Burn Them All

It's that time again where today we highlight and compare key differences between Part 1 of the extended edition film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King to its novel counterpart. We will be comparing the scenes of the film with the corresponding events in the novel in a way that may seem out of order as they do not line up evenly due to the changes in character perspectives.  Stay tuned...

The One Ring is destroyed, the power of Sauron is broken and Middle-earth is saved.  Frodo and Sam survived their journey and reunited with Gandalf, Aragorn, Legolas, Gimli, Merry & Pippin. Aragorn is named King of Gondor and all is well. Today, we jump into the final contents of the novel as it pertains to the story, but not including the appendixes or index, as we dive into Chapter 16 throug...

Gondor has won the initial battle at the Pelennor Fields with help from Rohan as well as Aragorn who seized the Corsairs of Umbar which were meant to aid the forces of Mordor.  The Captains of the West have marched to the Black Gate and had their final parley with the Mouth of Sauron where they plan to make their last stand as a diversion. Today we shift to Sam and Frodo and see if all the efforts...

Aragorn has revealed himself to Sauron in the palantír, the initial assault on Gondor has begun, Théoden leads Rohan into the fray hoping they are not too late, and Faramir has suffered a grievous injury. Today we move on into one of, if not, the most climactic sections of this novel and entire series with the events that occur from Chapter 6 through Chapter 10 in The Return of the King.  Join us...

Rohan survived the Battle of Helms Deep, Isengard's power is broken, and the palantír is now in its rightful place. Frodo has been stung by Shelob and presumed dead. Sam makes the choice to continue the journey with the Ring alone, until new facts come to light. Today we move forward into the third and final novel in the acclaimed Lord of the Rings series where we are covering Chapter 1 through Ch...

Today we close out The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in its entirety as we compare the second half of the Extended Edition film, to its corresponding sections of the novel. Keep in mind the sequences do not line up as the perspectives shift focus so there are moments that happen early in the novel, that do not occur until later in the film and vice-versa!  Tag along as we discuss some of the n...

The Riddikulus Crew is back again today to compare some of the major differences between Part 1 of the extended edition film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers to its novel counterpart.  This one is going to be a little different as the film shifts perspective early and often in an order that does not coincide with the book, so we had some fun putting this together.  Stick around as we highligh...

Frodo and Sam have passed the Dead Marshes with the help of Sméagol, went to the Black Gate of Mordor and found it impassable, decided on an alternate route, and coincidentally ran into men of Gondor, the captain being Boromir's brother Faramir who succeeded in what Boromir failed. Thanks for sticking with us as today we tackle the final five chapters and finish The Two Towers in its entirety by c...

The Battle of Helms Deep is over, the power of Saruman is broken, and now we move to the perspective of the other main characters, Frodo & Sam. We're excited to have you join us today as we jump into the next five chapters of The Two Towers which include The Taming of Sméagol through The Window on the West.  Tag along as we follow Frodo & Sam after they depart the Company, make their way t...

Gandalf has rejoined the fray at the turning of the tide and with the help of Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli, King Théoden leaves Edoras with his men ready for battle. And a battle they will get.  Thanks for stopping by today as we jump into the next five chapters of The Two Towers which include Helms Deep through The Palantír.  Stick around while we cover the siege which encompasses all of Saruman's...

Boromir has fallen, Merry & Pippen have been taken captive, Frodo & Sam go their own way, while Aragorn, Legolas & Gimli give chase to the orc hoard. Today we are diving fully into the second book in The Lord of the Rings franchise, The Two Towers covering Chapter 2 through Chapter 6 (The Riders of Rohan-The King of the Golden Hall).  Join us as we meet some of the horse lords of the R...

Today Chase & Josh close out The Fellowship of the Ring in its entirety as we compare the second half of the novel (as well as the first chapter of The Two Towers) to the Extended Edition Part 2 film!  Tag along as we discuss some of the notable differences found between the movie and the book such as; The reforging of Elendil's sword and Aragorn taking it straight from Rivendell, who the Creb...

The momentary safety of Lórien is pleasant and brings a sense of comfort to the Fellowship after such a great loss, but decisions have to be made and the Ring isn't getting any closer to Mount Doom while they remain there. Today we continue the quest and cover the remainder of The Fellowship of the Ring novel and also the very first chapter in The Two Towers which include Farewell to Lórien throug...

