The Lord of the Rings: Extended - A Middle Earth Podcast

Season 1 of The Rings of Power comes to a close with a number of vindicating reveals, some tearful goodbyes and the show’s title being justified. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo Movie/Episode Title Season One Finale. New Alliances are forged. Directed by: Wayne Che Yip Written by: Gennifer Hutchison, J. D. Payne, Patrick McKay Starring: Morfydd Clark, Tyroe Muhafidin, Maxim Baldry, Alex Tarrant, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Anthony Crum, Megan Richards, Markella Kavenagh, Daniel Weyman, Robert Aramayo, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Charlie Vickers, Joseph Mawle The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

In the penultimate episode of the first season, things are rough for everyone in Middle-Earth as they deal with the ramifications of the volcano erupting. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo The Eye Survivors of a cataclysm try to find safety; the Harfoots confront evil; Durin is torn between friendship and duty; Adar considers a new name. Directed by: Charlotte Brandstorm Written by: John D. Payne, Patrick McKay Starring: Morfydd Clark, Tyroe Muhafidin, Maxim Baldry, Alex Tarrant, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Anthony Crum, Megan Richards, Markella Kavenagh, Daniel Weyman, Robert Aramayo, Sophia Nomvete, Lloyd Owen, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Charlie Vickers, Joseph Mawle The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Everyone loved this action-packed battle episode. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo Udun Adar and his army march on Ostirith. Directed by: Charlotte Brandstorm Written by: John D. Payne, Patrick McKay Starring: Ismael Cruz Cordova, Joseph Mawle, Nazanin Boniadi, Maxim Baldry, Morfydd Clark, Tyroe Muhadfidin, Charlie Vickers, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Geoff Morrell The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Galadriel sets sail after putting on a kick-ass fight, and our halfling friends find themselve in a world of trouble. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo “Partings” Directed by: Wayne Yip Written by: John D. Payne, Patrick McKay Starring: Ismael Cruz Cordova, Augustus Prew, Simon Merrells, Moryfydd Clark, Charlie Vickers, Lloyd Owen, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Trystan Gravelle, Maxim Baldry, Anthony Crum, Alex Tarran, Ema Hovath, Sadoc Burrows, Beau Cassidy, Markella Kavenagh, Daniel Weyman The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

A big connection to the bigger lore of Middle Earth is revealed this week. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley The Great Wave Queen Regent Míriel's faith is tested. Isildur finds himself at a crossroads. Elrond uncovers a secret. Arondir is given an ultimatum. Theo disobeys Bronwyn. Directed by: Wayne Yip Written by: Stephany Fulsom, J.D Payne, Patrick McKay Starring: Ismael Cruz Cordova, Augustus Prew, Simon Merrells, Moryfydd Clark, Charlie Vickers, Lloyd Owen, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Trystan Gravelle, Maxim Baldry, Anthony Crum, Alex Tarran, Ema Hovath, Sadoc Burrows, Beau Cassidy, Markella Kavenagh, Daniel Weyman The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

We journey to a beautiful city, see a man taken captative and potentially our first tease of Sauron. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo Movie/Episode Title Directed by: names Written by: names Starring: names The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

