177.1. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Josh and Alex are... Celebrating..? 10 years of the Hobbit trilogy releasing in theaters.

First on the menu is inarguably the best of the Hobbit Trilogy: An Unexpected Journey.

• We feel older (1:09)
• Casting Views promo (5:15)
• How we felt about An Unexpected Journey in 2012 (5:45)
• How do we feel about An Unexpected Journey now? (16:20)
• The Prologue: The Fall of Erebor (19:03)
• Josh takes the Dwarf name quiz (19:25)
• The Shire prologue (21:00)
• The tonal whiplash (24:23)
• Radagast the Brown (29:12)
• Is Thorin likable? (39:09)
• Set ups and punchlines/When are prophecies made? (42:23)
• An Unexpected thesis statement (45:01)
• Gandalf’s bad at scheming (54:29)

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