The Fellowship of the Ring (Pt. 1)

[00:00:01] Speaker A: Welcome to B and C Book Club. I'm Kristen. [00:00:04] Speaker B: And I'm Summer. The purpose of B and C Book Club is to bring you all the comfort and gossip of a regular book club. But just between you, me, and her. [00:00:14] Speaker A: You may be wondering what the B and the C stand for. Well, the B stands for bubbles and. [00:00:19] Speaker B: C stands for constitution. The very ways of life. The bubble constitution. What do. What do you got going on lately? [00:00:29] Speaker A: I have a whole lot of nothing going on lately. I finished our last book. You know, I had already read this half of this book before I finished our last book, so I didn't really have anything to do this week. And I finished the blanket that I was knitting for my sister, so I felt like I had nothing to do. [00:00:54] Speaker B: Wow, that's interesting. You didn't like, just pull it up another book? [00:01:00] Speaker A: I'm not in a place where I can just start another book. Really? That makes sense since I only brought two. The two that we're reading for this. [00:01:11] Speaker B: Ironically, the last book you had is the only book that I carry on me at all times. I read, I have fourth wing on my phone and so, like, if I'm ever bored, I can just pull up fourth week and just start reading. [00:01:26] Speaker A: I mean, I have a couple books on my Kindle and I have a couple books on my Nook app, but it's just. I don't know. I. I don't really do that. [00:01:38] Speaker B: Yeah, I get that. [00:01:39] Speaker A: Because they're not either good books. They're just kind of like my books. [00:01:43] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:01:44] Speaker A: Anyway, what have you been up to? [00:01:49] Speaker B: My husband is on a trip, so I've kind of been boarded home. I had a Powerpuff Girl themed sleepover. [00:01:57] Speaker A: This weekend. [00:01:59] Speaker B: So had a blast with that. And then actually, so last week we talked about the book that I was writing and I today found this AI tool that is a creative writing coach. So, like, I just download one of the chapters at a time as a PDF and I've only done this with chapter one of my book. And I. I had the creative writing coach look over it and they gave me like some good pointers and they like, compliment me. [00:02:33] Speaker A: That's nice. [00:02:34] Speaker B: Yeah, I love it. It's like you did really well with this, this plot point and like creating a really strong character in the beginning and grabbing the attention of the reader. But here are some things that you can work on and here are some. So they do like just an overall things you can work on and then specific suggestions. And I was like, holy shit, this thing's cool. [00:02:59] Speaker A: That's Pretty cool, isn't that? Good luck with that. [00:03:02] Speaker B: Thanks. Yeah, I finished the, the first draft and now I'm just going over it all again because the first draft sucks and it sounds like a kindergartner learning to write. [00:03:15] Speaker A: But you did finish it completely. [00:03:17] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:03:18] Speaker A: Nice. That's really good. Yeah, it's really, really good. I'm proud of you. [00:03:25] Speaker B: Thanks. [00:03:26] Speaker A: Today we are talking about the Lord of the Rings. We've gone from the Hobbit to Lord of the Rings. Okay, we're back with the the Fellowship. [00:03:38] Speaker B: Of The Ring by J.R.R. tolkien. And I'm not going to say his full name, Kristen, because no one needs to know it. [00:03:47] Speaker A: John Ronald Rao Tolkien. [00:03:50] Speaker B: Good. Dang it. [00:03:53] Speaker A: So it took him 17 years to publish the Fellowship of the Ring after he published the Hobblet? [00:04:01] Speaker B: Yes. [00:04:02] Speaker A: And it was published July 1954. [00:04:06] Speaker B: Yep. [00:04:08] Speaker A: Over 50 million copies in 30 languages. [00:04:12] Speaker B: I had to reference the year this book was published one time and I'll tell you one time when it comes up. But it's super random, probably not relevant at all. I was like, knowledge. I just think it's funny. Okay, so the so important background on it, on it is that there were 17 years between the two. And we already talked about in the last episode that in the Hobbit he did like rewrite parts of it in order to incorporate more themes for the Lord of the Rings so that you can kind of. So it was a prequel instead of just a standalone. Right. So at the beginning of my book, and I'll describe it for anybody who's listening because it's teeny tiny, it's special edition. It literally is like a tiny little Bible. Like, you know, when you get those like leather bound pocket Bibles, it is exactly like that, except it's the Fellowship of the Ring. It even has like this super tiny print and the super thin pages. But at the beginning they give me a note on the text. And in this note it explains that the whole reason that this book starts with such a long prologue is because it's a his. Like, people wrote Tolkien and said, hey, I really love the Hobbit. I want to know more about hobbits. Tell me their background, their history, like, give me all of this information. And he figured, you know what, I'm writing this other book called the Lord of the Rings and I'm going to put a prologue in that's literally just a whole history and hobbits to give the people what they want, basically. So that's fun. That's why you had to sit there and read through all of that history. [00:06:05] Speaker A: Yeah. I'm going to be honest. As I was reading it, especially because there's different chapters in the prologue, I thought we had already started the story. And I was like, damn, this is a lot of background. But okay, we're starting the story. And then I turned the page and. [00:06:20] Speaker B: Was like, oh, no, none of that was relevant. [00:06:24] Speaker A: All of that was the prologue. [00:06:26] Speaker B: So we start the book with a long expected party. This is chapter one. This is when we get to see the, like Venn diagram. We see that little overlap where Bilbo's story is ending and Frodo's story is just beginning. Which is really fun for us as people who read the Hobbit before the Lord of the Rings. [00:06:45] Speaker A: Yes. Those of us who were forced to read the Hobbit before the Lord of the Rings, we are very. No, I'm kidding. [00:06:52] Speaker B: We're blessed, Kristen. [00:06:55] Speaker A: Blessed. I'm sorry, those are poor choice of words. [00:06:59] Speaker B: Those of us who were forced to read. [00:07:03] Speaker A: Okay, backstory on that was. I thought we were starting with this book. And so I read half of this book. And then you started talking about how you finally started reading the book you were supposed to read. And then I tried to talk to you about the first couple chapter and then you're like, no, we're reading different books. And then I realized that I had to read the Hobbit in like a day. [00:07:28] Speaker B: And I was like, oh, we were thankful. You gotta admit, the Hobbit was way more fun than this book is gonna be. [00:07:38] Speaker A: It's true. It's true. [00:07:43] Speaker B: I've started to kind of make it fun, though. So we. We see that Bilbo is getting to leave in the way that he wanted. He literally just wanted to disappear with the Ring. And then he left the Ring at home for Frodo and he just walked the hell out of there. Which is, like, great for him. We don't know in this book what happens to him. Correct. [00:08:07] Speaker A: Yes, we do. [00:08:08] Speaker B: Yes, we do. [00:08:09] Speaker A: Yes, we do. Spoilers for chapter 13. [00:08:15] Speaker B: I haven't read to chapter 13, Kristen. [00:08:18] Speaker A: Sorry. [00:08:19] Speaker B: Don't do that to me. Okay. In the first half of this book, we don't know what happened. [00:08:31] Speaker A: Sorry. [00:08:32] Speaker B: I don't want to know yet. I don't want to know anyway. And then the cousins of Bilbo and Frodo are just bitches in the first chapter. And I'm gonna be honest, that's