Welcome to the thirty-third episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We're back for a surprise episode to end the year, as we have our first ever interview with one of the crew from The Rings of Power! Alex Disenhof is the cinematographer for Episodes 6 & 7 of Season 1, and returned to the show as Lead Cinematographer for Season 2. My conversat…

Welcome to the thirty-second episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! The podcast is back again... for a second return from the dead! This episode is slightly different than our usual format as I dive into a comparison between Christopher Nolan's Oppenheimer and Tolkien's legendarium, taking aim at the theme of creators and their creations. We …

Welcome to the thirty-first episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! The podcast finally returns... again! We're back to cover all 18 of the new cast members that have been announced by Amazon, who will be taking on recurring roles in Season 2! I dive deep into the background of each actor, discussing their past work, their connections with oth…

Welcome to the thirtieth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! The podcast finally returns! We're back to cover the exciting release of our first behind-the-scenes content for Season 1! We cover all the interesting details from production, cast interviews and look forward to what other behind-the-scenes goodies we might have to look forward …

Welcome to the twenty-ninth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We're back with our in-depth breakdown of Episode 8 of The Rings of Power: Alloyed I was lucky enough to be joined one final time by Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers the big reveals from the finale. Anna and I go head-to-head over the big Sauron reveal, we share our lo…

Welcome to the twenty-eighth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We're back with our in-depth breakdown of Episode 7 of The Rings of Power: The Eye I was lucky enough to be joined once again by Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers everything from our favourite storylines, speculation and theories about where the show is going; as well …

Welcome to the twenty-seventh episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We're back with our in-depth breakdown of Episode 6 of The Rings of Power: 'Udûn' I was lucky enough to be joined once again, by Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers everything from our favourite storylines, speculation and theories about where the show is going; as well…

Welcome to the twenty-sixth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We're back with our in-depth breakdown of Episode 5 of The Rings of Power: 'Partings' I was lucky enough to be joined once again, by Adar's biggest simp on Tolkien Twitter: Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers everything from our favourite storylines, speculation and theor…

Welcome to the twenty-fifth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! The fifth episode of The Rings of Power has been released. Just like last week, this is a concise review of the episode in less than 30 minutes. I cover the overarching story arcs, talk about my favourite elements and also discuss some interesting details I picked up on. I'll …

Welcome to the twenty-fourth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We're back with our in-depth breakdown of Episode 4 of The Rings of Power: 'The Great Wave' I was lucky enough to be joined once again, by Adar's biggest simp on Tolkien Twitter: Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers everything from our favourite storylines, speculation an…

Welcome to the twenty-third episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! The fourth episode of The Rings of Power has been released. Back to our regular schedule, this is a concise review of the episode. I cover the overarching story arcs, talk about my favourite elements and also discuss some interesting details I picked up on I'll also be doing a…

Welcome to the twenty-second episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We're back with our first in-depth breakdown of Episode 3 of The Rings of Power: 'Adar' I was lucky enough to be joined once again, by the Number 1 Elendil fan on Tolkien Twitter: Anna (@myelessar) This discussion covers everything from our favourite storylines, speculation a…

Welcome to the twenty-first episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! As if a spoiler-free and a spoiler-filled review of the opening episodes of The Rings of Power wasn't enough, I return with our first ever in-depth breakdown. I knew I couldn't do this alone and was lucky enough to be joined by good friend and queen of Tolkien Twitter: Anna (@…

Welcome to the twentieth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We are finally here. The first two episodes of The Rings of Power have been released. Now that everyone has had a chance to watch them, I wanted to give you my full spoiler review of 'A Shadow of the Past' and 'Adrift' I cover the overarching story arcs, talk about my favourite e…

Welcome to the nineteenth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! It finally happened, I have seen the first two episodes of The Rings of Power at the world premiere in London! It was an incredible experience but rather than talk about being there, I wanted to give you a truly spoiler-free review of Episodes 1 & 2. I don't describe any scenes …

Welcome to the eighteenth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! In another extra-long episde, we're diving into everything Harfoots and The Stranger with Kylie (@sunderedseas) This is a long overdue episode, and we covered everything we know about the Harfoots storyline, including their narrative purpose and our expectations. We also put our…

