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43. B3:C2 - The Riders of Rohan [LoTR Read Along]
Green Dragon Live
The Nicks are running across Rohan! Or at least the three hunters are. Join us as we attempt to catch up with our enemies in order to rescue our friends, but keep a wary eye out for clues, and for horsemen.
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42. B3:C1 - The Departure of Boromir - [LoTR Read Along]
Green Dragon Live
The Nicks crack open the next named section of the LoTR story and discuss the way the story changes its narrative style and the suspense that comes with it. Boromir's departure from the Fellowship and Aragorn gets some clarity about his mission.
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41. Back In The Saddle
Green Dragon Live
The Nicks do their first recording in many months. This episode is a reconnecting of two friends and trying to establish a routine for the future of the podcast. The Nicks also talk briefly about Sauron's attacks in the northern parts of Middle-earth and ask if there are elves in the east.
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40. DISC 2 - The Fellowship of The Ring - Extended Edition - Watch Along Commentary
Green Dragon Live
The Nicks are joined by Erin and Aran to give their commentary while watching the extended edition of The Fellowship of The Ring (Disc 2). Cue up your copy and press play with us to listen and watch along with us in this special episode.
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39. DISC 1 - The Fellowship of The Ring - Extended Edition - Watch Along Commentary
Green Dragon Live
The Nicks are joined with Erin and Aran to give their commentary while watching the extended edition of The Fellowship of The Ring. Cue up your copy and press play with us to listen and watch along with us in this special episode.
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38. B2:C10 - The Breaking of The Fellowship - [LoTR Read Along]
Green Dragon Live
The Nicks might be breaking up a bit in this episode, but it's only fitting as this is the Breaking of the Fellowship! How will the break happen? Is it physical? Or psychological? Which way will Frodo go? Who will go with him? Find out with us, live at the Green Dragon.
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37. B2:C9 - The Great River - [LoTR Read Along]
Green Dragon Live
The Nicks discuss the journey down the great river, the speed at which our Fellowship is cutting across the landscape, and the dangers it holds on either bank. Also discussing the desire to do more recordings with less interference from real life.
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36. B2:C8 - Farewell to Lorien - [LoTR Read Along]
Green Dragon Live
The Nicks dive into this chapter of gift giving by asking which of the Fellowship's gifts would you steal, or what gift would you ask of Lady Galadriel? We discuss the differences between the movie gifts and the book. And, in spite of not making an actual plan, we prepare ourselves for a long trek downriver.
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35. B2:C7 - The Mirror of Galadriel - [LoTR Read Along]
Green Dragon Live
The Nicks get down to business by talking about the elephant in the room, this elephant being the new baby boy in Nicholas' family! Also, we meet the Lord and Lady of the Galadhrim - Celeborn, and Galadriel. Later, Galadriel shows two of our fellowship her magic mirror. Maps Notes for this episode OUR FELLOWSHIP HAS ENTERED THE ENCHANTED FOREST ELVES FROM WITHIN HAVE CLEARED THE ORC SCUM WITHOUT! OUR FELLOWSHIP HAS BEEN ENTRUSTED WITH THE SECRETS OF THE GOLDEN WOOD WHAT WILL THEY FIND WITHIN THE CITY OF GREEN TOWERS? WILL THE LORD AND LADY BE GRACIOUS? HAS ANYONE PAID MIND TO BILL THE...
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34. B2:C6 - Lothlorien - [LoTR Read Along]
Green Dragon Live
The Nicks talk about stepping out of time in special and awe-inspiring places, as well as being too close to the special things near you. Our Fellowship makes a dash for the woods, in spite of the potential of danger within. Aragorn is forced to take the lead after Gandalf's fall, and now they take the last known road in the plan created in Rivendell. Maps Notes for this episode BESIEGED BY ORCS! AN ANCIENT FOE OF FIRE AND FLAME! THE FELLOWSHIP FLEES TO THE EASTERN GATE GANDALF MAKES A STAND AND SACRIFICES HIMSELF FOR THE FELLOWSHIP ARAGORN NOW LEADS… THE DRUMS OF THE ENEMY...
info_outlineThe Nicks discuss the journey down the great river, the speed at which our Fellowship is cutting across the landscape, and the dangers it holds on either bank. Also discussing the desire to do more recordings with less interference from real life.
Maps
LoTRproject.com interactive map - Caution: spoilers for new readers!
Notes for this episode
THEY GOT STUFF
THEY’S ON A RIVER
THEY GOTS BOATS
The Story in this Chapter:
- Floating down the river is boring
- Landscapes change
- Aragorn lets the fellowship kind of just drift along… they don’t paddle too much.
- Merry, Pippin, and Boromir | Aragorn, Frodo, and Sam | Legolas and Gimli
- Boromir acting strangely
- Sam sees eyes and strange logs floating alongside them - or is it catching up with them?
- Sam takes the watch - wakes Frodo
- Frodo sees a thing! Draws Sting and it flees!
- Aragorn wakes and says that he’s seen it too… and even tried to catch... HIM?!
- They spot an eagle high up in the sky - at the same time they are approaching the Emyn Muil on the Eastern shore - Rohan on the Western shore
- Aragorn knows rapids are coming. They catch him off guard because he’s never traveled by water through this area.
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- Even Sam helps to paddle
- They have to turn around IN THE RAPIDS
- All together paddle!
- Paddle!
- paddle!
- Orcs! Yrch!
- Gollum’s doing?
- Twangs of bowstrings -- they hit Frodo!
- A deeper blackness in the sky
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- Legolas shoots it down
- The orcs seem to retreat
- Fellowship reach the safety of the opposite shore, and wait out the night
- Confusion about the moon… Aragorn finally reveals that they spent a lot more time in Lorien than any of them expected. -- Winter is almost over!!!
- In the morning Aragorn and Legolas scout the portage road around the rapids
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- It’s easy to find
- It is not as hard to carry everything as it could be.
- Boromir and Aragorn carry the boats
- Rapids (Sarn Gebir)
- BEHOLD THE ARGONATH!
- Parth Galen the grassy shore on the western side
- Nen Hithoel - the lake above Rauros
- Amon Hen - the Hill of Seeing - The Seat of Seeing - Western Shore
- Amon Lhaw - the Hill of Hearing - Eastern Shore
- Tol Brandir - The island in the middle of Nen Hithoel where none has ever set foot.
- Rauros - The great falls of the Anduin
Links
"Five Armies" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/