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According to Elrond himself, all he wanted was a quiet moment to sit in his dressing room and drink some tea. Just. Drink. Tea.

💣 But then, everything went off the rails! First, glitter started floating in the air (and somehow ended up in the tea too), then "Come on, Dad, there’s a dragon saying something," and before I knew it, my colleague Galadriel walked in and started doing his makeup for the stage... Why? He already looks so elvish and ready for the spotlight!

But what’s his secret? Even through all the chaos, Lord Elrond stayed calm and friendly. I’ll have to ask him about it one day... I really need to learn how to handle things like that!

But that's a story for another time, dear viewers! Now, it’s time to vote for the new contestant pair! And they are...

🌠 Elrond — Epilogue

And

⚡ Aulë — Tenderness

Image text: …And then I swoop in and start blasting everything around! ...It wasn’t exactly like that... Shh, wait, Dad. There’s something really cool here! Huh, where are Elrond, Arwen, and Éowyn headed? Let’s follow them— the girls had such mysterious looks when they called Elrond over to go somewhere and check something out…

Wow, look at this crowd! And hey, Smaug’s dwarven assistant is here, too… Oh, and there’s Smaug himself! After that performance, it looks like he’s earned a pretty appreciative audience!

Well, let him enjoy his moment. Let him brag! Shh, Thúri, it wasn’t exactly like that… What’s the difference? Just let him ramble on.

And now, introducing our next contestant duo…

🐉 Smaug — Blues of the Lonely Worm!

And his opponent…

💍 Celebrimbor — Rings of Fire!

🫣 Who would've thought it would come to this…

Gwindor was told smoking isn’t allowed on our territory… But, excuse me — who would dare to tell Gwindor no? It's not even Gwindor who reacts to a ban, it’s his crazy friend with… wait, is that a sword?! Who gave him A SWORD?!

Gentlemen, this madness is (almost) driving me insane! First, they poison our lungs with glitter, then with smoke... Ugh! Galadriel, you're hosting the whole program tonight! I’m going to cough release some stress! 🗿

Anyway, before I go… let's welcome our next pair of contestants!

🚕 Gwindor — Far over the Thangorodrim!

And, uh… be careful if you’re wearing anything shiny — he might get distracted and jump on you!

🐉 Ancalagon — Song of the Little Dragonling!

👁️ Well, whatever you did, that's the result you got…

💣 Our next pair of… ahem, participants — the most explosive ones! In every sense of the word! Can you believe how Langon almost blew up after the auditions when he argued with...

[UNINTELLIGIBLE]

— Langon, give me the microphone back! — No! Why does it even matter who I argued with?! Just get to the point! Talk about the music! — I am getting to the point!

Anyway, that argument was actually the reason Langon ended up changing his song the day of the performance, and this whole mess also led to the Glitter Cannon Scandal... But let’s not get stuck on that! Time to meet the contestants.

🐦‍⬛ Langon — Your Choice (A Work of Art)...

✨ …And...The Glitter Cannon!

Place your bets! Who's making it to the next round?!

Headcanons:

• Yep, Langon definitely argued with someone. The song he originally planned for the audition was way less intense (maybe we’ll hear it someday!). But who were all those jabs really aimed at? Want to take a guess?

• "Audire disce, si nescis loqui" — "Learn to listen, if you don’t know how to speak." He said this to the entire room before his performance, but it was definitely meant for one very specific person.

• Thuringwetil helped him sew a new costume. They didn’t sleep a wink, and in the end, Langon was used as a pillow for his friend.

✨ And now, it's time to meet our next contestants... What an intriguing matchup we have this time! But choosing between these two won’t be easy.

🥶 First up, we have Idril — Keep Me Warm.

🦋 And her opponent, Lúthien — Secret Seed.

Well, well. 🌚 What do you think, dear viewers? Which of these ladies will be moving on to the next round?

Hmm... I’ve got an idea. Let’s check in with my colleague, Galadriel, for her thoughts. Wait, where is she? Has anyone seen her?

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Oh right! My talented little crows are drawing me and Maeglin and asking how long we've been friends. Haha, it's funny! Before all this, we didn’t even know each other… blah blah blah.

But hey, I’m not opposed to doing a joint stream or something like that...

Such is the price of virality! Honestly, I love it when something about me goes viral online! And here we go! Time for the second pair of contestants in the vote! Drumroll, please...

💣 Mauhur (and his trusty Uruk-hai crew!) — The Umbarian Frying Pan!

What a contrast we have here! The orcs are clearly the ones who’ve already made friends with just about everyone... but on the other side, we’ve got a very closed-off and mysterious opponent!

🍃 Maeglin — I don’t feel the pain!

Wait… where’s Maeglin? Maeglin...? No! Maeglin, nooo! 🫣

[CRACK!!!]

So, our first pair of contestants… ♎️ Mandos – (Not) an Avalanche… A-a-and his opponent… How ironic, this is almost too fitting! 🔥 Feanor – From the essence of Being! Oh, and by the way, did you know that Feanor almost left the competition for good during Melkor’s performance? According to our totally trustworthy participant, Thuringvetil, she’s the one who saved the show and Feanor from total disaster. She even kindly shared a photo of how she... chained the elf backstage? ⛓️‍💥 🥰 Anyway, the good news is that both of our contestants are alive and well! So, here we go – the moment of truth! Who will move on to the next round?