Season 2 Episode 5: Riddles in the Dark with Minhas Morgul

On this episode, we welcome Minhas (aka @MinhasMorgul) to help us discuss one of our favorite chapters, Riddles in the Dark. For this episode, we focus solely on the riddles scene from Peter Jackson's extended edition of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and chapter five. While the movie cuts back and forth between the dwarves and Bilbo, we stay with Bilbo and Gollum for the full episode. We discuss:
- Whether or not Gollum is wearing pants or not
- The riddles you may have missed if you've only seen the movie
- Gollum's various interpretations over the years
- Bilbo's pity for Gollum and how it's expressed in the book vs the movie
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*This episode was originally released as audio-only on July 17, 2023, but we paused further promotion due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.*