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VoK 120: Full Cast(le) Recording #5 – A Krewk through the Heart! (CockneyMoot 2014)

Posted on July 7, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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The Cockney vassals recreate the mythic lost Full Cast(le) Recording of Storm of Swords, Tyrion Chapter 9.  The cast is as follows:

  • Narrator – Bina007
  • Lord Tyrion Lannister – Jed O’White Hart aka The Podcast Bard and host of Cockneymoot 4
  • Lord Jaime Lannister – Brum Riverlander aka Kelvin
  • Lord Varys – Teddard aka Eddie
  • Lum The Guard – Brum Riverlander aka Kelvin
  • Lester The Guard – Mactire aka Ollie
  • Shae Da Funny Whore – Mactire aka Ollie
  • Lord Tywin Lannister – Big Ged

The main show begins at 2m and the cookie monster impressions at 29m.  Naturally this chapter is thoroughly spoiled!

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VoK 119: Full Cast(le) Recording #4 – Savage Dreams

Posted on July 5, 2014 by | 2 comments

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KrakenKast returns with a short bonus episode – a dramatic reading of “Arya I,” from George R. R. Martin’s A Storm of Swords.

The Cast:
Duncan (Valkyrist) – Narrator
Jessica (jesicka309) – Arya Stark
Joseph (Ciao_Gamer) – Gendry
Michael (Khal Wadege) – Hot Pie

The Crew:
Duncan (Valkyrist) – Editor

Announcement: The second ever Vassals of Kingsgrave Australian meet-up is being held next week, in central Melbourne. If you would like to attend KrakenMoot 2014, then please check out the forum THREAD, or PM jesicka309 or Valkyrist. Hope to see you there! 🙂

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VoK 118: The Rogue Prince (by George R. R. Martin) – “The Blacks” Edition

Posted on July 2, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Fashionably late as only the Blacks can be, vassals Duncan (Valkyrist), Zach (Alias), Nadia, Peter (Shellfish), Leigh (LordManderBlee), and Michael (Mordion)  review and dissect the latest novella by George R. R. Martin, entitled The Rogue Prince.

During the episode, they lament Daemon Targaryen’s transformation from “cool dark” to “scumbag dark,” the implications of Martin’s new Wikipedia-writing style, and the arcane origins of dragonglass.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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VoK 116: The Rogue Prince (by George R. R. Martin) – “The Greens” Edition

Posted on June 26, 2014 by | 5 comments

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Join the Vassals of Kingsgrave (GreenCast Edition) as they review and discuss “The Rogue Prince” by George R.R. Martin. Hosts Ser Patrick the Tall, claudiusthefool, FTWard, Inkasrain & Khal Wadege analyze Grand Maester Gyldayne’s history of the life of Daemon Targaryen and his various swashbuckling adventures.

Come for the erudite and highfalutin discussion and stay for the silly aftershow that touches such wide-ranging subjects as the validity of the sources quoted in this story, Jews in Denmark, Valyrian swords in tourneys, the Valyrian speech of the Targaryen court, and blaming it all on Viserys I (and much more).

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire

Credits:
Edited by claudiusthefool

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VoK 112: Vassals Night Out – “My Lady, It’s Too Hot!” Edition

Posted on June 15, 2014 by | 2 comments

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In our first ever Vassals Night Out, the Ladies of VOK don their PJs, open a bottle of Dornish red, and talk shit about hot guys, cute girls, podcast crushes and whether not liking ASOIAF would be a dealbreaker.

The all star cast features: Tanja (Scilens), Jesicka (Jesicka309), Nadia, Alix (Aiwendil), Bina007,  Nadine (Erinyes), Michal (Inkasrain),  Katie (Lady Griffin), and Amber (Amberrocks).

3m Intros and Earnest discussion of all things geek & feminism, HBO’s boobage count, the depiction of sexual violence in the show, and whether George writes women well, with a side discussion on Westerosi female grooming.

63m The ladies discuss which Westerosi characters they  most resemble, would like to hang out with, as well as the Hottest Manly Men in Westeros- show and book edition; KILFs and relationships we love to ship.

124m The ladies move on to their fellow podcast hosts to discuss their Podcast crushes, and which Vassal would be most useful in the event of a Zombie apocalypse.

