The Lorehounds

David, John, and Marilyn recap Season 2, Episode 3, The Eagle and the Sceptre , of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power   on Prime Video. They discuss the changing politics of Númenor, the past of Isildur, and the desperation of the dwarves. Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the contact form or use the voicemail feature. Or, send an email to lotr@thel...

David, John, and Marilyn recap Season 2, Episode 2, Where the Stars are Strange , of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power  on Prime Video. They discuss the Stranger's search for a name, Celebrimbor's competing motivations, and the self-reflection of Galadriel. Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the contact form or use the voicemail feature. Or,...

David, John, and Marilyn recap Season 2, Episode 1, Elven Kings Under the Sky , of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power  on Prime Video. They discuss their coverage plans, the beginning of a villain-centric season, and the voice of Gil-galad. Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the contact form or use the voicemail feature. Or, send an email to lotr@the...

For this special crossover podcast, David and Ayehsa, from Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever, have an in depth conversation about the 1979 blockbuster film Alien, with two academics. Roger Luckhurst is the Geoffrey Tillotson Chair of Nineteenth-Century Studies, School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication at Birkbeck University of London. And, Jason Eberl is the Hubert Mäder Chair in health care...

John is joined by Aaron, host of the Lore of the Rings  Podcast, to discuss Of the Noldor in Beleriand , the seventeenth portion in  The Silmarillion . They discuss the founding of Gondolin and the wrath of Thingol. Listen to Aaron's Podcast Lore of the Rings Podcast Links to Patreon, Supercast, Discord, and Network Affiliates linktr.ee/thelorehounds Deep lore questions, comments and/or though...

It’s the 45th Anniversary of Alien (1979) and David is joined by Elysia as well as special guest, Ayesha from the Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever podcast. The trio talk about their personal histories with the franchise before diving into their favorite moments from the show. Check out Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever: https://www.everyscififilm.com/ Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our web...

David and Marilyn (our favorite Tolkien Scholar) recap Season 1 of The Lord: The Rings of Power in preparation for the start of Season 2. They discuss coverage plans as well as the One Guide and Season Pass options. Then, they break down Season 1 by major story arc coving all the major plot points and key details. Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the cont...

Elysia and John talk with FULL BOOK SPOILERS about what's they're looking forward to in Season 3 of House of the Dragon  before answering spoiler-filled listener feedback. Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the contact form or use the voicemail feature. Or, send an email to hotd@thelorehounds.com . Links to Patreon, Supercast, Discord, and Network A...

David and John answer listener feedback for Season 2, Episode 8, The Queen Who Ever Was , of the HBO Max Original Series, House of the Dragon . Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the contact form or use the voicemail feature. Or, send an email to hotd@thelorehounds.com . Links to Patreon, Supercast, Discord, and Network Affiliates linktr.ee/thelorehounds Si...

Have you seen the biggest R-rated movie in the world yet? John joins Jean and Elysia to jump straight into the spoilers (00:09:27), looking at the highpoints of the film, and the biggest reactions from their theaters – plus John gets some comic recs. Then Elysia and Jean talk through the big Marvel news out of Comic Con (00:52:11), before jumping back to Deadpool & Wolverine (01:17:13) for a f...

David and John recap Season 2, Episode 8, The Queen Who Ever Was , of the HBO Max Original Series, House of the Dragon . They discuss Rhaenyra's reunions with her husband and her old friend, Aegon's uncertain future with Larys, and the Game of Thrones  tie-in we didn't ask for. Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the contact form or use the voice...

In this special crossover podcast, David is joined by Ayesha from Every Single Sci-Fi Film Ever . They discuss the upcoming plans for the two podcasts to collaborate on the 45th anniversary for the original 1979 movie, Alien , as well as the upcoming film, Alien Romulus . They discuss the two trailers that have been released for Romulus and talk about what they are most excited for with this new a...

David and John answer listener feedback for Season 2, Episode 7, The Red Sowing , of the HBO Max Original Series, House of the Dragon . Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the contact form or use the voicemail feature. Or, send an email to hotd@thelorehounds.com . Links to Patreon, Supercast, Discord, and Network Affiliates linktr.ee/thelorehounds Sign up fo...

