Watch Party: Lord of the Rings

Season 2 ended on a strong note, with a Balrog, Sauron's final confrontation with Celebrimbor, a duel with Galadriel, and much more. Michael and Jen discuss Episode 8, "Shadow and Flame." Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https://twitter.com/LotrParty   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchpartyLoTR   Instagram: https://www.instagr...

Episode 7 of Season 2, "Doomed to Die," was an incredible action-packed episode. It also had...a kiss. Jen and Michael discuss. Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https://twitter.com/LotrParty   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchpartyLoTR   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watchpartylotronprime/   OTHER WATCH PARTY PODCASTS A...

The Rings of Power continues its run of strong episodes with another solid installment, albeit one marred by a few major lore and thematic errors. Jen and Michael discuss episode 6 of The Rings of Power, "Where is He?" Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https://twitter.com/LotrParty   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchpartyLoTR  ...

The Rings of Power hits a home run with its strongest episode yet! Jen and Michael discuss episode 5 of The Rings of Power, "Halls of Stone." Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https://twitter.com/LotrParty   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchpartyLoTR   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watchpartylotronprime/   OTHER WATCH PA...

Galadriel and Elrond get a bit testy. Arondir and Isildur meet the ents. Nori and Poppy learn about their past. And the Stranger meets a certain someone that is older than the hills. Jen and Michael discuss episode 4 of The Rings of Power, "Eldest." Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https://twitter.com/LotrParty   Facebook: https://ww...

Jen and Michael give their hot takes for episodes 1-3 of The Rings of Power.  Episode 1: Elven Kings Under the Sky Episode 2: Where the Stars are Strange Episode 3: The Eagle and the Sceptre Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https://twitter.com/LotrParty   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchpartyLoTR   Instagram: https://www.inst...

Jen is back! Jen is back! We reconvene to rehash Season One and to grade how it fared as an adaptation. It's good to have the gang together.  Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https://twitter.com/LotrParty   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchpartyLoTR   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/watchpartylotronprime/   OTHER WATCH PA...

Ciarán Hinds joins the cast of The Rings of Power, bringing with him hope for those of us who want the Stranger to be a Blue Wizard. But the Stranger wants to be good, whereas Hinds' Wizard appears to be anything but, foreshadowing a clash between the former friends. What version, or versions, of Tolkien's lore might Amazon be drawing from? Michael smells tragedy on the horizon. Want to join the w...

Today I bring you the biggest scoop ever - I know how the The Rings of Power series will end, down to the last shot and the last line! This ending was shared with me by the highest authority of all, so today's ramblings are touched by the divine. Shoot me an email to let me know what you think! FYI, eagle-eared listeners will notice that at the end of this episode I misquoted the text of Lord of t...

Amazon goes three for three and hits another home run with it's final trailer for Season 2 of The Rings of Power. We get the sounds of Cirdan, a potential Adar and Galadriel team up, and Charles Edwards (Celebrimbor) showing us what acting is all about. FYI, I accidentally didn't plug in my microphone, so the audio is a little lower quality than usual today, but there's no way I'm setting my brain...

Rings of Power released a whopper of a trailer at San Diego Comic-Con, and Michael discusses all the highlights.  Want to watch the SDCC Trailer? https://youtu.be/MCdKvCHzn0o?si=nyOLtLLsL4TKueGu   Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https://twitter.com/LotrParty   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchpartyLoTR   Instagram: https://ww...

Wights, Worms, and Spiders, oh my! Amazon's "Call to Adventure" Featurette for Season 2 of Rings of Power brings us a number of new creatures. Some belong, some don't. Tune in to find out which.   Want to watch the featurette? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJHNc8Ht7QE    Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https://twitter.com/LotrPart...

Celebrimbor is desperate. The Dwarves assemble. Galadriel continues to miss the mark. And John Howe soothes us all. Check out this episode for discussion of Amazon's "Forging the Rings" Featurette for Season 2 of Rings of Power. Want to watch the featurette? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WYJKfMHX7s    Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty...

