Daily Rings Of Power

Episode 47 - Breakdown of S2 Eps 1-3 with Anna

Welcome to the forty-seventh episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! I'm a week late but here is the recording of last Wednesday's livestream, where I was joined by Anna as we did one of our usual marathon-length discussions and breakdown of the first three episodes of Season 2. The video version of the livestream is of course available on the DailyRoP YouTube channel, but this is here for all my podcast listeners who prefer the audio-only version. Timestamps Introduction & Reading: 00:10 Discussion of Episodes 1-3: 03:58  Outro: 03:57:27   Thank you to all my Narya and Nenya Patreon Producers! Their generous support allows me to keep bringing you these episodes: May, Anne, Andreas, Jørgen, Jennifer, Victoria, Carol-Lavendah, Stephen, Eryn Lasgalen, Debra, Berek, Jessica, Benjamin, Emsie V, Jake, Brandon, The Blue Wizard On Wheels, Lynn Ford, Frida, Diomedëa, Claudia, Dunedain65Patrick, Kenneth, and Linda. Support the Daily Rings of Power podcast on Patreon Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @DailyRoP And subscribe to the podcast on your favourite app: https://linktr.ee/dailyrop Intro & Outro Music : She Moved Through the Fair by Sláinte | https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/  Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Episode 46 - Spoiler Review of S2 Eps 1&2

Welcome to the forty-sixth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! Oh we're so back, after 685 days we have new episodes of The Rings of Power and that means it's time for some spoiler reviews of Season 2's opening episodes! We're starting off with the first two episodes today, and then I'll be following up with another episode reviewing the third one that was released yesterday. I cover the overarching story arcs across the episodes, pick out some of my favourite moments, discuss some fun Tolkien easter eggs, and highlight any criticisms or concerns that I had. Timestamps Introduction & Reading: 00:10 The Prologue: 04:13 Manipulation in Mordor: 10:52 Lies in Lindon: 13:56 Rambling in Rhûn: 27:54 Chaos in Khazad-dûm: 34:28 Emissary in Eregion: 39:14 Closing Thoughts & Outro: 45:10   Thank you to all my Narya and Nenya Patreon Producers! Their generous support allows me to keep bringing you these episodes: May, Anne, Andreas Møller, Jørgen, Jennifer Morris, Victoria, Carol-Lavendah, Stephen Rees-Carter, Eryn Lasgalen, Berek, Jessica, Benjamin K, Emsie V, Jake T Brown, Brandon SanGiovanni, The Blue Wizard On Wheels, Lynn Ford, Frida Johanne Childs, Diomedëa, Claudia Bailey, Dunedain65Patrick, and Kenneth Whitley. Support the Daily Rings of Power podcast on Patreon Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @DailyRoP And subscribe to the podcast on your favourite app: https://linktr.ee/dailyrop Intro & Outro Music : She Moved Through the Fair by Sláinte | https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/  Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Episode 45 - S2 Premiere Spoiler-Free Review

Welcome to the forty-fourth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! It's finally here, after being invited by Prime Video to attend the Season 2 world premiere in London last week, I can finally give you my full spoiler-free review of the first two episodes. So enjoy my thoughts on these episodes as I talk about the overall feel, the production design, as well as some high-level thoughts on the cast and characters. Just like last year, I am not describing any scenes and only reference material we've seen in the trailers and promo footage, so you can go into these episodes unspoiled!  Thank you to all my Narya and Nenya Patreon Producers! Their generous support allows me to keep bringing you these episodes: May, Anne, Andreas Møller, Jørgen, Jennifer Morris, Victoria, Carol-Lavendah, Stephen Rees-Carter, Berek, Jessica, Benjamin K, Emsie V, Jake T Brown, Brandon SanGiovanni, The Blue Wizard On Wheels, Lynn Ford. Support the Daily Rings of Power podcast on Patreon Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @DailyRoP And subscribe to the podcast on your favourite app: https://linktr.ee/dailyrop Intro & Outro Music : She Moved Through the Fair by Sláinte | https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/  Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Episode 44 - Season 2 Soundtrack Reaction

Welcome to the forty-fourth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! Today's episode is a very rough and ready reaction to Bear McCreary's soundtrack album for Season 2, which was released at the end of last week. This will be a similar episode to the two-parter I did for the Season 1 album, in that it won't be a detailed analysis of the individual tracks and all the musical nuances contained within. However, I hope you enjoy my joyful and enthusiastic review of these 25 tracks.   Timestamps: Introduction & Reading (Singing): 00:10 Old Tom Bombadil: 05:10 Rhûn: 6:04 Concerning Stoors: 7:32 Golden Leaves: 8:57 Círdan's Perfection: 10:39 Stone Singers: 12:09 Sandstorm at the Well: 13:12 Eregion: 14:52 Emissary at the Forge: 16:18 Shelob: 18:10 The Pyre: 19:25 Estrid: 20:46 The Great Eagle: 22:35 The River-daughter: 23:53 Barrow-wights: 24:41 Forgiveness Takes an Age: 25:51 Candles on the Tide: 27:20 Army of Orcs: 28:56 The Last Ballad of Damrod: 30:46 Battle for Eregion: 31:15 Durin's Bane: 34:48 Last Temptation: 37:27 The Staff: 39:55 Old Tom Bombadil Reprise: 41:34 The Sun Yet Shines: 42:21 Outro: 44:07   Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @DailyRoP And subscribe to the podcast on your favourite app: https://linktr.ee/dailyrop Intro & Outro Music : She Moved Through the Fair by Sláinte | https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/  Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

Episode 43 - How to Siege Eregion with Sarah Westvik

Welcome to the forty-third episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We're back with another special episode, as I am joined by Sarah Westvik for an unprecedented deep-dive into of the Siege of Eregion, comparing Tolkien's own limited account of the battle with what we know about how The Rings of Power is approaching the siege. Our discussion gets into the nitty gritty analysis of the books' account of the different faction's objectives and outcomes, before we use every frame from the show's trailers and promo to try and piece together how the siege will play out on screen.   Timestamps: Introduction & Reading: 00:10 Welcoming Sarah to the show: 04:45  Overview of our discussion: 26:26 Book Siege's Timeline: 30:44 Strategic Objectives: 39:21 Operational Objectives: 54:37 Tactical Objectives: 01:06:20 Outcome of the Siege: 01:20:42 Show Siege's Prelude & Sauron's Motivations: 01:27:58 Strategic Objectives: 01:41:48 Preparatory Phase: 01:51:50 The Siege Begins: 01:58:17 Removing a River: 02:10:59 Assaulting the Walls: 02:17:16 Elrond's Forces Arrive: 02:22:35 Battle Below the Walls: 02:31:48 The Final Act: 02:41:52 Setting up S3: 02:55:07 Outro: 03:09:13   Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @DailyRoP Follow Sarah on Twitter: @srwestvik And subscribe to the podcast on your favourite app: https://linktr.ee/dailyrop Intro & Outro Music : She Moved Through the Fair by Sláinte | https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Slinte  Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/  Creative Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/