Episode 39: *Insert Nazgul Noise*
This week Caitlin, Rachel, and Emmy, discuss Chapter Four of Fellowship of the Ring, A Shortcut to Mushrooms
Characters
- Frodo – our hero, happy to walk through the wilds of the Shire
- Sam – not quite as happy to walk through the wilds, but happy to follow Frodo
- Pippin – sad to miss the best beer in the East Farthing by walking cross-country
- Farmer Maggot (& Family) – a farmer, most notably known for his awesome mushrooms and terrorizing Frodo.
- Black Riders – still scary, still following Frodo
- Merry – has avoided all of the walking around the Shire, probably enjoyed lots of beer
MRS. MAGGOT IS CAITLIN’S NEW LIFE GOAL
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Read MoreEpisode 38: Quenglish
On this week’s episode we discuss chapter 3 of The Fellowship of the Ring, Three’s Company, and discuss the complete wack fact that Frodo speaks Quenya.
Characters
- Frodo Baggins – a hobbit who has recently sold his home.
- Gandalf – a wizard, who abandons his boy.
- Samwise Gamgee – Frodo’s gardener. What will he do now that Bag End is sold?
- Pippin Took – Frodo’s friend. Concerned about why he sold his home.
- Merry Brandybuck – unable to stay and watch as Frodo sells his home.
- Fredeger Bolger and Folco Boffin – lesser friends of Frodo. We do not know their opinion on the selling of Bag End.
- The Old Gaffer – A hobbit happy to have retired from gardening before Frodo sold his home.
- Lobelia Sackville-Baggins – THE ONE WHO HAS BOUGHT FRODO’S HOME.
- Lotho Sackville-Baggins – Lobelia’s son, get’s to live in Frodo’s home.
- A rider in a black cloak – Appears to be following Frodo. Possibly upset at the selling of Bag End. Possibly there are two of them.
- Gildor Inglorian of the House of Finrod – an Elf. Keeps Frodo safe from people upset that he sold Bag End.
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Read MoreEpisode 37: Don’t Abuse the Doom
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.
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Read MoreEpisode 36: Secret Pizza, Safe Pizza
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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Read MoreEpisode 35: Frodo is the Best
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.
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Read MoreEpisode 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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