Tolkien Professor Corey Olsen joins us to discuss the narrative choices made by Peter Jackson in his adaptation of The Hobbit.
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Tolkien Professor Corey Olsen joins us to discuss the narrative choices made by Peter Jackson in his adaptation of The Hobbit.
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[...] first take a detour into the hottest news of the week: the purported interracial romance between “hot dwarf” Kili (played by Aiden Turner) and elven femme fatale Tauriel (played by Evangeline Lilly). Prof. [...]
In this great episode, we heard Prof. Olsen mention the Mythgard Institute. I would like to see some links in the shownotes regarding the sites with more info on what was discussed in the episodes. Thanks.
I really can’t wait for the hobbit..gonna eat some tacos while i wait..
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I thought of something while listening to this episode: how does Gandalf know that Thrain II is in Dol Guldur? How did he get word or find out that the Necromancer had him, that the Necromancer was in league with Smaug (which we learn from the Quest of Erebor), and that Thrain had a map and key? Did he know all these things before Thrain was captured? Was his capture a result of wearing a dwarven ring?