wood rebel! An entire clan has taken arms against Skeksis. I was thrown into heated battle! I faced grave danger! I fought my way out at own personal risk to bring you this report!

  [the other Skeksis make dismissive noises] 

  The Emperor : Stone In The Wood, you say?

  The Chamberlain : Hmm... Yes, yes.

  [shouting] 

  The Chamberlain : Because of General's blundering violence!

  The General : Nonsense!

  The Chamberlain : skekVar killed All-Maudra, against Emperor's wishes! Caused all of this! Order is upended!

  The General : Bah!

  The Scientist : Huh?

  [skekSo starts laughing. All the other Skeksis at the table start laughing, too. skekSil stares around in confusion] 

  The Emperor : The General has set us free! Never again will the Skeksis have to bear the burden of pretending to care for these useless Gelfling!

  The Chamberlain : Hmmm?

  The General : We will take what is ours without games or pretense!

  The Emperor : We will rule forever!

  [the other Skeksis at the table cheer wildly] 

  The General : Very well said!

  The Chamberlain : [stammering]  But-but Emperor...