Episode 33 - The History of the Lord of the Rings Part 2: The Extended Edition - "They turned Shelob into a hot, goth Mommy!"

About this episode

The episode discusses the history and themes of The Lord of the Rings, featuring guest Steve from Critical Encounters Podcast.

It's finally time! Gather round the hearth, nerds, for the guys are finally doing The History of The Lord of Rings Part 2! (Featuring Steve from Critical Encounters Podcast). Join us as Steve recounts the greatest fantasy tale ever written and the nerds discuss the themes and reception of The Lord of the Rings! We want to hear your Tolkien takes! Email us at hillshavenerds@gmail.com Come on our Facebook! www.facebook.com/The HillsHaveNerds Come inside our Discord! https://discord.gg/cruXwRyQjm Check us out on Youtube for live stream game nights and other stuff! www.youtube.com/@Thehillshavenerds We want to thank our Ko-fi supporters! You help us make the show even better. Brittany Johnston Nick De Rosa You can support us on Ko-fi for membership rewards! www.ko-fi.com/thehillshavenerds Cody streams games on Twitch! www.twitch.tv/coffeebreaklounge Listen to Steve on Critical Encounters Podcast! https://open.spotify.com/show/3XJOGhuIaQwx2PaaEX0teU?si=be65474a88f1437e The Adventures of Tom Bombadil https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Tom_Bombadil Edwin Muir (Big ole dummy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Muir

People in this episode

Hosts: Brittany Johnston, Nick De Rosa, Cody

Guest: Steve

Topics covered

• Lord of the Rings
• Tolkien
• fantasy literature
• extended edition
• film adaptation
• character analysis

Keywords

• Lord of the Rings
• Tolkien
• fantasy
• extended edition
• Shelob
• Steve
• Critical Encounters
• film themes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Critical Encounters Podcast

Books & works: The Lord of the Rings, The Adventures of Tom Bombadil

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