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Originally Posted by Nilpaurion Felagund
The Balrog knows where his loyalties lie. And it's not in that upstart Gorthaur.
Curumo was a different case; he was "confused" by his incarnation. The Balrog was in his proper senses, and is almost equal to Gorthaur.
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So, to bring this all back around, the reason that the Balrog chased Gandalf to the Bridge is that he wanted to commit suicide. The writing was on the wall - either to listen to Wolfboy the Cruel crow about how he 'won' for eternity or to enter the Fourth age as the last Maia standing in ME - heck, even the Firstborn were leaving the place as it was getting to be so tame.
I would disagree regarding Gorthaur being an upstart as I thought he ran the show while Melkor lie in chains. This should have had some impression on the Balrog - the Boss picked him only to 'go fetch those Elfs' or 'cover my retreat,' never to run the store.