Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Is The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King still one of the greatest finales ever made… or are we blinded by nostalgia?

In this episode, we break down the epic conclusion to the near-perfect trilogy — from its record-breaking Oscar sweep to the moments that still hit (and the ones that might not). Does it hold up over 20 years later? And yeah… did Andy Serkis really need to use the Gollum voice even when he was a Hobbit?

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Our Reviews of the previous films
The Fellowship of the RIng: youtu.be/wZ6HvVaKzFk
The Two Towers: youtu.be/nQlRaTVoza4

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