The Council of Elrond has spoken, the Ring must be destroyed, and Frodo has agreed to take it to Mordor himself. We pick back up in Rivendell for the next part of the journey where we will be going over the next five chapters of The Fellowship of the Ring today which include The Ring Goes South through The Mirror of Galadriel!  Tune in as we find out who will accompany Frodo on this quest, importa...

Chase & Josh are back at it again today where we compare the first half of The Fellowship of the Ring novel to its Extended Edition Part 1 film counterpart!  Join us as we highlight some of the key differences between the movie and book such as; the hobbit's trip into the Old Forest and subsequently their introduction to Tom Bombadil, Gandalf's conflict with Saruman, which elf helps Frodo get...

The journey keeps rolling as we continue on our way to Rivendell with the hobbits and the Ranger called Strider as detailed through the next five chapter of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.  Today we will see an escape from Bree, a battle at Weathertop, one of the group sustains a life threatening injury, unexpected help comes, and a secret council is held in the House of Elrond....

We continue along down the road today where we pick back up with our favorite hobbits and tag along through the next sequence of events that unfold between Chapter 6 through Chapter 10 of The Fellowship of the Ring!  Join us as we tag along on a trip through The Old Forest, meet a strange yet friendly character that helps them out of a bind who is more than meets the eye, tangle with a Barrow wigh...

The time has come. Today Chase & Josh begin one of the most influential fantasy-fiction franchises of all time in The Lord of the Rings.  We are going to join the Hobbits on their big adventure and see it through to the very end! We are going to tackle multiple chapters in each episode and will stop at the midway point and the end of each novel to compare it to the part 1 and part 2 extended e...

We are excited to have you all join us today as Chase & Josh switch gears and execute a standalone episode where we cover another one of the biggest films of the year in The Batman!  **SPOILER ALERT** Do not listen to this episode if you have not yet seen the movie and have that desire because in this installment, we go through a detailed recap and summary of the events as they appear in the f...

Get ready to have some fun today as we close out Season 2 of The Witcher by doing what we do best.  Tune in as we provide our ranking hierarchy list for a few different categories regarding some key components of The Witcher Season 2!  We wrap up the episode by giving our opinions on what we think we are going to see in the future of The Witcher series as well as events that we hope will come to p...

Today is the day! We are closing out Season 2 of The Witcher as we dive into all the action and build-up that has led to the climax and conclusion here in the final episode of the season.  Join us as Voleth Meir uses her new body to her advantage, the elves set out for vengeance, a new monolith is discovered, new monsters show their strength, Cirilla has to make a decision between her past and her...

Welcome back and thanks for joining today as we jump into the penultimate episode of The Witcher Season 2 and tackle Episode 7!  Things start to heat up as Geralt jail-breaks an old friend, the elves make a decision that ruins Fringilla's plan, the dwarves from the dragon quest return to the fold for the first time since Season 1, there is growing dissention in Aretuza, Yennefer brings Cirilla to...

Welcome one and all, today we are picking right back up where we left off and taking an in-depth look at Episode 6 in Season 2 of The Witcher!  Follow along as we watch Geralt fight a Chernobog, Rience pays Kaer Morhen a visit and takes something of great value, we get a special reunion at the Temple of Melitele, Istredd finds crucial answers in an unlikely place, an elf baby is born for the first...

We are jumping in to the second half of Season 2 of The Witcher today as we analyze Episode 5 and its significance!  Join in as we are introduced to a mysterious fire mage, Geralt & Istredd come to shocking conclusions regarding monoliths and the Conjunction, Cirilla makes a choice with her blood, Jaskier narrowly escapes some burning questions, and Triss realizes some uncomfortable revelation...

We are excited to have you join us here today as we get to the pivotal halfway point in Season 2 of The Witcher where today we will be analyzing Episode 4!  Follow along as Kaer Morhen gets a surprise visitor who has come to assist Cirilla, a plot in Redania is orchestrated by the mysterious mage Dijkstra, we learn the consequences of the fallen monolith, elves are being smuggled safely out of the...