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Episode 249: Riddles in the Dark Year 3, Phase 2, Episode 3.05: Smaug's Attack Apr 04, 2014

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How epic will the attack of the dragon on Laketown be? Will there be any red shirts among the cast? And what about that oily Master? Inquiring minds examine these and other questions about The Hobbit: There and Back Again.

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Episode 248: Riddles in the Dark Supererogatory, Episode 1 Mar 28, 2014

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The first episode of the Riddles in the Dark Supererogatory. The Tolkien Professor addresses your comments and questions on RITD 3.01

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Episode 247: Riddles in the Dark Year 3, Phase 2, Episode 3.04: Meanwhile, Back in Laketown Mar 22, 2014

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What's going on in Laketown while the Dwarves are zigging and zagging around Erebor with a dragon in close pursuit? We theorize about this and other matters, and this time there are sound effects!

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Episode 246: Riddles in the Dark Year 3, Phase 2, Episode 3.03: There and Back Again - The Beginning Mar 08, 2014

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Saddle up the battle pigs! The RITD team go from serious to silly and back again as they consider the many ways that Peter Jackson could choose to begin the third Hobbit movie.

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Episode 245: Riddles in the Dark Year 3, Phase 2, Episode 3.02: Those Elves Feb 22, 2014

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Talking Elves in the second episode of the third year of Riddles in the Dark.

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Episode 244: Riddles in the Dark Year 3, Phase 2, Episode 3.01: Action and Violence Feb 16, 2014

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The first riddle episode of the last year of Riddles in the Dark considers how action and violence impact the first two Hobbit movies and how these aspects will show up in The Hobbit: There and Back Again.

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Episode 243: Silmarillion Seminar 35: Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, Part 2 Feb 08, 2014

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The thirty-fifth session of the Silmarillion Seminar, covering Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, Part 2

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Episode 242: Riddles in the Dark Year 3, Phase 1, Episode b Jan 31, 2014

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The second installment of Phase 1 of Year 3 of Riddles in the Dark team sees us revisiting The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug one last time. Three key themes are considered in the context of how they will follow through into The Hobbit: There and Back Again: 1) Dark versus Light; 2) Tauriel and Legolas and how they represent the Elvish portion of the story; and 3) Return of the King, Erebor style.

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Episode 241: Riddles in the Dark Year 3, Phase 1, Episode a Jan 16, 2014

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The Riddles in the Dark team returns for the third and final round of the "how will Jackson tell the story" game. Phase 1, Episode a is a general look back at The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Corey and Dave coin new terms to describe various ways people have reacted to the films of the trilogy so far, while Trish cracks the whip to keep things on track.

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Episode 240: Tolkien Chat 17: Reactions to the Desolation of Smaug Part 2 Dec 23, 2013

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Part 2: Professor Olsen discusses his reactions to the second Hobbit movie, The Desolation of Smaug

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