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A 20th anniversary celebration of the Lord of the Rings films
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Succession (2023)
Season 4 Episode 1: The Munsters
Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) randomly show up at Logan Roy's birthday party with the gaudiest handbags imaginable! We dive into the kids trying to steal Pierce out from under father's nose, while the Disgusting Brothers Tom and Greg adjust to their new roles in the family. Hopefully Mondale remembers our smells!
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Part 20: Two Towers Wrap-Up
Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) have fallen through Khazad-dûm, ridden with the Rohirrim and marched with the Ents, and are finally ready to look back at the great stories of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers! We start with the film's closing tune, Gollum's Song by Emiliana Torrini, before discussing this film's legacy 20 years on, including it's status as the middle part of a trilogy. Join us as we relive our favorite moments!
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Emily wrote a chapter in In One Woman's Life: Celebrating Mary Brooksbank!
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
Tuesday Mar 21, 2023
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Part 19: The Great Stories
Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) believe there is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for! We come to the final scenes of The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers with a focus on editing - how did the film handle it's disparate storylines and cut them together? After that, it's all feelings and monologues, whether it's Sam telling us why we fight or Gollum getting his ex to do his dirty work for him! Finally we understand each other, Frodo Baggins!
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Emily wrote a chapter in In One Woman's Life: Celebrating Mary Brooksbank!
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
Tuesday Mar 14, 2023
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Part 18: Helm's Deep Part Two
Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) ride out and meet the Uruk-Hai as the Horn of Helm Hammerhand rings through the keep, one last time! We wrap up events at Helm's Deep, from the King's courageous ride to Gandalf's triumphant return, with a continuation of the military and narrative analyses we did in our first episode on the battle. Forth Eorlingas!
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Emily wrote a chapter in In One Woman's Life: Celebrating Mary Brooksbank!
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
Tuesday Mar 07, 2023
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Part 17: Osgiliath
Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) are besieged along with the soldiers of Gondor at Osgiliath, the military outpost defending the river from Mordor. Orcs attack from the opposite shore (whichever shore that may be!) while a Nazgul sweeps in to city. But before we do that, we look at the horror influences on Peter Jackson and how they reveal themselves in these movies. They're here...they've come!
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Emily wrote a chapter in In One Woman's Life: Celebrating Mary Brooksbank!
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Part 16: Last March of the Ents
Hroom! Hroom! Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien)'s business is with Isengard tonight, with rock and stone! As the forests of Fangorn to Isengard come against, we look at the influence of William Shakespeare on your hosts as well as JRR Tolkien - then it's onto one of the most powerful scenes in all of cinema. Hold on, little hobbits!
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Emily wrote a chapter in In One Woman's Life: Celebrating Mary Brooksbank!
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
Tuesday Feb 21, 2023
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Part 15: Helm's Deep Part 1
Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) man the walls of the Hornburg as Saruman's army descends on Helm's Deep! The great battle of the film starts here with a detailed breakdown of the labor, writing, and craftwork that went into bringing it to life. But first, we talk about big battles on film and television and how they paved the way for Battle of Helm's Deep - your friends are with you, let's hope they last the night!
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Emily wrote a chapter in In One Woman's Life: Celebrating Mary Brooksbank!
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
Tuesday Feb 14, 2023
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Part 15: The Entmoot
Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) arrive for a gathering...but of what?! Something is about to happen that hasn't happened for an age, and we discuss the film's adaptation of the Entmoot, as well as popular historical and fictional moots!
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Emily wrote a chapter in In One Woman's Life: Celebrating Mary Brooksbank!
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
Tuesday Feb 07, 2023
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Part 15: Fortifying Helm's Deep
Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) ride hard for Helm's Deep, only to encounter Saruman's army, ten thousand strong, heading the same direction! We take a tour of Helm's Deep with Theoden and Aragorn as we prepare for the oncoming battle. But first, we go big as we discuss the use of "bigatures" in the production of these films. Size matters!
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Emily wrote a chapter in In One Woman's Life: Celebrating Mary Brooksbank!
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
Tuesday Jan 31, 2023
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)
Part 14: Henneth Annun Book Analysis
Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) are Token Tolkien for an entire episode, here with the rangers of Ithilien. Faramir puts his hostages, Frodo and Sam, to question about their journey and their secret purpose, so far from their homes in The Shire. Faramir reveals himself to be a shrewd operator and sharp orator, and Sam, dear Sam, is as loyal to his master as ever. I do not love the podcast for its sharpness...I only love that which they discuss!
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Emily wrote a chapter in In One Woman's Life: Celebrating Mary Brooksbank!