John and Derek are back to discuss The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episodes 3 and 4. We will be spoiling everything about these episodes in this podcast.

Season 2 Episode 3 "The Eagle and The Sceptre"

Episode Written by Helen Shang

Episode Directed by Charlotte Brändström and Louise Hooper

Season 2 Episode 4 “Eldest”

Episode directed by Sanaa Hamri and Louise Hooper

Episode written by Glenise Mullins

Series showrunners J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay

Based on "The Lord of the Rings" and appendices by J.R.R. Tolkien

Episode 3 "The Eagle and The Sceptre" Synopsis

Though Isildur is presumed dead in the eruption of Mount Doom, his horse Berek finds him alive in a nest of giant spiders and helps him escape.

On his way to Pelargir, an old Númenórean colony, Isildur comes across a young woman named Estrid who secretly bears Adar's brand. They are attacked by Wild Men who steal Berek, and are saved by the Elf Arondir who is grieving the loss of Bronwyn, the woman he loved.

Bronwyn's son, Theo, dismisses Arondir's attempts to comfort him and offers to help Isildur steal Berek back. As they are doing this, Theo and the Wild Men are captured by something unknown.

In Númenor, Isildur's sister Eärien causes outrage when she reveals that Queen Regent Míriel has been using an Elvish palantír (crystal ball). A Great Eagle arrives at Míriel's coronation—following the death of her father, King Tar-Palantir—and Lord Belzagar, a supporter of Míriel's cousin Pharazôn, claims that this is a sign of support for Pharazôn.

Back in Eregion, Celebrimbor and Annatar ask the Dwarves for mithril so they can make more Rings of Power. King Durin III provides it, despite Durin IV's distrust of Annatar.

Episode 4 “Eldest” Synopsis

Elrond and Galadriel set out for Eregion. They come to a bridge that has been destroyed by lightning and are forced to take a more dangerous path.

Meanwhile in the lands of Rhun, The Stranger meets a mysterious man named Tom Bombadil while Nori and Poppy find a community of halflings called Stoors. They learn that the Harfoots are descended from a Stoor who left Rhûn in search of the Sûzat, a place of green hills that he dreamed could be the home of halflings.

Back in Pelargir, Arondir deduces that Estrid is one of the Wild Men. She earns back Isildur's trust when he and Arondir are sucked into a mud pit inhabited by a nameless creature and she helps free them. They are confronted by two Ents who captured Theo and the Wild Men in retribution for the felling of trees by Adar's army of Orcs. Arondir promises to protect the forest and the Ents free their prisoners; one of the Wild Men is Hagen, Estrid's betrothed.

As the Elves continue their journey to Eregion they fight off Barrow-wights in the Barrow Lands and Elrond and Galadriel find Adar's army. Galadriel gives her ring to Elrond and tells him to return to Lindon to warn High King Gil-galad. Galadriel stays to hold off the Orcs and allow the rest of the elves to escape but is captured by Adar.

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Thanks for joining us for our podcast all about The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 3 and 4. We will be back next time with our podcast all about The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 5 "Halls of Stone" and maybe Episode 6.

Thanks so much for joining our circle fellow Ringers we hope to see you again soon.

Keep watching, Keep Listening and don’t stray from the path.

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John and Derek return to Middle Earth to discuss The Lord of The Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episodes 1 and 2. As both episodes were released on Prime Video together we will be spoiling everything about these in this discussion.

Season 2 Episode 1 "Elven Kings Under The Sky"

Episode Written by Gennifer Hutchison

Episode Directed by Charlotte Brändström

Season 2 Episode 2 “Where The Stars Are Strange”

Episode directed by Charlotte Brändström and Louise Hooper

Episode written by Jason Cahill

Series showrunners J. D. Payne and Patrick McKay

Based on "The Lord of the Rings" and appendices by J.R.R. Tolkien

Episode 1 "Elven Kings Under The Sky" Synopsis

At the dawn of the Second Age, the Dark Lord Sauron is seemingly killed by an army of Orcs and their leader, Adar, but his spirit endures and forms a new body over thousands of years.

Taking the name "Halbrand", he helps the Elves forge three Rings of Power before his identity is revealed.

