He’s … Dead: The Two Towers Part 5
In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we continue our journey through the Two Towers. Wormtongue tips Saruman off to the weakness of Helm’s Deep, Faramir daydreams about his brother, we get a taste of Denathor that’s missing from the theatrical cut, Gollum regains control of Smeagol, and […]
Boilem Mashem Stickeminastew: The Two Towers Part 4
In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we continue our journey through the Two Towers. Saruman cooks up some sick burns for Gandalf, Wormtongue takes great interest in Aragorn’s jewelry, Theoden has a mad post-possession hangover, Eowyn’s got her eyes set on the Ranger, and Frodo’s snooping gets […]
Damage Control: Ms. Marvel S01E01-2
This episode of Oh Snap! An MCU podcasts covers the first two episodes of Ms. Marvel. We have an open discussion of both episodes and each have a pretty positive opinion of the show so far. It’s definitely different from most Marvel stuff up to this point, hitting the teen movie vibes pretty hard, but […]
That’s A Mori: Strange New Worlds S01E04
It’s an old-fashioned submarine thriller! In space! Enterprise vs. Gorn! In Strange New Worlds S1E4, “Memento Mori,” La’an Noonien-Singh remembers her traumatic past, as the only survivor of a brutal attack by the mysterious Gorn. And now the Gorn are back, luring the Enterprise into a brutal game of cat-and-mouse, with a brown dwarf star […]
Breathe the Free Air Again, My Friend: The Two Towers Part 3
In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we continue our journey through the Two Towers. Gandalf saves King Theoden with some extraness, Grima skedaddles out of Rohan, Frodo and Sam reach the Black Gate where Sam pulls a Took, Merri and Pippin are left in the forest to […]
The White Wizard Will Know: The Two Towers Part 2
In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we continue our journey through the Two Towers. Frodo kerplunks into the dead marshes, Wormtongue is trying to Weekend at Bernie’s King Theoden, Gandalf gets extra extra, Treebeard turns in the “orcs,” Aragorn breaks a toe, and Eomer gets voted off […]