the only chapter I didn't read today. And that's the one chapter I read like what, three weeks ago? And I was like, they're rude. That's all I wrote. [00:08:55] Speaker A: Well, this is the same people who tried to move into Bibble's house in the Hobbit, which he. [00:09:03] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:09:04] Speaker A: Which is, like, when he was gone. [00:09:05] Speaker B: For a year, they thought he was dead. But then they were like, yeah, we're keeping the spoons. And it's like, give me my spoons back. [00:09:15] Speaker A: They're the Saxville Bagginses. [00:09:18] Speaker B: Yes, yes. Which they come back up in chapter three. Anyway, so then we move on to chapter two, the Shadow of the Past where Gandalf is explaining the ring's history and everything that he knows about it and how it came to be in Frodo's possession. [00:09:41] Speaker A: Yes, but can I just say that it has been years that he's been in possession of this ring at this point? Like, years. It's been noticeable that he doesn't age years. [00:09:55] Speaker B: You're talking about Bilbo. [00:09:57] Speaker A: I'm talking about Frodo. Frodo now has the ring, Right? Frodo used to be he. When Bilbo left, he was 33. Now at this point in the story, Frodo is 50. So multiple years have passed while he was in possession of the Ring before Gandalf comes back and then tells him the history of the Ring. [00:10:20] Speaker B: Yes. [00:10:21] Speaker A: That's all I'm saying is that it's been years. He hasn't had the ring for, like, six months. It's what I always thought was that Bilbo dropped it off and then it just happened right away. No, it's multiple years have passed. [00:10:32] Speaker B: Yeah. And he, like, he. He moves on and he, like, kind of forgets about it until Ganduff shows back up. [00:10:39] Speaker A: But he has it with him on his person at all times, I believe. [00:10:43] Speaker B: Oh, I didn't know that. I don't remember that, or reading that or whatever. [00:10:47] Speaker A: I mean, when Gandalf shows up, he pulls it out of his pocket and I'm pretty sure it says that he, like, he forgot about it but, like, it was always in his pocket. [00:10:54] Speaker B: Which is crazy. [00:10:57] Speaker A: Yeah. But I'm just saying it's kind of crazy to me that, like, he's had it for so long and it's still something that he can forget about. I would think. Like, how strong is this ring's power? Because I feel like any other person who's held on to it has been obligated to it. Do you know what I mean? [00:11:13] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:11:13] Speaker A: And more like he can't destroy it. It's still attached to him enough where when Gandalf says, like, oh, I'm pretty sure this is mastering, and throws it in the fire and everything. Like he still can't destroy it when they say, like, oh, try to put a hammer against it. So it's tied to him in that way, but it's not something that's calling to him yet. [00:11:31] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:11:32] Speaker A: So Gandalf is telling him the history of the Ring. They figure out it's a mastering and that Sauron wants his ring back. And then we also find out the backstory of Gollum and how the ring got to Gollum. It was in the river, and then Schmegel found it when. Or Deagle found it when him and Schmegel were out. And then because it was Schmegel's birthday, it somehow got into his head enough that he killed Deagle in order to take it. And then he went back to his family, but everybody shunned him because he would play tricks on them by using the ring. [00:12:05] Speaker B: So it's kind of. It's kind of like a full circle that we're now finding out why Gollum in the first book in the Hobbit, referred to the Ring as his birthday present. Because that's information we didn't get in the prequel. Whereas now that we're reading Lord of the Rings and it's the second chapter that they're finally explaining to us, this is why he said it was his birthday present, because it was his birthday the day he found it. And he. It wasn't even him who found it. It was his friend. And he asked his friend to give it to him as a birthday present before he murdered him and took it. [00:12:41] Speaker A: Can I just say, I thought this was very early. [00:12:44] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:12:45] Speaker A: I was like, wow, this is kind of a lot of info. Chapter number two, we get the entire story backstory about the Ring, and then we get the entire backstory of Gollum. It's like, that's kind of a lot of information in a second. [00:13:00] Speaker B: It was a big information dump. And it was a lot of world building that can confuse people. How knowing what we know already about it, it felt a lot less than it would have if we were just coming into this with no knowledge whatsoever, you know? [00:13:21] Speaker A: Yes. [00:13:22] Speaker B: So that is something that's interesting. That is kind of like different than someone reading it back when it was released. I wrote down that Frodo shows no sympathy, but Gandalf does. Because Gandalf is like, yeah, don't you feel bad? And Frodo's like, no, no, I don't like the guy's. Crazy. And Gandalf is like, you should feel bad for him. And then Frodo's like, you should be murdered. And G is just like, you know what? You're right. But who are you to judge? Who are you to judge? People who should get murdered don't get murdered. And people who shouldn't be murdered do get murdered. [00:14:05] Speaker A: Unfortunately, those are the facts of life. Sometimes. [00:14:08] Speaker B: Facts of life. During this chapter, it also feels like the author, Tolkien, is just trying to explain during the background and everything. He's just trying to explain every possible counter argument humanly possible for someone to give as, like a reader or someone, like, getting that information. He's like explaining it all. And you're like, how can this explanation take 10 pages? Like, you could have just said it. [00:14:36] Speaker A: He's like, well, what are we gonna do with this ring? Well, we could destroy it. It can't be destroyed. It'll only be destroyed here. Well, what if we do this? Well, no, it can't do that. Well, I want to do. Blah, blah, blah. Well, I don't actually want to go on this journey. Yes, you do. They go back and forth forever. [00:14:51] Speaker B: What's crazy is it's not even like, hey, we should destroy this ring. Oh, you can't destroy it that way. And then he's like, well, what about this way? It's more like, hey, we should destroy this ring. And he's like, well, here's all the ways that you cannot possibly destroy the ring. [00:15:07] Speaker A: Just let you know there's one option. And I'm going to get you to that one option because there's a option. So I'm going to make sure that, you know every other option is not an option. [00:15:17] Speaker B: It's like, oh, my God. There were points where I was like, I don't know. This is too many words. [00:15:26] Speaker A: Yeah. And then this is when we find out that Sam is eavesdropping. And then he's. So he's also invited along. And this is when I found out that Sam was his servant and not just his best friend. [00:15:38] Speaker B: Such a good point, because I got. I went into this also thinking they were just best friends. But he was like, no, that's my gardener. [00:15:44] Speaker A: Yeah. He's like, what the heck? I did not realize that they were not best friends. I thought they were just best friends on a journey. Like, that's all I knew about them. [00:15:57] Speaker B: And Gandalf is like, you're gonna take him? And Frodo's like, sure. [00:16:02] Speaker A: And Sam heard too much, so now he's gotta go. [00:16:05] Speaker B: But Then Sam is like, yes, this is great. I get to meet elves. Yeah, that's all you wanted, was to meet the elves. It's like, you know what? He's just there. But he's already having a great time. [00:16:20] Speaker A: He's having a great time. [00:16:22] Speaker B: And then so after Sam is excited and quote, like a puppy. Tolkien said they finally leave. Except