We discuss the double-episode premiere of The Rings of Power, what we liked and what we think could be improved. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo “A Shadow of the Past” & “Adrift” Directed by: J.A Bayona Written by: John D. Payne, Patrick McKay, based on The Lord of the Rings and appendices by J.R.R Tolkien Starring: Amelie Child Villiers, Will Fletcher, Morfydd Clark, Fabian McCallum, Kip Chapman, Lenny Henry, Sara Zwangobani, Thusitha Jayasundera, Maxine Cunliffe, Dylan Smith, Markella Kavenagh, Beau Cassidy, Robert Aramayo, Benjamin Walker, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Geoff Morrell, Ian Blackburn, Nazanin The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Our rewatch of The Lord of the Rings films comes to a close, and it leaves everyone ready and excited for more material exploring this fascinating and vast universe. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo The Lord of The Rings: The Return of The King Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring. Directed by: Peter Jackson Written by: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, J.R.R Tolkien (based on the novel by) Starring: Elijah Wood, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Orlando Bloom, Sean Astin, John Bach, Sean Bean, Cate Blanchett, Billy Boyd, Bernard Hill, Ian Holm, Bruce Hopkins, Ian Hughes, Lawrence Makoare, Bret McKenize, Dominic Monaghan, John Noble, Miranda Otto, John Rhys-Davies, Andy Serkis, Liv Tyler, Karl Urban, Hugo Weaving, David Wenham, Brad Dourif, Christopher Lee The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Huge changes in The Two Towers Extended Ediction make an already fantastic film even better. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers While Frodo and Sam edge closer to Mordor with the help of the shifty Gollum, the divided fellowship makes a stand against Sauron's new ally, Saruman, and his hordes of Isengard. Directed by: Peter Jackson Written by: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, J.R.R Tolkien (based on the novel by) Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Andy Serkis, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving, Bruce Allpress, Brad Dourif, John Noble, Miranda Otto, Karl Urban The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

We continue our re-watch this week with the start of the original trilogy, The Fellowship of The Ring. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring A meek Hobbit from the Shire and eight companions set out on a journey to destroy the powerful One Ring and save Middle-earth from the Dark Lord Sauron. Directed by: Peter Jackson Written by: Peter Jackson, Philippa Boyens, Fran Walsh, J.R.R Tolkien (based on the novel by) Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Sean Bean, Billy Boyd, Andy Serkis, Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, Cate Blanchett, Ian Holm, Christopher Lee, Ian McKellen, Dominic Monaghan, John Rhys-Davies, Liv Tyler, Hugo Weaving The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

It’s the battle of five armies, or is it four? Maybe six? We struggled to make full sense of it as well. Either way, our journey through The Hobbit films comes to an end this week. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies Directed by: Peter Jackson Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, J.R.R Tolkein (based on the book by) Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Dean O’Gorman, Aidan Turner, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow, Adam Brown, Stephen Fry The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Our journey through the Extended Editions continues with the second Hobbit film, The Desolation of Smaug. Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo The Desolation of Smaug (Extended Edtion) Directed by: Peter Jackson Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, J.R.R Tolkein (based on the book by) Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Orlando Bloom, Evangeline Lilly, Benedict Cumberbatch, Luke Evans, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Dean O’Gorman, Aidan Turner, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow, Adam Brown, Stephen Fry The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion

Welcome to the first episode of The Lord of The Rings: Extended! Today we discuss the origins of the podcast, and what we’ll be talking about in the coming weeks and months ahead. The first of which is this week’s movie, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition). Hosts: Dylan Blight: https://twitter.com/vivaladil Ashley Hobley: https://twitter.com/ashleyhobley Ciaran Marchant: https://twitter.com/YaboyRingo The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition) Directed by: Peter Jackson Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, J.R.R Tolkein (based on the book by) Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Andy Serkis, Ken Stott, Graham McTavish, William Kircher, James Nesbitt, Stephen Hunter, Dean O’Gorman, Aidan Turner, John Callen, Peter Hambleton, Jed Brophy, Mark Hadlow, Adam Brown, Ian Holm, Elijah Wood The Lord of The Rings: Extended- A Middle Earth Podcast Music: Haunting Celtic Soundtrack Artist: Zac Nelson Stock Media provided by zacnelson / Pond5 Art: Created by Dylan Blight & Cherie Henriques The Lord of The Rings/The Rings of Power elements are owned by respective copyright holders at Tolkein Estate & Prime Video. All Episodes: https://explosionnetwork.com/the-lord-of-the-rings-extended-a-middle-earth-podcast Support Us: http://www.ko-fi.com/explosion