161. Tolkien’s First Tragic Tale : The Story of Kullervo
The Kalevala is perhaps Tolkien’s earliest inspiration… In this episode, we dig into The Story of Kullervo the tragic Finnish myth (from the Kalevala) that captured Tolkien’s imagination as a young m...
28 Huhti 1h 7min
160. Did Peter Jackson make Saruman too Powerful? : Film Changes #49 and #50
This episode tackles two more changes from Peter Jackson’s Fellowship of the Ring—Saruman orchestrating the storm on Caradhras, and the missing warg attack in Hollin. We break down how these adaptatio...
14 Huhti 51min
159. Boromir’s Slippery Slope : Film Change #48 (and Stephen Colbert’s Lord of the Rings movie!?)
Boromir handles the Ring, and Stephen Colbert handles a movie script.
31 Maalis 54min
159. One DOES Simply Walk Into Mordor : Film Changes #46 and #47
In this episode, we dig into two crucial scenes: the iconic formation of the Fellowship and the bridge-side tryst between Aragorn and Arwen.
18 Maalis 0s
158. An Interview with Sean Astin (Sam Gamgee)
Sean Astin reflects on wrapping up The Lord of the Rings films in this 2003 roundtable interview retrospective.
4 Maalis 23min
157. Is this the BEST Change in The Lord of the Rings Films? : Film Changes #44 and #45
We dig into Peter Jackson’s “orc pod” scenes and the cinematic invention of Lurtz, the alpha Uruk-hai,, then look at Tolkien’s less-than-precise lore against the movies’ need for explaining the Uruk-h...
18 Helmi 0s
156. The Cringiest Line in Lord of the Rings : Film Changes #42 and #43
Here are two of the most unloved film changes in the Lord of the Rings: Arwen replacing Glorfindel in the Flight to the Ford and making Arwen the only one with power and agency.
3 Helmi 44min
155. The Infamous Messenger Moth : Film Changes #39, #40, and #41
We're back to going through ALL the changes in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings! This week we discuss Aragorn's sword substitions, changes at Weathertop, and that infamous messenger moth.
22 Tammi 0s