actually they don't. So next chapter is Three's Company. [00:16:35] Speaker A: Yeah. It's like, okay, it seems like they're about to be on their journey. And then, no. [00:16:41] Speaker B: Then the first line is, two to three weeks pass. It's like, oh, my God, I thought we were leaving. [00:16:50] Speaker A: The only thing that they decide is that they're gonna go to Rivendell. Like, Frodo's like, okay, I'm gonna go to Rivendell. And Gandalf is like, okay, don't tell anybody, but try to get there as soon as possible. And Frodo's packing up his house. He's. Because he had to do a cover story. He's like, doing all this stuff. So he's going to leave on his 50th birthday, which is coincidentally the same year that Bilbo left on his journey, was his 50th birthday. [00:17:18] Speaker B: That's a good tie in. [00:17:19] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:17:20] Speaker B: Gandalf is like, okay, so this is the plan. I'm going to leave you with the plan. I'll be back before you leave. And then just. Just never comes back. And the whole time, Frodo is like, where the fuck did this guy go? [00:17:33] Speaker A: Yeah, but it still, again, takes them months. And I was like. I thought this was a much shorter timeline, but maybe that's just the movie's getting to me. [00:17:42] Speaker B: It. Yeah. I can 100 say it's just the movies. I barely remember the movie, or at least the beginning of this movie where all this is happening. And the whole time I was trying to, like, rack my brain and I was like, do. Does it take them this long? Also, who's with them? Because I don't know why, but I'm remembering, like, a whole giant group of people. [00:18:03] Speaker A: Right? [00:18:04] Speaker B: Right. [00:18:05] Speaker A: I was like. Then I was like, am I confusing this with the Hobbit? That's when I started rereading. When I was reading this the first time before I read Reread the Hobbit the second time, I was like, reading this. And every single time, I was like, I thought, there's more people right now. There's only four people. Why they're not more people. [00:18:22] Speaker B: Totally thought the same. [00:18:23] Speaker A: And then I was like, well, Maybe because I did read the Hobbit, I was thinking of that one instead. But, no, I think more people just comes later. [00:18:33] Speaker B: Yeah, that makes sense. So finally they. They leave on their journey. They've got their third wheel, which is Pippin with them. And Mary went along ahead of everybody before the fifth birthday party and everything. And he said, like, I'm gonna go warm your new house. Like, you can't just move into a cold house. Which is, like, adorable. Thank you, Mary. He, like, goes along, and then they kind of encounter this weird dark rider, this black writer. And it makes them stay off the road because obviously this guy's looking for them and they know it. And Frodo's like, this guy's totally coming after me. And what do they do? Instead of walking on the road? They walk 10 foot to the left or right or whatever where they can see the road. But now it's 10 times more difficult because they're walking through rocks and mush. [00:19:27] Speaker A: Yeah. I was like, they're not equipped for this. [00:19:30] Speaker B: No. And just walk on the road at that point. Like, you're next to it. [00:19:37] Speaker A: Yeah. It's like you sort of have trees, I guess. Like, I don't know. They. It doesn't make any sense. [00:19:45] Speaker B: It's like having a sidewalk of the road. Exactly. It's like, there's a road and then you have a sidewalk, but you choose to walk this beam. And if you fall off the beam, then you just walk in the, like, river, rocks or whatever. That's what they're choosing to do. I was like, they're stupid. Anyway, so then we're walking all the way over there, and then they're like, oh, we have to hide. And they hide. And another one comes, another writer. And it start. This is where I was like, I do not remember them being this creepy. It starts crawling on the floor towards them. That is creepy. [00:20:28] Speaker A: Creepy. [00:20:29] Speaker B: And I do not remember them being that creepy. [00:20:32] Speaker A: No, I honestly only remember them looking, like, in a black rope. And that's about it. I can't think of anything else. [00:20:41] Speaker B: So then they, like, run into these elves and they're like, yeah, we're gonna take you back with us. And then send you. They send them on his way after. And they gave him zero helpful advice other than to just avoid those dark Riders. Dude, that's it. That's all I got for you. And my comment was, where did Mary go? If Frodo doesn't really know what's going on? And are we sure that Mary is fine at this house? Because it Seemed like he went alone, but he actually took someone. Which I found out. [00:21:17] Speaker A: We. Yeah, we found out later. [00:21:18] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:21:19] Speaker A: But yeah, they really only are like, oh, there's black Bradders after you. Careful with that. Okay, bye. [00:21:27] Speaker B: Bye. I was like, that's rude. [00:21:31] Speaker A: This is also when I realized that I thought that Freda was supposed to be like an incorruptible person. Like that's why the ring doesn't work on him or something is because he's like so pious and good. And this is when I realized that Frodo is a whiner just a little bit. [00:21:47] Speaker B: Just a little. [00:21:48] Speaker A: And that he has a servant. So he usually is not used to doing things himself. [00:21:55] Speaker B: I don't know if Sam was his servant, but Sam was definitely his gardener. [00:22:00] Speaker A: Well, he's his, he's his servant now. Like he pledged himself to be his like servant. And they think that Gandalf is in trouble. I don't know if we said that. [00:22:08] Speaker B: They do think that Gandalf is in trouble and they're worried about it, but there's a point where they become less worried, but also not that worried, but also more worried. [00:22:17] Speaker A: Right, then that's basically it for chapter three. We get to a shortcut to mushrooms. [00:22:27] Speaker B: Chapter four. They. It's basically they walk a bunch and then they run into this guy named Mr. Maggot. So that's fun. And then Sam's talking to these elves and they tell, tell him like not to leave Frodo. And Sam specifically says, and I quoted this because I loved it so much. He was like, I'm talking to them and I say, leave him. I never mean to. I'm going with him if he climbs to the moon. And if any of those black riders try to stop him, they'll have Sam to reckon with. And I was like, what a dope ass gardener. He's like hardcore ready to go for him. He's like, I came here to meet elves, I've met Elves and now I'm ready to die. [00:23:11] Speaker A: So yeah, he's, he's content. He's like, I don't know what's gonna happen with the rest of my life, but this is, this is peak right now. [00:23:18] Speaker B: I've already peaked. Let's go, baby. You have my life. I am devoted to you. [00:23:24] Speaker A: Yeah. But they do leave the elves and then they see a couple black riders on the road a little bit as they keep walking. And then finally they come to old Maggot at the end of the road. Yeah, even old Maggot tells him, oh, there's a couple black riders that were just through here a couple of hours ago. So you should be really looking out for that. [00:23:48] Speaker B: And they're looking for you, buddy. Which is, like, anytime I came across anyone for the rest of this journey to Rivendell, I was like, they're just gonna tell you that there's black writers looking for you. Like, right? And everybody was like, I have to talk to you. And it's like, we already know what you're gonna say. Like, come on. [00:24:10] Speaker A: They're trying to be very helpful, but every single time, it's like, yeah, thank you. Do you have any other information to tell me? [00:24:16] Speaker B: I'm aware. Do you have something that can help? Yeah. [00:24:19] Speaker A: And he gives them food and he offers them a ride in the carriage to the ferry so they can