117. Clueless Elves, Big Beasts, and Bombadil Inverts Tolkien’s Words
Michael is back as we examine how wrong The Rings of Power treats the elves (as simple imbeciles), how the Númenoreans are now deciding rulers based on what big animals do, and how Tom Bombadil invert...
24 Sep 20240s
116. Hollywood Doesn’t Understand the Númenoreans’ Faith
It was disappointing but not surprising to see how badly Hollywood writers treat the Númenorean’s faith. We take a deep look at episode 5 of season 2 of The Rings of Power (Michael is still moving ac...
17 Sep 20240s
115. Tom Bombadil has Become Obi-Wan in The Rings of Power
Not sure how this Tom Bombadil came into existence–but he’s definitely incredibly different from Tolkien’s Bombadil. He’s involved. He cares about everything. He lies to Gandalf. He explains every...
10 Sep 20240s
114. Rings of Power Returns – Episode 1 Review
Season 2 of The Rings of Power is here! And with it comes new hackneyed phrases, ridiculous contrivances, and incredible coincidences. Things aren’t looking up. Don’t worry, though… we’ll be back read...
4 Sep 20240s
113. Looking at the War of the Rohirrim Trailer (and Rings of Power clips)
We discuss the the latest visions of Middle-earth by Amazon and Warner Bros… we’ll get back to The Hobbit soon! This week we: * React to The War of the Rohirrim trailer * Take a look at how The Rings ...
27 Aug 202457min
112. Are these Really the Same Elves from The Lord of the Rings? : The Hobbit #8
In Chapter 3, A Short Rest, for the first time we meet the elves of Rivendell… and they certainly seem different than the same characters in The Lord of the Rings. In this episode, we look at: How El...
20 Aug 20240s
111. This is why Tolkien SHOULD have rewritten The Hobbit : The Hobbit #7
We weren’t huge fans of Tolkien’s changes to chapter 1 of The Hobbit in his abandoned 1960 rewrite–but chapter 2 surprised us with it’s pitch-perfect changes! Some of the things we discuss are: Want ...
13 Aug 20241h 1min
110. A Brave Burglar and Deficient Dwarves : The Hobbit #6
Join our Free Discord Channel! It’s not that the trolls aren’t scary… or are they? Did Tolkien mean for them to be frightening? In this episode we get into how the trolls find a balance, of sorts, bet...
5 Aug 202448min
