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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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#79 - Wisdom Takes Time (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)

Part Two

 

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) are back for one last battle with the Demon King, Ganon, deep in the bowels of Hyrule. In a spoilerific episode, we discuss the story and endgame of Tears of the Kingdom, and how it stacks up against other Zelda titles!

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#78 - Journey to the Crossroads

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

Part 1: The Tale of Smeagol

 

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) go fishing on the Great River, only to rediscover the One Ring in its shallows! We relive the fall of Smeagol and the rise of Gollum as Frodo and Sam continue their journey into Mordor!

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#77 - The Sword that was Broken

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

Character analysis: Aragorn

 

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) inquire about the strange man in the corner, who's done nothing but stare at us since we arrived. It's the Stridersode! Today we go in-depth on Aragorn, son of Arathorn, and how his role in the text differs greatly from his characterization in the films - plus a lot of chatter about Viggo being a good dude!

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#76 - The Lord of the Rings Heat Check

The Lord of the Rings

HEAT CHECK

 

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) are two-thirds of the way through The Lord of the Rings trilogy, so it makes sense to gather the council and take stock of our coverage so far, and look ahead to what awaits us in The Return of the King!

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#75 - A Blade That Shatters (The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)

Part One

 

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) go moblin mode on the newest Zelda title, "Tears of the Kingdom!" We construct some takes and fuse our brain cells together as we dive headfirst into the game's design, narrative, and mechanics. Oh, and we're back with Token Tolkien as we look at the extremely LOTR moments in Hyrule! This one's mostly spoiler free, but we'll be back with a follow-up discussion later this summer for all the story stuff!

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Bonus Patreon Episode: Fellowship Extended Edition!

Emily and Manu are taking a mini break in the month of June, so we are making some of our old patreon exclusives available public as we gear up to cover The Return of the King!

 

The Road Goes Ever On, and this time it circles back to Fellowship of the Ring! In our first episode about the Extended Edition scenes, we lay out our general thoughts about the Extended Edition adaptations before diving into the choicest additions to the first film. This includes an extended introduction to Bilbo, more time in Rivendell, and Christmas morning with Galadriel. 

 

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Bonus Patreon Episode: The Redbook of the Westmarch with Wilf!

Emily and Manu are taking a mini break in the month of June, so we are making some of our old patreon exclusives available public as we gear up to cover The Return of the King!

 

We welcome our friend Wilf (@socialaskan) to discuss the study of history and the various pedagogies that inform how we conceive of the past, and how that plays out in JRR Tolkien's framing of the The Lord of the Rings and Legendarium, as well as the Peter Jackson's "end of history" take for the films!

 

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#74 - Succession S4 Episode 10 ”With Open Eyes”

Succession (2023)

Series Finale

 

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) convene the board one last time to give our final thoughts on the Succession series finale! Roman goes back to Mommy, Kendall angles himself for the crown, and Shiv's new grasp on power looks a lot like her old one. 

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