A Cast of Kings - A Lord of the Rings Podcast

Jessie and Kim continue their rewatch of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power with episodes 3 and 4 of season 2.

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim continue their watchthrough of The Rings of Power season 2 with episodes 3 and 4, “The Eagle and the Sceptre,” and “Eldest”. 

Did the show do Tom Bambadil dirty? Why do we care about the Isiludur plotline? And where in the world are the Ent Wives? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! 

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Jessie and Kim continue their rewatch of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power with first two episode of season 2.

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim finish their watchthrough of The Rings of Power season 2 with episodes 1 and 2, “Elven Kings Under the Sky” and “Where the Stars Are Strange”. 

How much fun is watching Sauron being a full-on manipulator? Why does the Harfoot story still drag? And do we think season 2 is better then season 1? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! 

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In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim finish their watchthrough of The Rings of Power season 1 with episodes 7 and 8, “The Eye” and “Alloyed”. 

Was the Sauron reveal better than we remember? Why does the Harfoot storyline still not work? And how do we feel about season 1 as a whole? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! 

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Jessie and Kim continue their rewatch of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power with episodes 5 and 6 of season 1. 

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim finally start their watchthrough of The Rings of Power season 1, continuing with episodes 5 and 6, “Parting” and “Udûn.” 

Does Rings of Power big battle episode land the spectacle? Does the Rings of Power actually add interesting Elvish lore to Tolkien? And why don’t we care about all the mystery boxes? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! 

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Buy Kim Renfro's book about Game of Thrones
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Jessie and Kim continue their rewatch of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power with episodes 3 and 4 of season 1. 

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim finally start their watchthrough of The Rings of Power, beginning with the first two episodes, “Adar” and “The Great Wave.” 

Does The Rings of Power give Númenor the justice it deserves? Why does the show work better on a second watch than on a first watch? And are the proto-Hobbits really that bloodthirsty? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! 

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Jessie and Kim finally begin their watchthrough of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power with episodes 1 and 2. 

In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim finally start their watchthrough of The Rings of Power, beginning with the first two episodes, “A Shadow of the Past” and “Adrift.” 

Is Galadriel really a girlboss elf? Did they change too much of Lord of the Rings lore? And is there still some magic to be found now that we know where its going? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! 

Buy Kim Renfro's book about Game of Thrones
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Jessie and Kim jump into the forgotten gem that is the animated Lord of the Rings movie, The War of the Rohirrim. 
In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim jump into the animated Lord of the Rings movie, The War of the Rohirrim, and discuss if it's an overlooked gem or a forgettable piece of tie-in content.

How did Helm’s Deep get its name? What did this movie add to Lord of the Rings lore? Was this film worthy of Tolkien’s legacy? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! 

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Jessie and Kim jump into Peter Jackson’s much-maligned The Hobbit trilogy and find that it might have a heart buried deep in the mountain of its Hollywood bloat. 
In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Jessie and Kim jump into Peter Jackson’s much-maligned The Hobbit trilogy, including An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and The Battle of the Five Armies, and find that it has a heart buried deep in the mountain of its Hollywood bloat. 

Why is Thorin almost a great parallel to Aragorn? Why did these movies both add, and change, from the book? What almost made these movies work despite themselves? Did we like the Ed Sheeran song? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! 

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Jessie and Kim are joined by journalist and LOTR superfan Katelyn Burns to discuss Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Extended Edition.
In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl are joined by journalist and LOTR superfan Katelyn Burns to break down their entire thoughts on the classic film, Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Extended Edition. 

How does the book change the army of the dead? Why are the multiple endings actually ok? How do we feel that they cut the Scouring of The Shire? And is Return of the King actually the most underrated of the trilogy? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! 

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In this episode of A Cast of Kings, Kim Renfro and Jessie Earl are joined by author and YouTuber Lindsay Ellis to break down their entire thoughts on the classic film, Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Extended Edition. 

Does Helm’s Deep hold up as one of the most cinematic battles in film history? Why is Gollum so damn adorable? And why does Lindsay really dislike the film’s version of the ents? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more! 

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