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Friday Aug 11, 2023

#78 - Journey to the Crossroads

Friday Aug 11, 2023

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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Friday Jul 28, 2023

#77 - The Sword that was Broken

Friday Jul 28, 2023

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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Friday Jul 14, 2023

#76 - The Lord of the Rings Heat Check

Friday Jul 14, 2023

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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Wednesday Jun 21, 2023

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

Wednesday Jun 21, 2023

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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Tuesday Jun 13, 2023

Bonus Patreon Episode: Fellowship Extended Edition!

Tuesday Jun 13, 2023

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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Tuesday Jun 06, 2023

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

Tuesday Jun 06, 2023

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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Friday Jun 02, 2023

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

Friday Jun 02, 2023

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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Thursday May 18, 2023

#73 - Succession S4 Episode 8 ”America Decides”

Thursday May 18, 2023

Succession (2023)

Season 4 Episode 8: America Decides

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) try to keep the wasabi out of their eyes as they watch the latest presidential election turn into a fascist trainwreck!

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Thursday May 11, 2023

#72 - Succession S4 Episode 7 ”Tailgate Party”

Thursday May 11, 2023

Succession (2023)

Season 4 Episode 7: Tailgate Party

Manu (@ManuclearBomb) and Emily (@JRRTweetien) get each other scorpions because .... ??? it's funny??? Roman works on r*tfucking Mattson while placing Con as ambassador to a non-nuclear power, and Kendall looks to take to the crown for himself as he publicly faces off with Lukas on the night before the election!

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