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...
Sep 11, 2024•4 hr•Season 1Ep. 47
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...
Aug 30, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 46
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 mate...
Aug 28, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 45
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:...
Aug 26, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 44
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...
Aug 24, 2024•3 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Welcome to the forty-second episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! On August 14th the final trailer for Season 2 was released and to mark the occasion, I decided to host the first ever DailyRoP livestream on YouTube. I was joined as usual by Anna to discuss and analyse the trailer, with the added bonus of getting to interact with the viewers in the liver chat offering their own insights. As I know some of you don't use YouTube or instead prefer an audio-only format, I have put together th...
Aug 18, 2024•3 hr 41 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Welcome to the forty-first episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We're back for another solo episode as I take a look at the Season 2 Soundtrack Album announcement, and do some speculation about the 25 titles that were revealed on the album Today, we're analysing the titles themselves rather than the music yet to be released, and trying to work out what scenes, characters or thematic beats they might correspond to. Timestamps: Intro & Reading: 00:10 Album Overview: 03:25 Old Tom Bomb...
Aug 13, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Welcome to the fortieth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We’re back today with a rather special episode, as it marks the return of the format where I invite guests on from the Tolkien community to come on and chat about a topic of their choosing. Today I am bringing you a conversation with my good friend Geo (@kingslayars), who is a font of knowledge when it comes to all things medieval literature. We spent a good 3 hours talking about all things Medieval, the influence of that time...
Aug 04, 2024•2 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Welcome to the thirty-ninth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! San Diego Comic-Con arrived, and with it came the best trailer we have ever seen for The Rings of Power. Nearly 4 minutes long and every second of it filled with incredible scenes to pour over and analyse. And the DailyRoP podcast is up to the task, as Anna and I breakdown every single line, every single shot in the trailer! Come for the detailed analysis and stick around for the usual nonsense stories of my obsession with...
Jul 29, 2024•4 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Welcome to the thirty-eighth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We're back to our traditional episode format as I briefly cover the non-spoilery insights from the Total Film magazine feature. Then we bring back one of my favourite segments as I take questions from the listeners on anything and everything about Season 2! Timestamps: Intro & Reading: 00:10 Total Film feature: 03:33 Listener Questions: 12:09 Where is Anarion?: 12:44 Will Amandil appear?: 20:32 Will Isildur return in ...
Jul 23, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Welcome to the thirty-seventh episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We're back with another huge episode, as we finally react to the reveal of Círdan the Shipwright played by Ben Daniels! Along with this news that is set to unite every Círfan, Círstan, and Círmaniac; we also covered a whole host of articles that shed new light on Season 2. I'm joined once again by Anna ( @MyElessar ) as we go crazy for Círdan, and then dive into everything in the news from set reports to in-depth intervi...
Jul 16, 2024•3 hr 45 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Welcome to the thirty-sixth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We're back with a mega recap of all the news and updates that have come out since the teaser trailer was released! A wild Tom Bombadil appears, the new Adar speaks, Bronwyn departs, Isildur's future wife arrives, and so much more news to cover! I'm joined once again by Anna (@MyElessar) to discuss all these new insights into Season 2, resulting in yet another of our marathon length episodes. Grab a drink, find a comfortabl...
Jul 09, 2024•3 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Welcome to the thirty-fifth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! It's finally here! Our first look at Season 2 arrived not just with a teaser trailer, but also a fascinating behind-the-scenes video giving us an exciting look at what's to come! With so much new content to discuss, I knew that I'd need to call Anna for a detailed discussion of everything we saw and what it all might mean. Join us as we discuss the tragic tale of Celebrimbor, the Lord of Gifts and Wigs, and the many ways o...
May 22, 2024•3 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Welcome to the thirty-fourth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We're finally back to begin our coverage for Season 2, as I'm joined by the ever wonderful Anna. With the first teaser trailer for Season 2 only weeks away, Anna and I spent three hours discussing our hopes, expectations and fears for this upcoming season. We purposefully avoided any discussion of leaks and rumours about the show, focusing instead on where we'd like to see the story and characters go over these next eight...
May 11, 2024•3 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Welcome to the thirty-third episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We're back for a surprise episode to end the year, as we have our first ever interview with one of the crew from The Rings of Power! Alex Disenhof is the cinematographer for Episodes 6 & 7 of Season 1, and returned to the show as Lead Cinematographer for Season 2. My conversation with Alex covers everything from his own journey watching The Lord of the Rings trilogy in the cinema, to joining the production of The Rings...
Dec 23, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Welcome to the thirty-second episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! The podcast is back again... for a second return from the dead! This episode is slightly different than our usual format as I dive into a comparison between Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and Tolkien's legendarium, taking aim at the theme of creators and their creations. We explore what parallels exist between Nolan's depiction of Oppenheimer and Tolkien's own mythical creators, seeing where they fit the Promethean model...
Aug 23, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Welcome to the thirty-first episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! The podcast finally returns... again! We're back to cover all 18 of the new cast members that have been announced by Amazon, who will be taking on recurring roles in Season 2! I dive deep into the background of each actor, discussing their past work, their connections with other Rings of Power cast members and some small speculation on who they might be playing in the show. Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power cont...
