On this episode, we welcome Minhas (aka @MinhasMorgul) to help us discuss one of our favorite chapters, Riddles in the Dark. For this episode, we focus solely on the riddles scene from Peter Jackson's extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and chapter five. While the movie cuts back and forth between the dwarves and Bilbo, we stay with Bilbo and Gollum for the full episode. We discuss:Whether or not Gollum is wearing pants or notThe riddles you may have missed if you've only seen the movieGollum's various interpretations over the yearsBilbo's pity for Gollum and how it's expressed in the book vs the movieYou can follow Minhas here:https://www.tiktok.com/@minhasmorgulhttps://www.instagram.com/minhasmorgul/https://www.youtube.com/@minhasmorgulAnd you can also join us on:https://www.patreon.com/TolkienwithFriendshttps://www.instagram.com/tolkienwithfriends/https://www.youtube.com/@tolkienwithfriendshttps://www.threads.net/@tolkienwithfriendshttps://twitter.com/tolkienfriends***PLEASE NOTE: This was recorded in February 2023, months before the recent SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. We do not seek to promote any stricken work. Rather, we are just friends coming together to compare works and discuss Tolkien***

In this episode, we are joined once again by Kelly (aka The Middle Page) to discuss chapter four of The Hobbit, “Over Hill and Under Hill,” and the corresponding section of Peter Jackson’s extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Our conversation includes:·      Parallels and references to Fellowship of the Ring·      The differences between the stone giants in the book and the movie·      How we feel about Peter’s interpretation of the goblins of Goblin Town·      And a wild Princess and the Goblin appears!Don't forget to follow our lovely guest, Kelly:https://www.instagram.com/themiddlepage/https://www.tiktok.com/@themiddle.pageAnd be sure to join us on Patreon to catch bonus segments of this episode that didn’t make the final cut: https://www.patreon.com/TolkienwithFriends

In this episode, Kali and Andie dive into “A Short Rest,” which is chapter three of The Hobbit, and about 36 minutes of the extended edition of “An Unexpected Journey." This section is really where we start to get into bigger departures from the source material, while also weaving in more from the Appendices. Our discussion includes:The smell of elves — and how the elves act in the movie compared to the bookA song about "a merry old inn"Wargs as pets?The White Council and the role it plays in the bigger pictureAnd don't forget to join Tolkien with Friends on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tolkienwithfriendsTwitter: https://twitter.com/TolkienFriendsPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/TolkienwithFriends

This week, @onlyannamaria joins us to discuss Roast Mutton, chapter two of The Hobbit and the corresponding part of "An Unexpected Journey!" In this episode, in addition to having a silly goose time, we discuss:Bilbo's extreme politeness and lack of pocket-handkerchiefsHow Bilbo handles the troll situation in the book and the movieThe appearance of Radagast the BrownAt least one thing we would change about this part of the movieAnd even a little bit of Appendix A from Return of the KingBe sure to follow Anna María on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/onlyannamariaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/onlyannamaria/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@onlyannamariaAnd don't forget to join us on Patreon for exclusive behind-the-scenes content: https://www.patreon.com/TolkienwithFriends

Join us and FanGirlMeegs as we officially kick off season two with the first chapter of The Hobbit and about the first 41 minutes of the extended edition of the movie, “An Unexpected Journey.” In this episode, we discuss:How The Hobbit entered each of our livesHow the book is centered around Bilbo while the movie puts a lot of focus on the dwarves and their journeyHow Bilbo's "Tookishness" comes out more in the bookThe music of The HobbitAnd much more!Be sure to follow FanGirlMeegs:https://www.tiktok.com/@fangirlmeegshttps://www.instagram.com/Fangirlmeegs/https://twitter.com/fangirlmeegsAnd don't forget to subscribe and follow us as well:https://www.instagram.com/tolkienwithfriends/https://twitter.com/TolkienFriendsAnd we are now on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TolkienwithFriends

Having just finished the Lord of the Rings and now looking ahead to the Hobbit, we thought this would be a good time to tackle the concept of “canon,” particularly within Tolkien and other fandom spaces. Joined by Chris and Carlos of the Swolhirrim, we discuss canon, or "the official storylines and backstories invented by the creators of television shows, movies, and books," and how we approach “canon” in Tolkien’s legendarium.Be sure to follow the Swolhirrim:Instagram: instagram.com/the_swolhirrim/YouTube: youtube.com/@theswolhirrim9201TikTok: tiktok.com/@the_swolhirrim

In this episode, we're joined by our friend Anex Wilson to take a look back at all of our favorite moments in both the Lord of the Rings books and movies. We cover a lot of ground in this episode and spend about 2 hours discussing:How Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings works as an adaptationOur favorite moments from each of the three filmsA few things we would have done differentlyOur favorite things about the booksSoon we will be releasing episodes on The Hobbit, comparing Peter Jackson's second trilogy to Tolkien's novel. Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode!Be sure to follow Anex on all his social media platforms:TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@anexwilsonTwitter: https://twitter.com/anexwilsonytInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fantasyannexe/

In this episode, we're very excited to be joined by Lauren – yes THE Lauren of Lauren Does Cosplay and In the Reads – to help us close out the Lord of the Rings. We discuss the chapters “Homeward Bound,” “The Scouring of the Shire,” and “The Grey Havens," as well as the very end of the Return of the King film. Our discussion includes:What's been going on in the Shire since our hobbits have been awaySaruman's endRebuilding the ShireSaying goodbye to Frodo at the Grey HavensBe sure to follow Lauren for more cosplay and nerdy greatness!Twitter: https://twitter.com/ldoescosplayInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurendoescosplay/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/in.the.reads/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lauren.does.cosplay

In this episode, we’re excited to welcome back Amber (aka @critiquegeek on TikTok and Instagram) to the podcast. For today’s episode, we’re discussing the chapters “The Steward and the King” and “Many Partings." In the movie, these chapters are essentially reduced to Aragorn’s coronation and a little bit of Frodo narrating – however, several other things happen related to Aragorn becoming king and the last travels of our Fellowship, including:Eowyn and Faramir falling in loveHow the White Tree of Gondor is actually able to flower againTheir travels from Minas Tirith to RivendellAnother appearance from Saruman

We are very excited to welcome our good friend Kelly (aka The Middle Page) to discuss the chapters “Mount Doom” and “The Field of Cormallen" — which means we finally get to see the destruction of the One Ring and our Fellowship will be reunited again!Now, you may notice that this episode was recorded a while ago (around the time that House of the Dragon was first releasing), but it leads into our conversation about dragons in Game of Thrones AND Middle-earth, so we kept it in. Tune in to hear more about Tolkien's dragons, Sauron brooding, Gollum's last act, and Sam and Frodo's reunion with the rest of the Fellowship.Don't forget to follow our lovely guest, Kelly:https://www.instagram.com/themiddlepage/https://www.tiktok.com/@themiddle.page