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Episode 37: Don’t Abuse the Doom

Posted by on Oct 30, 2018 in Podcast, The Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring, Tolkien | 0 comments

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy discuss Chapter 2 of The Fellowship of the Ring, The Shadow of the Past.

Characters:

  • Frodo Baggins
  • Gandalf
  • Meriadoc Brandybuck
  • Peregrin Took
  • Samwise Gamgee
  • Ted Sandyman
  • THE RING

Characters in the Past

  • Sauron – evil dude. Previously, Morgoth’s grounded son.
  • Gil-Galad – last king of the Noldor
  • Elendil – High King of Gondor and Arnor
  • Isildur – Elendil’s son
  • Deagal – a hobbit like person
  • Smeagal – a cousin of Deadgal’s
  • Aragorn – a super good tracker. Perhaps one could say, a ranger.

Places:

  • Hobbiton – a town in the Shire.
  • Mirkwood – a large forest the Bilbo spent some time in.
  • Mordor – Bad place.
Intro/outro music: The Forest and the Trees Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 36: Secret Pizza, Safe Pizza

Posted by on Oct 26, 2018 in Podcast, The Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring, Tolkien | 0 comments

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy discuss chapter one of The Fellowship of the Ring, a Long Expected Party.

Characters

  • Bilbo Baggins – a well off Hobbit that some may remember from previous adventures
  • Gandalf the Grey – a wizard that some may remember from previous adventures
  • Frodo Baggins – a young Hobbit, Bilbo’s nephew and adopted heir.
  • The Gaffer –  the Bagginses head gardener
  • Samwise Gamgee – the Gaffer’s youngest son, and apprentice gardener
  • Meriadoc Brandybuck – a friend of Frodo’s
  • Sackville-Bagginses – relations of Bilbo and Frodo’s. 
  • Sandyman – a Hobbit who seems like a bit of jerk.
  • Various Hobbits
  • Various Dwarves

 

Places

  • Hobbiton, a town in the Shire.
Intro/outro music: The Forest and the Trees Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 35: Frodo is the Best

Posted by on Oct 17, 2018 in Podcast, The Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring, Tolkien | 0 comments

Join Caitlin and Rachel and Emily as we do a quick intro discussion before starting Fellowship of the Ring.

  • When did we last read these?
  • How bad are the movies and the books jumbled in our brains?
  • What are we looking forward to about reading these?

 

Apologies that we don’t have our Hobbit drunk episode yet, that is hopefully coming soon.

Intro/outro music: The Forest and the Trees Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 34: Behold, this is the Battle of Five Armies!

Posted by on Oct 1, 2018 in Podcast, The Hobbit, Tolkien | 0 comments

Episode 34: Behold, this is the Battle of Five Armies!

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emily discuss the final three chapters of the The Hobbit.

Characters – The Clouds Burst and the Return Journey

Bilbo – A Hobbit. Better than everyone.

Gandalf – Our favourite wizard

Bard – Dragonslayer, descendant of Girion.

The Elvenking – Leader of the Mirkwood Elves.

The Arkenstone – it’s basically a character at this point.

All. The. Dwarves. All of them.

Dain – Thorin’s cousin.

The Eagles – where did they come from? why are they hear? No one knows.

Beorn – bear-man.

Characters – The Last Stage

Bilbo – best hobbit.

Gandalf – Pretty cool wizard.

Elrond – of Rivendell

Sackville-Bagginses – Crooks.

Balin –  a dwarf of Thorin’s company.

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Intro/outro music: The Forest and the Trees Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode 32: Alexa, Play Into the West

Posted by on Sep 12, 2018 in Podcast, The Hobbit, Tolkien | 0 comments

This week, we discuss Chapters 13 and 14 of the Hobbit, “Not at Home,” and “Fire and Water.”

Chapter 13 Characters

  • Bilbo
  • Cowardly Dwarves
  • The Arkenstone

Chapter 14 Characters

  • Bard – A grim voiced fellow. Descendant of Girion, Lord of Dale.
  • The Master of Laketown
  • The Citizens of Laketown
  • The Elven King
  • Smaug – for the last time. *sobsob*

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Episode 31: Azog Dies and Everyone Lives Happily Ever After

Posted by on Sep 5, 2018 in Podcast, The Hobbit | 0 comments

This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emily discuss the third Hobbit movie, the Battle of Five Armies.

  • Too much Alfrid why does everyone trust him?
  • Lots of poor battle planning
  • Why is Legolas in this movie?
  • No one likes a Sackville-Baggins.

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