Welcome to the seventeenth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We're approaching the end of our journey before the show airs, as we received our final trailer for The Rings Of Power! There's lots to breakdown in this trailer and I've tried to go scene-by-scene to cover the most important new pieces of footage and particularly the dialogue.…

Welcome to the sixteenth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We return with a special Sunday episode, taking on the second half of The Rings of Power soundtrack by Bear McCreary! I give my initial thoughts, amateur analysis and speculation on what these tracks might mean! If you missed Part 1, go listen to that as we cover the first 20 tra…

Welcome to the fifteenth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! Well, it finally happened. Amazon released the Bear McCreary soundtrack for Season 1 of The Rings of Power! I'm no musical scholar or student but I wanted to give you my instant reaction and amateur analysis of what these tracks might mean! It's a longer episode and we still only…

Welcome to the fourteenth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! In another exciting guest episode, we welcome the wonderful Lauren Does Cosplay to the show. Lauren is an incredible cosplayer who went to Comic-Con with her incredible Galadriel costume and got to meet Morfydd Clark and the rest of the cast. We cover everything from how Lauren …

Welcome to the thirteenth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We return to recapping the latest news as we cover a new teaser, an article on Numenor's design and then take a look at Elrond's character and his potential journey in the show. We talk about his very sad backstory, the key figures in his life in the Second Age and what is at th…

Welcome to the twelfth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! In our longest episode yet, we bring in our second guest: the delightful Erran (Lesbians For Boromir)! This is truly a deep-dive episode where we explore all aspects of Numenor. The political and theological foundations of Numenor as a kingdom, the duality of Miriel and Pharazon, a…

Welcome to the eleventh episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We take a deep-dive into the show's behind-the-scenes crew. Looking at everyone from the showrunners, to the directors and writers, and the production and costume designers! Hopefully you'll get to learn a bit about the amazing team that works behind a show like this! Follow us on…

Welcome to the tenth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We return to our tried and true format today, looking at the recent clip and teasers that have been released for the show. We get to talk about Galadriel's journey, Finrod's sad fate and the friendship between Elrond and Prince Durin IV Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power co…

Welcome to the ninth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! To start the week we have a unique episode, where I took questions from listeners on Twitter! Questions ranged from the serious to the fun, from my favourite character I'd like to see to whether Cirdan should have a beard in the show! It's a slightly longer episode as we also took a …

Welcome to the eighth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! We return to the second part of our interview with the unofficial Queen of Tolkien Twitter: Anna (@MyElessar)! This the second half of our two-part interview. In this second part we discussed the villains of the show, the joy of practical Orcs as well as our hopes and fears for the …

Welcome to the seventh episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! In our very first interview on the podcast, we welcome the unofficial Queen of Tolkien Twitter: Anna (@MyElessar)! This the first half of our two-part interview. In this first part we discussed the marketing campaign for Rings of Power, what we're most looking forward to about the …

Welcome to the sixth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! Today we recap the latest Fandom article giving us fresh quotes and insights from the cast! Hear from Durin, Elendil, Miriel and more! Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @DailyRoP Links for material referenced in the show: - Fandom SDCC interview with cast - Fandom…

Welcome to the fifth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! Today we're doing something different, an episode where I talk about my fears and concerns for the show. What are they, how concerned should we be and how can the show manage these fears? Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @DailyRoP Links for material referenced in…

Welcome to the fourth episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! Today we'll be doing a big recap of the 8 interviews with Rings of Power cast members, released by Collider. Take a listen to find out all the latest news and rumours on characters from Elendil to Gil-galad! Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @DailyRoP Links for m…

Welcome to the third episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! Today we'll explore everything we know about guilds on Numenor? What role will they play in Pharazon's character arc and how does Elendil's invented daughter fit into all of this? Let's find out! Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @DailyRoP Links for material refer…

Welcome to the second episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! Today we'll be covering the naming conundrum of The Rings of Power villainous character! Is he Adar, Oren or shall we just call him Not-Sauron? Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @DailyRoP Links for material referenced in the show: - February character poster - El…

Welcome to the first episode of The Daily Rings of Power Podcast! Today we'll be covering some of the latest news that has come out for the show since Comic-Con, including the Total Film magazine cover! Follow us on Twitter for more Rings of Power content: @DailyRoP Links for material referenced in the show: - Total Film Magazine Cover - WizardWayK…