Oct. 28, 2026

174. Why The Rings of Power is AWESOME (a tongue-in-cheek retrospective)

174. Why The Rings of Power is AWESOME (a tongue-in-cheek retrospective)
174. Why The Rings of Power is AWESOME (a tongue-in-cheek retrospective)
Exploring Tolkien
174. Why The Rings of Power is AWESOME (a tongue-in-cheek retrospective)

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As season 3 of the Rings of Power approaches just a few weeks. I hope you enjoy this retrospective look at season one that we first published on April Fool’s day… where Michael and I decided to look back at our favorite scenes, favorite characters, and favorite quotes from our favorite television show!

Join us as we rediscover all those times this show took our breath away with it’s ability to weave expertly crafted scenes into a holistic story where almost award-winnning actors perfectly portrayed characters Tolkien should have written.

We talk about

  • Our favorite characters
  • Our favorite scenes
  • Quotes from the show that took our breath away!

In our extended episode (available for members who’ve downloaded the Exploring Tolkien app and at https://theonering.com/members), we discuss how Tom Bombadil will become a new (and better) part of Middle-earth through The Rings of Power!

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