David, John, and Marilyn break down the San Diego Comic Con Trailer for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power . They go through the teaser shot by shot giving their theories, filling in context from the Tolkien legendarium, and discussing their hopes for Season 2. See Our Visual Teaser Guide On Notion The Rings of Power Season 2 Trailer Guide https://youtu.be/pzJDzIDv0mo?si=lT7VrdRsKdQJZEIB Li...

John is joined by Knewbettadobetta, a prolific Tolkien expert popular on Tiktok and Twitter, to discuss Of Beleriand and its Realms , the sixteenth portion in  The Silmarillion . They discuss Knewbettadobetta's Tolkien origin story, the geography of Middle-earth in the First Age, and why geography is so essential in Tolkien's works. Knewbettadobetta's Links Links to Patreon, Supercast,...

It's an Acolyte end-of-season party! Elysia and John are joined by Marilyn and Jean to talk through the entire season the only way Elysia knows how: in a gameshow format. Which characters, planets, lore, and more will be picked as the best (or sometimes) the worst of the season? What does it mean to be a David Whisperer, and who earns that title? Answers to all of the above and more inside, se...

David and John recap Season 2, Episode 7, The Red Sowing , of the HBO Max Original Series, House of the Dragon . They discuss Rhaenyra's bold strategy of throwing 100 bastards at Vermithor, Alicent's return to her old wardrobe, and a new fan favorite Lord giving Lyanna Mormont a run for her money. Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the contact form...

John and Elysia answer listener feedback for Season 2, Episode 6, Smallfolk , of the HBO Max Original Series, House of the Dragon . Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the contact form or use the voicemail feature. Or, send an email to hotd@thelorehounds.com . Links to Patreon, Supercast, Discord, and Network Affiliates linktr.ee/thelorehounds Sign up for th...

Elysia and John recap Season 2, Episode 6, Smallfolk , of the HBO Max Original Series, House of the Dragon . They discuss the new generation of dragonriders, the cruelty of Aemond, and the role of the smallfolk in the war. Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the contact form or use the voicemail feature. Or, send an email to hotd@thelorehounds.com . Links to...

John joins Elysia to talk through not only his thoughts about the finale of The Acolyte , and the season as a whole – but also how the show is being received throughout the community. (And how grateful we all are to have some respectful discourse from fans.) Along the way we discuss everything from the complexities of social work to the pros and cons of that Imri Cantaros theory going around. (Sta...

In the first of two episodes dedicated to dissecting the season finale, Elysia walks you through a recap of everything that happened in "The Acolyte" – episode 8 in the series of the same name – zooming in on key details you might have missed and mining the lore for what it all means. Including, of course, everything you need to know about that creeper in the cave Darth Plagueis. Part of T...

David and Elysia answer listener feedback for Season 2, Episode 5, Regent , of the HBO Max Original Series, House of the Dragon . Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the contact form or use the voicemail feature. Or, send an email to hotd@thelorehounds.com . Links to Patreon, Supercast, Discord, and Network Affiliates linktr.ee/thelorehounds Sign up for the...

Stand and deliver!   David is joined by Marilyn for this Oneshot about the amazingly hilarious AppleTV original series, The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin . They start off with their hot takes and then discuss some of the history about the REAL Dick Turpin. After, they discuss each episode in turn and answer some listener feedback. Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our we...

David and John recap Season 2, Episode 5, Regent , of the HBO Max Original Series, House of the Dragon . They discuss a change in Rhaenyra's style, the Haunting of Harrenhal, and a new plan from Jacaerys. Contact Us Questions or comments? Visit us at our website where you can use the contact form or use the voicemail feature. Or, send an email to hotd@thelorehounds.com . Links to Patreon, Supe...

In part two of our "Choice" breakdown of The Acolyte episode 7, Elysia and John field a full range of feedback, from this episode's biggest fans to (balanced) skeptics, and both your wildest and most grounded theories. Plus, prompted by your questions, they take a deep dive into the Jedi code and the rules of attachment – ending on the mic drop email of Spoiler Policy-gate. Part of The...