{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/66d8d822fa3021bc85e99e2c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. 34 - Is Middle-earth Worth Revisiting in 'The Rings of Power' Season 2?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62d997ae8fb68e00135146a4/1725486840400-2922ea6d-3262-4ec3-98eb-c763f70b6cf3.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode of Decoding TV, David Chen and Patrick Klepek run down what’s going on in the world of TV and discuss what they thought of the season 2 premiere of&nbsp;<em>The Rings of Power</em>.</p><p>Why is George R. R. Martin so intent on criticizing&nbsp;<em>House of the Dragon</em>? How do kids even think about movies these days? And does&nbsp;<em>Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power&nbsp;</em>change course from season 1? Listen to hear us discuss all these questions and more!</p><p><strong>Homework for next week:</strong></p><ul><li><em>Slow Horses&nbsp;</em>season 4 (Apple TV+)</li></ul><p><strong>Shownotes:</strong></p><ul><li>05:30 -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/george-rr-martin-house-of-the-dragon-changes-prince-maelor-cut-1236125270/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">George R. R. Martin’s Blog Post about&nbsp;<em>House of the Dragon</em></a></li><li>37:39 -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/winona-ryder-frustrated-young-actors-not-interested-movies-1236123227/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Winona Ryder doesn’t think younger folks watch enough movies</a></li><li>49:30 -&nbsp;<em>Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power&nbsp;</em>Season 2</li><li>Ep 1 - Elven Kings Under the Sky</li><li>Ep 2 - Where the Stars are Strange</li><li>Ep 3 - The Eagle and the Sceptre</li></ul><p><strong>Links:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.remapradio.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to Patrick’s videogame podcast, Remap Radio</a></li><li><a href=\"https://patrickklepek.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Patrick’s newsletter, Crossplay</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@decodingtv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to this podcast on YouTube</a></li><li><a href=\"http://instagram.com/decodingtv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow this podcast on Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"http://tiktok.com/@decodingtv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow this podcast on Tiktok</a></li><li><a href=\"http://www.decodingeverything.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to David’s free newsletter, Decoding Everything</a></li><li><a href=\"http://instagram.com/davechensky\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow David on Instagram</a></li><li><a href=\"http://tiktok.com/@davechensky\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Follow David on Tiktok</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Decoding TV"}