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#89 - Paths of the Dead

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Part 10: The Siege of Gondor

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) push their legions and siege engines into place as they prepare for the Siege of Minas Tirith. While Sauron's forces array themselves against Gondor, Aragorn and company make for the Paths of the Dead, but turns out, the way is shut! But first, we have a belated preview of The Rings of Power Season 2!

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#88 - Flame of the West

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Part 9: Dunharrow

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) muster what forces they can at Dunharrow, though it's less than half of what they expected. Thankfully, Lord Elrond arrives with a freshly forged Andúril, which gives our hosts a chance to talk about magic swords and blades with names in fantasy and pop fiction!

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#87 - The Stairs of Cirith Ungol

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Part 8: The Stairs/the Sacrifice of Faramir

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) begin the long climb through act 2 of The Return of the King! Outside Minas Morgul, Sam and Frodo are led to some secret path by Gollum. In Minas Tirith, Denethor swears in his new Guard while searching for a captain to retake Osgiliath. But first we truly make it epic: our takes on George Miller's latest, Furiosa!

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#86 - Flotsam and Jetsam

Lord of the Rings Newsdump

 

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) strip it down to the bare minimum to talk about the legions of news out of Middle-Earth recently. LEGO Barad-Dur, Rings of Power Season 2, and Gollum movies are back on the menu, plus we take some time to talk about some other things we've been watching!

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#85 - The Fall of Osgiliath

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Part 7: Assault on Osgiliath

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) are overrun at Osgiliath! We fly back to Minas Tirith with an assist from Gandalf, but before that, we check in on some other rumblings in pop culture. Spoiler Warning we discuss Dune Part Two and Shogun (through episode 8) in today's discussion. Long live the fighters!

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#84- The Lighting of the Beacons

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Part 6: The Beacons of Amon Din

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) call for aid, and Rohan will answer! We soar through the White Mountains exploring one of the most majestic and viscerally satisfying scenes in the trilogy, the lighting of the beacons! But first, we dig into its real life inspiration, the Beacons of Theophilos of the Byzantine Empire, and why the Byzantines are great framework for thinking about the kingdom of Gondor!

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#83 - The White City

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Part 5: Minas Tirith

 

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) make for Minas Tirith, and they aren't going alone! Pippin and Gandalf arrive at the great city of Gondor to find a grieving Denethor, father of Boromir. Pippin gets a new job in the Citadel, and Frodo, Sam, and Gollum arrive at the Dead City, Minas Morgul!

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#82 - There is No Ship Now

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Part 4: The Last Voyage of Arwen

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) are back! We pick up with The Return of the King as Arwen prepares for her voyage to the West except...what's that?! BY GAWD IT'S [Unborn Future Child of Aragorn and Arwen]'S MUSIC! It's time to yell at dad and reforge the Sword that was Broken!

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#81 - Hail the Victorious Dead

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Part 3: Return to Edoras

 

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) raise a pint to all those fallen at Helm's Deep, as Rohan takes stock of the battle won and the war ahead. Speaking of Wars Ahead, Pippin peeps some spoilers in the Palantir, but the Palantir peeps back! 

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#80 - The Road to Isengard

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

Part 2: Isengard's New Management

 

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) enjoy some well-earned comforts standing on the field of victory! Isengard has a new head honcho, and we take a look back at the roads and places we've been before the road whisks us away yet again. But first, we talk title cards!

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