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Engineered Arts· January 17, 2015· 1:19

RoboThespian - Lord Of The Rings - Gollum

Engineered Arts’s RoboThespian performs a Gollum impersonation in a brief exchange with a host.

In this talk

  1. 0:02

    Setting up the impersonation

    The host asks whether RoboThespian can do impersonations. After agreeing to perform Gollum, the host jokes about fixing their hair and getting makeup.

  2. 0:22

    Gollum argues over the ring

    RoboThespian performs lines as Gollum, claiming the ring was taken by hobbits and warning that they will deceive and harm the boss. The character shifts between calling someone master and rejecting that relationship.

  3. 0:45

    Gollum's inner conflict

    The performance turns into an argument with Gollum's other self, which says nobody likes him. Gollum refuses to listen, calls the voice a liar and thief, and tells it to go away.

  4. 1:06

    The host asks for the ring

    The host asks what the audience thinks of the impersonation, then asks for the ring back. The exchange ends on a joke that ties the performance to Gollum's fixation on the ring.

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