Episode 10: Tragedy befalls the Blessed Realm, and nothing will ever be the same again. Melkor and the monstrous Ungoliant assault the Two Trees. Fëanor pouts at the gods' party. Darkness covers the world. Sam and Raleigh follow the path of destruction and shine a light into Shelob's shadowy lair. 

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Episode 9: Fëanor creates the Silmarils, then gets weird about them. Melkor spreads some mean gossip, then runs off. Our book receives its name! Raleigh and Sam weigh Fëanor's supreme bling against the future One Ring, ruminate on Melkor's rumors, and shudder at the approaching shadow.  

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Episode 8: The living is easy in the Blessed Realm, but trouble is on the horizon. Fëanor crafts a bunch of cool stuff. Melkor gets out of god-jail on parole. Sam and Raleigh compare the masterful Elf to the conniving god and jump into the joint venture between the Arda Corporation and Mel-Corp.

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Episode 7: ♪Ooh, Teleri, do you know what that's worth? Ooh, heaven is a place on earth♪ The Teleri drop off Círdan on the West Coast before crossing the sea to join the other Elves in the promised land. Raleigh and Sam surf with the shipwrights, flesh-out Finwë's flock, and groove along to Galadriel's swan-ship song.

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Episode 6: Who needs heaven when you have love? An Elven high-king gives Valinor a hard-ignore and forms a one-of-a-kind partnership with a beautiful demigod. Raleigh and Sam explore an Aragorn call-back and dive into a divine relationship that will shape the fates of Elves and Men.  

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Episode 5: Melkor expands his evil Mel-Corp until he gets kicked out by Arda event security. The Elves appear in starlight and head West to meet the gods. Sam and Raleigh arrange the Elves onto Potter-based shelves and mine the mysteries of the Misty Mountains. 

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Episode 4: The godly foreman Aulë gets bored and creates the Dwarves. Neither his god-father nor god-wife are happy about it. Raleigh and Sam delve into Durin's folk and explore the concurrent emergence of Eagles and Ents. 

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Episode 3: Melkor gets bounced by Arda Event Security, but sneaks back in during nap time and knocks over the two fancy lamps. The Valar, exasperated,  create two trees that are even fancier than the lamps. Time begins. Raleigh and Sam speculate on Elvish snobbery and unriddle Gandalf's name-dropping during his epic Balrog battle.  

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Episode 2: The Valar grab their gear and hire some staff to start building the world. Melkor rebrands as Morgoth and hires Sauron as his Vice President. Sam and Raleigh separate the gods from the slobs and follow Gandalf to find the power in pity.

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Episode 1: Ilúvatar starts an a-cappella group. Melkor goes solo. The world is created... sort of. Sam and Raleigh search for the meaning in music and translate Tolkien’s thoughts on translation.

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