The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: A Rings Of Power Podcast

The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake is a podcast from Mary & Blake Larsen dedicated to the hit Amazon Prime Video show, The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power.

Hosted ByMary & Blake Larsen

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The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake is a podcast dedicated to the hit TV show on Amazon Prime Video, The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power

In The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake, hosts Mary and Blake dive in head first on character, theme, favorite moments, production, predictions, and every facet you can think of for The Rings Of Power on Amazon Prime Video.

Mary has read The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings while Blake has not. Mary is a major fan of The Lord Of The Rings while Blake is a much more casual fan.

Though we know that The Rings Of Power is not necessarily based on a book written by J.R.R. Tolkien, we firmly believe in the separation of book and show.  We do, of course, invite book knowledge, but we are analyzing this story from the television show on its own accord.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is an American fantasy television series based on the novel The Lord of the Rings and its appendices by J. R. R. Tolkien. Developed by showrunners J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay for the streaming service Prime Video, the series is set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. It is produced by Amazon Studios with the Tolkien Estatethe Tolkien TrustHarperCollins, and New Line Cinema.


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Amazon bought the television rights for The Lord of the Rings for US$250 million in November 2017, making a five-season production commitment worth at least US$1 billion.

This would make it the most expensive television series ever made. Payne and McKay were hired in July 2018. The series is primarily based on the appendices of The Lord of the Rings, which include discussion of the Second Age, and per the requirements of Amazon’s deal with the Tolkien Estate, it is not a continuation of the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit film trilogies. Despite this, the production intended to evoke the films using similar production design, younger versions of characters from the films, and theme music composed by Howard Shore, who composed the scores for both trilogies. Bear McCreary composed the rest of the series’ score.

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#NERDCLAN PREVIEW | Keep Calm And Crown On: 5.01 – “Queen Victoria Syndrome” (SEASON 5 PREMIERE)

Keep Calm And Crown On Hosts Mary & Blake chat the season 5 premiere of The Crown – episode 5.01, “Queen Victoria Syndrome”.

We discuss the dramatic irony of watching these events with Prince Charles against reality of King Charles, why the casting is perfect, and why Tom Hanks is the closest thing to an American version of the Queen…

The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: 1.08 – “Alloyed” | SEASON FINALE

Mary & Blake discuss The Rings of Power, episode 1.08 – “Alloyed”.

In this episode, we chat if the show lies to us, why the emotional connection between Halbrand and Galadriel is the centerpiece of the show, and why Galadriel and Adar are going to need to form a calming circle…

The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: 1.07 – “The Eye”

Mary & Blake discuss The Rings of Power, episode 1.07 – “The Eye”.

In this episode, we chat about who the show is writing for, the exquisite cinematography for the opening, and why Mary is totally Disa…

The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: 1.06 – “Udun”

Mary & Blake discuss The Rings of Power, episode 1.06 – “Udun”.

In this episode, we chat about light vs. dark, how this episode supplements and subverts core Tolkein ideology, and why Blake is never going to live near a mountain…

The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: 1.05 – “Partings”

Mary & Blake discuss The Rings of Power, episode 1.05 – “Partings”.

In this episode, we chat the blessing and burden of mythology, why the relationships are growing to form actual characters, and why Mary is a rabid anti elf-ite….

The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: 1.04 – “The Great Wave”

Mary & Blake discuss The Rings of Power, episode 1.04 – “The Great Wave”.

In this episode, we chat theme and the application of theme, why there are no hard and fast rules to writing but there are general templates, and why Isildur is absolutely doing a box step dance number with the Queen Regent to Idina Menzel…

The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: 1.03 – “Adar” | REPUBLISH

Mary & Blake discuss the series premiere of The Rings of Power, episode 1.03 – “Adar”.

In this episode, we chat foreshadowing with the score, why this show runs a tight line between running at a breakneck pace but also being a slow burn at the same time, and why Blake thinks Halbrand is basically Tupperware filled with old fish…

The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: 1.02 – “Adrift”

Mary & Blake discuss the series premiere of The Rings of Power, episode 1.02 – “Adrift”.

In this episode, we chat how editing tells a visual story of connection, why we can’t trust 4 characters, and why Elrond’s planner book is the most beautiful thing you will ever see…
In this episode, we chat how the history behind Rings Of Power, why first episodes need to introduce pivotal characters in ironic terms which define the series, the stability of visual language, and Mary has a CHERNOBYL sized hot take about the Harfoots… 

The Rings Of Power With Mary & Blake: 1.01 – “A Shadow Of The Past” | SERIES PREMIERE

Mary & Blake discuss the series premiere of The Rings of Power, episode 1.01 – “A Shadow Of The Past”.

In this episode, we chat how the history behind Rings Of Power, why first episodes need to introduce pivotal characters in ironic terms which define the series, the stability of visual language, and Mary has a CHERNOBYL sized hot take about the Harfoots…