Rings of Power is worming its way into your mind, and when it does the rest of our podcast slithers in! Check out this episode for our reactions to the first teaser trailer for Season 2 of Rings of Power. Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https://twitter.com/LotrParty   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WatchpartyLoTR   Instagram: ht...

Rings of Power is back and so are we! Lots to discuss, but today the focus is on the surprising addition of a certain merry fellow to the Rings of Power. How will Tom Bombadil's blue jacket and yellow boots fit into the fashions of the Second Age? We shall see. Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https://twitter.com/LotrParty   Facebook...

We may be on a podcasting hiatus, but we had to take a break from our sojourn to celebrate the greatest holiday of the year - Tolkien Reading Day! This year's theme is Travel and Adventure, and we both took the opportunity to fondly reminisce about our childhood travels. We hope you spent the day curled up with your favorite Tolkien tale! Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpart...

Michael and Jen are joined by Fellowship of Fans and several panelists for their Episode 8 After Party! As always, we broke the stream into two podcast episodes. This episode contains the discussion by our lore panel, Strider, Lakhitia, and Dave and Johnny from the Council of Elrond podcast.  Thank you all for hanging with us these past 8 weeks. Making food, mixing cocktails, answering trivia, and...

Michael and Jen are joined by Fellowship of Fans, and several panelists including special guests Dave and Johnny from the Council of Elrond podcast for their Episode 8 After Party! As always, we broke the stream into two podcast episodes. This episode contains the discussion by our newbie panel, composed entirely of newbies not familiar with the books or Second Age lore. Today it's the full panel,...

Michael and Jen break down the season finale of the season one of The Rings of Power, "Alloyed." This episode includes spoilers. See you all on October 16th for our livestream with Fellowship of Fans for a more in-depth analysis, art raffle, featured cosplay, and more! https://www.youtube.com/c/FellowshipofFans/featured   Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com T...

Michael and Jen are joined by Fellowship of Fans and several other panelists for their Episode 7 After Party! As always, we broke the stream into two podcast episodes. This episode contains the discussion by our lore panel, Fellowship of Fans himself, Strider, Chen, and special guest James Tauber of Digital Tolkien fame.  Join us LIVE next Sunday at 2:45 pm EST for our Season Finale After Party! T...

Michael and Jen are joined by Fellowship of Fans, special guest James Tauber (Digital Tolkien), and several other panelists for their Episode 7 After Party! As always, we broke the stream into two podcast episodes. This episode contains the discussion by our newbie panel, composed entirely of newbies not familiar with the books or Second Age lore. Today we've got Lottie from Shell Cottage Radio an...

Michael and Jen break down Episode 7 of the Rings of Power, "The Eye." This episode includes spoilers. See you all on October 9th for our livestream with Fellowship of Fans for a more in-depth analysis, art raffle, featured cosplay, and more! https://www.youtube.com/c/FellowshipofFans/featured   Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https...

Michael and Jen are joined by Fellowship of Fans, two special guests, and several other panelists for their Episode 6 After Party! As always, we broke the stream into two podcast episodes. This episode contains the discussion by our lore panel, moderated by Michael with panelists Strajder, Dan from Voice of Geekdom, and Kai from Kai47. Join us LIVE next Sunday at 2:45 pm EST for our Episode 7 Afte...

Michael and Jen are joined by Fellowship of Fans, special guests Dan from Voice of Geekdom, Kai from Kai47, and several other panelists for their Episode 6 After Party! As always, we broke the stream into two podcast episodes. This episode contains the discussion by our newbie panel, composed entirely of newbies not familiar with the books or Second Age lore. Today it's the full panel, with Jen, T...

Michael and Jen break down Episode 6 of the Rings of Power, "Udun." This episode includes spoilers. See you all on October 2nd for our livestream with Fellowship of Fans for a more in-depth analysis, art raffle, featured cosplay, and more! https://www.youtube.com/c/FellowshipofFans/featured   Want to join the watch party? Contact us: Email:  watchpartylotr@gmail.com Twitter: @LOTRParty ;  https://...