26. This Map is HELL – Of Beleriand – The Silmarillion – 16
Location and placement were incredibly important to Tolkien--so important that an entire chapter of The Silmarillion is dedicated to who is where! Let's decipher it together...
29 Nov 20220s
25. Doomsday and Dragons – Return of the Noldor, Part 2 – The Silmarillion – 15
Tolkien sets out the pieces of Middle-earth's chess board, putting the characters in their proper places before the doomsday of Fëanor's unspoken realization bears down on all the players... and we get our first glimpse of a Middle-earth dragon!
22 Nov 202256min
24. Middle-earth’s Game of Thrones – Return of the Noldor – The Silmarillion – 14
With Chapter 13 of The Silmarillion, Tolkien tells us Of The Return of the Noldor, revealing that the houses of Feanor, Fingolfin, and Thingol are the ORIGINAL Game of Thrones!
15 Nov 20220s
23. Toxic Masculinity or Inscrutable Men – Of Men – The Silmarillion – 13
In Chapter 12 of The Silmarillion, "Of Men", Tolkien gives us the first glimpse into Man-Elf relations--and it wasn't all toxic at first (just incsrutable!).
8 Nov 20220s
22. Inspired by Tolkien | The Rings of Power, Glass Hammer, and Music in Middle-earth
I had the pleasure of sitting with Steve Babb from the band Glass Hammer to talk The Lord of the Rings, The Rings of Power, and what it's like to be a creator inspired by Tolkien.
1 Nov 20220s
21. The First Sunrise – Of the Sun and Moon – The Silmarillion – 12
In "Of the Sun and Moon and the Hiding of Valinor", Tolkien taps into a grander myth of Middle-earth and returns to the two trees of Valinor to explain how the sun and moon were made.
26 Okt 202251min
20. The Rings of Power IN-DEPTH Review : Episode 8 : Full of Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing
In our darkest dreams, we never imagined Amazon would change Tolkien's work as dramatically as they did in The Rings of Power. In our final in-depth review, we discuss the stupidity of Celebrimbor, the Nazgirl (?) moments, and our prayer for a rapture before 2024!
19 Okt 20221h 34min
19. The Rings of Power IN-DEPTH Review : Episode 7 : Shadow and Flame. And a Leaf.
We stand amazed at the volcano survivability rate in Middle-earth, stare bemused at Galadriels' all new personality, sit frustrated at how the Harfoots apparently forgot their traditions, and collapse with frustration at the Mithril storyline being foisted on us.
11 Okt 20221h 18min