meet. [00:24:27] Speaker B: Mary there, Which is sketch. And why I say he's sketch at this point. I mean, obviously he doesn't turn out very sketch. But he was like, hey, do you want food? And Frodo was like, no, thank you. And he was like, hey, do you want to stay the night? And Frodo was like, no, thank you. And then he's like, hey, I was gonna offer to drive you there after you ate. And then Frodo was like, okay, you're such a nice guy. Let's go. I was like, okay, next time, let's just say no again and move on. Because that was looking dangerous for a second. [00:25:04] Speaker A: For a second, he was like, how hobbits are. They want to be very hospitable to their other hobbits around them. [00:25:11] Speaker B: Oh, that's a good point. Maybe I should trust Hobbit. But I definitely did not trust that hobbit for a minute. I was like, maybe we should just leave now. [00:25:23] Speaker A: Yeah, I. I did. He was a little creepy. Not gonna lie. [00:25:28] Speaker B: He was. And then he kept remembering the mushroom thing. [00:25:32] Speaker A: Yeah. Because I guess they used to steal mushrooms from him way back in the day. And he was like, hey, I know that you stole my mushroom. [00:25:40] Speaker B: Yeah. And then he was like, here's a basket of them. [00:25:44] Speaker A: Have a good day. And then leaves them. [00:25:48] Speaker B: Okay, thanks. [00:25:50] Speaker A: He was just like a weird, creepy old man. It was just so funny. [00:25:54] Speaker B: And then my last note for that chapter is, we're 95 pages in and we haven't even left the Shire yet. [00:26:01] Speaker A: Oh, my God. This is what I put. I wasn't aware how long this journey would truly take. Are we still like, what? What else are we going to get? Like, where are we? I don't even understand how we haven't Gotten further than this yet? [00:26:17] Speaker B: Yeah, we're still in the shire and it's 95 pages in. Are you kidding? [00:26:21] Speaker A: Okay, I'm happy. It wasn't just me that was like, I really wondering. [00:26:30] Speaker B: I was like, I didn't know the Shire was that big. [00:26:33] Speaker A: At one point, I didn't even think that we were getting to Rivendell until the end of this book. With the pace that they were going. We are at chapter five, A Conspiracy Unmasked. We are going to Frodo's new home. And again, we just get so much background about Brandy hall and the Brandy Black Hobbits and how they are compared to the other hobbits. And they're basically the same, except they like water and they also have a hedgewood by their house because they're distrustful to the woods just as they're going to his house. All of this background is like, just. They're just talking about it. [00:27:11] Speaker B: I skimmed. It was irrelevant. [00:27:13] Speaker A: That's what I'm saying. There was just so much information for no reason. [00:27:17] Speaker B: There really was so much information that, like I said, he just like. He, like, visually, in his. His little head, he's like, these are all of the things they could say about this one subject. So I'm just gonna pre. Face it, and I'm just gonna say it all so they never have to ask any questions. [00:27:37] Speaker A: Yeah, it. It was just a lot of information. Like, I get it. I understand. It builds the world. But at the same time, if it's not relevant to the story or the plot, it becomes so excessive. [00:27:48] Speaker B: It does. Which is why Lord of the Rings is such an excessive fantasy to read and why people are like, I don't know if I can do that. Like, even my mom, who loves Lord of the Rings, she has never read the books. She's like, I can't do that. But I love the concept. I just can't read the book anyway. Like, makes sense. Anyway, this is. [00:28:11] Speaker A: Then we get into the new house and we realize that they set everything up nice. And he's about to go. He's gonna leave. He's not even staying there for the night. [00:28:20] Speaker B: Yeah. He's like, oh, I have to tell. Well, I. He was kind of gonna stay there for the night. He was just like, oh, my God, I have to tell them that I'm leaving. Right. As soon as I can. And he was like, I don't want to do it. And then he, like, goes to tell them and they're like, actually, we've known this whole time and we planned everything out. And we packed all your bags, and we're so excited. And he's like. [00:28:44] Speaker A: And also, we know about the ring. We know about its history. We've been eavesdropping this entire time and making plans. And Sam knows about it, too. And so we're all. [00:28:52] Speaker B: Told us everything together. And then he's like, oh, no. So, you know, everything, but I still have to leave. And he's like, no, we're coming. He's like, what? They're like, yeah, we've packed all of our stuff and we're ready to leave and basically give our lives to this journey and adventure with you. But, you know, actually, in order for us to do this, we're gonna leave one guy behind, which is fatty. So he's gonna be our little, like, he's gonna, you know, keep up the ruse, tell people you still live here. And, you know, if anyone asks any questions, he'll answer them. But, you know, the rest of us are coming along because I can't remember. [00:29:37] Speaker A: Which one it is or are they both related to him? They're both his cousins. [00:29:40] Speaker B: Barry and Pippin, I believe, are both his cousins. [00:29:43] Speaker A: I couldn't remember who's just one of them. [00:29:44] Speaker B: And it's like, I love it. Like, I love it. You're so nice, and I love you guys. I even wrote down, oh, my God, that's so cute. He hasn't. He has a new home and everything, but now he is leaving it behind. And they go, oh, my God, Marion Pippen knew this whole time. And he was trying to leave, and they're so worried about him, and they planned everything out so they could leave with him. I love them. [00:30:05] Speaker A: Yeah. They told him that they didn't want him to do it alone, which is just so cute. [00:30:09] Speaker B: It is so cute. Patty sees behind this. [00:30:13] Speaker A: We go into chapter six. I think Mary is navigating, and it's just them being in the forest, and the forest is not normal, and they're trying to walk a straight path, and it keeps putting them off path and that nothing really happens. In this chapter. They stop, and then this tree is kind of making them sleepy, and they almost all fall asleep, but Sam is able to stay awake, and then he saves them all. I don't know what else to say. [00:30:42] Speaker B: This is the chapter I wrote down. I need a mental break. Not because so much was happening, because so little was happening. I was like, oh, my goodness. We. This is the chapter that I'm referencing when I say we spend 10 whole pages talking about going from point A to point B. Like, how are you still talking? You could easily just be like, they're in the woods. The trees are shifting and they're figuring it out. But no, he's like, they're in the woods. Look, a leaf. Look, another leaf. And a stick that they can draw things with. But drawing things is not relevant. So now we're walking on. [00:31:23] Speaker A: No, dude. I had literally one line of what my explanation was for this chapter was more walking, more dangerous things they know nothing about. Like, that was it. That was all this was. And then they. They all sort of fall asleep. Frodo is in the water. He's almost about to drown. And Merry and Pippin are nowhere to be found. He. Sam, finds out that they're trapped in the tree and get out. [00:31:49] Speaker B: They try to light the tree on fire. Obviously that's the only solution, but they can't get out. [00:31:53] Speaker A: And then all of a sudden, Tom Bombadil just comes singing along and he gets him out and it's like, hey, come with me to my house, boys. [00:32:05] Speaker B: Yep. I was just out picking some lilies. Was it lilies? [00:32:12] Speaker A: I don't have that written down. I'm not sure. [00:32:15] Speaker B: Hold on. I have her pulled up because I looked her up. Two seconds. [00:32:29] Speaker A: I did ask, can he help them navigate this