Talking Tolkien - The Extra Curricular

To round out our discussion on the Two Towers we watched and discussed the 2002 film version. We talk about pacing, jumping genres and...

We reach the final chapter of the Two Towers this week, and it is focused on Sam and the many choices that lie ahead of him. As the last member...

This week, Sam, Frodo and Gollum dive deep into Shelob's Lair and discover the horrible smells and death that lies within. Jonathan, Katie and Chase...

As Frodo and Sam creep ever closer to Mordor, Jonathan, Katie and Chase come to terms with how they feel about these characters...

Frodo, Sam and Gollum leave the company of Faramir and his men. They set off across the wilderness towards Mordor, but everything is different...

After a rude awakening, Frodo is taken to a secret pool where Gollum is trespassing. Faramir is ready to kill the fiend, but Frodo has to persuade...

Frodo and Sam are now under the care of a young captain of Gondor, Faramir. Faramir is curious about what brings two...

Sam is hungry, and not for any more of that lame Lambis bread! He asks Gollum if he could possibly finding anything suitable in the wilds for Hobbits to eat...

Frodo and Sam have reached the Black Gates of Mordor and thus the end of their journey! No, not really...

Sam, Frodo and a newly tamed Gollum make their way across the marsh leading to the Black Gates of Mordor...

At the beginning of Book 4 of the Lord of the Rings, we reconnect with Frodo and Sam in the mountains...

Pippin's curiosity is keeping him awake as the fellowship rest on their journey back to Helm's Deep. He...

This week, the men of Rohan and the newly reunited fellowship seeking out Saruman in his tower for one final conversation. But are the men and Hobbits too weak for the power of Isengard? That and more on this week's new episode covering Chapter 10 of Book 3.You can find more episodes on iTunes and Stitcher. Also, please check out our Patreon page.   

Merry and Pippin offer Chase and the fellowship some wonderful exposition as to what happened during the Ent march on Isengard...

The Fellowship marches to Isengard, but not for war. Gandalf wishes to meet with Saruman one last time before they move on. They also...

As the fellowship remnant and the Riders of Rohan reach the ancient hold of Helm's Deep, Gandalf once again has to leave and take care of other affairs. Jonathan, Katie and Chase hold down as the the men fight through the night as a wave of orcs slam against the team. You can find more episodes on iTunes and Stitcher. Also, please check out our Patreon page.   

Gandalf and team reach the Golden Hall, but the king of Rohan, Theoden is not quite as kingly as he should be. A snake has embedded himself...

The search for Merry and Pippin leads Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn into the Fangorn forest, but an old friend returns to them at the "turn of the tide..."

The lost hobbits meet some living trees, start a war with them and Jonathan is stuck in the middle of #Snowpocalypse2016. Katie and Chase...

The Hobbits, and by Hobbits we mean Merry and Pippin, are the hostages of many hundreds of Orcs that are running across Rohan. Jonathan, Katie...