“...Last I heard, his dwarves were still brewing the concoction.”
Haha, I’m sad that I’m laughing about this, kind of, even though it’s so serious it’s not really funny. Are we to take it that he’s really one of Sauron’s minions then? That would explain things.
Well, consider: his main tool, the way he casts his spells, is through his voice. I find it unbelieveably irritating and even nauseating, but many are spellbound. That was Saruman’s great strength, wasn’t it?
I’m very good with thinking our current WH resident is a Saruman for our times.