High King Gil-galad believes they have no choice but to use the rings against Sauron while his herald, Elrond, objects.

Elrond escapes with the rings and takes them to Círdan, the oldest and wisest Elf in Middle-earth, who agrees to help until he sees the power of the rings and believes them to be true perfection.

Círdan, Galadriel, and Gil-galad put them on and the power of the Elves is restored.

The Stranger—a Wizard who is regaining his memories—and the Harfoot Nori Brandyfoot get lost on their way to the land of Rhûn. They are followed by Nori's friend Poppy Proudfellow, who brings Harfoot maps to help them find their way.

In Mordor, Halbrand is brought to Adar and reveals that Sauron has returned. He offers to go to Eregion—the Elven realm where the rings were forged—to gain their confidence and find Sauron's location while Adar raises his army for an assault on him.

Episode 2 “Where The Stars Are Strange” Synopsis

The ongoing eruption of Mount Doom causes an earthquake in the Dwarven realm of Khazad-dûm that destroys their infrastructure and leads to the withering of their crops. King Durin III and his son, Prince Durin IV, refuse to reconcile despite the crisis.

Galadriel has a vision of Celebrimbor's death and asks to meet him in Eregion to offer her protection from the threat of Sauron. Gil-galad agrees if Elrond leads her company, and Círdan convinces the reluctant Elrond that it would be better for him to guide his friends rather than abandon them.

In Rhûn, a Dark Wizard sends a group of riders to capture the Stranger. Finding a staff that he recognizes from his dreams, the Stranger summons a sandstorm which drives the riders off. He loses control and the storm sweeps Nori and Poppy away.

Meanwhile Sauron poses as Halbrand once again at the gates of Eregion and refuses to leave. Though he promised Galadriel he would never talk to Halbrand again, Celebrimbor does not know he is Sauron and eventually approaches him. Halbrand convinces Celebrimbor that he is Annatar, the "Lord of Gifts", an emissary from the Valar who has come to help make Rings of Power for Dwarves and Men.

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Thanks for joining us for our podcast all about The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 1 and 2. We will be back next time with our podcast all about The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 3 "The Eagle and The Sceptre" and Episode 4 "Eldest".

Thanks so much for joining our circle fellow Ringers we hope to see you again soon.

Keep watching, Keep Listening and Keep sailing for The West.

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One last time through the apocalypse as Chris and Derek reach The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Episode 6 "The End of the Beginning" the final ever episode of the show.

As always we'll discuss our favourite moments from this episode in full spoiler filled detail.

• Created for TV by Steve Blackman
• Developed by Jeremy Slater
• Based on the comic series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá
• Directed by: Paco Cabezas
• Teleplay by : Jesse McKeown and Robert Askins & Christopher High and Steve Blackman
• Story by : Jesse McKeown

The Keepers set a blockade around Ben and Jennifer’s building, where their bodies have been severely mutated as a result of them interacting with each other. Viktor tries purging the durango now inside Ben, but fails and Ben and Jennifer merge to become the Cleanse.

Abigail, hidden inside the body of Gene Thibedeau, kills his wife Jean when she begins to get suspicious. With both Thibedeau’s dead, Abigail tells Reginald that she brought about the Cleanse because she shouldn’t have been brought back to life, and the timeline should be reset again.

Meanwhile the Umbrella Academy team up to try but fail to stop the Bennifer creature as the combined powers of Durango and Marigold inside them is overwhelming.

Five, dejected at failing to stop the Cleanse, rides the timeline subway alone, until he meets Fives from other timelines. They tell him that there is only supposed to be one timeline, and the splitting and merging of timelines, as well as the constant threat of apocalypses, is due to the existence of the marigold and their families.

When Reginald first released the marigold in 1989, a side effect of women getting pregnant was also the creation of multiple timelines. Five goes back to his siblings, and tells them they need to let the Cleanse absorb them and their marigold. In doing so, they will cease to exist, but will also create only one singular timeline without any apocalypses. Lila saves her family and Allison’s daughter Claire, then joins the siblings as they all get absorbed, destroying all but one timeline.

In the one timeline, with the Marigold and Durango destroyed, friends and foes of the past live out their normal lives on a typical day where nothing exceptional happens. Finally the Umbrella Academy saved the day.

