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This week, we bring it on down to goblin town in an action-packed chapter of The Hobbit, Under Hill and Over Hill. What will happen when Bilbo and company encounter the very mean, very bad Goblin King? That's for Gandalf to know and you to find out.

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All episodes of our recap of Season 1 and 2 of The Witcher on Netflix and our chapter-by-chapter recap of The Witcher book series by Andrzej Sapkowski are available now. 

Theme song for Midnight Book Club is Everyone is Happy Here by Meavy Boy. Additional audio is Ave Maria as performed by Kricketune by DuckieBubbles.

Connor & Jon are joined by Alan Sisto and Shawn Marchese of The Prancing Pony Podcast to talk about the Middle Earth Masterpiece: The Return of the King. The four ponder the strange filmic history of The Lord of the Rings. Shawn and Alan use Tolkien's letter to Ackerman to evaluate whether Jackson did a good job of adapting the books. Connor gushes over the sound design and Jon's mind is changed on the ending of the film.

WARNING: Major spoilers for The Lord of the Rings, minor spoilers for Star Wars: Episodes 6 & 9,

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Films mentioned in this episode:

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• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• The Book Thief (2013) | Dir. Brian Percival
• The Batman (2022) | Dir. Matt Reeves
• The Eternals (2021) | Dir. Chloe Zhao
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• The Thing (1982) | Dir. John Carpenter
• Help! (1965) | Dir. Richard Lester
• Excalibur (1981) | Dir. John Boorman
• The Lord of the Rings (1978) | Dir. Ralph Bakshi
• The Hobbit (1977) | Dir. Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass
• The Return of the King (1980) | Dir. Arthur Rankin Jr. & Jules Bass
• Heavenly Creatures (1994) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• The Frighteners (1996) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy (2015-2019) | Dir. J.J. Abrams & Rian Johnson
• The Star Wars Original Trilogy (1977-1983) | Dir. George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Richard Marquand
• The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy (1999-2005) | Dir. George Lucas
• The Indiana Jones Trilogy (1981-1989) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• Jaws (1975) | Dir. Steven Spielberg
• The Godfather Trilogy (1972-1990) | Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
• The Hobbit Trilogy (2012-2014) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) | Dir. Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones
• Bad Taste (1987) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• Meet the Feebles (1989) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• Forgotten Silver (1995) | Dir. Peter Jackson
• King Kong (1933) | Dir. Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack

This week, we visit the fair valley of Rivendell, home of elves and Elrond as we recap Chapter 3 of The Hobbit, A Short Rest. We learn all about moon letters, the storied relationship between dwarves and elves, and where all of Elrond's good fainting couches are.

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All episodes of our recap of Season 1 and 2 of The Witcher on Netflix and our chapter-by-chapter recap of The Witcher book series by Andrzej Sapkowski are available now. 

Theme song for Midnight Book Club is Everyone is Happy Here by Meavy Boy. Additional audio is Ave Maria as performed by Kricketune by DuckieBubbles.

A Lord of the Rings TV series looms on the horizon. Will it be amazing? Will it fall short of Tolkien's vision? We don't know but it's giving us an excuse to go into the Lore that may be covered in the show. If you saw the "Rings of Power" teaser and have questions on what was happening or what the show might cover this is the episode for you!

If you enjoyed, please leave us a like and/or review! If you have any questions or thoughts send them to bridgeoftwo@gmail.com.

Aragorn and Boromir, the two men of the Fellowship of the Ring. What do they have in common, how do they differ, and how important is their bond in pushing the story away from the hands of Evil? Listen to Shandra and Sach not only discuss these matters but become emotional too. Episode 8 is here!

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We open the discussion with Galactic Outlaws, Star Wars Visions and our DND Campaign's progress. After the break, we wrap up our Lord of the Rings trilogy re-watch, closing it out with a look at Frodo and Sam's journey to destroy the ring. Can Sam's optimism hold out under the endless night of Mordor? Should Bilbo have killed Smeagol/Gollum when he had the chance? What did Frodo give up when he accepted the burden of Ringbearer? Join us on the Bridge to find out!

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Shout out to Havoc Mead's "Psychopomp" Sour Cherry Mead! Delicious as always!

Also, shout out to Juwu and his awesome song "Executioner's Blade" featured in our intro/outro! Link to the full song is below:
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There are some fights you can not win. Does that mean they aren't worth fighting? In Part 1 of our Return of the King episode the heroes of Middle-Earth prepare for the final battles in what Galadriel called, "The Long Defeat" in the war against the forces of evil.  When Theoden's commander says, "We do not have enough men to defeat the armies of Mordor." The King of Rohan replies, "It's true, but we will meet them in battle none-the-less."
Whether we go to defeat or victory may we always stand against evil. See you on the bridge.