forest? Is he hopefully going to help them be able to navigate this forest? Because they obviously need help. [00:32:38] Speaker B: It doesn't even list the flower that she was like, bathed in, but whatever. I'm pretty sure it was river lilies. Goldberry. His. His, like, not wife. Living female partner. Who is the river woman's daughter. [00:32:54] Speaker A: Oh, yeah. Once they get to his house. [00:32:56] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:32:57] Speaker A: Yeah. I have no idea what she was in. Probably water lilies. [00:33:00] Speaker B: But that's what he was picking when he came upon them. He was like, I was just out picturing some flowers for my lovely whatever she is. He doesn't even say. [00:33:09] Speaker A: They never say. But it does seem like they're in some type of relationship. [00:33:13] Speaker B: Yeah. Because he literally keeps his. Like, I just have to get back to her. Yeah, that's it. [00:33:19] Speaker A: But he's also. We found out in this chapter that he's like, older than time and older than most things that are there. And older than the forest. At least. Tom is the master of wood, water and will. And he lives with Lady Goldberry down. [00:33:36] Speaker B: In the forest, who is the river woman's daughter. And she's gorgeous. Look her up. Goldberry. [00:33:47] Speaker A: Yes. And they go there and they get washed and refreshed and they eat. And then Frodo has a dream that night about Towers again, which I feel like is going to be relevant for later, but I have no idea what it means now. [00:34:05] Speaker B: And another thing that I think is relevant later in the book is Old Man Willow. They keep referencing Old Man Willow. He, like, shows up a lot in the forest and all of Tom's stories involve Old Man Willow. So I feel like. Like the way that they kept mentioning him, I feel like he comes back in the storyline. [00:34:28] Speaker A: Yeah, I don't know yet. [00:34:31] Speaker B: I don't know either. [00:34:33] Speaker A: Anyway, they can't leave the next day. And they ended up. They end up being there for a couple days because there's something going on with the weather. And they're like, you can't leave before the. I think it's the fog. Like it dries up or something like that. [00:34:47] Speaker B: Yes. [00:34:48] Speaker A: This is when Tom starts telling them all of the stories about everything that happened. And I can't remember how it happens, but somehow Tom tries on the ring. Tries on the ring. [00:35:00] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:35:01] Speaker A: And nothing happens. [00:35:02] Speaker B: Nope. And then Bill. Or not Bilbo. And then Frodo is like, is this even my ring? And tries it on himself and disappears. [00:35:12] Speaker A: Just to make sure everyone sees him disappear except for Tom. And Tom is like, hey, come on back here. Because Fred was about to sneak out the door. Tom's like, don't sneak out the door. Come on back here. And so then he takes off the ring again. And they're like, oh, well, it works. It just doesn't work with Tom. [00:35:30] Speaker B: And no one questions it again. It was that. And that's it. [00:35:36] Speaker A: And this is the first time we see Frodo put on the ring. [00:35:40] Speaker B: Yeah. Since we've started the story. [00:35:42] Speaker A: Yeah. Which I think is so crazy, especially because this thing is so insignificant. Like there's. This is just such an insignificant time of him putting on the ring. So I feel like when it is in the movie, it'll probably be more dramatic, but I don't know. I'm like, wow, this is crazy that it's just nothing. He just puts it on for fun. [00:36:00] Speaker B: That's it. Yeah. Just to make sure that it's the right ring. [00:36:03] Speaker A: Right. [00:36:04] Speaker B: Which he's never worn before. [00:36:06] Speaker A: Exactly. [00:36:06] Speaker B: Yeah. I'm picking up what you're putting down. And then the next chapter is fog on the borrow downs. And the summary that I wrote for this chapter is they get lost. They get captured by a borrow. Right. And then they come and continue on after Tom helps them. Because that's literally the whole chapter. Fog lost. He gets taken in this borough. Right. And then they find gold and Treasure and steal weapons. [00:36:35] Speaker A: And then because the Broadway had gold and treasure and stole weapons. So when Tom kills them, then they're able to get all that stuff from him. [00:36:43] Speaker B: Exactly. And it was just easy as that. And it was a little tiny little chapter. And then Tom's like, okay, guys, like, can't stay with you. Wish I could. Goodbye. But he's got back to my lady. [00:36:57] Speaker A: He is able to get them back to the road? [00:36:59] Speaker B: Yes. [00:37:00] Speaker A: They weren't even on the road before. They were trying to find the road. And he was like, obviously you guys couldn't even get that right. So here's the road. I gotta go. [00:37:08] Speaker B: Here you go. [00:37:10] Speaker A: But this is the one thing I will say. They take one step forward and three steps back. It happens every single time. I really hope this means that they're going to be able to do some smooth sailing up until the end to Rivendell. And I have a feeling it's not going to be the case at this point. I'm kind of annoyed of the road, personally. [00:37:32] Speaker B: I agreed. [00:37:34] Speaker A: So then we get to chapter at the sign of the Prancing Pony. And again, in the beginning of this chapter, we get a brief history of Bree and all the hobbit here and how they're the same as the ones inside, except they're a little bit friendlier than the other people. And. [00:37:49] Speaker B: And this cute little history about how the big folk and the little folk get along. And it's the only time in history that it's known to happen. [00:37:57] Speaker A: Yeah. I didn't really need to know it. I was like, I had to figure. I had to learn that. So now everybody that's listening has to learn that too. Okay. [00:38:06] Speaker B: This is relevant information. The city of Bri, or the town of Bri is very good between humans and hobbits. [00:38:18] Speaker A: Yeah. And a figure is following them. [00:38:23] Speaker B: Yes. And the town master at the entrance, when they, like, first get there, he's kind of sketchy. And I'm like, what is with these sketchy guys? So then we move on and we go to the inn where the innkeeper, who they call the landlord, is just nice. And he's like, oh, you're a hobbit. There's something familiar about you being a hobbit. Oh, I'm distracted. Goodbye. And he does that three times. [00:38:52] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:38:53] Speaker B: Before we finally figure out what he was gonna say. And then when we do, it was actually pretty good information. Like, we. We needed that information. We needed. [00:39:02] Speaker A: He. We definitely needed that information. I'm glad I remembered it because there was a while there That I was like. [00:39:10] Speaker B: I was like, just say it, dude. But then I was like, all he's gonna say is, there's some black writers out there looking for you. [00:39:18] Speaker A: Hey, there's something I needed to remind you. [00:39:23] Speaker B: That's all I was thinking of this whole time. I was like, come on, just say it. And then we run into Strider. Strider. [00:39:33] Speaker A: Strider. [00:39:34] Speaker B: So. And Frodo is, like, drunk and having a great time, and so are his companions, and they're all just talking about their stories from the Shire and all of this. Strider is like, you need to shut that guy up. He's being stupido. Get it together. And then Frodo's like, I'll just distract them by jumping on the table and singing. [00:40:03] Speaker A: Somehow it still gets fucked up because he accidentally slips the ring onto his finger and then disappears in front of everybody. [00:40:10] Speaker B: Accidentally. [00:40:11] Speaker A: Yeah. He doesn't know how it happened. [00:40:13] Speaker B: Also, like, this is the third chapter we've mentioned singing, by the way, songs. [00:40:18] Speaker A: They