The movie: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Extended Edition

The guest: Franchise fan Chris de Hoog

Among the topics we get into:

-how The Lord of the Rings franchise has been cannibalized by the Internet
-reconciling silly moments with epicness and grandeur
-some book answers to our nitpicky questions
-character reads including
-Aragorn and Arwen as an OTP
—the many problems with Eowyn
—Theoden's deathwish
—Faramir as forgotten brother or badass plot propellor
—Frodo as a problematic film hero
—Legolas and Gimli as comedic relief
-comparing the legacies of Star Wars to The Lord of the Rings movie franchises
-a bit of ragging on The Hobbit