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Shout out to Groennfell Meadery on another fantastic mead, "Old Wayfarer"!

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On this episode we look at "The Two Towers", the second movie in the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. We look at the return of a wizard from the dead and a king and kingdom brought back from the brink of destruction. Join us on the "bridge"!

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This week Dakota and Anthony are continuing their 6 week series on The Lord of the Rings extended edition trilogy with 2 episodes per movie. This week is our part 2 of The Return of the King! We cover from  the emergence of the Grond battering ram until the end of the movie. This is the conclusion of our 6 part series on The Lord of the Rings Series!

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This week Dakota and Anthony are continuing their 6 week series on The Lord of the Rings extended edition trilogy with 2 episodes per movie. This week is our part 1  of The Return of the King! We cover from the beginning of the film until the emergence of the Grond battering ram.

Twitter handles:
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This week Dakota and Anthony are continuing their 6 week series on The Lord of the Rings extended edition trilogy with 2 episodes per movie. This week is our part 2  of The Two Towers! We cover from the exodus of Edoras until the end of the film.  There's also a little bonus discussion on Spider-Man

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This week Dakota and Anthony are continuing their 6 week series on The Lord of the Rings extended edition trilogy with 2 episodes per movie. This week is our part 1 of The Two Towers! We cover from the beginning of the movie until Frodo and Sam's encounter with the Rangers of Gondor.

Twitter handles:
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This week Dakota and Anthony are continuing their 6 week series on The Lord of the Rings extended edition trilogy with 2 episodes per movie. This week is our part 2 of The Fellowship of the Ring! We cover from just after the Council of Elrond until the end of the movie. Come join us for this fantastic deep dive of an amazing movie!

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This week Dakota and Anthony are kicking off their 6 week series on The Lord of the Rings extended edition trilogy with 2 episodes per movie. This week is our part 1 of The Fellowship of the Ring! We cover from the beginning of the movie until the Council of Elrond. Come join us for this fantastic deep dive of an amazing movie!

Twitter handles:
Project Geekology: https://twitter.com/pgeekology
Anthony's Twitter: https://twitter.com/odysseyswow
Dakota's Twitter: https://twitter.com/geekritique_dak

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We're bringing unrestrained feral energy to a truly horrid chapter. 

On this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast, we are "Tolkien" about Amazon Prime's upcoming Lord Of The Rings series! 

We are going to tell you everything you want to know about this SUPER high budget Amazon Prime series. We are going to answer your most burning questions like,...

When and where will it be set? what characters could we potentially see? What storylines will we witness be brought to life on the small screen? Who's been cast? And most important question of all, why is there an intimacy consultant already on staff? Are we going to be seeing Elf and Dwarf naughty bits? And will they be proportional? 

all this and so much more on this episode of Meanwhile Back On The Podcast.

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This week we Return to the Cringe with special guest Joe Raik and the conclusion of our conversation about The Lord of the Rings! Last week we leaned heavily on our love and affection, so of course this week will be a closer look at what parts of Middle Earth make us flinch: the narrative importance of blood purity, the flatness of the female characters, and Frodo's fan base amongst the alt-right against Tolkien's record on racism. On the bright side, we make time for Ultimate Boyfriend Samwise Gamgee and the many memes of our childhood. 

SUPPLEMENTAL LINKS:

PodCastle.com: Senator Bilbo by Andy Duncan

RadioLab: The Ring and I

National Geographic: There’s No Scientific Basis for Race—It's a Made-Up Label by Elizabeth Kolbert

Slate: Bilbo Baggins is a Girl by  Michelle Nijhuis

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Time to take a long expected journey with actor and director Joe Raik as we delve deep into JRR Tolkein's seminal masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. As is fitting a saga of this stature, we simply couldn't complete our quest in one episode. This week we'll start with our childhood memories, our favorite moments, and we'll just dip our toes in the shallow end of the cringe pool when we talk about Middle Earth's racial politics. 

SUPPLEMENTAL LINKS:

Reddit: Hilarious 50th Anniversary Edition of 'The Hobbit' (Abby's Elementary School Copy)

LATimes: J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Fall of Arthur’ and the path to Middle-Earth by Elizabeth Hand

Revisiting Race in Tolkien’s Legendarium: Constructing Cultures and Ideologies in an Imaginary World by Dimitra Fimi

From the Mailbag: The Unbearable Baggage of Orcing by N. K. Jemisin

Bookshop.org: The Elizabethan World Picture by E.M.W. Tillyard

PodCastle.com: Senator Bilbo by Andy Duncan

RadioLab: The Ring and I

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Guest: Joe Raik

Watch Joe in the New Webseries DEAD ENDERS

Host/Producer: Abby Wilde

Twitter: @AbbyWilde

Instagram: @AbbyWilde