sing a lot. There's a lot of poems in this. [00:40:22] Speaker B: There are a lot of poems. [00:40:23] Speaker A: If there's one thing that I scam, it's not the history of the Hobbits, it's the poems. [00:40:31] Speaker B: I don't think a single one of the songs specifically are relevant. No, like, they're just making up rhymes about the journey that they're currently on so they don't know what's happening. And then they're like, oh, that song. Did you just make that up off the top of your head? And he's like, yeah, I did. And that's it. That's it. They're. It's just summarizing what we've already read. And so we're coming to these songs. And I'm like, okay, I don't. I don't need to sing a song about. [00:41:00] Speaker A: Honestly, I couldn't even have even told you what any of the songs are about. So you obviously were paying a lot more attention than I was. Because I am just like, there is about a page and a half of this. I'm just going to. [00:41:12] Speaker B: Why are they so long? [00:41:14] Speaker A: So long? [00:41:15] Speaker B: No, because I did the same thing eventually. But I, like, started off reading them, and then I'd, like, go to the end, and it was like, I. I wouldn't even read any part of the song, but I go to the very next thing actually spoken, and it's like, did you just come up with that? Yes, I did. [00:41:34] Speaker A: Doesn't sound great. Don't you like my freestyling? [00:41:38] Speaker B: I should be a rapper. Anyway, so now that we. We've met all these people, the innkeeper, slash landlord, whatever you want to call him. He also has a name that I didn't write down. [00:41:52] Speaker A: Me either. [00:41:55] Speaker B: It's like Butterbur or something. He's like, I need to talk to you. It's very important. And I keep forgetting. Oh, something to do, walks off. [00:42:06] Speaker A: It is Butterbur. You're right. [00:42:08] Speaker B: And then Strider is like, okay, I really need to talk to you too. Let's go right now. I wrote down both Strider and the innkeeper are going to tell him that the Dark Riders have been through asking about the Hobbit from the Shire for sure. That's all. [00:42:29] Speaker A: I put. I assume he will mostly be a friend. Otherwise he would have tried something now by now. Maybe he'll help them in their journey. Finally. [00:42:37] Speaker B: Finally saying that we're actually finally going to get somewhere in this journey. [00:42:41] Speaker A: Yeah, because at one point I was. This was the point where I was like, we can't get out of this in without somebody showing us where we need to go. Because they obviously cannot do it. [00:42:53] Speaker B: Well, so then the next chapter is called Strider. And we finally, finally learn important information again. Things that are actually relevant to the rest of the plotline of this book. [00:43:09] Speaker A: Okay. I'm so sorry. But it takes us so long to get there though, even with this being Strider. Because Strider is just like, I want to come on the journey with you guys. And they're like, no, we don't want you on our journey. And he's like, no, you need me on your journey. We should leave tonight. They're taking boats and everything about what they should do or if he can come on the journey with them. And they're doubting him. I'm pretty sure Sam was one that was doubting him the most. [00:43:31] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:43:32] Speaker A: And then the innkeeper finally comes in with like, oh, I have a message. It turns out it was a message from Gandalf. And he wanted me to give it to you. A long time ago, actually. He told me to send this to your house. And I never did. I never did that. But I have it with me now. So if you want that, I'm going to give that to you. And guess what? All the message really says is to be careful. Because many people have been after them. [00:43:57] Speaker B: Who would have thought? [00:43:59] Speaker A: And they can trust Strider, whose real name is actually Aragorn. [00:44:04] Speaker B: Yep. [00:44:06] Speaker A: And then that's when Aragorn was like, oh, yeah, I also know Gandalf, and my real name is Aragorn. And also. [00:44:15] Speaker B: And he told me to help you. [00:44:17] Speaker A: Yeah. And they're like, why did you not tell us that stuff before? And he was like, oh, I didn't think you would believe me. [00:44:24] Speaker B: I know it was relevant. I didn't know that letter was left, obviously. And they're like. [00:44:30] Speaker A: They're very convenient, though, that just the information. The person that was in front of us right here. Everything that we needed right here. [00:44:39] Speaker B: And then he's like, actually, how do we know that you're this guy in the letter? And he's like, oh, my real name is Aragorn. And they're like, okay, let's go, buddy. Then there's like a part where they're like, oh, my God, the black writers are back. We need to go. And they're like, let's sleep for the night. We'll put some fake bodies in your beds. And then we'll knock out and go. [00:45:01] Speaker A: Well, because he tells them at first that they need to leave tonight, but then as soon as the Black Riders are already in the vicinity of them, they're like, never mind. We're gonna sleep in the middle of the inn with all the lights on so that nobody can get us, and we're gonna stuff your bets. [00:45:17] Speaker B: Yeah, see, I didn't think that was a great idea. But the letter from Gandalf also said, do not travel at night. [00:45:25] Speaker A: That's true. [00:45:26] Speaker B: Which is relevant information. [00:45:28] Speaker A: Again, I put. Hopefully he can get us to Rivendell. I think that he needs to get us to Rivendell. [00:45:36] Speaker B: Yes. And Gandalf is like, this is your plan? You're going to Rivendell? And then they're like, you know what? Why haven't we seen Gandalf? I'm really worried about him. Anyway, let's keep going. And that's it. That's the small blurb. Gandalf gets in that little chapter. They're like, oof, Maybe we should worry anyhow. We need to get on. [00:45:57] Speaker A: That's like, ooh. I was hoping that he was actually gonna meet us here so that now that he's not here and we. Nobody's heard about him for a while, I'm starting to worry. And they're like, I'm sure he's fine. [00:46:09] Speaker B: Let's go. [00:46:10] Speaker A: Okay. So this is when we find out that the dark figures come and get them in the middle of the night. They try to. And so it turns out that they set their horses loose. And this is when we get the entire aside about the horse's journey back. [00:46:26] Speaker B: To like, no, because I Wrote that same thing down. [00:46:31] Speaker A: Dude, this is. This was. My breaking point, was right here. This was it. I was like, I did not need to know any of the horse information. I'm so sorry to everyone that wanted to know about it. But the fact that it took probably two pages in order to give me the entire backstory of these horses and how they went back to their owner, and then the owner, because he felt bad for making the innkeeper pay for the horses that he gave them right now. So then he sent those horses back to the inn. And so now they were working at the inn. But then one of them did this and the other one did that, and this one went here, and the other one graduated from college. And I was like, I read this. [00:47:15] Speaker B: I was like, why did we just have a very lengthy background on where these ponies ended up just to tell us that the company never sees them again? Like, are you kidding me? [00:47:31] Speaker A: That was. That was the point that I needed to take a break. I was like, I don't even think. [00:47:36] Speaker B: As a reader, I would have been like, oh, oh, no. What happened to the ponies? And I'm like, I'm definitely one of those people who go side tangents like that. But I wasn't even like, oh, what happened to the ponies? But he was like, here's what happened. They go on this whole journey by themselves, and they go back home, but they never see anybody ever again. Like, what? [00:48:03] Speaker A: No, I was fine. So