Episode 69: One Does Not Ride Shadowfax, He Rides You

by | Aug 28, 2019 | Podcast, The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers, Tolkien

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy discuss Book Three, Chapter Eleven of the Two Towers, The Palantir

Characters

  • Pippin – a hobbit who makes a bad choice and it gives him exactly what he wanted
  • Merry – a hobbit who really, really just wants to sleep
  • Gandalf – Wizard with answers!
  • Aragorn – a man who has, maybe, just MAYBE, made a decision?
  • Théoden – King of Rohan

 

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Episode 68: Enter Through the Door, Exit Through the Roof

by | Aug 21, 2019 | Podcast, The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers, Tolkien

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy discuss Book Three, Chapter Ten of the Two Towers, The Voice of Saruman

Characters

  • Gandalf – OUR Wizard
  • Saruman – That OTHER Wizard. Has a seductive voice. 
  • Merry/Pippin – The best gate keepers there ever were. 
  • Aragorn/Legolas/Gimli – the hunters, just being there, representing the three races of Middle Earth (even though there are more)
  • Treebeard – In charge of Isengard
  • Théoden – King of Rohan
  • Éomer – Théoden’s nephew and heir.
  • Grima Wormtongue – a man with terrible aim

No maps this week as all the action takes place within Isengard. Once again. Two chapters in a row with no walking. Weird.

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Episode 67: Just-in-Case-Pipe!

by | Aug 14, 2019 | Podcast, The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers, Tolkien

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy discuss Book Three, Chapter Nine of the Two Towers, Flotsam and Jetsam

Characters

  • Merry and Pippin – hobbit friends, provide food, and tell a story
  • Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli – the hunters find their quarry, and listen to a story
  • Saruman – The Mean Wizard
  • Gandalf – The Nice Wizard
  • Treebeard – Ent, the one with the plan
  • Quickbeam – Ent who ALMOST strangles the Tree-Killer
  • Grima Wormtongue – a douchenozel

No maps this week as all the action takes place within Isengard. No traveling at all. They don’t even really move around within Isengard.

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Episode 66 – Yay Friendship!

by | Aug 7, 2019 | Podcast, The Lord of the Rings - The Two Towers

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy discuss The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter IX, The Road to Isengard

Characters

  • Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas – the Three Hunters, reaching the end of their hunt
  • Gandalf – mysterious yet powerful wizard
  • Théoden – King of Rohan
  • Éomer – Théoden’s nephew and heir
  • Háma – no longer able to run for President.
  • Treebeard – and Ent!
  • Quickbeam – another Ent!
  • Merry and Pippin – the Hobbits we’ve been searching for!

Maps

Check out the map here to see how Fangorn Forest relates to the River Isen and Isengard and get an idea of how far the trees traveled.

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