237 – Should I Stew or Should I Go Now
While Frodo rests, Gollum is away hunting for something to eat besides lembas. He returns with two rabbits, which Sam is happy to make a meal out of — but two cooks in this kitchen is too many, and Go...
30 Jan 20221h 55min
236 – Go Straight to Smells, Boys
After the sun sets on the Black Gate, Frodo, Sam, and Gollum set out and take the road south towards Minas Morgul. They soon find themselves in the “garden of Gondor”: Ithilien, a land of fragrant her...
23 Jan 20221h 37min
235 – All Along the Watchtower
There must be some kind of way out of here… and in fact, it’s right down the road to the south, to the side door into Mordor near Minas Ithil (which Gollum doesn’t seem to realize has been renamed und...
16 Jan 20221h 52min
234 – Knockin’ on Sauron’s Door
Move over, Saruman! There’s a new contender in the running for Worst Curb Appeal in Middle-earth, and he’s got noise coming out of the place at all hours to boot. But after taking in the awesome unple...
9 Jan 20221h 49min
233 – Questions After Nightfall 17
Just in time for the holidays, it’s the gift that keeps on giving: a new Q&A episode! We answer timely questions about Frodo, Sam, and Gollum as they make their way to Mordor, and offer up our brutall...
19 Dec 20211h 21min
232 – Don't Stand So Close to Me
The wraith on wings is gone, and our heroes appear not to have been noticed. But as the marshes come to an end and the walls of Mordor loom closer, Sméagol is at odds with himself — literally — on wha...
12 Dec 20211h 45min
231 – Spirits in the Material World
Frodo and Sam follow their travel guide Gollum through the Dead Marshes — it’s not the tour package we would have chosen, but who are we to judge? — and are far more shaken up than Gollum is by the fa...
5 Dec 20212h 2min
230 – Choking on a Crust of Bread
Sméagol proves to be willing and able to show Frodo and Sam the way to Mordor, now that his promise on the Precious keeps him from running away (though Sting is still at hand to police him if necessar...
21 Nov 20211h 59min