165m Aftershow discussion with Jesicka309 and Scilens.

WARNING – This podcast contains spoilers for Game of Thrones, A Song of Ice and Fire and Hunger Games as well as many references to boobs.

Credits:
Edited by Bina007 using lovely audio clips from The New Statesman and with music from Cyndi Lauper.

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[My Lady!] Brienne-Margaery Fanfic
[Stansa!] Who knew?! Sansa-Stannis Fanfic

And finally, here’s that wince-inducing pic of pasty Jon Snow:

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VoK 109: Ice & Fire Con 2014 Recap

Posted on June 8, 2014 by | Leave a comment

VoK Ice & FireThe Vassals of Kingsgrave recap the 2nd Annual Ice and Fire Con at Ravenwood Castle in New Plymouth, Ohio. Join Greg (claudiusthefool), Jasmine (jazzimen08), Michael (Mordion), and Thomas (FTWard) as they cover the events of their A Song of Ice and Fire-themed weekend, including very long car rides; panel discussions; various Game of Thrones drinking games; cosplay; board game tournaments; Cards Against Westeros; trivia contests; auctions; a Game of Thrones dance party; and of course meeting Amin and Ashley (from A Podcast of Ice and Fire) in real life.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire, HBO’s Game of Thrones, as well as one spoiler chapter from The World of Ice and Fire, and all of the craziness of Ice and Fire Con 2014.

Credits:
Edited by claudiusthefool

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VoK 102: LOTR ReRead (Part 8) – The Fourth Age of Middle-Earth

Posted on May 25, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Join the Fellowship of Vassals for the final episode of their epic eight part re-read of JRR Tolkien’s Lord of The Rings. In this episode, Bina007, Shellfish (Peter), Nadia, Middlecyclone (Amanda), Whiteraven (Brett) and EastTexasDirewolf (Shane) discuss chapters 5 to 9 of The Return of the King and the Appendices.

Topics of discussion include the logistics of Maiar reincarnation; the sex lives of elves; badass ninja hobbits; whether, if Galadriel had a beard, she would be more attractive to Gimli; the ineptitude of the White Council and the relative merits of a wiffle bat and a cricket bat in the event of a Zombie apocalypse.

The chapter discussion runs up to 1h 9m and the appendices to 2h.

This podcast contains spoilers for the works of Tolkien and George R R Martin.

Credits:
Edited by Bina007

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VoK 101: The Gentleman Bastard Sequence (by Scott Lynch)

Posted on May 24, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Michal(inkasrain) is joined by Leigh(LordManderblee), Stephanie(gsdg) and Vikram(fortytwo) to review and discuss first 3 books in Scott Lynch’s Gentlemen Bastard series. Its Ocean’s Eleven set in a fantasy world.

Beware of Spoilers, the following podcast will discuss all published books in the Gentlemen Bastard Series

Credits:
Edited by Vikram (fortytwo)
Outro Music is Broke for Free’s Night Owl

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The Gentlemen Bastards Title Sequence
Fancast for Sabetha
Fancast for Requim

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VoK 100: The Dance of the Vassals

Posted on May 23, 2014 by | 4 comments

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After six weeks of bitter fighting, the lords of DragonCast, KrakenKast and WolfCast lay down their battered steel in honour of Vassals of Kingsgrave’s 100th episode.

Join VoK curators Bina (Bina007), Glen (Dagos_Rivers), Duncan (Valkyrist), Katie (Lady Griffin), and veteran hosts Michal (inkasrain) and Zach (Alias), as they review the seventh episode of Game of Thrones’ fourth season, entitled “Mockingbird.” And stick around for the Aftershow, where they’ll be performing a chapter reading of “Sansa VII” from A Storm of Swords.

Warning: Contains spoilers for all published books in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire

02:28 – “Mockingbird” (S04E07) Review
1:02:19 – Messages from House Manwoody
1:08:21 – Full Cast(le) Recording #3: A Castle in the Snow
1:46:23 – The VoK Shareholder’s Luncheon [contains #SPOILERS# for Godzilla (2014), Richard II, War Horse, Legend of Korra, and Tetris]
2:51:43 – ???

