Anyone else think this forgetfulness felt a little forced?
Yep. That is something I really didn't like.
As Kili points out, pulling an "I told you so" with Efrafan owsla officer would have earned him a beating at best. But I'm really not sure whether he really
did forget about his previous advice, or if he just pretended to have done so.
However, he had already gotten to know the Watershippers a bit since the escape, so he
should have known they wouldn't hurt him over this. Although, considering his earlier arguement with Bigwi, he could perhaps still have been worried.
But regardless, why could he just...say nothing? This way, he wouldn't have to worry about angering the leader, but wouldn't come off as a cold jerk either.
The whole thing (along with one scene in TFWD) rather soured me on his character, and the lack of character development he gets in the film and miniseries doesn't really bother me. The 1999 series depiction of him is horrible in every way, but at least they were wise enough to leave him in the background after the escape from Efrafa
because his voice actor was too expensive so he couldn't ruin things

Although, a Campion-style Blackavar like Kili suggests could have been interesting...