• Number 1 - Space/Luther played by Tom Hopper
• Number 2 - Diego played by David Castañeda
• Number 3 - Rumour/Allison - Emmy Raver-Lampman
• Number 4 - Klaus Played by Robert Sheehan
• Number 5 - Five Played by Aidan Gallagher
• Number 7 - Viktor played by Elliot Page
• Ben/The Horror played by Justin H. Min
• Reginald Hargreaves played by Colm Feore
• Abigail Hargreeves played by Liisa Repo-Martell
• Lila Pitts played by Ritu Arya
• Quinn played by George Tchortov
• Dr Jean Thibodeau played by Megan Mullally
• Dr Gene Thibodeau played by Nick Offerman
• Jennifer played by Allison Brennan
• Sy Grossman played by David Cross

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After a bit of a delay Chris and Derek are back for the penultimate episode of The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Episode 5 "Six Years, Five Months, and Two Days".

• Created for TV by Steve Blackman
• Developed by Jeremy Slater
• Based on the comic series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá
• Directed by: Neville Kidd
• Teleplay by : Jesse McKeown and Andrew Raab
• Story by : Robert Askins & Christopher High and Jesse McKeown & Andrew Raab

Five and Lila get lost for over six years while traveling through the timeline subway system. Viktor and Reginald contact Ben and try to warn him about interacting with Jennifer, but he ignores their warnings. However, Jennifer starts feeling sick. Sy informs the Keepers about Ben’s role with Jennifer, and recommends keeping Ben’s siblings away from him.

The Keepers set a trap that kills Reginald’s men and injures Viktor. At the CIA headquarters, Luther realizes Five’s boss, Ribbons, is a member of the Keepers, leading to Luther and Diego fighting their way out of the CIA. Gene distrusts Sy, and tells him to leave. Sy, revealed to be Abigail in disguise, kills Gene and disguises herself as him, just as the Keepers are informed of Ben and Jennifer’s current whereabouts.

Five and Lila decide to take a break from traveling and stay in one of the timelines, and fall in love with each other. While scavenging, Five finds notes written by himself, which will lead them back to their home timeline, but hides them from Lila for a few months. Five is hesitant to return, but Lila wants to go back immediately. Meanwhile, Allison and Claire find and rescue Klaus from the grave.

• Number 1 - Space/Luther played by Tom Hopper
• Number 2 - Diego played by David Castañeda
• Number 3 - Rumour/Allison - Emmy Raver-Lampman
• Number 4 - Klaus Played by Robert Sheehan
• Number 5 - Five Played by Aidan Gallagher
• Number 7 - Viktor played by Elliot Page
• Ben/The Horror played by Justin H. Min
• Reginald Hargreaves played by Colm Feore
• Abigail Hargreeves played by Liisa Repo-Martell
• Lila Pitts played by Ritu Arya
• Quinn played by George Tchortov
• Dr Jean Thibodeau played by Megan Mullally
• Dr Gene Thibodeau played by Nick Offerman
• Jennifer played by Allison Brennan
• Sy Grossman played by David Cross

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Thanks for joining us for our podcast all about The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Episode 5 "Six Years, Five Months, and Two Days". We'll return next time with The Umbrella Academy finale "The End of The Beginning".

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Derek and Chris chat all about The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Episode 4 "The Cleanse" as we're go spoiler filled detail on the new potential apocalypse.

• Created for TV by Steve Blackman
• Developed by Jeremy Slater
• Based on the comic series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá
• Directed by: Paco Cabezas
• Written by : Lauren Otero and Thomas Page McBee

In Reginald’s memory recovering machine the siblings learn that on October 14, 2006, in the original timeline, the Umbrella Academy (minus Five and Vanya) were sent to destroy a container in Moldova. Despite Reggie warning the team against any interaction with the container, Ben hears a tapping inside. He sees Jennifer inside and lets her out. But Reginald arrives and kills both Ben and Jennifer in front of the others.

After regaining their memories of the incident, Reginald’s wife Abigail reveals that she was responsible for Ben and Jennifers deaths. Years ago, she created a new element, marigold. However, a second element was unknowingly created, durango, which is currently inside Jennifer. If the two interact, it would cause “The Cleanse”, which would destroy the world.

