055 - One Does Simply Walk into Mordor when "The Black Gate Opens"
This week we discuss book 5, chapter 10: The Black Gate Opens from "The Return of the King". The Captains of the West march straight toward Mordor on what is essentially a 7,000-man suicide mission. A...
19 Aug 1h 35min
054 - "The Last Debate"... Marching Straight into Mordor?
This week we discuss book 5, chapter 9: The Last Debate from "The Return of the King". The battle is won, but the war definitely isn’t. This week, the fellowship finally gets the story of Aragorn and ...
12 Aug 1h 26min
053 - Dr. Aragorn Will See You Now in "The Houses of Healing"
This week we discuss book 5, chapter 8: The Houses of Healing from "The Return of the King". Chris, Patrick, Laura, and Robbie Jean return to Minas Tirith for one of the most hopeful chapters in The R...
5 Aug 1h 32min
052 - Why "The Pyre of Denethor" is So Tragic
This week we discuss book 5, chapter 7: The Pyre of Denethor from "The Return of the King". While the Battle of the Pelennor Fields rages below, Gandalf and Pippin race back through Minas Tirith to sa...
29 Juli 1h 10min
051 - "The Battle of the Pelennor Fields" is Peak Tolkien
This week we discuss book 5, chapter 6: The Battle of the Pelennor Fields from "The Return of the King". After a five-month hiatus (and one new baby later), the Fellowship of Fools returns to tackle o...
22 Juli 1h 22min
050 - "The Ride of the Rohirrim" Shatters the Darkness
This week we discuss book 5, chapter 5: The Ride of the Rohirrim from "The Return of the King".The Rohirrim are closing in on Minas Tirith, but an enemy army blocks the road and no one inside the city...
15 Juli 1h 6min
049 - Fire, Fear, and the Fall of Hope in "The Siege of Gondor"
This week we discuss book 5, chapter 4: The Siege of Gondor from "The Return of the King". The walls of Minas Tirith are tested, Denethor fully loses the plot, Faramir gets sent into a nightmare, and ...
8 Juli 1h 23min
048 - King Theoden leads "The Muster of Rohan"
This week we discuss book 5, chapter 3: The Muster of Rohan from "The Return of the King". The Riders of Rohan gather, the Red Arrow arrives, and Théoden prepares to lead 6,000 horsemen into the shado...
1 Juli 1h 22min
