BB055: The Wheel of Time S2E01 & S2E02 Non Book Reader Friendly Review

Priscilla and Bubba join Matt for a Non-Book-Reader friendly discussion of The Wheel of Time S2E01 “A Taste of Solitude” and S2E02 “Strangers and Friends”. Lan, Nynaeve, Egwene, Perrin, and Mat find themselves more alone than ever, but begin to forge new relationships along the way, or to attempt to mend old ones. 

What did you think of the episodes? Find @Bustblockbusters or @DoublePHQ on the socials, send emails to mattsaudioblog.com and find all back episodes for the podcast at mattsaudioblog.com or on YT at youtube.com/@DoublePMedia! 

Matt produces this podcast and video using some sounds and songs licensed through ArlistIO (https://artlist.io/) and a list of all licenses held can be found in a publicly shared Google Drive folder for inspection: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1to5jB5pXtiovOSAkrsaDRaReQQX9TfON?usp=sharing 

Time Stamps: 
00:00:03 – Statement of Support for WGA and SAG-AFTRA  
00:00:25 – Spoiler Alert for S2E01 and S2E02 of Wheel of Time  
00:01:07 – Hello and What we have or haven’t read (This cast is Non-Book-Reader Friendly!) 
00:04:17 – Ratings for Episodes 1 and 2 00:12:04 Podcast Information 
00:13:16 – Bubba Has Questions!  
00:22:28 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: All the Topics on the Wheel! 
00:22:28 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: Rand’s Gotta Girlfriend! 
00:27:51 – Rand Haters! 00:30:34 – Hydration Break 
00:31:26 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: Liandrin, Nynaeve, and all other things White Tower! 
00:41:55 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: So Many New Characters! 
00:47:48 – Spawn Center! 
00:50:18 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: The Hunt For The Horn! 
00:58:32 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: Moiraine, Forsaken, and Matt Randomness 
01:05:39 – Music Analysis – Egwene Theme and Sneaking the Main Theme In! 
01:13:42 – That Sexy Scene! 
01:17:22 – YOUR Feedback! 
01:21:272 – Podcast/Host Information and Outro

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BB048: Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power S1E08

Matt is joined by YouTuber PriscilaTV (https://www.youtube.com/c/PriscilaTV1) to discuss the season 1 finale of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power “Alloyed”. They of course care what they think but they care what YOU thought of the episode and the season MORE, so please tweet your thoughts to @bustblockbuster or to @DoublePHQ, send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, leave comments at the website (mattsaudioblog.com) or the Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/doublephq/), or the YouTube videos at https://www.youtube.com/c/DoublePMedia (SUBSCRIBE THERE – Bubba’s financing for furniture in his fourth mansion absolutely DEPENDS ON YOU AND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION!).

Also subscribe to Priscila’s YouTube channel (because she has a mansion to get furniture for too)! Some sounds heard in today’s podcast were licensed to Matt through Artist IO (https://artlist.io/) and all applicable licenses can be viewed in a publicly shared Google Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TNu9QNaAETh49bGxmcNxZuQPF_tumksc?usp=sharing

Time Stamps (in case you want to “SKIP AHEAD”):
00:00:00 – Pressing Questions Introduction and general impressions.
00:02:39 – Priscila knows more than Matt (are we surprised by that at all?)
00:04:16 – Episode Rating, Gandalf Guessing (a double G!), and Musical Marks (another Double)!
00:18:16 – Episode Recap and Discussion: Numenor
00:29:01 – Episode Recap and Discussion: The StrangeRON and Harfoots
00:43:00 – What’s Worse? (Round 1)
00:52:48 – Episode Recap and Discussion: The Elves and Hal-RON.
01:14:57 – the Double G (Gil Galad) take!
01:19:27 – The Nampat Prize (best death of Season 1)
01:22:43 – What’s Worse? (Round 2)
01:29:36 – Feedback/Poll Results (El-rin-isa it IS!)
01:32:21 – Thanks to Priscila and other Podcast Info

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BB047: The Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power S1E07

Matt is joined (partially) by YouTuber PriscilaTV (https://www.youtube.com/c/PriscilaTV1) to discuss S1E07 of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power! If you have thoughts regarding that episode (or any LOTR episode, or the podcast in general) feel free to tweet @bustblockbuster or @DoublePHQ, send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com (or hello@doublepmedia.com) or comment at the website (mattsaudiblog.com or doublepmedia.com) or comment on the Double P YouTube youtube.com/c/doublepmedia.

Also be sure to check out Double P Media’s Facebook page at facebook.com/DoublePHQ. Don’t forget that PrisciaTV does her own reviews of LOTR on her channel (in easily auto-translatable Portuguese) on Fridays and joins Universo 42 (https://www.youtube.com/c/U42Oficial) on Saturdays for more LOTR discussion!

