I didn't think the Pythia voice would be so delightfully creepy either. Handing in a script is like handing over a two dimensional, black and white line drawing. After they're done magicing it up with sound and acting and music, it's like getting back a 3D, full color IMAX movie.
Making fun of the powerful is Bravery, because they can make you pay for what you say. This is why Satire is the weapon of the Clever Courageous. Making fun of someone weaker than you are, that is merely Cowardice.