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Rivenpod

One pod to rule them all, One pod to find them; One pod to bring them all and in the darkness talk about Amazon Prime"s Lord of the Rings series streaming this fall! This is a podcast where you can find all the latest news about the show, as well as reviews about film adaptations of Tolkien"s work and deep dives into The Lord of the Rings" appendixes and the Second Age.

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01:26:17

Season 01 Episode 08 - Analysis

Rivenpod ·

2022/10/27

The show goes ever on and on... or at least that's how it feels. It was a bumpy, if not excruciating, road getting to the end of this travesty against Tolkien, but here we are! The season one finale of Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was a disaster! But we made a promise to go through the legendarium and explain what this show's going on about, and we intend to keep that promise! So here it is, our final analysis for 2022. Have the writer's ever read Tolkien? Have the

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00:33:39

Season 01 Episode 08 - Reaction

Rivenpod ·

2022/10/15

Listen to our souls die in real time as we review the season finale of Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power!Wanna see get more information about our work? Then go to GuenevereLee.com Have a comment or suggestion? You can email us at Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or Facebook: @GuenevereLee

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01:29:15

Season 01 Episode 07 - Analysis

Rivenpod ·

2022/10/13

Wandering in the summer in the woods... Beren came upon Lúthien... at a time of evening under moonrise, as she danced upon the unfading grass in the glades... or was that Celeborn who came upon Galadriel? It's just so hard to keep track of these things, thank god we have Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power to set things straight. Who was secretly in love with Galadriel? Why did the showrunners write out Celeborn? What shenanigans are Galadriel and Halbrand going to get up

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00:40:26

Season 01 Episode 07 - Reaction

Rivenpod ·

2022/10/09

Speak not thus to me, O cat, mighty Lord of Cats though thou be, for we are not Tinúviel Princess of Fairies but rather two podcasters who just want to share their thoughts of Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Good news everyone! We quite liked this episode! Not to say there weren't some twitch-inducing moments of false tension... but let's get into that, shall we? Wanna see get more information about our work? Then go to GuenevereLee.com Have a comment or suggestion

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01:34:41

Season 01 Episode 06 - Analysis

Rivenpod ·

2022/10/07

The Drúedain must have escaped Morgoth's Shadow; for their laughter and the laughter of Orcs are as different as is the light of Aman from the darkness of Angband; but we can't seen to escape the darkness of the world's most ridiculous and unnecessary lock and key mechanism in Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Where were 500 horses hiding on three ships that should barely be able to hold 150 men? Who brought all that food to the celebration feast? Why does no one post

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00:39:41

Season 01 Episode 06 - Reaction

Rivenpod ·

2022/10/03

At Amazon Prime Video's summons, wheeling with a rending cry, in a last desperate race there flew, faster than the winds, the Nazgûl, the Ringwraiths, and with a storm of wings they hurtled southwards to Mount Doom only to find some real questionable science. The Lords of the Rings: The Rings of Power are definitely testing our endurance, but I promise we liked this episode waaaay better than the last... even if we do have a hard time thinking of positive examples... Wanna see get more information

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01:33:32

Season 01 Episode 05 - Analysis

Rivenpod ·

2022/09/27

Not all who wonder or wander are lost, but we can't help but feel like the writers of Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power stepped off the trail through Mirkwood and are now doomed to be eaten by spiders... That is to say, we enjoyed this episode a lot less than previous ones. What is up with this mithril nonsense? Why does Galadriel act like a hormonal teenager? Where does this idea that Eärendil sailed to Valinor alone come from? How is this show going to redeem itself at

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00:35:05

Season 01 Episode 05 - Reaction

Rivenpod ·

2022/09/25

What was that? We thought we saw a twinkle of light in the forest. Turns out it was actually mithril. Not gonna lie, this episode was rough and our reaction is raw. We'll have much more constructive criticism in the next episode, along with all the analysis. But for now, here's the sound of our minds imploding... Wanna see get more information about our work? Then go to GuenevereLee.com Have a comment or suggestion? You can email us at Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or

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01:31:41

Season 01 Episode 04 - Analysis

Rivenpod ·

2022/09/19

Among those of his servants who have names the greatest was that spirit who the Eldar called Sauron, or Gorthaur the cruel, but definitely not Sauron. We’ve finally at the halfway point of Amazon Prime Video’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1. So far we have established that the writer’s will cut just about any corner to get the characters where they need to be for the plot to advance. The show-runners clearly have some daddy issues they are working through. And they probably

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00:38:08

Season 01 Episode 04 - Reaction

Rivenpod ·

2022/09/17

Yet by Sirion and the sea there grew up an elven folk, the gleanings of Gondolin and Doriath, and the birthplace of both Arondir and Adar? Maybe! We discuss that and more as we reaction to episode four of Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. What kind of trouble is that butcher going to cause? Who is Adar, really? And why change the history of the palantíri? Wanna see get more information about our work? Then go to GuenevereLee.com Have a comment or suggestion? You can

