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…
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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…
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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…
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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….
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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…
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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…
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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…
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…
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