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The Gollum game gets reamed by fans and critics. The Rings of Power actors needed therapists on set?! Amazon's budget for The Rings of Power killed other shows! The Lord of the Rings card game recreates Tolkien's characters for "Modern Audiences". ------------------------------------------- ⛰ The Fellowship ⛰ ------------------------------------------- Jonathan Watson https://theonering.com John Trent https://boundingintocomics.com John Carswell https://tolkienroad.com Steve Babb https://glasshammer.com Austin Freeman https://twitter.com/DrAustinFreeman The Middle-earth Mixer https://twitter.com/MiddleearthMixr Michael https://exploringtolkien.com Garet! —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Become a Member to Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/member Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/theoneringcom?sub_confirmation
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Gollum FAILS! Rings of Power KILLS shows! LOTR for Modern Audiences! | Fellowship Fridays LIVE | 4

896 views June 3rd

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With the release of the new Gollum game, we decided to take a deeper dive at this character--not his motivations or history, but what Tolkien specifically said about him in his letters. Tolkien indicates that the most moving scene in all of the Lord of the Rings was Gollum's near repentance on the stairs of Cirith Ungol, as he looked on Frodo and Sam sleeping: "Gollum looked at them. A strange expression passed over his lean hungry face. The gleam faded from his eyes, and they went dim and grey, old and tired. A spasm of pain seemed to twist him, and he turned away, peering back up towards the pass, shaking his head, as if engaged in some interior debate. Then he came back, and slowly putting out a trembling hand, very cautiously he touched Frodo’s knee – but almost the touch was a caress. For a fleeting moment, could one of the sleepers have seen him, they would have thought that they beheld an old weary hobbit, shrunken by the years that had carried him far beyond his time, beyond friends and kin, and the fields and streams of youth, an old starved pitiable thing." Tolkien believed that Gollum was on the precipice of redemption, and quite nearly found his love for Frodo competing with his desire for the ring! Join us in our extended episode where we discuss the best Lord of the Rings games made, and--if we were given the opportunity to make a game--what game would each of us create in Tolkien's world. To get the extended episode, become a member at https://theonering.com/members ($4/mo and free for the 1st month)! ——————————————————— Episode Links ——————————————————— Gollum Game ► https://amzn.to/3C21T7P (only buy this at a deep discount) Game Livestream #1 ► https://youtube.com/live/eE5IDiQ44pc Game Livestream #2 ► https://youtube.com/live/poQ_zyJ7Sbs —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/member Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 —————————————————— 🔎 If You Like Tolkien —————————————————— The Silmarillion ► https://amzn.to/3a7wE0k The Children of Hurin ► https://amzn.to/3JRwyIm The Fall of Gondolin - https://amzn.to/40qS8d6 The Fall of Númenor ► https://amzn.to/3FpWs3F The Atlas of Middle-earth ► https://amzn.to/3lzsIIf The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien ► https://amzn.to/3bognFr 🗣 Special thanks to Austin Robertson for lending us his voice! 🗣 https://AustinRobertsonVoice.com —————————————————— 📗 Chapters —————————————————— 00:00 Dan's not here 🙁 04:15 Gollum's Character Arc in Tolkien's Words 11:35 Gollum could have been saved 14:43 Tolkien Discovers his characters 17:00 Gollum's love for Frodo 18:50 Gollum would have sacrificed himself 24:15 Good in the Macro vs Micro 26:55 A Game that gives Gollum Choices 29:43 No Arc or Mystery in the Gollum game 34:50 Gollum is non-archetypical 36:45 Was Gollum well-done in the films? 38:30 Don't dumb things down for kids 🗣 Special Thanks to Austin Robertson for letting us use his voice! 🗣 https://AustinRobertsonVoice.com
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The Path to Gollum's Redemption | Tolkien Discusses What May Have Happened!

