**The Return of the King Extended Edition**

[Kitanna]

Originally Posted by Nurumaiel

It was necessary for him to be killed, certainly, but was it necessary for him to fall in such a way and then be lowered slowly into the water?

I believe the lowering of Saruman into the water was supposed to support Treebeard's line of "The filth of Saruman is washing away." Still it was a terrible way for him to go.