We’d like to offer a huge thanks to lead curator Vikram (fortytwo), who couldn’t make the episode, as well all of the other regular hosts, contributors and our growing listenership. And lots of love to Amin and the APOIAF crew, for all of their support. Long live HOUSE MANWOODY!

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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VoK 83: Ender’s Game (by Orson Scott Card)

Posted on April 8, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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The Vassals don their flash suits and enter the Battle Room to discuss Ender’s Game, the first novel in Orson Scott Card’s popular science fiction series. Michael (Lord Prism), Greg (Claudius the Fool), and Zach (Alias) delve into why they enjoy this story so much and the various philosophical questions that it evokes. Topics include whether or not the story can be described as a “children’s book”, the futuristic world of Ender’s Game, bullying, the true meaning of the book’s title, and much more.

Credits:
Edited by Zach (Alias)
Music from the film Ender’s Game, composed by Steve Jablonsky

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Ender’s Game @ amazon
Mars Trilogy by Kim Stanley Robinson @ amazon
Post on the “Philotic Theorum”
Podcast Shownotes @ Google Docs
Essay on Ender’s Game, analyzed with Queer Theory

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VoK 81: LOTR ReRead (Part 7) – The Destruction of the Ring

Posted on April 7, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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The epic Vassals quest to destroy the One Ring finally reaches Mordor as we complete Book Five and begin Book Six of Tolkien’s fantasy epic Lord of the Rings.  Join Bina007, Shellfish (Peter), Nadia, Whiteraven (Brett), Middlecylone (Amanda) and Teddard (Eddie) as they discuss how culpable Gandalf is; Breomer’s poor swordsmanship, and the general awesomeness of Sam as we journey to the Field of Cormallen.

Please note that this episode contains spoilers for Lord of the Rings and incidentally other parts of the Tolkien oeuvre as well as George R R Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series.

Intro;  3m: Book Five Chapter Eight: The Houses of Healing; 17m: Chapter Nine: The Last Debate; 32m Chapter Ten: The Black Gate Opens;   44m Book Six Chapter One: The Tower of Cirith Ungol; 56m: Chapter Two:  The Land of Shadow; 61m: Chapter Three: Mount Doom; 80m:  Chapter Four: The Field of Cormallen; 90m: Outro; 96m Aftershow.

Credits:
Edited by Bina007

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VoK 78: Full Cast(le) Recording #2 – Beware of Flying Babies

Posted on March 27, 2014 by | 3 comments

In the second installment in the “Full Cast(le) Recording” series, the Vassals of Kingsgrave ascend the auditory stage to perform a dramatic reading of Jaime VI from A Feast for Crows.

Stick around after the curtain falls to hear the vassals discuss the chapter, debate the sanity and circumstance of Brynden Tully, and inevitably wind up debating the various deviations of HBO’s Game of Thrones.

2:00 – Chapter Reading
31: 40 – Aftershow Discussion

Cast:
Michal (inkasrain) – Narrator
Katie (Lady Griffin) – Jaime Lannister
Peter (Shellfish) – Brynden “Blackfish” Tully / Lyle “Strongboar” Crakehall
Leigh (LordManderBlee) – Edmure Tully / Forley Prester
Zach (Alias) – Daven Lannister
Eddie (Teddard) – Emmon Frey / Ryman Frey
Brooke (Asha Greyjoy) – Genna Lannister / Person Who Calls After Jaime / Queen of Whores
Paul (Pod’s Plight) – Karyl Vance / Spearman
Thomas (FTWard) – Addam Marbrand / Clement Piper
Amanda (middlecyclone) – Singer / Walder Rivers / Norbert Vance
Dan (witless chum) – Edwyn Frey

Crew:
Michal (inkasrain) – Host
Katie (Lady Griffin) – Editor

Credits
“The Rains of Castamere” Harp Cover by Harp Twins Camille and Kennerly
“The Rains of Castamere” Instrumental by Ramin Djawadi

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VoK 76: Metanarrative in the Game of Thrones (Part 2) – Martin and Tolkien (audio essay)

Posted on March 21, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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In this followup episode to VoK 23, Valkyrist continues to look at postmodern theory in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. However, where part 1 dealt with the story and characters, part 2 focuses on structure, and how Martin’s fantasy texts contrast with the more traditional writing of J. R. R. Tolkien.

