S8 Ep13: Final Countdown & Final Farewell
Part 2 of our Final Farewell. Acknowledgments, regrets, a final power rankings, and last reflections. From the bottom of my & Clifford's hea...
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20 of 124 episodesS8 Ep12: In Addition to Everything Under & Before the M-E Sun
Part 1 of our farewell is a long reminiscing reflection. It really could also serve as an extended trailer for this show. In fact feel free...
S8 Ep11: ROTK Bk6 Ch9: Lose Them, So That Others May Keep Them
We come to the end of the road, literally to the Grey Havens & the Sea. Thank you to all who joined us for the whole journey. A two-part fin...
S8 Ep10: ROTK Bk6 Ch8: Homecoming
The hobbits arrive home to the Shire, but it is not at all how they left it. Things must be set right. Please enjoy and send to a friend! Th...
S8 Ep9: Smith of Wootton Major Special
Highly recommended reading for yourself FIRST. Parts will feel familiar, but strangely packaged. Hopefully you will feel the enchantment & n...
S8 Ep8: ROTK Bk6 Ch7: The HEROES Head Home
The entire chapter was a bold move on Tolkien's part, because little about it was wrapping up. We dive into why, and then tack on a lengthy...
S8 Ep7: ROTK Bk6 Ch6: Farewells and Reprisals
A bagillion goodbyes this chapter...or at least two dozen to cover. We dive into it, and though in a way all of them are sad, most are ultim...
S8 Ep6: Tell Almost All Special
What was originally supposed to accompany chapter 5 about a possible deleted scene in Minas Tirith has become its own normal length episode....
S8 Ep5: ROTK: Bk6 Ch5: An Episode Straight Out of....
The final push begins! And we finally fulfill the book's title is in addition to a myriad of other tangents including courtship drama and th...
S8 Ep4: ROTK Bk6 Ch4: Middle Earth's Eucatastrophic Easter Sunday
It's taken a lot of work to get here, but it is finally time to discuss in full the Chief Hero of Lord of the Rings, and possibly the greate...
S8 Ep3: ROTK Bk6 Ch3: Fairy Story Exemplums: Middle Earth's Good Friday
Fittingly, on 4/15/22 (Good Friday of 2022) finally Frodo and Sam reach the slopes of Mt Doom to complete the quest. But can they complete i...
S8 Ep2: ROTK Bk6 Ch2: Only A Small And Passing Thing
A penultimate episode of sorts. Lots of action and drama, and also deep dives like Tolkien playing with the Priest, Prophet, and King Types....
S8 Ep1: ROTK Bk6 Ch1: The Power of Words
Our two operatives behind enemy lines finally enter the dreaded Mordor, but not together. How does Sam handle himself with the Ring, and wha...
S7 Ep13: Leaf By Niggle Special
Please enjoy this extra special episode to close out Book V. Warning: it is extremely heavy on the allegory Tolkien *supposedly* disliked. P...
S7 Ep12: ROTK Bk5 Ch10: Forgetting Names & Springing Traps
Glorious marches and impending doom against impossible odds. Parleys and talks with dreadful characters, but surely the Blackland cannot be...
S7 Ep11: Aragorn Backstory Special
We've uncovered a lot about the raggedy Ranger we met all the way back in Bree....but there is STILL enough backstory to cover in its own sp...
S7 Ep10: ROTK Bk5 Ch9: A Virtuous Endgame
The blood of the Men of Dol Amroth, Aragorn's leadership, Chess analogies, and a reprisal of the Council of Elrond. Look forward to this and...
S7 Ep9: ROTK Bk5 Ch8: King Conqueror, King Healer
Another rich....and therefore long....episode about possibly the most underrated chapter of the series. Please enjoy discussions of leechcra...
S7 Ep8: ROTK Bk5 Ch7: A Warning to the Wise
We discuss all things Denethor who seems to have been reading an emo and angsty book of the Bible. We also discuss chapter order, Persian ca...
S7 Ep7: ROTK Bk5 Ch6: A Rollercoaster of Emotions
One of our most over-the-top episodes yet. It's long. It's packed. The tangents stray far from the chapter, but it's also chuck full of thin...