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01:21:45

Season 01 Episode 03 - Analysis

Rivenpod ·

2022/09/12

The Elvish race had no beards, so that this also became a mark of an Elvish strain in certainly kingly families of Númenórean descent - but not in Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power! Despite the showmaker's war on hair, this has been our favourite episode of season one so far! Who is that giant statue in Númenor depicting? Why is Míriel the Queen Regent and not just the Queen? Where was Halbrand hiding that knife? What does the orc's 'father' have to do with Theo's

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00:32:17

Season 01 Episode 03 - Reaction

Rivenpod ·

2022/09/10

We say to you, Queen Regent of the Numenoreans, not till now have we understood the tale of your people and their fall... at least we're pretty confident we understand. What we can't understand is why Halbrand would think he has a chance in Mordor to get with Galadriel. And why is that Elf so short??? Wanna see get more information about our work? Then go to GuenevereLee.com Have a comment or suggestion? You can email us at Rivenpod (at) Gmail (dot) com or contact me on Twitter or Facebook:

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01:21:45

Season 01 Episode 02 - Analysis

Rivenpod ·

2022/09/08

He began a long and secret labour, and he summoned all his lore, and his power, and his subtle skill; and at the end of all they analyzed season 01 episode 02 of Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Why are Celebrimbor and Elrond so into that hammer? What constellation is Not-Gandalf looking for? Where is Celeborn hiding? And of course, who is Halbrand, really? Wanna see get more information about our work? Then go to GuenevereLee.com Have a comment or suggestion? You can

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00:57:39

Season 01 Episode 01 - Analysis

Rivenpod ·

2022/09/06

They said it would be over quickly, but the war to re-read the Silmarillion for the nth time lasted centuries... Yes that's right, it's time to get into the nitty-gritty of Amazon Prime Video's the Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. We are only going into episode 01 here, and in the next episode you'll hear our rundown of episode 02. We've got all the facts about who Finrod was, how Elrond's lineage both makes him important and hinders him, where exactly Tirharad is, and why in Manwë's name all

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01:06:52

Season 01 Episode 01 & 02 - Reaction

Rivenpod ·

2022/09/04

Morgoth hated the new lights, and was for a while confounded by this unlooked-for stroke, but we thought the first two episodes of season one of Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power were pretty good! This is our pure reaction, recorded immediately after watching - so it was very late and we were a little manic. Wanna see get more information about what we discussed, including quotes and character info? Then go to GuenevereLee.com Have a comment or suggestion? You can email

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00:41:11

21 - The Haradrim

Rivenpod ·

2022/08/19

Horns were blown and trumpets were braying, and the podcasters were bellowing as they waited two more weeks for Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. This week we are talking about the history of the Haradrim (and the Easterlings), and go into what storylines we hope the series covers. Plus we spend way too much time talking about Batgirl, Jupiter's Legacy, and Fantastic Beasts. Are these omens of the cancellations to come? Or am I just really fixated on something I am

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00:48:07

20 - Ents... and Catapults

Rivenpod ·

2022/08/12

We do not say anything, unless it is worth taking a long time to say, and to listen to, is our motto here at Rivenpod! So we are still talking about details from Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power trailers. In our 20th episode (yay!) we are talking Ents! But don't be hasty, before we can get to one of our favourite free peoples of Middle-earth, we need to address a trailer from the foreign market making its way around Twitter (catapults, anyone? ... or maybe a

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00:50:53

19 - What's a Balrog?

Rivenpod ·

2022/08/05

What an evil fortune! And we are already weary of waiting for Amazon Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power! (APV:LOTR:TROP baby!) Now that we've gotten glimpses of the plot for season one, we're going to take a closer look at some of the most interesting lore the producers have revealed. That's right, we got Balrogs, we got palantíri, and we got some very conflicting takes on that corpse Galadriel seems so sad about... Wanna see get more information about what we discussed,

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01:46:15

18 - 2022 San Diego Comic Con Trailer

Rivenpod ·

2022/08/02

We were cloaked in darkness, and terror went before us; but now we've finally seen some glimpses of the plot for Amazon Prime's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (AP:LOTR:TROP? There has got to be a better abbreviation...). We are going frame by frame through this info dump the producers were kind enough to gift us with. What's the real reason they gave away so much so quickly? Speculation abounds! Wanna see the trailer, plus more information about all the characters we discussed? Then go to

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00:56:46

17 - The Trailer Trailer (Part 2!)

Rivenpod ·

2022/07/25

Away I must wander this wandering trailer... We jump off right where we left off and go through the rest of the first official trailer for Amazon Prime's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. And also breach the topic we've been trying to avoid for a while, the negative backlash fuelled by rampant misogyny and racism in our society today. Good fun! Wanna see the trailer, plus more information about all the characters we discussed? Then go to GuenevereLee.com Have a comment or suggestion? You

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