anyway, they can't get any horses because nobody wants to sell them a horse. They get one horse to carry all their things, and it was a sickly. [00:48:15] Speaker B: Horse, and they paid three times the amount for it, what it was worth. [00:48:21] Speaker A: Which is why the innkeeper gets the. All the horses back that he wanted, because he had to pay three times as much as wood. [00:48:32] Speaker B: And our innkeeper, being friends with Gandalf, he's the one who forgot to give that letter to Frodo months ago. He's like, yeah, I'm kind of friends with Gandalf. Let me cover this. Kind of feel bad about the letter. But he never says it, but it's like he was guilty, you know, trying to ease that guilty conscience. [00:48:53] Speaker A: They're on foot, and yet somehow they still make it in record time, with Strider actually leading them where they need to go. And so they make it to Weathertop. They suspect that Gandalf has been there a couple days ago, but he was probably in danger. And Strider says they have probably at least two weeks of walking until they reach Rivendell. [00:49:12] Speaker B: And getting there, it took them six days. And then leaving there, they're walking for another six days before something else happens. [00:49:20] Speaker A: Right. [00:49:21] Speaker B: Which I was like, oh, my God. [00:49:23] Speaker A: But I was. At least it was in one chapter of a multiple six day increments. Whereas before we would get what happened at the first six days and what happened at the second six days. [00:49:33] Speaker B: Yep, that's very true. [00:49:35] Speaker A: But we're moving slightly faster, a slightly faster pace. [00:49:38] Speaker B: So now they leave and they walk for another six days. And then they hide in this cave and speak tales of Gilgad. Galad. Galad Gilgad. [00:49:49] Speaker A: I didn't write it down because I didn't believe it was relevant, because it's not. [00:49:54] Speaker B: And they kept talking about it for a long time. [00:49:59] Speaker A: They truly did. But it's just nothing. It's just nothing. [00:50:04] Speaker B: Yeah. I have a feeling that in the next half of the book they're going to talk about it again. Which if you're a Lord of the Rings fan, you know that the. What's that show? It's called the Rings of Power. Huh? [00:50:21] Speaker A: The Rings of Power? [00:50:22] Speaker B: Is that what the show's called? Yeah, yeah, you're right. Good for you. [00:50:28] Speaker A: Thanks. [00:50:31] Speaker B: So the Rings of Power, he's actually in that show. So all this background is relevant to that show. Well, that is a prequel for like, yes. [00:50:44] Speaker A: Hundreds and hundreds of years before. [00:50:46] Speaker B: Yes. But this is something that's relevant for that show. That was like taken to create that show. Completely not relevant for our storyline. And it's going to come up again. I already know it. [00:51:01] Speaker A: Oh, too late. I've already deleted that information from my brain. Okay. [00:51:10] Speaker B: And then we finally have this big action sequence where we're facing off against the black writers. And Frodo puts the ring on and like basically calls them over and can see them and everything. [00:51:23] Speaker A: And he tries to cut one. He swings at one that seems to have a crown on its head. [00:51:31] Speaker B: Yes. Because they are the nine human kings. [00:51:38] Speaker A: And also gets a blow to the shoulder. [00:51:41] Speaker B: Yes. Which in the next chapter, Sam's like, okay, like, he should be healed by now. He's kind of being a pussy. And then they're like, actually the blade is basically poisoned and he needs like very special magic to heal him. [00:51:59] Speaker A: Yeah. I will say this was the first time that he used the ring kind of offensively. [00:52:05] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:52:06] Speaker A: Even if it was still compulsive for him to put it on, he felt the need grow stronger and stronger as they got closer to him. But it was the first time that he started to use it in an offensive Way. Which I just thought was interesting. [00:52:19] Speaker B: Yeah. I will say he had like a lot of different monologues throughout the chapters where he's like, I can feel it telling me to put it on. And he, for the most part didn't. I think the Tavern where. The Prancing Pony. That's like the first time where he actually, like, listened to the ring and put it on. [00:52:41] Speaker A: Yeah. And even that, he says is more of an accident, but who knows? [00:52:45] Speaker B: Exactly. Yeah. [00:52:46] Speaker A: But this is when I'm like, I wonder how much if this is any other person, how much it would be affecting them or if this is just. I don't know, is he special? [00:52:54] Speaker B: Pure. Pure of soul. [00:52:56] Speaker A: Pure soul. And just. I just said that he doesn't seem obsessed with it yet. And I feel like most people a little bit more obsessed with it. [00:53:06] Speaker B: I know. Yeah, yeah, yeah, I agree with that. But also, like, we saw it being used in the Hobbit and he was like, using it willy nilly. [00:53:17] Speaker A: That's true. [00:53:18] Speaker B: But he also didn't have the background. He was just like, oh, this happens when I put this on. That's cool. And he just kept doing it. [00:53:26] Speaker A: That's true. [00:53:29] Speaker B: So now that he has the background before he puts it on it, it kind of talks to how he's a little bit more resilient to its call. Because of that reason, maybe. [00:53:42] Speaker A: So then we are at fight to the Ford. [00:53:47] Speaker B: Yep. And we Strider, who, as we know, is Aragorn, he like leaves ahead. Ahead the time. He, like goes and gets some stuff because Frodo's hurt. So he puts some. Her. He gets herbs or whatever, comes back, helps him put it on the wound. And then there's six more days of walking. I don't know why we chose the number six. Like, there had to be six days of walking before we could do anything. [00:54:16] Speaker A: I don't know. But also, even though Frodo's wound feels better, he can't move his arm. So he's kind of just been on the donkey this whole time. Or the mini pony that they have because he can't really do anything. [00:54:32] Speaker B: And then they sing again. And this is where I put why are we singing in every single chapter? And I'm sick and tired of these songs. [00:54:41] Speaker A: Yeah, I. [00:54:43] Speaker B: You skipped it. So you didn't even write it down? [00:54:45] Speaker A: No, I didn't write it down because I. It was not relevant to me. And I was like, there's too much singing. I don't want to. No, no, thanks. [00:54:54] Speaker B: And then they get to this little cave where there's trolls. And we get a cute little reference to the Hobbit book. And Frodo, like, gets to see where his uncle or whatever, Frodo, no. Bilbo hid the gold. And they were like, I wonder if there's any more gold here that belongs to your uncle that now should belong to you. And he was like. He told me it never belonged to him. So he kind of just gave it all away. [00:55:24] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:55:25] Speaker B: And that's that. That's the little reference we get that. [00:55:29] Speaker A: Is just so interesting that Bilbo never really used his gold. He mostly just gave it away. But that's how we find out about it, is that he has no gold in his Hobbit house. He just. [00:55:41] Speaker B: Yep. [00:55:42] Speaker A: Is lucky, I guess. [00:55:44] Speaker B: Always been like that. [00:55:45] Speaker A: And then we find an Elf on the way to Rivendell. [00:55:51] Speaker B: And this elf is like, hey. Hey, I'm looking for you. I've been looking for you. And they're like, what? And he was like, hey. They're like, is Gandalf with you? And he was like, no. Elrond sent me because he heard some. And I've been looking for you. Let's go, buddy. We gotta go. And he's like, I don't want to leave my friends. And he's like, here's my white horse. Because obviously you need something. [00:56:16] Speaker A: Well, because the Black Riders are coming up, like, right, right