It's the final episode of Season 1 of Amazon Prime's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power", Episode 8 "Alloyed", and Gretchen and Dennis still don't understand all of the hate. Join them as they recap all of the final moments and plead their case as to why this was a solid season finale.

What happens after Cheeto dust pours down over Middle Earth? Not a whole lot. In an episode where arguably very little happens to progress the story, our hosts have quite a lot to say about the direction the characters are headed and what might happen in the final episode. Tune in as Gretchen and Dennis recap Amazon Prime's "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" Season 1, Episode 7, "The Eye".

The Battle Begins! And Ends! And Begins? Join Gretchen and Dennis as they discuss the ups and downs of the action-packed Episode 6, "Udun" of Amazon Prime's "The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power", Season 1. After a slow build in episodes 1-5, the action in this one moves at a frantic pace. Can our hosts keep pace with all of the sudden action and emotional highs and lows?

In this episode of Murdur Durdur Pod, Gretchen and Dennis recap S1E5 of AmazonPrime's "The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power", "Partings", in which the new power team finally assembles and prepares to leave Numenor, half of the watchtower gang parts ways to team up with the enemy, and Nori calls it quits with her new bestie. Its a bittersweet mix of hopefulness and hopelessness as we head into the back-half of the season, approaching episode 8 much too quickly.

We've reached the halfway point of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" on Amazon Prime with S1E4, "The Great Wave". Gretchen and Dennis attempt to accurately keep up with all the action, while correcting one pretty big blunder from the previous episode.

"Adar", S1E3 of the AmazonPrime LOTR Series "The Rings of Power" introduces us to Numenor. Gretchen and Dennis break down all of the details of Galadriel and Halbrand's arrival there, as well as their meeting with Elendil. We learn the truth about Halbrand's history, the mark of the owl/Sauron, and the extent of the danger facing the Southland's. We also end with an exciting and unexpected theory about who the new villain might be!

In this recap of "Adrift", Season 1 Episode 2 of Amazon Prime's "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" series, Gretchen and Dennis follow along as Galadriel takes a dive in the ocean, Nori tries to talk to a stranger, Elrond endures some Dwarven hazing ritual and Arondir's tolerance of tight spaces is tested.

Gretchen and Dennis boldly tackle the long-awaited Amazon Prime series "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power". Whether you loved it or hated it, you'll want to listen in as these two break it down, scene by scene, starting here with episode 1, "A Shadow of the Past".

Gretchen and Dennis discuss the final episode, "America's Sweethearts or Time Over Time", of HBO Max's THE STAIRCASE series. They both reveal their ultimate verdict of where they land on Michael Peterson's guilt or innocence. You might be surprised by what you hear.

In this episode of HBO Max's The Staircase, "Seek and Ye Shall Find", Dennis goes off on a few tangents, Gretchen confuses Martha and Margaret, and Gretchen and Dennis argue about the sexual details of the case (once again).