Some sounds used in this podcast were licensed to Matthew Murdick (host) via Artist IO (https://artlist.io/), and all relevant licenses are viewable in a publicly shared Google Folder at: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TNu9QNaAETh49bGxmcNxZuQPF_tumksc?usp=sharing

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Introductions and what was that episode title about?
00:02:27 – Episode Ratings, a House of the Dragon Sidebar, and Podcast Info. Also what do we think of Elrinisa as a three way shipper name?
00:15:23 – Music Analysis: Pitch Modulation and Polytonality (a quasi-Double P!)
00:25:36 – Episode Recap and Discussion: The Southlands (AKA Mordor)
00:48:58 – Episode Recap and Discussion: The Southlands (AKA Mordor)
00:59:58 – What’s Worse? (Round 1)
01:08:47 – Episode Recap and Discussion: Khazad-dum
01:20:39 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: Will the Finale answer all our Season 1 Questions?
01:24:57 – Tiny Wheel of Topics: Is the mystery of Sauron’s identity making things more exciting or hurting the show?
01:26:41 – What’s Worse? (Round 2)
01:35:04- Feedback
01:40:25 – Thanks and Podcast Info   

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BB046: Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power S1E06

Matt is joined (partially) by Youtuber PriscilaTV (https://www.youtube.com/c/PriscilaTV1) to discuss S1E06 of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power! If you have thoughts regarding that episode (or any LOTR episode, or the podcast in general) feel free to tweet @bustblockbuster or @DoublePHQ, send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com (or hello@doublepmedia.com) or comment at the website (mattsaudiblog.com or doublepmedia.com) or comment on the Double P YouTube youtube.com/c/doublepmedia.

Also be sure to check out Double P Media’s Facebook page at facebook.com/DoublePHQ. Don’t forget that PriscilaTV does her own reviews of LOTR on her channel (in easily auto-translatable Portuguese) on Fridays and joins Universo 42 (https://www.youtube.com/c/U42Oficial) on Saturdays for more LOTR discussion!

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Apologies and Introductions
00:02:16 – Episode Ratings
00:06:16 – Music Analysis: Pitch Modulation and Polytonality (a quasi-Double P!)
00:14:57 – Recap and Observations
00:34:35 – What’s Worse?
00:39:09- Feedback
00:40:25 – Thanks and Podcast Info

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BB045: Lord of the Rings The Rings of Power S1E05

Matt is once again joined by YouTuber PriscilaTV, this time to talk about Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power S1E05. Contact the podcast by tweeting @bustblockbuster, sending emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com, leaving comments at mattsaudioblog.com, or by leaving comments on the Double P Media YouTube (youtube.com/c/DoublePMedia). Contact the bosses by tweeting @DoublePHQ or joining the Facebook page at facebook.com/DoublePHQ

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Intro, Episode Ratings, and Podcast Information
00:06:32 – Music Analysis (The Main Theme)
00:19:15 – Episode Recap: Harfoots
00:29:06 – Episode Recap: Lindon
00:43:33 – What’s Worse Round 1
00:48:50 – Episode Recap: Southlands
01:01:58 – Episode Recap: Numenor
01:24:08 – What’s Worse Round 2
01:28:49 – Wrap Up

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BB043: The Lord of the Rings – Rings of Power S1E03

Matt is once again joined by YouTuber PriscilaTV, this time to discuss S1E03 of Amazon Prime’s Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power “Adar”! They recap and discuss the episode, play the “what’s worse game”, cover some feedback, and Matt gives a full musical breakdown of the theme for Numenor.

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We want to hear what you think! Tweet @bustblockbuster, send emails to mattsaudioblog@gmail.com or leave comments on the webpage (as well as finding all back episodes of the podcast and podcast app links): mattsaudioblog.com

Don’t forget that Bustin’s Blockbusters is part of Double P media. Tweet the bosses @DoublePHQ, comment on their Facebook page (facebook.com/DoublePHQ) and be sure to subscribe to their YT channel, where you will find these podcasts in video form at youtube.com/c/doublepmedia And speaking of YouTube channels, be sure to subscribe to PriscilaTV (https://www.youtube.com/c/PriscilaTV1)

Time Stamps:
00:00:00 – Introductions
00:01:31 – Episode Ratings
00:14:42 – Music Analysis: Numenor Theme
00:26:03 – Recap and Discussion: Numenor
00:56:19 – What’s Worse (Round 1)
01:04:18 – Recap and Discussion: Harfoots
01:15:07 – Recap and Discussion: Arondir
01:22:52 – What’s Worse (Round 2)
01:29:48 – Feedback
01:34:15 – What is the context of a fire not being hot?
01:37:32 – Wrap up/Subscribe to PriscilaTV!