behind him. And so they were going on their way, Merry way with Mary and Pippen and everybody. And then as soon as they see the Black Riders, that's when they're like, get on my Elven horse. My pure white Elven horse. And this horse will get you where you need to go faster than everybody else. [00:56:34] Speaker B: And he said, okay. And he's like going. And they don't. The black writers found them. And Frodo has to ride alone, going to Rivendell so he can outrun the writers. And then there's other white writers that come as Frodo is yelling at the black writers to leave back to Mordor. And they're like, yeah, we'll go back to Mordor. You come with us. And he's like, no, leave me and my friends alone. And they're like, I just need you, buddy. Let's go. [00:57:08] Speaker A: The gray mist falls over everything. And then some, like, writers come out of the water too and ends up, like, drowning all of the Black Riders. And then the river takes them and carries them away. Then Frodo passes out the most dramatic. [00:57:23] Speaker B: We could make it. And Frodo's unconscious. And that's where we leave off for the first. What is it called? Book One. [00:57:31] Speaker A: Yeah. [00:57:32] Speaker B: Of the Fellowship of the Ring. Because there's two books in the one book, even though the one book has already been split into two books. Make that make sense. Make that make sense. [00:57:46] Speaker A: That's how they published things back then. [00:57:49] Speaker B: I don't get it. [00:57:52] Speaker A: Yeah. Anyway, I assume this we make it to Rivendell, and spoiler alert, we do. [00:57:59] Speaker B: Don't spoil it, Kristen. [00:58:01] Speaker A: I already told you that when I said they were talking about things in chapter 13. [00:58:06] Speaker B: Okay. Well, as far as I know, my boy Frodo is unconscious. That's it. [00:58:13] Speaker A: He is. And I am shocked that they even made it that close to Rivendell, because, like I said, at some points, I was thinking that we were going to take this entire book to make it to Rivendell because I was like, damn, how long? I know this is a trilogy about the journey to get the Ring into Mount Doom, but really, I didn't. I underestimated just how long the journey was going to be. Like, I should have realized that this is going to be a lot of. [00:58:43] Speaker B: Yep. And that's all today, folks. [00:58:45] Speaker A: How do you feel about it? What do you think is going to happen? [00:58:47] Speaker B: So current thoughts are that we're going to get to Rivendell, obviously. I have no idea if that's actually going to happen. And then he's going to get healed by, like, some little Elven magic or whatever, and then we finally figure out what we're gonna do with this goddamn Ring and how we're gonna get to Mordor. Because this whole time, we've just been going to Rivendell, and I know the movies a little bit, so I obviously know that we've got Elrond who's gonna be like, you know, telling everybody what to do because, you know, didn't meet Elrond in Hobbit, we did. And Elrond was a great guy and he knew his shit. So I'm excited to meet Elrond in the Lord of the Rings and compare him to the Hobbit Elrond, because I'm pretty sure that's one of the things that Tolkien went back and added into specifically, was that it was Elder Elrond's home that we went to, the last homely house so that we could tie it in with this book. So I'm excited, and I want to see what he says about, you know, knowing his Uncle Bilbo. We'll see if. [01:00:06] Speaker A: Okay. [01:00:07] Speaker B: But I'm pretty sure he's gonna Mention him because like, what else? Come on. Yeah, you knew the guy. You gotta say. Oh yeah. That guy was nice. [01:00:15] Speaker A: He was. [01:00:15] Speaker B: I, I liked him sometimes. [01:00:18] Speaker A: I know. You sort of know what this whole plot is going to be for the like overarching of the book season. Yeah. Series. So like where do you think this is gonna end? Because I actually haven't gotten that far. I'm only on chapter 14. [01:00:33] Speaker B: Where's the book gonna end? [01:00:35] Speaker A: Compared book specifically where are we gonna end up? [01:00:37] Speaker B: The Fellowship of the Ring. [01:00:39] Speaker A: Yeah. [01:00:41] Speaker B: I can't say I know that much because I'm like trying to think of like where the movie ends, but I, I don't know. I think it doesn't get you shall not pass. That's literally all I'm thinking of. I don't even know what movie that's in. [01:00:57] Speaker A: Me either. I know that's a thing. I just don't know what it's referencing. Yeah, honestly, I don't know either because I'm like, I know at the end like we, we are at Rivendell, which is basically like part 1A of like a 10 part plan. And I know that part 10 is put the Ring in Mordor. I'm not sure where we split, especially because there's three books. I can't even say like, let's split this halfway. Like I don't know what's going to be the split. [01:01:27] Speaker B: I, I want to say the ending of the first movie from what I can remember is like the most non like ending point ending you could have. So it's like middle, middle of the storyline. Like they're still on their journey going. So that's my prediction for the end of this book is that it's not going to feel like the book's over. It's going to feel like we're still trying to get somewhere, you know. [01:01:52] Speaker A: Yeah, that's where I, Yeah, I mean I'm glad that the book is finally picking up. At least that's what it feels like. Like, okay, we're finally at Rivendell. Seems like we're finally going to make a plan. Hopefully. And I don't know, I just, even just looking at these, I'm spoiling myself like a tiny bit. But looking at the next chapter titles. [01:02:11] Speaker B: Like, I don't know, don't do it to me. I'm not looking at the next chapter titles anyway. I'm just vibing with this book. It's not that much of a vibe we're trying to. Granted, but I'm trying to vibe, you know, I'M Here we go. Next prediction. In the next part of this book, at least we're going to get Gollum, like, a sighting or a mention. You know, he's gonna pop up somewhere. You know, girly pop. Hey, guys. What's up? Just escaped Mordor. How can I help? [01:02:52] Speaker A: Oh, this is a good question. Who else do you think is going to be there? Who else do you think is going on this journey with them? Do you know who's in the Fellowship of the Ring? [01:03:02] Speaker B: I do. [01:03:03] Speaker A: All of the members. [01:03:05] Speaker B: I know a good portion of them. [01:03:07] Speaker A: Do you? [01:03:08] Speaker B: Yeah. So that's not a fair question. I have a T. Oh. When we record next week, I'm wearing my T shirt. [01:03:17] Speaker A: Okay. [01:03:18] Speaker B: You're gonna like my T shirt. Wait, you know my T shirt? [01:03:22] Speaker A: Your T shirt? I'm sure I do. When I see it, I'll know it. [01:03:25] Speaker B: But I can't remember if I showed you my T shirt or not. [01:03:28] Speaker A: I don't know. [01:03:29] Speaker B: It was a birthday present. So that's why I'm, like, assuming you knew my T shirt, because you were here. [01:03:34] Speaker A: Oh, I can't remember if I saw a T shirt. [01:03:37] Speaker B: It was a Lord of the Rings birthday present. [01:03:39] Speaker A: Okay. [01:03:40] Speaker B: That's all you got to know. [01:03:41] Speaker A: Okay. [01:03:42] Speaker B: I specifically asked for it because I saw it online and I was like, that's. I need that. And Sib was like, I'll get it for you. And then it got posted again from the same person who posted it the first time. And I was like, oh, I'm still obsessed with it. I'll wear my T shirt. [01:04:02] Speaker A: Nice. All right, well, that's it. Right? [01:04:07] Speaker B: That's it, folks. [01:04:08] Speaker A: We're done. [01:04:09] Speaker B: We're done. [01:04:11] Speaker A: See you next time. [01:04:13] Speaker B: The next time, we'll be diving into. [01:04:15] Speaker A: The second half of this book. [01:04:17] Speaker B: The second half with more songs. Talk to you later. [01:04:23] Speaker A: Bye.