Mar 21, 2023•36 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Welcome to the thirtieth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! The podcast finally returns! We're back to cover the exciting release of our first behind-the-scenes content for Season 1! We cover all the interesting details from production, cast interviews and look forward to what other behind-the-scenes goodies we might have to look forward to. Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @ DailyRoP Intro & Outro Music : She Moved Through the Fair by Sláinte | https://freemu...
Nov 25, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Welcome to the twenty-ninth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We're back with our in-depth breakdown of Episode 8 of The Rings of Power: Alloyed I was lucky enough to be joined one final time by Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers the big reveals from the finale. Anna and I go head-to-head over the big Sauron reveal, we share our love for the Stranger and the Harfoots and we give our final rating for the finale. We also answer listener questions throughout and then turn to our l...
Oct 22, 2022•2 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Welcome to the twenty-eighth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We're back with our in-depth breakdown of Episode 7 of The Rings of Power: The Eye I was lucky enough to be joined once again by Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers everything from our favourite storylines, speculation and theories about where the show is going; as well as our critiques of the parts of Episode 7 that we didn't like. I also take some time at the end to answer listener questions in more depth! Follow u...
Oct 12, 2022•1 hr 47 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Welcome to the twenty-seventh episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We're back with our in-depth breakdown of Episode 6 of The Rings of Power: 'Udûn' I was lucky enough to be joined once again, by Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers everything from our favourite storylines, speculation and theories about where the show is going; as well as our critiques of the parts of Episode 6 that we didn't like. Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @ DailyRoP Follow Anna on Twit...
Oct 05, 2022•2 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Welcome to the twenty-sixth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We're back with our in-depth breakdown of Episode 5 of The Rings of Power: 'Partings' I was lucky enough to be joined once again, by Adar's biggest simp on Tolkien Twitter: Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers everything from our favourite storylines, speculation and theories about where the show is going; as well as our critiques of the parts of Episode 5 that we didn't like. We also took a whole host of questions fro...
Sep 28, 2022•2 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Welcome to the twenty-fifth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! The fifth episode of The Rings of Power has been released. Just like last week, this is a concise review of the episode in less than 30 minutes. I cover the overarching story arcs, talk about my favourite elements and also discuss some interesting details I picked up on. I'll also be doing an in-depth breakdown of the episode with returning guest, Anna, next week. Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @ Dai...
Sep 25, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Welcome to the twenty-fourth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We're back with our in-depth breakdown of Episode 4 of The Rings of Power: 'The Great Wave' I was lucky enough to be joined once again, by Adar's biggest simp on Tolkien Twitter: Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers everything from our favourite storylines, speculation and theories about where the show is going; as well as our critiques of the parts of Episode 4 that we didn't like. We also took a whole host of questi...
Sep 21, 2022•2 hr•Season 1Ep. 24
Welcome to the twenty-third episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! The fourth episode of The Rings of Power has been released. Back to our regular schedule, this is a concise review of the episode. I cover the overarching story arcs, talk about my favourite elements and also discuss some interesting details I picked up on I'll also be doing an in-depth breakdown of the episode with returning guest, Anna, next week. Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @ DailyRoP And subsc...
Sep 18, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Welcome to the twenty-second episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We're back with our first in-depth breakdown of Episode 3 of The Rings of Power: 'Adar' I was lucky enough to be joined once again, by the Number 1 Elendil fan on Tolkien Twitter: Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers everything from our favourite storylines, speculation and theories about where the show is going; as well as our critiques of the parts of Episode 3 that we didn't like. We also took a whole host of quest...
Sep 14, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Welcome to the twenty-first episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! As if a spoiler-free and a spoiler-filled review of the opening episodes of The Rings of Power wasn't enough, I return with our first ever in-depth breakdown. I knew I couldn't do this alone and was lucky enough to be joined by good friend and queen of Tolkien Twitter: Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers everything from our favourite storylines, speculation and theories about where the show is going; as well as our cr...
Sep 07, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Welcome to the twentieth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! We are finally here. The first two episodes of The Rings of Power have been released. Now that everyone has had a chance to watch them, I wanted to give you my full spoiler review of 'A Shadow of the Past' and 'Adrift' I cover the overarching story arcs, talk about my favourite elements and also discuss some interesting details I picked up on I'll also be doing an in-depth breakdown of these two episodes and answering listene...
Sep 03, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Welcome to the nineteenth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! It finally happened, I have seen the first two episodes of The Rings of Power at the world premiere in London! It was an incredible experience but rather than talk about being there, I wanted to give you a truly spoiler-free review of Episodes 1 & 2. I don't describe any scenes and only reference material we've seen in the trailers and promo footage, so you can go into these episodes unspoiled! I also leave some time at ...
Aug 31, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Welcome to the eighteenth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast ! In another extra-long episde, we're diving into everything Harfoots and The Stranger with Kylie (@ sunderedseas ) This is a long overdue episode, and we covered everything we know about the Harfoots storyline, including their narrative purpose and our expectations. We also put our bets on the line for The Stranger: who is he and what does he want? Listen along to find out our thoughts! Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of ...
Aug 29, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 18