Contains spoilers for all published books in A Song of Ice and Fire

Credits:
Written and Edited by Valkyrist
Music from HBO’s Game of Thrones soundtrack

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The Postmodern Condition: A Report on the Understanding of Knowledge (by Jean-François Lyotard)
VoK 23: Metanarrative in A Game of Thrones (Part 1)

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VoK 75: The Hedge Knight (by George R. R. Martin)

Posted on March 18, 2014 by | 5 comments

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The Vassals raise their pavilions at Ashford Meadow to discuss The Hedge Knight, the first story in George R. R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg series of novellas. Topics include the role of smallfolk in Westeros and the main story, knights and knighthood, how coinage and the economy of Westeros functions, the age old question of who has a right and claim to rule, and why fahrenheit is better than celsius. Zach (Alias), Bina (Bina007), Vikram (FortyTwo), Amanda (MiddleCyclone), Michael (Mordion), Leigh (LordManderblee) and Nadia (Nadia) also consider various theories that the story has spawned and how they relate to the A Song of Ice and Fire world at large.

Credits:
Edited by Zach (Alias)
Music excerpts taken from the soundtrack of HBO’s Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi

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Legends (The Hedge Knight)
The Hedge Knight Graphic Novel
Legends II (The Sworn Sword)
The Sworn Sword Graphic Novel
Warriors (The Mystery Knight)

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VoK 72: Interview with Remy J. Verhoeve (author of “Waiting for Winter”)

Posted on March 13, 2014 by | 5 comments

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In this episode, Valkyrist interviews author and blogger, Remy J. Verhoeve, about his new book – Waiting for Winter: Re-Reading “A Clash of Kings,” Part I. Topics covered include: the politics of the A Song of Ice and Fire fandom; fresh insights and lingering mysteries in book 2; and the culture of “fan theorizing” that Martin’s series has inspired.

Due to equipment problems, the audio quality is not the best, but it has been cleaned up as much as possible. The episode also features several cameo appearance’s from Remy’s infant son.

Warning: Contains #SPOILERS# for all published books in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, as well as the 2005 film Oldboy (???)

Credits:
Edited by Valkyrist

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Waiting for Winter: Re-Reading “A Clash of Kings,” Part I (Amazon)
Stormsongs (Remy’s Blog)
Jaime, Azor Ahai & the God of War

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VoK 67: LOTR ReRead (Part 6) – The War of the Ring

Posted on March 2, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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The Fellowship of Vassals record their best reread yet, covering the Siege of Minas Tirith; the Ride of the Rohirrim; and the Battle of Pelennor Fields. Naturally, this podcast is chock-full of spoilers for all of Tolkien’s works.

02:30 – White Raven recaps Chapters 1 (Minas Tirith) and Chapter 2 (The Grey Company).  Shellfish accuses Aragorn of being a usurper and MiddleCyclone accuses Gandalf of knowing less than the average Gondorian. Bina007 defends Eowyn’s decision to abandon her people and ride to war, and Nadia supports the manliness of archers.

35:00 – Shellfish recaps Chapter 3 (The Muster of Rohan), in which it is discusses how good orcs are at math; how scary it must be to watch people lay siege upon you; and the difference between Book and Movie Eomer.

50:20 – Teddard recaps Chapter 4 (The Siege of Gondor), including the attack from the Mordor Air Force. White Raven argues that Faramir is baked and Bina007 plays devil’s advocate for Denethor.

1:12:00 – Nadia recaps Chapter 5 (The Ride of the Rohirrim), inciting the mantra, “Theoden is magnificent here, but also really stupid”.

1:28:00 – Middlecyclone recaps Chapter 6 (The Battle of the Pelennor) Fields, the coolest chapter in perhaps ALL of literature. Fact! But we all have a bit of a rant about how the movie handles the Army of the Dead.

1:45:57 – Bina007 recaps Chapter 7 (The Pyre of Denethor), and discusses what would happen if an Eagle took the ring, and more seriously, the overtly religious nature of this chapter (and the twisted love Denethor has for Faramir).

Credits:
Edited by Bina007

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VoK 65: Fall of Giants (by Ken Follett)

Posted on February 21, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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*Spoiler warning to potential fans of Ken Follett*

Mordion (Michael) and Dagos_Rivers (Glen) discuss the 2010 book release, ‘Fall of Giants’ by Ken Follett, decide to spoil every single sentence in the book, discuss other adult authors like ‘Child Lee’, Dan Brown and Jeffrey Archer, and discuss and value for money when using Audible.

