Dave Stecco of Blurry Photos and Science with Sophie's Sophie Shrand help Mark pack the ground beef of parody into a glistening meatloaf of entertainment in this, the first part of the final chapter of Lord of the Rings. Clap on your child-sized armor, because this is going to be a wild journey!

This is part one of a... three-part(?) episode.

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The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King was written by J.R.R. Tolkien. Its film was distributed by New Line Cinema.