Will Bilbo and the dwarves survive their encounter with Smaug? Will they regain the lost city of Erebor or will the quest come to a grisly end? Find out as we finish our review of The Desolation of Smaug.

Bilbo, Gandalf, and the dwarves continue their quest to Erebor. Along the way the encounter a skinchanger named Beorn, take a trippy trip in the forest of Mirkwood, and have an encounter with an elf that Lord of the Rings fans are familiar with. Find out what happens this week as we cover the first half of the second film in The Hobbit Trilogy.

Yinz & Y’all reviews Peter Jackson’s foray into the beloved J.R.R. Tolkien novel The Hobbit. Does it measure up to the book? Find out this week.

Easy Company enters Bavaria as an occupation force and capture Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest. With the war over, the men compare “points” to see who gets to go home.

As Easy Company enters Germany and the war begins to wind down, the men enjoy their first time off for a while. Their rest is short lived as they stumble upon a concentration camp while on patrol, and the horrors of war stare them in the face.

As Easy Company enters Haguenau, France they are tasked with crossing the river in the dead of night to bring back German prisoners. As more men are killed, the stress of the war takes a greater toll. Will Easy Company survive the last patrol?

Sgt. Lipton keeps up the spirits of Easy Company in the Ardennes forest as they sorely lack leadership at the company level. As casualties mount in Easy Company, morale plummets. As Easy Company assaults the town of Foy, a new leader emerges.

Easy Company battles the winter in Bastogne as well as the Germans. Doc Eugene Roe battles combat exhaustion while having to treat the men of Easy Company with limited supplies. Will Easy Company finally reach their breaking point?

Winters leads a bayonet charge across a field in Holland. The resounding victory results in a promotion. Winters struggles with the administrative side of his new position and longs to be back in charge of Easy Company. Meanwhile, the Germans have broken through in the Ardennes forest, and Easy Company, lacking proper winter gear and with a new commander are sent to plug the hole.

Easy Company participates in the British led Operation Market Garden. After initially meeting light resistance, Easy Company runs head first into a German counterattack. They are pushed back and have to retreat. Meanwhile, Sgt. Randleman is left behind enemy lines. A number of new men arrive to join Easy Company in time for Market Garden. Will these replacements be up for the job and will they be able to rescue Randleman? Find out as we review Band of Brothers Pt. 4, “Replacements.”