Other topics of discussion:
-Marry, one night or join the Russian Army
-Scottish Referendum
-The perils of Downton Abbey-esque Housemaids
-TV adaptations

Credits:
Edited by Dagos_Rivers

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VoK 64: LOTR ReRead (Part 5) – Forum Feedback Discussion

Posted on February 17, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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In this episode our Fellowship of Vassals takes a break from carrying the Ring into Mordor in order to discuss all the fantastic feedback the four previous episodes have had in the Podcast of Ice and Fire forums.

Podcasters: Shellfish (Peter), WhiteRaven (Brett), Teddard (Eddie), MiddleCyclone (Amanda), Scilens (Tanja) and Bina007 (also editing, using music from the Brobdingnanian Bards and Chicago.)

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VoK 63: Writer’s Workshop

Posted on February 7, 2014 by | 1 comment

QuillFive Vassals sit down to discuss the craft of writing and share some of their own work. Join Steven (SJLee), Michal (inkasrain), Zach (Alias), Duncan (Valkyrist), and Ace (SomeNewGuy), as they share their insights into writing, offer feedback to one another, and discuss their latest projects.

Ace shares an inspired-by-real-life comedy of life overseas in the Peace Corps. Zach and Duncan discuss their early foray into fantasy fiction. Michal’s unique cop drama, set in a world of drug-addicted dragons, captures the interest of her fellow hosts. And Steven describes his post-apocalyptic novel, which is nearing completion. The conversation covers many areas of writing:

1:55 – Part 1: General Discussion on Writing
23:15 – Part 2: Roundtable Conversation on Work [Gardeners vs. Architects; Breaking down the Fantasy Genre; Plot vs. Character; Female Characters and “Unlikeable” Protagonists; World-building; Writing Post-Apocalyptic Fiction; Publishing your Work]
1:58:10 – Part 3: Advice to Fellow Writers [including a defense for Fan Fiction]

Credits:
Edited by SJLee

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The Anxiety of Writers
Year of the Dragon by inkasrain (extract)
Quincy’s Tale by SomeNewGuy
The Knight of Leafport by Valkyrist (extract)
A Shattered World by SJLee (extract)

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VoK 62: LOTR ReRead (Part 4) – The Journey into Mordor

Posted on February 5, 2014 by | Leave a comment

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Join our Fellowship of Vassals as they Journey Into Mordor, and discover that the much-dreaded Book Four of Lord of the Rings has more to it than just ‘more walking’.  Not least, many spoilers for all of Tolkien’s oeuvre.

 

  1. 02:45 Shellfish aka Peter describes The Taming of Smeagol, and his deep and abiding fascination for Elvish rope.
  2. 12:45 JoThirteen aka Joanna taks us through The Dead Marshes, and asks what exactly the magicks are that are preserving the bodies.
  3. 19:20 EastTexasDirewolf aka Shane leads us to The Black Gate, in which  we debate whether the black gate is, in fact, just a big gate.
  4. 28:40 Middlecylones aka Amanda speaks Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit in which we discuss  the coolness of armoured elephants.
  5. 45:30 Bina007 gasps in awe at Faramir in The Window On the West, and gets excited about how the Dalai Lama could use the Ring to take over India.
  6. 57:50 Teddard aka Eddie watches over The Forbidden Pool and asks if Frodo was a victim of creaking doors.
  7. 1:01:30 WhiteRaven aka Brett takes a Journey To The Crossroads, in which there are some cool staves and a Venn diagram of doucheyness.
  8. 1:04:45 Nadia leads us into Cirith Ungol and Shelob’s Lair where we discuss Orc technology, Beren and Luthien and whether Frodo is Lord of the Rings.
  9. 1:19:00 Shellfish aka Peter describes the Choices of Master Samwise, as Frodo continues his habit of being stabbed by new and exotic things, this time off-screen, and Shelob Occupies Wall Street
  10. 1:30:00 Outro.

 

Editing credits: Bina007 using music from the original soundtrack to The Two Towers composed by Howard Shore.

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