Show Us the Meaning of Haste: The Return of the King Part 2

After an 8 month hiatus, the Beacons have once again been lit. The fellowship has assembled to continue our coverage of the original trilogy now hitting The Return of The King. In what will likely the first episode of a ten part series we cover Gollum being a morning person, Saruman the Shit Talker, Wormtongue sympathizers, Gimli getting wet, Theoden’s Soap Box, Gandalf the White having no chill, and so much more be it related to the movie or not.

A Fool, But An Honest Fool He Remains: The Return of the King Part 1

After an 8 month hiatus, the Beacons have once again been lit. The fellowship has assembled to continue our coverage of the original trilogy now hitting The Return of The King. In what will likely the first episode of a ten part series we cover Gollum being a morning person, Saruman the Shit Talker, Wormtongue sympathizers, Gimli getting wet, Theoden’s Soap Box, Gandalf the White having no chill, and so much more be it related to the movie or not.

ROP S01E08: Nenya Business

This episode of the Beacons Are Lit covers season 1 episode 8 of the Rings of Power titled “Alloyed.” The Sauron / Stranger guessing game is mostly at an end and, in the words of Dennis Green, “They are who we thought they were” … for the most part. Earion likes to do drorings, Celebrimbor […]

ROP S01E07: Sometimes Less is Mordor

After some scheduling issues we have returned to cover season 1 episode 7 of the Rings of Power titled “The Eye.” Be sure to listen to this before you watch the finale! It’s the aftermath of Mount Doom exploding and somehow mostly everyone in its path is still alive and found a way to get […]

ROP S01E06: The Old Switcheroo

This episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast covers season 1 episode 6 of the Rings of Power titled “Udûn.” The Numenorians race to a battle they don’t know is happening, Arondir struggles against an big Orc mini-boss, Galadriel competes in the Middle-Earth X games, Halbrand becomes the King of […]

ROP S01E05: Middle-Earth or Burst

This episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast covers season 1 episode 5 of the Rings of  Power titled “Partings.” Galadriel her ragtag band of Numenorian skilled workers head for Middle-Earth, Bronwyn gets her village to help her fight Adar and the orcs and immediately loses half of them to […]

ROP S01E04: Who’s Your Orc Daddy

This episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast covers season 1 episode 4 of the Rings of  Power titled “The Great Wave.” Galadriel enlists an army of factory workers to take down Sauron, Numenor’s future is gonna get wet, the Dwarves can’t keep their precious gray metal secret or safe, […]

ROP S01E03: Release the Chihuahwarg

In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we discuss Season One Episode 3 titled “Adar.” What’s the deal with the warg look? Who is Adar? Are the Harfoots right or wrong to leave people behind? What’s it take to get into the Builder’s Guild? These questions and more […]

Rings of Power S01E01-2: We Come to It At Last

In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we at long last discuss actual episodes of The Rings of Power. We dive into both Episode 1 (A Shadow of the Past) and Episode 2 (Adrift). Does the show hold up to the price tag of a billion dollars, the […]

The Edge of a Knife: A Rings of Power Preview

In this episode of The Beacons Are Lit: A Lord of the Rings Podcast we take our first, full look at the Rings of Power trailer. We talk about our hopes and fears for the show, play a game of “what’s it about?”, discuss the recent Time article (linked here), and dream of people leaving […]