Episode 19: Shelob and Master Samwise

This week, we're joined by our good friend  Iiris (aka @HobbitHotTakes on TikTok) to discuss “Shelob’s Lair” and the “Choices of Master Samwise." We also finish up the chapters "The Passing of the Grey Company” and “The Siege of Gondor." In this episode, we cover:How the Army of the Dead look in the book vs. the movieTolkien's visceral description of Shelob's LairSam's experience with the RingAnd we discuss if orcs are inherently evil after all