The movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Extended Edition
The guest: Franchise fan Chris de Hoog
Among the topics we get into:
- how The Lord of the Rings franchise has been cannibalized by the Internet
- including the Potatoes and They’re Taking the Hobbits to Isengard videos
- reconciling silly moments with epicness and grandeur
- some book answers to our nitpicky questions
- character reads including
- Aragorn and Arwen as an OTP
- the many problems with Eowyn
- Theoden’s deathwish
- Faramir as forgotten brother or badass plot propellor
- Frodo as a problematic film hero
- Legolas and Gimli as comedic relief
- comparing the legacies of Star Wars to The Lord of the Rings movie franchises
- a bit of ragging on The Hobbit
Links & Mentions:
- You can find Final Fantasy Union here. You can also find Hoog on his Twitter and Letterboxd.
Dylan Clark-Moore is a podcast creator and blogger at NetFlakes. You can find him on Letterboxd and Twitter.
Caroline Diezyn is a podcast co-host and blogger at NetFlakes, and a PhD student, writer, and artist in London, Ontario. You can find them on Letterboxd and Twitter.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Extended Edition is also available on Amazon.
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