The Return of the King by J.R.R. Tolkien

Episode 108

Release Date: September 20, 2023

In this episode, your hosts discuss The Return of the King by J.R.R.Tolkien and come up with some better names for both this book and the series as a whole. They also talk about fantasy depictions of PTSD, the romanticism of Aragorn, and Eowyn’s flaws. Lilly complains a lot about monarchies. They manage to agree that Lobelia Sackville-Baggins gets a bad rap. Sara compares the “Rings of Power” adaptation to fanfiction. References to “My Immortal” are thrown around.

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Thanks to the following musicians for the use of their songs:

- Amarià for the use of “Sérénade à Notre Dame de Paris”

- Josh Woodward for the use of “Electric Sunrise”

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Episode Transcript*

*this transcript is AI generated, please excuse the mess.

Transcript to come.