Episode 33: Riddles in the Dark
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 notThe riddles you may have missed if you've only seen the movieGollum's various interpretations over the yearsBilbo's pity for Gollum and how it's expressed in the book vs the movieYou can follow Minhas here:https://www.tiktok.com/@minhasmorgulhttps://www.instagram.com/minhasmorgul/https://www.youtube.com/@minhasmorgulAnd you can also join us on:https://www.patreon.com/TolkienwithFriendshttps://www.instagram.com/tolkienwithfriends/https://www.youtube.com/@tolkienwithfriendshttps://www.threads.net/@tolkienwithfriendshttps://twitter.com/tolkienfriends***PLEASE NOTE: This was recorded in February 2023, months before the recent SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes. We do not seek to promote any stricken work. Rather, we are just friends coming together to compare works and discuss Tolkien***