To prevent The Cleanse, Reginald wants to kill Ben, but Viktor instead wants to remove Ben’s marigold.

Five and Lila try to find the original timeline to prevent the original Ben’s death, but get lost in the timeline traveling subway system.

Meanwhile, Klaus is forced to become a medium and prostitute for Quinn in order to pay off his debts. He manages to escape Quinn’s building and finds a bag of money in the grave of one of his clients. When she comes to retrieve it, Quinn and his Biker Gang also come to claim the money. But a standoff between the two groups leaves everyone but Quinn and Klaus dead. He steals the money and buries the immortal Klaus in a sealed coffin.

Elsewhere, Ben and Jennifer have potentially apocalyptic sex in a motel, releasing an energy surge that damages their surroundings and kills the motel’s clerk.

• Number 1 - Space/Luther played by Tom Hopper
• Number 2 - Diego played by David Castañeda
• Number 3 - Rumour/Allison - Emmy Raver-Lampman
• Number 4 - Klaus Played by Robert Sheehan
• Number 5 - Five Played by Aidan Gallagher
• Number 7 - Viktor played by Elliot Page
• Ben/The Horror played by Justin H. Min
• Reginald Hargreaves played by Colm Feore
• Abigail Hargreeves played by Liisa Repo-Martell
• Lila Pitts played by Ritu Arya
• Quinn played by George Tchortov
• Dr Jean Thibodeau played by Megan Mullally
• Dr Gene Thibodeau played by Nick Offerman
• Jennifer played by Allison Brennan
• Sy Grossman played by David Cross

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Chris and Derek are back again to chat about The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Episode 3 "The Squid and The Girl" and learn more information about The Cleanse.

• Created for TV by Steve Blackman
• Developed by Jeremy Slater
• Based on the comic series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá
• Directed by: Paco Cabezas
• Written by : Aeryn Michelle Williams and Elizabeth Padden.

In October 2006, fishermen caught a giant squid off the coast of the US with a young girl inside. When asked what happened, the young girl responded with "The Cleanse".

Shortly after, Reginald built a town in Maine for the young girl, Jennifer, to live a normal life, yet stay protected.

In the present day, Ben’s body has changed after colliding with the now grown Jennifer during her kidnapping by Doctors Jean and Gene Thibodeau.

Klaus gets his drug dealer, Quinn to kill him but after he discovers Klaus’ immortality he kidnaps him with a plan for Klaus to pay back his debts.

Five, Diego and Lila go to the Keepers' HQ. Five reveals to Lila that his powers now allow him to navigate between timelines via subway station, to the same place but in a different timeline. He has no control over where they travel to and when they find themselves in Five’s original apocalypse he quickly returns them to Diego. Diego finds files from the original timeline, which list Ben's cause of death as "The Jennifer Incident", a mission from the Umbrella Academy’s past that none of the family can quite remember.

Allison, Viktor, and Luther go to Hargreeves' manor, where they meet Abigail and Reginald. When Diego, Five and Lila arrive they realise that the original Reginald Hargreeves erased their memories of how Ben died, and reuniting they attempt to restore their memory.

Meanwhile, Jean and Gene show Jennifer mementos of the original timeline, as well as the giant squid. They reveal she is the key to destroying all timelines and restoring the original one.

On his own solo quest, Ben is told by Sy Grossman to use the wounds he got from Jennifer and listen to his body to find her. He arrives at Jean and Gene’s hideout and unleashes his inner horror to free Jennifer, unaware the Thibodeau's intentionally let them escape to carry out their plan.

• Number 1 - Space/Luther played by Tom Hopper
• Number 2 - Diego played by David Castañeda
• Number 3 - Rumour/Allison - Emmy Raver-Lampman
• Number 4 - Klaus Played by Robert Sheehan
• Number 5 - Five Played by Aidan Gallagher
• Number 7 - Viktor played by Elliot Page
• Ben/The Horror played by Justin H. Min
• Reginald Hargreeves played by Colm Feore
• Abigail Hargreeves played by Liisa Repo-Martell
• Lila Pitts played by Ritu Arya
• Dr Jean Thibodeau played by Megan Mullally
• Dr Gene Thibodeau played by Nick Offerman
• Jennifer played by Allison Brennan
• Sy Grossman played by David Cross

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Thanks for joining us for our podcast all about The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Episode 3 "The Squid and the Girl". We'll return next time with The Umbrella Academy 404 "The Cleanse".