501 views May 30th

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After 90 minutes of gaming, Gollum lived up to the bad reviews... I'm betting that another 90 minutes won't improve the situation much! —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Become a Member and Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/member Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/theoneringcom?sub_confirmation=1
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It's getting WORSE! The Gollum Game is boring, bland, and just plain DUMB!

520 views May 29th

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I spent 90 minutes playing this game; and it immediately became one of the greatest regrets of my life. The game is repetetive, boring, and--even worse--just plain broken mechanically. Please, go ahead and enjoy experience a schadenfreude like never before! Watch the entire gaming livestream at https://youtube.com/live/eE5IDiQ44pc ! —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Become a Member to Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/member Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/theoneringcom?sub_confirmation
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The Gollum game is a COLOSSAL Failure! Here's 1:40 of proof

2.7K views May 28th

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Who's the primary hero in Lord of the Rings? Tolkien seems to indicate it's Sam... and our online poll seems to indicate that. But is Frodo really given the due he deserves? Listen to the entire livestream at https://youtube.com/live/Ao7LJCM7f7M —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Become a Member to Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/member Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/theoneringcom?sub_confirmation
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Is Sam or Frodo the HERO of Lord of the Rings?

494 views May 26th

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I haven't read ANY reviews (but couldn't avoid the negative headlines), or watched any other gameplay of this game. This is 100% fresh and unspoiled gameplay of Lord of the Rings : Gollum The Game has been in production for years, and after a few delays we finally have the "pleasure" of playing it! The initial reviews have been rather brutal--is there anything redeeming about this game? Is it at least a gaming distraction and not just a complete waste of time. —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Become a Member and Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/member Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/theoneringcom?sub_confirmation=1
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Lord of the Rings : Gollum GAMEPLAY : How BAD is it?!

1K views May 26th

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The new game "The Lord of the Rings: Gollum" is releasing on May 25, 2023... and we're wondering who actually asked for this game? To make Gollum the protagonist of a story that we already know the ending of, where there is little heroism, and no character arc, really makes no sense! Get the Gollum Game ► https://amzn.to/3ODEVey —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Become a Member to Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/member Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/theoneringcom?sub_confirmation
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The NEW Gollum Game. Who actually WANTS this?!

1.7K views May 22nd

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WATCH THE FULL EPISODE 👉 https://youtu.be/pfrLahsGHMI A critical eye and familiarity with Tolkien's 2nd age is all that's needed to find deep, foundational problems with The Rings of Power--particularly with the Númenorean's motivations. For some inexplicable (though not at all surprising, I guess) reason, Amazon's show COMPLETELY ignores that Númenor fell because they went against the ban of the Valar in their desire for immortality, assaulting the undying lands. In this clip from our full-length show (subscribe below!) we talk about if we can find 1 thing The Rings of Power got right! —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/member Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/theoneringcom?sub_confirmation
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The Rings of Power COMPLETELY misunderstands Númenor

2.3K views May 20th

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New Lord of the Rings MMO game from Amazon! "But for me, it's still very important that it's first a game, and then a reflection of the books second," says the studio. Galadriel will have a "Life-Changing Thing" in Rings of Power Season 2 (and magic "creeps" in)! Who's gonna play the Gollum game? ------------------------------------------- ⛰ The Fellowship ⛰ ------------------------------------------- Jonathan from @TheOneRingCom https://theonering.com John from @BoundingintoComics https://boundingintocomics.com Michael from https://exploringtolkien.com Garet! —————————————————— 🎧 Subscribe to our Podcast —————————————————— Become a Member to Get the Extended Podcast ► https://theonering.com/member Apple ► https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/window-on-the-west/id1625960455 Google ► https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5wb2RjYXN0bWlycm9yLmNvbS93b3R3 YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/theoneringcom?sub_confirmation
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NEW Lord of the Rings MMO, Galadriel's BIG Life Changes, Gollum Game | Fellowship Fridays LIVE | 3

691 views May 20th

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