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We're back to chat about The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Episode 2 "Jean and Gene" and it's time for Christmas town.

• Created for TV by Steve Blackman
• Developed by Jeremy Slater
• Based on the comic series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá
• Directed by: Jeremy Webb
• Teleplay by : Molly Nussbaum & Robert Askins
• Story by : Molly Nussbaum & Robert Askins and Jesse McKeown

With a version of their powers restored following Ben’s intervention, the unhappy Hargreaves take a road trip to New Grumpton Maine to find Sy Grossman’s missing daughter. This Christmas celebrating town has a nasty underbelly.

From antiques dealers to Santa’s elves, everyone is gunning for the family. They narrowly escape after finding Jennifer, but she has no idea who Sy Grossman is. Before they leave, an imposter from town shoots Klaus. As he’s at death’s door the family force him to take Marigold against his wishes. Just as he recovers, cult leaders Jean and Gene crash into the Hargreeves van. As it tumbles through the air Jennifer and Ben’s hands clash with explosive power.

While the family are unconscious, the Thibodeau’s take Jennifer with them and learn that Lila had infiltrated their group.

• Number 1 - Space/Luther played by Tom Hopper
• Number 2 - Diego played by David Castañeda
• Number 3 - Rumour/Allison - Emmy Raver-Lampman
• Number 4 - Klaus Played by Robert Sheehan
• Number 5 - Five Played by Aidan Gallagher
• Number 7 - Viktor played by Elliot Page
• Ben/The Horror played by Justin H. Min
• Featuring Reginald Hargreaves played by Colm Feore
• Lila Pitts played by Ritu Arya

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Thanks for joining us for our podcast all about The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Episode 2 "Jean and Gene". We'll return next time with The Umbrella Academy 403 "The Squid and the Girl".

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We're finally back to discuss the shorted final season of The Umbrella Academy. This episode we're chatting about Season 4 Episode 1 "The Unbearable Tragedy of Getting What You Want".

• Created for TV by Steve Blackman
• Developed by Jeremy Slater
• Based on the comic series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá
• Directed by: Jeremy Webb
• Written by: Steve Blackman & Jesse McKeown

Six years after defeating the last apocalypse, the now depowered Hargreeve family have separated from each other. Luther is working as a lunch time stripper and is having trouble reuniting the rest of his siblings for a family get together.

While Five is working undercover for the CIA investigating a cult called The Keepers, its leaders Jean and Gene Thibedeau are gathering evidence of other timelines that they believe were wiped out. Along with the rest of their group, they await “The Cleanse” which they believe will resolve these anomalies.

Also on the trail of The Keepers is Lila. With her suburban life with Diego not panning out like she planned she covers her investigation into the cult but Diego believes she’s cheating on him.

On his way to the family gathering Victor is kidnapped by a stranger, who enlists the former Umbrella Academy to find his daughter Jennifer who he believes was kidnapped by The Keepers.

Meanwhile as Ben is released from prison after 4 years Luther tries to reunite him with the Hargreeves. But, still angry at the loss of his real family, Ben surreptitiously feeds the siblings a shot of the alien syrup “marigold” hoping to restore his and their powers.

• Number 1 - Space/Luther played by Tom Hopper
• Number 2 - Diego played by David Castañeda
• Number 3 - Rumour/Allison - Emmy Raver-Lampman
• Number 4 - Klaus Played by Robert Sheehan
• Number 5 - Five Played by Aidan Gallagher
• Number 7 - Viktor played by Elliot Page
• Ben/The Horror played by Justin H. Min
• Featuring Reginald Hargreaves played by Colm Feore
• Lila Pitts played by Ritu Arya

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Thanks for joining us for our podcast all about The Umbrella Academy Season 4 Episode 1 "The Unbearable Tragedy of Getting What You Want". We'll return next time with The Umbrella Academy 402 "Jean and Gene"

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